Sunlight, Cocoa, and Good Books

 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. Heather Fawcett (Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries) This author's skill at writing is incredible! Her fantasy works in the Emily Wilde series are so enjoyable to read, and the characters make me laugh out loud.  4. 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.  3. 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...

  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...

 Salutations, readers! I've comprised a list of books that I'm looking forward to reading in 2026. If you have any recommendations, please feel free to leave a comment! Fearless-Lauren Roberts Cytonic-Brandon Sanderson I Hope This Doesn't Find You-Ann Liang The Fault in Our Stars-John Green You've Reached Sam-Dustin Thao The Inheritance Games-Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Summer We Forgot-Caroline George After Life-Gayle Forman That's Not My Name-Megan Lally Renegades-Marissa Meyer The Wicked King-Holly Black Girl Forgotten-April Henry A Good Girl's Guide to Murder-Holly Jackson One of Us is Lying-Karen M. McManus Caraval-Stephanie Garber Rebound-Kwame Alexander Snapshots of Sunlight-Abbie Emmons The Island-Natasha Preston The Summer I Turned Pretty-Jenny Han Shatter Me-Taherah Mafi Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal-Gretchen Shreiber  Clever Creatures of the Night-Samantha Mabry The Nightmare Virus-Nadine Brandes If Anything Happens to Me-Luanne Rice Scared Little Rabb...

 Good day to you, readers! I'm posting my full reading list for 2025. These were some incredible books, and I hope one of these titles catches your eye! I'll highlight the books that really stood out to me! Pivot Point-Kasie West Borrow My Heart-Kasie West Down Came the Rain-Jennifer Mathieu Authentically, Izzy-Pepper Basham The Dating Charade-Melissa Ferguson Plot Twist-Bethany Turner The Killing Tide-Dani Pettrey Traces of Guilt-Dee Henderson Unknown Threat-Lynn H. Blackburn The Gryphon Heist-James R. Hannibal Against All Odds-Irene Hannon Cold Vengeance-Nancy Mehl The Canyon's Edge-Dusti Bowling The Tell-Tale Heart-Edgar Allen Poe The Otherworld-Abbie Emmons Dear Henry, Love Edith-Becca Kinzer All That It Takes-Nicole Deese The False Prince-Jennifer A. Nielsen The Last Exchange-Charles Martin A Portrait of Emily Price-Katherine Reay The Mossheart's Promise-Rebecca Mix Second Time Around-Melody Carlson Hometown Girl-Courtney Walsh The Wonderland Trials-Sara Ella Stars...

 Greetings, darling readers! We've come up on the last reading advent of the year! Isn't that crazy? This year has flown by! I'm sure you could have predicted this, but this last advent's theme is going to be Christmas novels and books with winter vibes! Christmas is right around the corner, and I can't wait for the cozy feels and family time! I hope these recommendations bring you the joy you deserve this holiday season! (Note: Not all of these recommendations are completely clean. Read at your own discretion, but I try not to recommend too many books with bad content. Happy reading!) Catching Christmas-Terri Blackstock Christmas at Carnton-Tamera Alexander A Mrs. Miracle Christmas-Debbie Macomber Hercule Poirot's Christmas-Agatha Christie A Christmas Carol-Charles Dickens On the Way to Christmas-Sheila Roberts Christmas Bells-Jennifer Chiaverini White Christmas Wedding-Celeste Winters Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor-Roseanna M. White The Christmas Catch-Toni Shi...

 Greetings, lovely readers! My apologies for the delay, but I'm excited to bring you the next batch of books for you to read! This month's theme is mystery and suspense! This genre has always been engaging to me. While reading it, you're able to take a moment to solve the mystery yourself, and I love doing that. Especially when I get it wrong, because that signifies a great book!  So I sincerely hope you enjoy these engaging mysteries! (Note: Not all of these recommendations are completely clean, including every other advent post after this. Read at your own discretion, but I try not to recommend too many books with bad content. Happy reading!) The Inn at Ocean's Edge-Colleen Coble Booking the Crook-Laurie Cass What We Hide-Colleen Coble/Rick Acker Point of Danger-Irene Hannon A Stranger's Game-Colleen Coble The Killing Tide-Dani Pettrey Strands of Truth-Colleen Coble Traces of Guilt-Dee Henderson Tidewater Inn-Colleen Coble Unknown Threat-Lynn H. Blackburn The Gryp...