I wouldn’t be the writer I am today without being an avid reader. I was the girl who, all through my kid years, would bring home an entire duffel bag of library books and read them in 2 weeks. I read mostly Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction, and as fantasy started becoming more prominent, that was what I was drawn to.

Some of my favorites on my bookshelf, either ones I’ve read hundreds of times, or perhaps books that excite and thrill me?

By Kathe Koja:
The Blue Mirror
Straydog
Falling Under

By Amelia Atwater-Rhodes:
The Kiesh’ra Series (Hawksong, Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry, Wyvernhail)
The Den Of Shadows (In The Forests Of The Night, Demon In My View, Shattered Mirror, Midnight Predator)

By Suzanne Collins:
The Underland Chronicles

By Kiersten White:
Paranormalcy
Supernaturally
Endlessly

By Maggie Stiefvater:
The Wolves Of Mercy Falls (Shiver, Linger, Forever)
The Scorpio RacesThe Raven Boys

By Andrea Cremer:
NIghtshade
Wolfsbane
Bloodrose

By Tahereh Mafi:
Shatter Me
Unravel Me

By Trish McCallan:
Forged In Fire (this isn’t YA, but adult paranormal romance…but God, I loved this book!)