There are so many incredible authors out there, a great deal of them female, and I think YA is a genre that embraces that. There are over 200 books on my bookshelves, and over 100 of them are written by women. So to celebrate phenomenal female authors, here are my top 15! (Listed alphabetically) Sara Barnard Kendare Blake Holly Bourne Suzanne Collins Jenny Downham Becca Fitzpatrick Gayle Forman Lauren Oliver Veronica Roth J.K. Rowling Carrie Ryan Maggie Stiefvater Paula Westo

Happy World Book Day, everyone! I've done many lists here on this blog, and this year's no different. This year I've listed my top 25 YA stand-alones and series. It was an insanely difficult task with some very difficult choices, but here are the books that made my list alphabetical by author. Beautiful Broken Things - Sara Barnard A Quiet Kind of Thunder - Sara Barnard The Reapers are the Angels - Alden Bell Anna Dressed in Blood Duology - Kendare Blake Am I Normal Yet? - Ho