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I'm thrilled to be a part of the Debut Author Hop!! There are so many great new YA authors making their debut in 2012 and I'm happy to put them in the spotlight for this event!
For my giveaway, I've chosen four of my favorite Debut Authors of 2012 so far!
One winner will get to chose from these titles as their prize! Just fill out the rafflecopter below.
Great choice of books! Not sure who my favorite debut author of the year is...such a hard decision. I really think Kate Evangelista is showing great promise.
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin. Thanks for followin' me! And for hosting this giveaway? Lotta koala hugs and love ♥ Heavens! Grave Mercccyy~
I'm sad to say that I haven't read any debut novels this year yet! I feel so ashamed! haha - most of my reading has been for school work, unfortunately. Thank you for the giveaway :))
Sadly, I haven't read any debut novels this year, too cause I'm broke. But I have always wanted to read many books like Cinder, Under The Never Sky, Partials, The Selection, Sweet Evil etc ;)- Flord Naezel
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, definitely one of the best debut novels for 2012, although, Cinder and Pretty Amy have been really great novels as well.
I just finished "Shadow and Bone" by Leigh Bardugo and I loved it, I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. I also really liked Marissa Meyer's Cinder. And Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14. There are just so many good debut authors this year!
My favorite debut author this year is Ruth Warburton - because I loved A Witch in Winter & I have to wait only a month to get the sequel A Witch in Love, but the best debut I've read so far this year is The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers.
Grave Mercy by Robin Lafevers was an amazing read. I loved Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. Scarlet by A.C Gaughen. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows. And many moorree!! Thanks for participating in the hop!
I haven't read many debut authors yet, maybe 2 or 3 so far. I'm currently reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and it is great. I was sucked in from the beginning and it just gets better as it goes on. Thanks for the giveaway.
I haven't read a debut author but I'm crazy to read Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas and The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers. Thanks for the giveaway! =)
There have been so many awesome new authors this year. Jill Hathaway wrote a great book for reluctant readers and Anna Banks is hilarious. I just adored Of Poseidon. For me Leigh Bardugo takes the cake right now. Shadow and Bone was very original and took me on a new adventure.
Thanks for the giveaway! I don't think I've actually red any debut authors/novels so far this year. I can tell you that I'd really like to read "Illuminate" by Aimee Agresti and "The Selection" by Kiera Cass, though.
So far, my favorite is Jodi Meadows. I loved Incarnate and actually went out and bought the book after I read it (I normally don't buy too many books unless they are from a local used bookstore by me.)
I actually haven't read too many debut authors this year (surprising, I know!) but one that I read and REALLY enjoyed was Dani Pettrey's Submerged. That one was REALLY good! I am looking forward to the next in the series :-)
that's hard!! i don't know that i have a favorite because i've liked all the debuts i've read but since she was the last i read, i'll say kristen simmons : )
So far, I'm definitley loving Sweet Evil & When You Were Mine! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved Cinder by Marissa Meyer :)
ReplyDeleteGreat choice of books! Not sure who my favorite debut author of the year is...such a hard decision. I really think Kate Evangelista is showing great promise.
ReplyDeleteI am in LOVE with The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze.
ReplyDeleteStorm by Brigid Kemmerer and Scarlet :)
ReplyDeleteCinder by Marissa Meyer.
ReplyDeleteSo far it's The Selection by Kiera Cass.
ReplyDeleteMasque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin. Thanks for followin' me! And for hosting this giveaway? Lotta koala hugs and love ♥ Heavens! Grave Mercccyy~
ReplyDeleteBethany Griffin <3 :)
ReplyDeleteFavorite so far is Cecilia Grant. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI really liked Everneath by Brodi Ashton, her writing really drew me in.
ReplyDeleteStorm by Brigid Kemmerer :)
ReplyDeleteI really love Anna Banks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I have really liked The Selection by Kiera Cass
ReplyDeleteBrigid Kemmerer!:)
ReplyDeleteAnna Banks
ReplyDeleteWendy Higgins =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!!
Rebecca Serle and 'When you were mine' it's really good!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite YA debut so far is Cinder.
ReplyDeleteFew Are Angels by Inger Iversen. :)
ReplyDeleteI've just started Everneath and I really love it so far! Thanks for the giveaway :).
ReplyDeleteThank you for this awesome giveaway. I am dying to read Sweet Evil!
ReplyDeleteI'm sad to say that I haven't read any debut novels this year yet! I feel so ashamed! haha - most of my reading has been for school work, unfortunately. Thank you for the giveaway :))
ReplyDeleteSadly, I haven't read any debut novels this year, too cause I'm broke. But I have always wanted to read many books like Cinder, Under The Never Sky, Partials, The Selection, Sweet Evil etc ;)- Flord Naezel
ReplyDeleteUnder the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, definitely one of the best debut novels for 2012, although, Cinder and Pretty Amy have been really great novels as well.
