Sunlight, Cocoa, and Good Books

Matched By Ally Condie Matched synopsis: In the society, officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices. It's hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one... until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path no one else has ever dared follow- between perfection and passion. -From goodreads.com I'm going to be completely honest here, I demolished this book the first time I read it. Flew through the pages from cover to cover in less than 24 hours. It was simply that good. I absolutely adored this book from start to finish, and absolutely every aspect of it was enjoyable and exciting. Fans of The Giver and The Hunger Games would not be disap...

Hello, readers! Here is a list of all the books I read in February. The highlighted ones are the books that stood out to me. Happy reading! Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries-Heather Fawcett Fearful-Lauren Roberts The Graveyard Apartment-Mariko Koike When We Flew Away-Alice Hoffman Cytonic-Brandon Sanderson My Unfair Godmother-Janette Rallison Gossamer-Lois Lowry Listen to Your Heart-Kasie West Blizzard's Wake-Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Playing With Fire-April Henry Six Crimson Cranes-Elizabeth Lim Clever Creatures of the Night-Samantha Mabry A Deal With a Prince-Toni Shiloh If Anything Happens to Me-Luanne Rice

  The Book Thief By Markus Zusak The Book Thief synopsis: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down. -From goodreads.com Wow! Talk about powerful! From the very first page to the very last, this book was deep and meaningful, sparing no details about World War II. It was fun and thought-p...

 Good day, lovely readers! Here is the list of all the books I read in January. The highlighted ones are the ones that stood out to me.  Happy reading! Edge of Dusk-Colleen Coble Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)-Livia Blackburne Messenger-Lois Lowry Curses and Other Buried Things-Caroline George After Life-Gayle Forman The Summer We Forgot-Caroline George Endangered-Eliot Schrefer A Summer to Die-Lois Lowry P.S. I Like You-Kasie West Mint to Be-Katie Cicatelli-Kuc Fearless-Lauren Roberts The Silent Boy-Lois Lowry Echo-Pam Munoz Ryan The Book Thief-Markus Zusak Famous Last Words-Kate Alender My Fair Godmother-Janette Rallison Long Way Down-Jason Reynolds

 Hello, all! I've been thinking long and hard about this, and I've finally decided on five authors who deserve to be on the Top 5 list of best authors based on skill. These are the authors whose writing, world-building, character development, and ideas exceed all others. Hope you enjoy! 5. Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games) Wow! This author's insight into the minds of her characters is amazing, and her writing is so powerful! Not only that, but her young adult series The Hunger Games has been cherished for over a decade.  4. Marissa Meyer (Cinder) Okay, this author seems to know exactly what her audience wants, because her unique worlds, intriguing plots, and wonderful characters that you can't help rooting for are such a treat to read. The Lunar Chronicles series is especially remarkable for its subtle twists on fairy tales. 3. Brandon Sanderson (Skyward) I think many others can agree with the statement that this author has got incredible and universally recognized tal...

  The Summer We Forgot By Caroline George The Summer We Forgot synopsis: Some memories are better left forgotten. Darby and Morgan haven't spoken for two years, and their friend group has splintered. But when the body of their former science teacher is found in the marsh where they attended camp that summer, they realize they have more questions than answers... and even fewer memories. No one remembers- or no one is talking. The group of reunited friends begins to suspect that a murderer is stalking the coastal highway 30A, and they must try to recover their memories as quickly as possible... before the history they can't remember repeats itself. Everyone has a secret. As tensions rise and time runs out, Darby and Morgan begin to wonder if they can believe one another... or if they can even trust themselves. -From g oodreads.com If someone were to ask me to write an essay about the author I think is the best at what they do, I would have enough words about Caroline George to wr...