I'd recommend reading "Wicked" and "Son of a Witch" by Gregory Maguire as well, I'm sure you've heard of the musical "Wicked" which is inspired by...
I'm not sure it would fit perfectly into what you're currently reading but I'd recommend 'The Bell Jar' by Slyvia Plath as you say you're into...
Oh gosh, the two worst books I've ever read were both studied in my English class. 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck and 'Great Expectations'...
A lot of people on this forum tend to really dislike prologues from what I've gathered, but I personally think that a well written one can be...
I struggle so much with character names, I always want them to mean something and reflect something about the character so I like what you've done...
Separate names with a comma.