Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Today's Topic: Ten Hidden Gem Books in X Genre. Since it's Utah Book Week I thought I'd list the top ten books by Utah author's you all need to be reading!
This is the number one Utah book I push on people. Why people don't pick it up and read it already is beyond me. It's unique and engaging and just plain entertaining as hell!
If you haven't read a Sara Zarr book you need to. But which one? Any of them but I always recommend Once Was Lost. It's issuey and sad but so, so, so beautiful!
This author writes a lot of verse novels and they're sad and heartbreaking and REAL. I love them.
This Utah author has only given us two books so far but if you love Regency romances and haven't read one of her books you need to! I loved Blackmoore just a titch more so I'm recommending it.
Speaking of loving Regency romances. Jane, the MC of Austenland, has just a tiny, tiny obsession with them. Watching her obsession play out in this one is a treat.
If you love fantasy, this is the fun beginning to a series. I've only read the first one so far so I can't vouch for the whole series.
This contemporary verse novel blew me away. I thought it was going to be a cute romance and was surprised with a much deeper story that moved me to tears.
A scifi retelling of Snow White that was both inventive and delightful. If you think Marissa Meyer and her Lunar Chronicles has the monopoly on sci-fi retellings you'd be horribly wrong. Read this one. You'll see.
I read this one a few years ago for Utah book month and was not expecting anything great. I ended up loving it...and really need to get my hands on book two. What's up with that?
This cute little romance is perfect for anyone who might just have a few too many fanciful, romantic ideas about love.
And that's just some of the lesser known Utah books that I read and loved. There's tons of books by Utah authors that you've probably read and loved and books that I haven't even read yet. Yep, I have to admit it. Utah has some pretty awesome authors. Am I right?!
Utah has some excellent authors.
ReplyDeleteThat they do!
DeleteI didn't realize TTT was back! I will have to get on a post!
ReplyDeleteI think this might be the first prompt!
DeleteFun list! I love THE HOLLOW CITY. In fact, it's probably my favorite Wells book. Sara Zarr is hit and miss for me, but one of my favorite books of all time is her HOW TO SAVE A LIFE. I also really enjoy Becca Wilhite. Did you know she FINALLY has a new one coming out? It looks super cute.
ReplyDeleteHappy Top Ten Tuesday!
I did see Wilhite has a new one coming out. I'll have to keep my eyes open. The Hollow City is my favorite Wells book too!
DeleteI love your list even though I've only read a couple of them. :D But, the others are on my TBR.
ReplyDeleteYou'll get to them someday, right? You have to read My Ridiculous Romantic Obsessions. You'll like it.
DeleteThis is such an interesting interpretation of the prompt! I never pay attention to where authors are from. Austenland sounds right up my alley-- I'll have to give it a try.
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Thanks. My local blogger community hosts this week for all bookish things Utah so I thought I'd use this prompt to my benefit.
DeleteAustenland looks fun, and Once Was Gone does too even if not's my kind of read, it looks good.
ReplyDeleteThey're both good.
DeleteGreat list! I'll be looking for some of these. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you like them if you do read them.
DeleteFun way to spin the topic. :) I read Blackmoore back when it released, and Austenland has been on my TBR for a looong time. Since I really like the film, I should (at some point) read that one. (Plus, it's really short, so I should be able to spreed read it.)
ReplyDeleteOh you have to read Austenland.
DeletePretty sure I own both Elevated and Transparent but just haven't gotten to them yet. (Story of my life. And so many others lol.) I'll have to check them out soon.
ReplyDeleteYeah, my tbr list is always one day I'll get to that. Sigh!
DeleteI like your spin on this week's topic. I'll have to check out Austenland, Blackmore, and The Princess and the Hound. They all sound good. Here is our TTT
ReplyDeleteThey're all great!
DeleteI've been meaning to read Blackmoore and I've read Austenland. Good book!
ReplyDeleteUtah authors are a special breed of good and I finally know why, as of recently. They have had access to a particularly good fiction writing instructor who taught at BYU named David Farland. Now Brandon Sanderson teaches the class, since Farland retired. Farland is known for turning more than a few of his students into mega-best selling authors. ;)
I saw you'd read that book. I'm sure the kids would have done better under Farland. Sorry. Not a Sanderson fan...at all.
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