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This week I chose to do my top 5 favorite authors. It took me some time to choose just 5 authors, but after a while I was able to narrow it down. As new books come out, my list is always changing, but here are my current top 5 favorite authors.

The first author that I am going to talk about today, is Marissa Meyer. Last week, Winter came out which was the final book in The Lunar Chronicles series, which I love. After I finished Winter, it reminder me why I loved her books so much. She wrote them so well, and even in some of the most serious scenes, still found a way to make you laugh. Most her characters are developed very well, and she is just a sweet person in general.

Next is Sarah J Maas. She is probably my favorite author at the moment. Both her Throne of Glass series and her newest series A Court of Thorns and Roses are so spectacular and intriguing. She creates such enjoyable characters and there rarely feels like there is a dull moment.

Number three on my list is Cassandra Clare. I can't leave her off of my list because her books are what brought me back into reading. Both The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices are so beautifully written, and the characters are developed so well, you can't help but fall in love with her writing. Especially in The Infernal Devices.

The next author I am going to be talking about today is Sabba Tahir. At the moment, she only has one book out, but that's how wonderful it was. It took me a little while to get into An Ember in the Ashes, but once I did, I was hooked. You can tell in her writing how hard she worked on it, especially from the world she has created. I can't wait to see what she does next in the sequel A Torch Against the Night.

My final author today, is Marie Lu. I originally loved the Legend trilogy, but with her most recent series The Young Elites I am truly in love with her work. The series is so dark and captivating, you can't help but be pulled in. I have met her twice now, and she is such a nice person I can't believe she wrote The Young Elites at some points considering how dark it is.

I hope you guys enjoyed todays post. I should have a review up next week on Winter by Marissa Meyer. Who are your favorite authors? Let me know in the comments!

So last weekend was YallFest in Charleston, SC. This year was my second year going, and it was just as exciting as the first year. There were many different authors there as usual, but sadly there wasn't enough time to see them all. I still was able to meet many of the author I planed on.

A few of the authors that I was able to meet were, Victoria Aveyard(Red Queen), Leigh Bardugo(Six of Crows), and Sabba Tahir(An Ember in the Ashes). They were all so sweet and kind. I also met many so many people that had the same love as books as me which is always a great thing.

Below are some of the photos I got with a few of the authors I met. If you also went to YallFest this year, or plan on going next year, let me know in the comments!

Week 1 of NaNoWriMo is almost over! This year was my first year competing in NaNoWriMo and I was super excited to see how well I would do. I love to write and I would love to publish a book one day. I have been working on a few ideas for a while now, and figure this would be the perfect time to really get a lot of it developed. So far, NaNoWriMo has really given me the motivation I needed to do so.

My favorite genre to read is fantasy, and it most likely will always be so. Naturally I wanted to write a fantasy novel. This week I have written a total of 10,429 words so far. I was hoping to write more, but I am also really busy with school, so that needed to come first. I am hoping to write several thousand more today since its Saturday, and I would like to get to 25,000 words by the end of next week. I probably won't get to that goal though, because next weekend is Yallfest, and I will be in Charleston for the weekend.

I hope all of you guys who are competing in NaNoWriMo are doing well so far. Let me know in the comments below! Also, what is your goal to get to by the end of next week?

The time has come for YallFest once again. If you are unfamiliar with YallFest, it is a young adult book convention that takes place in Charleston, South Carolina. I went for the first time last year, and it was awesome! Everyone there was so nice. I meet a ton of authors, and they were all so amazing. If you have the opportunity to go, I highly recommend you take the chance!

I personally live a few hours away from Charleston, and I never get tired of going. The city is so beautiful and historic. The convention has different signing locations all around the historic district, so you get to see a good bit of the area. Plus the food is delicious. There are so many authors that write in the fantasy genre(which is my personal favorite genre to read) signing this year, such as Victoria Aveyard, Sabba Tahir, and Leigh Bardugo, and I cant wait to meet them.

You can find more information here . If your going, tell me in the comments below! Also if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

The Rose Society is most likely the darkest book I have ever read. It picks up, not to long after The Young Elites ended, and had a very steady pace through most of the novel. I never felt like it was dragging at one point. After finishing this book, I have no doubt that Adelina has to be on of my favorite pov's to read from. Throughout the novel, her mind grows much darker than I thought it would go, and I'm honestly glad it did. It really helped to build up her character.

I love the way Marie introduced her new characters, and how they added to the plot. Those characters also helped build up the world much more in this novel than what was introduce in the first book. We got to see another kingdom that is playing major role in the series, and learn more about them and their ruler. We also got to learn more about some of the characters introduced in the first book. It really helped to make the plot thicker.

The action and fight scenes were so well developed, there was never a dull moment, and they never felt once that they were dragging on a bit to long. I personally love the way Marie describes her fight scenes, because I can picture it so well as if I was actually there watching the fight in person. I am super excited to see how the fights are going to go down in the 3rd book.

The Rose Society had a very well put together plot, and thankfully did not have a cliffhanger as much as the first book. Over all I Would give The Rose Society 4.5 out of 5 stars. I can't wait to see where the next book goes, and I do I have a few theories in mind. At the point the book is at now, I believe it will only get darker. If you have read The Rose Society comment done below that you thought!