ReplyDeleteRobin LaFevers and Bethany Griffin. :)
ReplyDeleteSo far it is Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
ReplyDeleteI loved Grave Mercy. It was so good. Robin LaFevers is a favorite of mine now. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI really liked Welcome Caller, This is Chloe. I think it was written by a debut author!
ReplyDeleteMarissa Meyer
ReplyDeleteI loved Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the international giveaway!!
Rafflecopter name - Rosemarie D
Angelfall by Susan Ee
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ReplyDeleteFroggy
I have read Grave Mercy and it was great! Also The Selection and Pushing the Limits!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently reading The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova and loving it!
ReplyDeleteI'd have to go with Croak by Gina Damico! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteWendy @ Escape Into Fiction
Thus far, my favorite debut author has been Alecia Whitaker.
ReplyDeleteI love Pushing The Limits! It was simply amazing!
ReplyDeleteI loved The Selection by Kiera Cass :D
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so far, I'm loving Kate Evangelista
ReplyDeleteSo far Kate Kae Myers author of the Vanishing Game.
ReplyDeleteGosh, there have been so many it seems! But the best would probably be Robin LaFevers - Grave Mercy
ReplyDeleteWendy Higgins Sweet Evil
ReplyDeleteMy favorite debut is Cinder so far, thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteArtemis
My favorite so far has been Scarlet by AC Gaughen!
ReplyDeleteShadow and Bone, so far! :)
ReplyDeleteI really loved Something Like Normal by Trish Doller. Thank you so much for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa!
ReplyDeleteI love Croak so far!
ReplyDeleteI don't know! So many of the books look great!
ReplyDeleteI want to reas Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood, I have to read it.
ReplyDeletethanks for he giveaway.
So far.... Everneath, it was better than I thought. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLisa Desrochers :D and Richelle Mead when Golden Lily comes out :D It comes out the day before my birthday and I really want a copy!
ReplyDeleteI loved the Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa.
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Thanks for the giveaway! I loved Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers.
ReplyDeleteMarissa Meyer. I loved Cinder and can't wait for her next book. Thank you for the Giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWelcome Caller This is Chloe :)
ReplyDeleteStarters by Lissa Price:)
ReplyDelete-JennyC
Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Cinder was incredible.
ReplyDeleteI loved The Vicious Deep!! and I think that was by a debut author? :)
ReplyDeleteThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer!
ReplyDeleteTough choice... either Brigid Kemmerer or Liz Norris, for sure!
ReplyDeleteI loved Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteScarlet! :)
ReplyDeleteGrave Mercy
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a lot of debuts this year yet, but I did really like Wendy Higgins' writing style.
ReplyDeleteMarissa Meyer blew me away with Cinder so she's got my vote.
ReplyDeleteSo far it is definitely Marissa Meyer! Cinder is incredible.
ReplyDeleteborn Wicked by Jessica Spotswood.
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway ^^
What an awesome giveaway! I have been wanting to read Cinder for a while. :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
Oh- and I love Wonder by RJ Palacio.
DeleteHarbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne!!
ReplyDeleteWhile he was away
ReplyDeleteI like Grave Mercy by Robin Lafevers.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Incarnate by Jodi Meadows :)
ReplyDeleteBethany Griffin (Masque of the Red Death)
ReplyDeleteShatter Me by Tahereh Mafi *-*
ReplyDeleteI just finished "Shadow and Bone" by Leigh Bardugo and I loved it, I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. I also really liked Marissa Meyer's Cinder. And Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14. There are just so many good debut authors this year!
ReplyDeleteSo far I've only read 4 2012 debuts (3 are YA and well known, and 1 is an adult one).
ReplyDeleteMy most favourite so far is Cinder by Marissa Meyer, I can't wait for the next one.
Nazish @ Nazish Reads
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi was by far the best book I have read this year!!!!
ReplyDeleteI really liked The Shapeshifter's Secret by Heather Ostler
ReplyDeleteI haven't read many debuts yet this year, but I would definitely say Cinder by Marissa Meyer. <3
ReplyDeleteUnder the Never Sky was probably my favorite!
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ReplyDeleteI loved Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins, but I also enjoyed Of Poseidon by Anna Banks.
ReplyDeleteSweet Evil by Wendy Higgins... ^^
ReplyDeleteThank's for the Giveaway...
Veronica Rossi! I loved Under the Never Sky! AMAZING book. :) Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDelete- Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl
I haven't read any debut authors this year yet, I hope that will change soon!
