The Debut Author Challenge is a yearly reading challenge hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Participants are encouraged to read twelve or more middle grade, young adult, and new adult debuts. To count toward the challenge, the books must be published in the year they’re read. Jana provides a helpful list of debuts if you’re interested in participating!
My last Debut Author Challenge update was kind of disappointing. It was back in March and I’d only read three books toward my goal of twelve, which I suppose means I was on track, but it still felt wrong. Now, I’m happy to report that I’ve read a whole bunch of debuts and I have a whole bunch more waiting to be read.
Read so far:
- I Stop Somewhere by T.E. Carter
- Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
- A Conspiracy of Stars by Olivia A. Cole
- Frat Girl by Kiley Roache
- The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven
- Kiss of the Royal by Lindsey Duga
- Love Scene, Take Two by Alex Evansley
- Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Not yet read, but next up:
Taunting me from my nightstand–
- The Queen’s Rising by Rebecca Ross
- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
- How to Breathe Underwater by Vicky Skinner
- Running With Lions by Julian Winters
- Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi
Taunting me from my library–
- People Like Us by Dana Mele (which has been on hold forever)
Still hoping to read:
- You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke
- Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
- Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
Have you read any debuts this year? What’s been your favorite so far?
Am I missing any great debuts or should I strike some of these from my list?
The Astonishing Color of After was fantastic! However, I really wasn’t a fan of Let’s Talk About Love.
– Caidyn
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Okay, good to know! I really need to get around to reading The Astonishing Color of After. And maybe I’ll slide Let’s Talk About Love down a little bit on my TBR. 🙂
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Lots of people loved Let’s Talk About Love, so I’m definitely in the minority with it!
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I’m sure I’ll still read it at some point, I think I’ll just prioritize the stack of 21 unread books next to my bed first. 🙂 It’s good to know that you didn’t like it, though, because if all I see are glowing reviews, my expectations are too high and I usually end up disliking the book.
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My issue was that it didn’t feel like accurate ace rep, coming from a person who identifies as an ace. But, that was me.
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That’s definitely a really valid criticism and really good to know!
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Still, I hope that you end up liking it better than I did!
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Thank you! ❤
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I read “Children of Blood and Bone” by Tomi Adeyemi, that was amazing…
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I can’t believe I forgot to put that one on my list! Thank you!
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What a good idea, I need to read more debut authors. I’m not even sure if I’ve read one this year, but I’ve heard amazing things about The Astonishing Color of After and The Kiss Quotent which I believe is a debut as well 🙂
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I totally forgot to link the actual challenge up at the top so I’m going to add that now. I LOVED The Kiss Quotient but adult debuts don’t count for the challenge! Everybody keeps talking about how great The Astonishing Color of After is, so I’m definitely going to need to pick that one up soon. 🙂
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Children of Blood And Bone, and Everless were awesome, but Sky In The Deep was really disappointing.
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I keep hearing great things about Children of Blood and Bone, and I’ll have to take a look at Everless. Sorry to hear that you didn’t like Sky in the Deep!
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My favorite YA debut author this year so far is Megan Bannen & The Bird and the Blade ❤ Loved it!! 😀 Children of Blood and Bone was also excellent.
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I added The Bird and the Blade to my TBR because of your review! I had forgotten that it was a debut. I can’t wait to read it. 😊
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I wish I had known about this challenge at the beginning of the year but I definitely want to participate next year. I read a few of these and a few others are on my TBR. You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone and Nice Try, Jane Sinner were the first two books I read this year and they’re probably still my favorite of 2018 so far! I hope you enjoy them 🙂
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Those two have been on my TBR forever, so I’m so happy to hear that you liked them! This challenge is a lot of fun and you should definitely participate next year!
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Let me know what you think of them when you get to them, I’d love to hear your opinion! 🙂 I definitely think I will!
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Ok, great! And I definitely will. 🙂
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