The Authors I Super-Duper Want to Meet

This is easy. So. Easy. No question about it. Some of these are new authors I've discovered in the past year or two (Maas, Takir, Bardugo, Carriger) and  and then others that I've been reading since I was young (J K Rowling, 'cause she's super-duper awesome, Garth Nix and Wrede). The list is in no particular order, I've love to meet every single one of them.

1.  Sara J. Maas: Throne of Glass series is one of the most recent series I've read. I follow dat woman on Twitter (@angie_on_Books if you want to follow me) and she's super awesome. Her writing is superb and, for a while, it was my favorite series until I read a few others I loved along with Throne of Glass. The day A Court of Thorns and Roses came out I snatched myself a copy. Of course, I promptly lost it, but now I have a pretty dust jacket to look at while I eagerly await the finding (it's somewhere in my car or house!) of it so I can read my butt off.


2. Saaba Tahir: The author of my most recently favorite book, An Ember in the Ashes. I've already raved about her book and the review will be live very soon. Anticipate it, folks! You're going to love the review (because I wrote it, of course you will!) and the book as well. I would love to meet that talented woman to have her sign my second copy and the dust jacket of my first copy that was totes stolen because, hey, it's a great book. I hope they enjoy it as much as I did!


3. A. G. Howard: I didn't discover her until about a month ago, when I saw the cover to her series, Splintered. My broke ass took a giant leap of faith and asked Abrahms books for a review copy of the first book, and later with the last two. I was bouncing-up-and-down-my-work-chair-why-are-people-looking-at-me-like-that thrilled that they sent me the review copies. I gobbled the first two up and am slowly working my way through the third, Ensnared. Sometimes when I binge on a series that isn't Harry Potter I get overwhelmed by the world, I usually take a break. I'm thinking a break from this series would have been best but I'm halfway there and there's no looking back now!


4. J K Rowling: This should go without saying. Seriously, why would I even have to mention her all all? You all should know how amazing she is and want desperately to meet her and read her books.  All the books I've read and for the ones I haven't. Harry Potter is a series I read every year. And I'm even more excited than ever because I just got the whole Harry Potter series in hardback and oh-em-gee that makes me so happy and it even more exciting to re-read!


5. Tamora Pierce: Along with The Enchanted Forest Chronicles and Garth Nix's books (Shade's Children and Abhorsen Trilogy--which has now grown to four books) was one of the authors I remember reading in middle school through high school, that got me hooked on the fantasy genre.


6. Patricia C. Wrede: Another authors of one of my favorite series as a middle schooler and still true today. A wonderful friend of mine got me the series that I first remember reading as a (very) young adult. I can never read it too much. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Calling on Dragons


7. Gail carriger: My first introduction into the world of Steampunk, a world I will always be a part of, especially when I have monies, you know, so I can attend fun thingies, buy more Steampunk books and invest in some Steampunk styled clothing. It's something to look forward to one day; I eagerly await the time when I can be a part of that culture to the fullest. Her first book I read with The Finishing School series, Etiquette and Espionage-- a YA series and then, not too long later, I read the first book in the Parasol Proctorate, Soulless. I enjoyed the second series much more than the first but that didn't stop me from continuing the YA series (have read the first two, have yet to read Waistcoats and Weaponry.


8. Garth Nix: Sabriel, the first book in the Abhorsen trilogy was another memorable middle/high school series that I loved and have read at least twice. I have the last two books and will eventually get the first and then eat my heart out, reliving the series again.


9. Veronica Roth: I've read Divergent and Insurgent and am putting off reading Allegiant. Honestly, I don't love this series but I own all her books, and I'd love to get them signed. The second book was boring, the first was full of surprises that kept me wanting to read all the more. This is a series I will finish but I'm in no hurry to do so. Regardless, Roth is a talented author, one as I hope to be one day, and she has a very creative mind (you kind of have to when I comes to fantasy/scifi, of course). My mother loved the books, as many other people have, as well as the movies so I say, more power to her! I want to meet that wonderful author and, one day, at my leisure, finish her Divergent series.


10. Leigh Bardugo: This is the author that made my top three series of (so far) 2015. I will never forget this series and will re-read it in a few years, if not sooner. I'm still super-flippin'-bummed that there won't be any more coming along (at least that's my understanding). That woman. Dat woman I must meet and have her sign all mah books!

There you go: the easiest TTT I've ever written. Great times reading all of these author's books, I can only hope to meet them someday. Happy reading, my little book hounds!