Writer
Holly Heale

You can't improve as a writer if you don't love to read.  Obviously, the YA gendre is my favourite, however I do also love historical fiction, epic fantasy, the classics, and a mish-mash of non-fiction.  Below are some fantastic reads, enjoy!
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Anything by Celia Rees is awesome!!!
Nightingale's Song by Kate Pennington
Some of my reads...
The Foretelling, Green Angel and Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
(Interesting writing style)
Raven by Alison VanDiepen
Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer
Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy by Laini Taylor

Beautiful Creatures Series by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
His Fair Assassin's Series by Robin LaFevers
Seal Team Six, Outcasts by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Scorpion Races by  Maggie Stiefvater