Never Too Old For Y.A. & N.A. Books discussion

I want to know your top 5 favorite authors!

1. Cassandra Clare
2. Jk Rowling
3. Lauren Oliver
4. Rachel Hawkins
5. Laurie Faria Stolarz

Five huh? Here goes
1)Dean Koontz
2)JayneAnn Krentz
3)Tedd Dekker
4)MaryJanice Davidson
5)Lauren Kate

Diana :) wrote: "1. Cassandra Clare
2. Jk Rowling
3. Lauren Oliver
4. Rachel Hawkins
5. Laurie Faria Stolarz"

LOve me some Cassie Clare! And Oliver rocks!

J.K Rowling
L.J.Smith
Veronica Roth
Erin Morgenstern
Myra McEntire

Tracy wrote: "Five huh? Here goes
1)Dean Koontz
2)JayneAnn Krentz
3)Tedd Dekker
4)MaryJanice Davidson
5)Lauren Kate"

I really like Koontz. He really knows how to write and pull you in!

Brooke (The Cover Contessa) wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Five huh? Here goes
1)Dean Koontz
2)JayneAnn Krentz
3)Tedd Dekker
4)MaryJanice Davidson
5)Lauren Kate"

I really like Koontz. He really knows how to write and pull you in!"

I read the bad place of Dean Koontz and i have to say I kinda agree with you

Koontz is the best, I love his Odd Thomas series!

1) JK Rowling (unoriginal, I know, but there it is)
2) Richelle Mead
3) Juliet Marillier
4) JRR Tolkien
5) Nalini Singh (adult paranormal, but ohhhhh-so-good)

Stephanie wrote: "1) JK Rowling (unoriginal, I know, but there it is)
2) Richelle Mead
3) Juliet Marillier
4) JRR Tolkien
5) Nalini Singh (adult paranormal, but ohhhhh-so-good)"

Nothing wrong with listing Rowling, she is a great writer!
I love Tolkien!

Koontz, Rowling, Tolkien, Stiefvater, Clare

Tracy wrote: "Koontz is the best, I love his Odd Thomas series!"

I adore Odd Thomas!!! Have you tried his Frankenstein series? Incredible!!

Brooke (The Cover Contessa) wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "1) JK Rowling (unoriginal, I know, but there it is)
2) Richelle Mead
3) Juliet Marillier
4) JRR Tolkien
5) Nalini Singh (adult paranormal, but ohhhhh-so-good)"

Nothing wrong with..."

Kindred spirits, Brooke. You and me. ;)

It's so hard to pick five. I'm cheating, lol:

1-Jane Austin/Charles Dickens (both equally my idols)
2-J.K. Rowling
3- Cassandra Clare/Colleen Houck
4- Charlotte Bronte
5- Alexander Dumas/Mark Twain/Edgar Allen Poe

And I am sneaking in, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Hardy, Richelle Mead, Julie Kagawa, Tolkien.

David wrote: "Koontz, Rowling, Tolkien, Stiefvater, Clare"

I like Stiefvater too!!!!

Elaina wrote: "It's so hard to pick five. I'm cheating, lol:

1-Jane Austin/Charles Dickens (both equally my idols)
2-J.K. Rowling
3- Cassandra Clare/Colleen Houck
4- Charlotte Bronte
5- Alexander Dumas/Mark Twa..."

I know, it's so hard. Notice I haven't answered my own question yet!

Stephanie wrote: "Brooke (The Cover Contessa) wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "1) JK Rowling (unoriginal, I know, but there it is)
2) Richelle Mead
3) Juliet Marillier
4) JRR Tolkien
5) Nalini Singh (adult paranormal, but ..."

Seems that way!

Brooke (The Cover Contessa) wrote: "Elaina wrote: "It's so hard to pick five. I'm cheating, lol:

1-Jane Austin/Charles Dickens (both equally my idols)
2-J.K. Rowling
3- Cassandra Clare/Colleen Houck
4- Charlotte Bronte
5- Alexander..."

LOLOL, yes, now I noticed. Maybe make a topic, 25 favorite authors, lol.

David wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Koontz is the best, I love his Odd Thomas series!"

I adore Odd Thomas!!! Have you tried his Frankenstein series? Incredible!!"

I have and I love that series as well. Jacko is one of my favorite characters.

1)Jane Austen
2)Emily Bronte
3)Georgette Heyer
4)Cassandra Clare
5)Tamora Pierce
but there are so many wonderful authors

This is hard, too.

1. Nalini Singh
2. Julie Kagawa
3. Laini Taylor
4. Leigh Badrugo
5. Sherrilyn Kenyon

Brooke (The Cover Contessa) wrote: "Diana :) wrote: "1. Cassandra Clare
2. Jk Rowling
3. Lauren Oliver
4. Rachel Hawkins
5. Laurie Faria Stolarz"

LOve me some Cassie Clare! And Oliver rocks!"

I know right~!!!!

Elaina wrote: "Brooke (The Cover Contessa) wrote: "Elaina wrote: "It's so hard to pick five. I'm cheating, lol:

1-Jane Austin/Charles Dickens (both equally my idols)
2-J.K. Rowling
3- Cassandra Clare/Colleen Ho..."

LOL! or 50 or 100!

Mello luvs Gin, Illium, Myrnin & Jaqen H'ghar wrote: "This is hard, too.

