Lizz's Top 10 YA Fantasy Series

These are chosen in no particular order and I'll probably add to this list as time goes on ... because we all know I can't choose favorites.

1. Harry Potter by J K Rowling

2. Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

3. Grishaverse by Leigh Bardugo

4. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

5. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

6. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

7. The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

8. The Elemental Trilogy by Sherry Thomas

9. Mirrorworld by Cornelia Funke

10. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

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