Sunlight, Cocoa, and Good Books

 Hello, lovely readers! Here is a list of all the books I read in March. The highlighted ones are the ones that stood out to me. Happy reading! Matched-Ally Condie The Island-Natasha Preston Shielded-KayLynn Flanders Dangerous-Shannon Hale Scared Little Rabbits-A.V. Geiger Where the Watermelons Grow-Cindy Baldwin The Girl in the White Van-April Henry Love & Gelato-Jenna Evans Welch I'll Find You Where the Timeline Ends-Kylie Lee Baker Black Star-Kwame Alexander Room to Breathe-Kasie West Renegades-Marissa Meyer The Night of Your Life-Lydia Sharp Lord of the Flies-William Golding Ambush-Colleen Coble

  Lord of the Flies By William Golding Lord of the Flies synopsis: At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate; this far from civilization the boys can do anything they want. Anything. They attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of terror, sin and evil. And as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far from reality as the hope of being rescued. Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies is perhaps our most memorable novel about “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart.” -From Goodreads.com For years, I've gotten so many recommendations for this book, and for a while, I put off reading it because I thought, It's a classic... it might be ...

  Renegades By Marissa Meyer Renegades synopsis: Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies — humans with extraordinary abilities — who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone... except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice — and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both. -From goodreads.com SPEECHLESS. That's all I can say. (Just kidding. Sort of.) From beginning to end, this good vs. evil story had me absolutely captivated. The characters were incredible, the plot was fast-paced and engaging, and WOW, talk about world-building! I literally have zero complaints ...

  Love & Gelato By Jenna Evans Welch Love & Gelato summary: "I made the wrong choice." Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn't in the mood  for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is go back home. But then she is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires her, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It’s a secret that will change everything she knew about her mother, her father—and even herself. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more. -From goodreads.com Picture this: a beautiful sunny sky, the pi...

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