Recommended

Recently, I've had several people ask me what my favorite books are. It's not a question I can answer, but I can list the best books I've read in the last two years. These books make my list because

• The writing was beautiful
• The story made me want to keep reading, and stuck with my afterward
• Reading them made me want to write

The best adult-audience books I've read are

1. The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obrecht
2.  The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Ann Barrows
3. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Fantasy:

1. The Name of the Wind and sequel by Patrick Rothfuss

For Young Adults:

1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
2. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
3. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
4. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughan

Middle Grade:

1. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai