Must Read Books

Here are the books that have made a huge difference in my life as a writer and a reader... More to come soon

Must Read YA (Realistic and Fantasy)
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Harry Potter Series (do I need to even say who its by?)
Tithe by Holly Black
Valiant by Holly Black
Ironside by Holly Black
Geektastic Anthology
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr


Must Read Writing Books
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi

Books for Writing About Faeries
An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures by Katherine Briggs
The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People: A Compendium of International Fairy Folklore by Thomas Keightley
Faeries by Alan Lee and Brian Froud