ReplyDeleteThe child thief by Brom!
ReplyDeleteI loved Jess Rothenberg's debut, The Catastrophic History of You and Me. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJessica Spotswood, Born Wicked
ReplyDeleteMy favorite debut author this year is Ruth Warburton - because I loved A Witch in Winter & I have to wait only a month to get the sequel A Witch in Love, but the best debut I've read so far this year is The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Jodi Meadows is my favorite so far....
ReplyDeleteOh dear, i haven't actually read any so far. But from reviews, I am really looking forward to Under the Never Sky and Cinder! Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Jody Meadows and her Incarnate book!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this awesome giveaway (:
I think it was Cinder :-)
ReplyDeleteSo many good ones its hard to choose! I think Hemlock has been my favourite so far :)
ReplyDeleteMarissa Meyer! :) I loved Cinder!
ReplyDeleteI have to go with Jill Hathaway because I *loved* Slide :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite 2012 debut would have to be Cinder by Marissa Meyer
ReplyDeleteI like Adorkable by Sara Manning:)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read too many new authors this year, but my favourite has to be Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite so far is Veronica Rossi.
ReplyDeleteJessica Shiverton!
ReplyDeleteI adored Cinder, that was probably my favorite so far this year. There's still half a year left!
ReplyDeleteJessica Spotswood
ReplyDeleteBrigid Kemmerer! Love her elemental series!
ReplyDeleteJessica Shirvington:)
ReplyDeleteSo far I loved Cinder
ReplyDeleteMy favorite so far is Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi!
ReplyDeletekristen smisson - article 5! loved the new spin on ya dystopia.
ReplyDeleteA. C. Gaughan. Her book is SCARLET!
ReplyDeleteUnder The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi! :D
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Marissa Meyer, the author of Cinder! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway!
-YWLiang
yiliang0124(at)hotmail.com
Colleen Hoover! :)
ReplyDeleteKristen Callihan!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com
A.C. Gaughen's Scarlet, it's fantastic.
ReplyDeleteMarissa Meyer. :)
ReplyDeleteThere have been so many Debut authors who's books I've fallen in love with but I think my favourite has been Marissa Meyer and Veronica Rossi :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite author this year is easily Kristen Simmons. Not only is she a fellow Kentuckian but she is as sweet as a button!
ReplyDeleteCinder by Marissa Meyer
ReplyDeleteWay To Go by Tom Ryan
ReplyDeleteGrave Mercy by Robin Lafevers was an amazing read. I loved Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. Scarlet by A.C Gaughen. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows. And many moorree!! Thanks for participating in the hop!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed both Jodi Meadows and Kiera Cass' debuts this year. Thanks for the giveaway...great choices!
ReplyDeleteCourtney
Stiletto Storytime
I don't have one yet.
ReplyDeleteLOVED Storm by Brigid Kemmerer! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorites so far have been Edenbrooke, Cinder, and Immortal City. I loved quite a few more than those though too. ;)
ReplyDeleteCinder. Or Storm by Brigid Kemmerer. Both have been fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
Jill Hathaway because I haven't read any other debut books :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a lot of books by debut authors but one I have is Destiny's Fire by Trisha Wolfe.
ReplyDeleteSo farm, it's Veronica Rossi! Love Under the Never Sky sooo much! Thank you for the chance to win :D
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't have one yet and I'm still catching up with my reading! ):
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway
I haven't read many debut authors yet, maybe 2 or 3 so far. I'm currently reading Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and it is great. I was sucked in from the beginning and it just gets better as it goes on. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteSo far, Cinder by Marissa Meyer but I think it will chance once I'll read Incarnate by Jodi Meadows :D
ReplyDeletenone so far, looking forward to read one, probably one of your giveaways. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite debut author so far has to be Kimberly Sabatini! She is fabulous!
ReplyDelete:).
Lisa
Hmm... I think it's Marissa Meyer...
ReplyDeleteThank you for this!!!
I read Cinder by Marissa Meyer and loved it!
ReplyDeleteSuz Reads
Cinder by Marissa Meyer!
ReplyDeleteCinder was a great read!
ReplyDeleteSo far, it's Marissa Meyer, even though I haven't read her book yet. It just looks good!
ReplyDeleteSo far my favorite is Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins.
ReplyDeleteThe author of Grave Mercy was great :D
ReplyDeletei haven't read any new author debut yet but from the reviews i've read my favorite would be grave mercy or storm by birgid kemmerer
ReplyDeletethanks you a lot for this international giveaway
So far it's Kiera Cass who wrote The Selection
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of reading Sweet Evil and I think that's going to be a favorite of mine. (:
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a debut author but I'm crazy to read Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas and The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers. Thanks for the giveaway! =)
ReplyDeleteMelissa Meyer with Cinder.
ReplyDeleteVeronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky), A.G.Gaughen (Scarlet) and Brigid Kemmerer (Storm) are just a few of my favorite 2012 debs so far :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Incarnate, Everneath and Born Wicked!
ReplyDeleteLeah Bobet - Above was pretty good !
ReplyDelete-Angy
Under the Never Sky (Veronica Rossi). One of my favorite books ever. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDelete~Shelby
http://gobsandgobsofbooks.blogspot.com/
I enjoyed The Selection and Cinder!
ReplyDeleteCinder.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for the giveaway!
I read Everneath and liked it very much :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!!! :D
ReplyDeleteI have not read any book that's released just recently.
but definitely, I think it would be Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI really like Everneath by Brodi Ashton and Incarnate by Jodi Meadows!
Of Poseidon :D
ReplyDeleteLeah Bobet!
ReplyDeleteI've only read one debut author so far, which is Megan Miranda who wrote Fracture.
ReplyDeleteThat would be Of Poseidon by Anna Banks. Heehee. Thanks for the giveaway! <3 tomakunisnumberone at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins! Thank you so much for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThere have been so many awesome new authors this year. Jill Hathaway wrote a great book for reluctant readers and Anna Banks is hilarious. I just adored Of Poseidon. For me Leigh Bardugo takes the cake right now. Shadow and Bone was very original and took me on a new adventure.
ReplyDeleteI think Obsidian...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I don't think I've actually red any debut authors/novels so far this year. I can tell you that I'd really like to read "Illuminate" by Aimee Agresti and "The Selection" by Kiera Cass, though.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any debuts this year, but I'm looking forward to reading Cinder! ^^
ReplyDeleteSo far, my favorite is Jodi Meadows. I loved Incarnate and actually went out and bought the book after I read it (I normally don't buy too many books unless they are from a local used bookstore by me.)
ReplyDeleteEither Kathleen Peacock or Elizabeth Richards :D Thanks for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteDefinately Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Thanks for the giveaway !
ReplyDeleteI am really lovin' Jenny Lawson! She debuted with her memoir earlier this year!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite debut author is probably Wendy Higgins. Thanks for the awesome giveaway(:
ReplyDeleteMy favorite 2012 debut author so far is probably Elizabeth Norris who wrote Unraveling.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite so far has been Cinder by Marissa Meyer! ♥
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway! :))
Lissa Price has been my favorite so far.
ReplyDeleteShatter Me (Shatter Me #1)
ReplyDeleteby Tahereh Mafi
Thanks for the chance!
So far I loved Marissa Meyer's Cinder!
ReplyDeleteThat's a tough one because I have enjoyed so many. I'll say Robin LeFevers since she's in your group of book choices.
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in the hop and for the giveaway opportunity.
Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown and Glitch by Heather Anastasiu were both great reads!
ReplyDeleteUnder the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMark Gilleo!
ReplyDeleteI didn't read a lot of debut novels this yeah but I liked One Moment.
ReplyDeleteMarissa Meyer! I love, love, love Cinder!
ReplyDeleteLoved Everneath by Brodi Ashton!
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't read too many debut authors this year (surprising, I know!) but one that I read and REALLY enjoyed was Dani Pettrey's Submerged. That one was REALLY good! I am looking forward to the next in the series :-)
ReplyDeleteWendy Higgins Sweet Evil...thx 4 the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteAmy Gregory author of Racing to Love~Carter's Treasure
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway
My favorite so far is Deliver Me From Darkness by Tes Hilaire.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)
I haven't read it yet, but I'm really looking forward to reading Veronica Rossi's Under the Never Sky.
ReplyDeleteTracy A.J.
Alina Klein impressed me greatly with her upcoming novel Rape Girl. I read an e-copy off netgalley.
ReplyDeletequeendsheena@hotmail.com
that's hard!! i don't know that i have a favorite because i've liked all the debuts i've read but since she was the last i read, i'll say kristen simmons : )
ReplyDeleteMine would be Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
ReplyDeleteBrodi Ashton! :)
ReplyDeleteAC Gaughen's book Scarlet is magnificent. So much fun!
ReplyDeleteI love Cinder so much!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
ReplyDeleteCinder by Marissa Meyer!
ReplyDeleteObsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI'm in love with Under The Never Sky of Veronica Rossi! :)
ReplyDeleteI have to say it was "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer. It was very unique, and very well-written! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your help in promoting debut authors, for your generosity, for being part of this blog hop, and for this amazing giveaway...
Name: Hira Hasnain
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