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  About Amy Hello, I'm Amy, an aspiring motorsports writer and former blogger.  If you dig deeper enough, you find some very old blog posts, as this started as a book blog, but that's really where I got my start in writing: book reviews, hot book topics and as well as the odd personal essay.  After leaving university, I left the book blog behind, but continued writing and going in the world of social media, writing film reviews and promoting queer cinema, but after a tragic event in my personal life, I quickly discovered Motorsports.  What started as a love for Formula 1, while finally watching the Formula 1 film, Rush, and discovering Formula 1 TikTok, this love soon expanded to everything Formula E, IndyCar, Formula 2, Formula 3, as well as F1 Academy.  I soon found the itch to write come back, with the fast-moving news of motorsport, to the drama, the competition, and the journey of drivers trying to find a race seat. I found that it was the people and storie...
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Top 5 Wednesday: Top Authors You Discovered This Year

Top 5 WednesdayIt’s Wednesday so that means that it’s Top 5 Wednesday and this week’s topic is top five authors I have discovered this year. To find more about Top 5 Wednesday’s you can join the goodreads group and discover the creator of the group Lainey. So let’s get started…


Number 5: Jenn Bennett and Nicola Yoon

 Everything, EverythingNight OwlsI had to let these two authors share the fifth spot because this list would not be complete without them. I really enjoyed both their books this year and they were definitely authors that I wouldn't have found otherwise. Night Owls and Everything, Everything will definitely be on my favourite's list this year. 



Number 4: Jandy Nelson 

 I'll Give You the SunAlthough I didn't discover Jandy Nelson as an author this year, I did discover her books this year and I read both The Sky Is Everywhere and I'll Give You The Sun this year and they were wonderful books. I am so happy I read her books this year!







Number 3: Sarah Crossan 

 OneLike Jandy Nelson, I had known about Sarah Crossan's books before this year but this was the year that I finally read her book and I really loved it. One was one of my anticipated books of the year and it lived up to my expectations it was amazing. Sarah has to be the newest entry in this list because I only read her book last week. 





Number 2: Andrew Smith

Winger (Winger, #1)Again, it seems like everyone would have known about Winger as it is a very popular book but I only managed to read it this year and I really enjoyed it and I need to read more books by him, especially Stand Off. 







Number 1: Holly Bourne

 Am I Normal Yet?Holly Bourne has got to me my favourite author that I have found this year. Everyone raved about her books so much and I should have listened. I read Am I Normal Yet? and it has to be one of my favourite books of this year. I am so glad I discovered your books!






What are some of your favourite authors that you have discovered this year? Leave them in the comments below.

 See you soon,

 Amy

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