Book Recommendations?

How about trying:

The Study Series by Maria V Snyder. The first book is called "Poison Study" and there are 3 books in the series (there is also a spin off series now as well, which starts with Stormglass). Here's what I can find on amazon.com:

Yelena has committed the ultimate sin and for that, she has been sentenced to die by hanging. Yet when she faces the man whom will send her to the noose, she receives an offer instead to live. Granted, there are catches, first and foremost the duty of food taster. Assassination by poison is ever a favored way to strike at the Commander and as the next prisoner to be executed, and as they need to fill the position, Yelena is next in line for the job. Thinking escape is surely in her future, she takes on the dangerous new duty. Her new handler though, Valek, has many tricks up is sleeve and soon Yelena finds it's not as easy to escape as she thought.

The castle walls of the former King of Ixia hold secrets and dangers, and they all seem focused on the newest member to the Commander's staff. As Yelena begins and perfects her new poison detecting skills, she'll still have to deal with a general that wants her dead, the stigma of a murderer and strange powers that, while having manifested slowly long ago, are now to the point of no return--she must learn to control them or she'll be in even more trouble than when she faced the noose. When a conspiracy against the Commander comes to light, Yelena will come face to face once more with the demons that drove her to kill. The question is; will this stoic poison detector be able to triumph over them again?

The "Pellinor Series" by Alison Croggon I think has the writing feel of Tamora. It goes The Gift, The Riddle, The Crow and The Singing.

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn’t yet know she has inherited a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the noble School of Pellinor and enables her to see the world as no other can. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true identity and extraordinary destiny unfold. Now, she and her mysterious teacher must embark on a treacherous, uncertain journey through a time and place where the forces of darkness wield an otherworldly terror.

Or there is "The Old Kingdom Trilogy" by Garth Nix. It goes Sabriel, Lirael and then Abhorsen.

Darker than most fantasy this is a trilogy to really immerse oneself in. Sabriel is at boarding school until her father goes missing and she is forced to return to the land of her birth and assume the role of Abhorsen, guardian of the nine levels of death and warrior against the evil forces that lurk there. With free-magic an untameable peril that daily confronts the stability of the Old Kingdom Sabriel has her work cut out to develop the necessary skills to survive the onrushing cataclysm. Imagine Harry Potter cast into the wilderness and made to fight Voldemort without the safety and education of Hogwarts and his friends. This is stripped down magical fantasy, spectacularly characterised and awesomely exciting.

Others that I'll just list are:

Kristin Cashore - Graceling I think has the feel of Tamora Pierces Song of the Lioness series

Andre Norton - try Ciaras Song first

Mercedes Lackey - her Valdemar series is "Da Bomb" =)

Sherwood Smith - i prefered her Wren series but most people i've spoken to liked her crown series better

Isobelle Carmody - her Obernewtyn series is one of the best!

Anne McCaffrey - i LOVE her dragon series. especially the harper ones

Catherine Asaro - her Lost Continent Series is great

Kate Forsyth - One of Australias BEST authors!

Hmmm thats just the ones off the top of my head. if u want any more suggestions just email me =)

If you like alternate universe books, read The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next series - the series gets better and better.

Since you like Harry Potter, try Storm Front, by Jim Butcher - it's the first book in the Dresden Files series - the first book is kind of slow, but after that, they get really good

The Eight, Katherine Neville

Love in the Present Tense, Catherine Ryan Hyde

Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen

The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

Cleopatra's Daughter, Michelle Moran

Rainwater, by Sandra Brown

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Blood of Flowers, Anita Amirrezvani

Sleep Toward Heaven, Amanda Eyre Ward

The Help, Kathryn Stockett

Time of My Life, by Allison Winn Scotch

Neuromancer by WIlliam Gibson

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Physik Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Have you read the George R. R. Martin Ice and Fire series? These are my favorite books ever, I think. Sort of an epic almost-but-not-quite medieval Europe. Magic elements, but they're introduced slowly, so that at the beginning you're not quite sure whether they're real or folklore. Great characters and plot lines.

If you haven't read The Ice Princess by Theodore Svea yet, you can get a copy from http://www.the-ice-princess.com./ It's fun to read and has a really clever memorable story. It's new and an instant classic.

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I need some books to read!?

Here's a list of most of the books I've read so far:

Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead (my fav books, better than twilight)

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

Dark Visions by L.J. Smith

Night World by L.J Smith

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

The Summoning series by Kelley Armstrong (The Summoning, the Awakening, the Reckoning)

Thirst series by Christopher Pike

Remember Me by Christopher Pike

The Hush, Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick

In Camelot's Shadow by Sarah Zettel

The Immortals by Alyson Noel

the House of Night novels by P.C. and Kristin Cast

Dark Guardian Series by Rachel Hawthorne

Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray

Maximum Ride novels by James Patterson

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Strange Angels series by Lili St. Crow

Prophecy of the Sisters series by Michelle Zink

Immortal series by Gillian Shields

Rampant Series by Diana Peterfund

Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel

The Fallen series by Lauren Kate

Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

Most of the Stephen King books

Interview with the Vampire by Ann Rice

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

Pretty Little Liars by ?

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Anxious Hearts by Tucker Shaw

When It Happens by Suzane Colisanti

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

That Summer by Sarah Dessen

Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

try rick riordan's other series called the kane chronicles which is about the eygptian gods.

try rick riordan's demigod files.

try the skulduggery pleasant series by derek landy.

try the h.i.v.e. series by mark walden.

try the s.t.o.r.m. series by E.L. Young.

try the hero.com and the villain.net series by Andy Briggs try the 39 clues series - some of them were written by rick riordan.

try the cherub series by robert muchamore. try jordan stryker-bionic agent by malcolm rose.

try Titanic 2020 by Colin Bateman.

try the thief lord by Cornelia Caroline Funke. try the Charlie Bone series by jenny nimmo try the traces series by malcolm rose.

try the henderson boys series by robert muchamore.

try the power of five series by anthony horowitz.

try the percy jackson and the olympians series by rick riordan

try the other percy jackson series by rick riordan called heroes of olympus

You should read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

Don't let the title intimidate you, but try "The Reality Dysfunction" by Peter F Hamilton

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien.