This here list is one of books I love to bits. That I love more than all the others and, if I'm going to be completely honest, more than most people. This is the list I would hand over if you want a recommendation or even if you don't. These are my people, stories, moments, and souls, the ones I continuously revisit. These are my favorites. In no order.
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YA:
Contemporary>
- Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, forever
- The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, for comfort
- Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard, for adventure
- Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley, for the misconceptions-and the fog clearing
- Past Perfect by Leila Sales, for fun
- Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers, for a hard dose of reality
- Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft, for thinking
- The Outsiders, for YA's beginnings
- Looking For Alaska by John Green, for quotes and quotes and quotes
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, for the lovely
- Paper Towns by John Green, for escape
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan, for a different perspective
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, for a breath of fresh air
- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart, for the spunk
- A Map of the Known World by Lisa Ann Sandell, for the heart
- Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten, for a creepy good read
- Saving June by Hannah Harrington, for the jams
Dystopian>
- The Hunger Games, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, for the ride
Paranormal-esque>
- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride, for an awesome journey
- Going Bovine by Libba Bray, for the energy, vibe
- The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare, for comfort and rainy days
- The Demon's Lexicon series by Sarah Rees Brennan, for Jamie
- Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman, for a thunderstorm night
- The Curse Workers series by Holly Black, for Cassel
- The Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting, for mystery
Classics:
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, for melodramatic romance between privileged white people
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, for moral fiber
- The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, for prosy lovely
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, for intrigue
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, for Sebastian
Non-YA/Classics:
- The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, for a story I'll never forget
