Guys, who is your favourite author and why? Also name his/her few books you love

Mine is Roald Dahl cause of his interesting, quirky way of writing and his stories never fail to fascinate me. I love James and The Giant Peach and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

this book was everywhere in middle school and i see why

What're your opinion on the famous "reading is relaxing"?

For me, reading is anything BUT relaxing 😆 In fact, most of my crash outs come from reading in the first place. If my favorite character dies? Crash out. If a character is marketed as morally gray but is actually just broody? Crash out. I get REALLY bothered when the so called "morally-gray" character is anything BUT that. (But that's a WHOLE other topic I can rant about for HOURS)

Also, when I'm angry and choose to read as a way to "relax," it's usually just me yelling at the characters for the littlest of things 😭 For example, I once had a HUGE fight with my brother and I went to read a book while I was still angry. The book had a side character, who's sick and dying and the reason another character's trying to kill the mc to save them. Guess what? She has the same name as me 😃 I kid you not the crash out I had was insane.

Do you guys care about actual chronological order which includes the short stories and bonus things related to a book series?
I actually lose my mind when I see it says Trilogy or Duology but when I search there are actually 13 books but only 2 are mentioned as primary as if the others hold no importance. I have to check again and again that the book I am going to start, is it just one book or part of a series and if so, what is the order What do you think?

Guys, I was putting this in my reading list, and so whenever I aim for a series, I have to read it in the correct order which includes the short stories as well. Turns out this is part of The Grishaverse which includes Shadow and Bone, companion works, Six of Crows and King Of Scars. All of these 4 series are from the same timeline but separate stories so I am trying to find the correct order. If anyone knows, please tell me

I'm about to spend over 24h on planes and at airports so looking for ebook/ audiobook recs to keep me company and help me pass the time.

I've been trying to find a romance with a little bit of a mystery on the side. Doesn't have to be a murder mystery but just something the MCs are trying to figure out. I LOVED Bride by Ali Hazelwood and also enjoyed Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry and Vampires of El Norte which both have a lil mystery aspect. Happy for it also to lean towards fantasy - I enjoyed Silvercloak by L.K. Steven.

Any other page turner recs that will help pass the time also welcome 😊