1. Nalini Singh
2. Julie Kagawa
3. Laini Taylor
4. Leigh Badrugo
5. Sherrilyn Kenyon"
I still have to read Kagawa's books. I think that is my next series!

Good choice. She's a great writer.

Mello luvs Gin, Illium, Myrnin & Jaqen H'ghar wrote: "This is hard, too.

1. Nalini Singh
2. Julie Kagawa
3. Laini Taylor
4. Leigh Badrugo
5. Sherrilyn Kenyon"

Ooooooo, another Singh fan! Nice to meet ya! :)

Nice to meet you, too =]

It's hard to choose.. I have lots..
my top 5
1. J.K Rowling
2. Rick Riordan
3. Nora Roberts
4. Nicholas Sparks
5. Elizabeth Chandler

Only 5? Wow, lets see if I can narrow it down.

Nalini Singh
Cassandra Clare
Patricia Briggs
Darynda Jones
Sarah Addison Allen

Sorry, couldn't do it, lol. Here are a few I couldn't leave out.
Jeaniene Frost
Karen Marie Moning
J.R. Ward
Laini Taylor
Maggie Shayne
Okay, only my very top, promise. I just know I left someone out.

ARGH! Only 5? Well i always have the same tops two, but there are other favorites.

Anne McCaffrey
Roald Dahl
Jane Yolen
Diana Wynne Jones
Tamora Pierce

Cassandra Clare
Julie Kagawa
Lauren Oliver
Veronica Roth
Laini Taylor

I'll have to admit i never really thought about who were my favorite authors past Cassandra Clare

1.Veronica Roth
2.Julie Kagawa
3.Cassandra Clare
4.Sienna Mercer
5.Becca Fitzpatrick

Alexis wrote: "Cassandra Clare
Julie Kagawa
Lauren Oliver
Veronica Roth
Laini Taylor

I'll have to admit i never really thought about who were my favorite authors past Cassandra Clare"

Yes, she is pretty awesome, and hard to beat!

Kahtya wrote: "1.Veronica Roth
2.Julie Kagawa
3.Cassandra Clare
4.Sienna Mercer
5.Becca Fitzpatrick"

Really love Veronica Roth. Had the chance to meet her two months ago. She was great!

1. John Green
2. Rick Riordan
3. Richelle Mead
4. Andrea Cremer
5. Sarah Dessen

In no particular order:

Stephen Chbosky
Cassandra Clare
Richelle Mead
Sarah J. Maas
Kiera Cass

Kim Harrison
Jim Butcher
Dean Koontz
Suzanne Collins
Piers Anthony

Darren Shan
Christopher Golden
Jane Austen
Jennifer l Armentrout
Morgan Rice

This was harder than I expected!

J K Rowling
Chuck Palahniuk
Lauren Kate
Meg Cabot
Suzanne Collins

1. Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. J.R. Ward
3. Danielle Steel
4. Fern Michaels
5. Nora Roberts

heres my top 5;
Amy Bartol
tiffany king
Quinn Loftis
M leighton
Abbi Glines

And cant leave these ones out either there all my favourites:
Lacey weatherford
J Sterling
Beth kery
Sylvia Day
Sylvain Raynard
Calle J Brookes
NJ Walters
Kelly favor
Jamie Mcguire
Dana Marie Bell
Shelly Laurenston
Sondrae Bennett
Cynthia Eden
Viven Arend
Sorry so many but couldnt leave anyone out

Purpinkrose wrote: "heres my top 5;
Amy Bartol
tiffany king
Quinn Loftis
M leighton
Abbi Glines

And cant leave these ones out either there all my favourites:
Lacey weatherford
J Sterling
Beth kery
Sylvia Day
Sylva..."

I Second Amy Bartol and Abbi Glines. Also i love jamie mcguire and of course jennifer l armentrout.

I have 8 that I really try to read or have bought everything that they release...


Monica McCarty
Cassandra Clare
J.K. Rowling
Karen Marie Moning
John Green
J.R Ward
Kristen Ashley
Lara Adrian

And a few more that are just terrific...Cathy Marie Buchanan, Jennifer Donnelly, and Toni Aleo:)

J.K Rowling
Cassandra Clare
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Alyson Noel
Alyxandra Harvey
Christopher Paolini
Lee Monroe

In no Order:

Dean Koontz
Charlaine Harris
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Richelle Mead
Sara Shepard

(Others Included: Cassandra Clare, Rachel Caine, Janet Evanovich, Suzanne Collins, J. K. Rowling, and Sir Arhtur Conan Doyle)

JK Rowling
John Green
Cassandra Clare
David Levithan
Veronica Roth
top5, but I can‘t help to include Jamie Mcguire and Kami Garcia/ Margaret Stohl
and there are a lot of authors i love and admire
-every writer are great in their own way :)

Deborah Harkness
Maria V Snyder
Richelle Mead
Charlaine Harris
Nicholas Sparks
These are the authors that I love and have re-read many of the books as I love the worlds created.

Julie Kagawa
Jennifer L. Armentrout
Abbi Glines
Michael Crichton
Orson Scott Card

This is very, very difficult! :)

For YA:

Michelle Paver
Julie Kagawa
Cassandra Clare
Rick Riordan
J.K. Rowling

For Adult:

Jim Butcher
Stephen King
Anne McCaffrey
Agatha Christie
J.R.R. Tolkien

Kelley Armstrong
Scott Westerfeld
J.K. Rowling
P.C. Cast
Alyson Noel