As a person - and a reader - I'm a 100% all fantasy-team. But, I believe in branching out to other genres every once in a while and it could be so refreshing. Doing just that, I stumbled on three of my top favorite books of all time, and they're not fantasy; they're YA / Contemporary books.
I'd definitely recommend that you pick all three because they'll give you a new way to see writing, and words from a new - very beautiful - perspective.
Here they're:
1. I'll Give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson.
A powerful read about family struggles, loss, friendship, first loves and Art. I was so enthralled by Noah and Jude 's story that I blocked out the world for the entire length of the book. Reading it, I saw all the pages in color splashes, I felt for Noah's loss, for Jude's struggles and for all their dreams. I loved seeing the world through Noah's eyes and through Jude's sayings book.
It's a book that will take you far away into your soul and by the end you wouldn't want to let go because you'll find yourself somewhere in between the lines of the story.
2. Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
A wonderful story that puts teenage years in the most realistic way there is. One boy with issues and another who has a new, wonderfully weird, way to look at the world around him. With friendship, each complete the missing parts in the other and with them you discover that the universe can reveal a lot to you by throwing the right person in your path. When friendship, love and adventure are meant to be. “I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand.” 3. Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
When i picked up this book I felt that something clicked inside my soul and it was like I found something I've been looking for a while. The main character is extremely easy to relate to; I truly understood what’s driving her and where she’s coming from. The over thinking, the constant worrying about literally everything, the fear of speaking up your mind, mainly being stuck in your own head, and of course her total obsession and utter fascination with words; for I myself believe that words are a release, a home to every person out there no matter what they’re dealing with. Words are power, strength and an endless source of passion. 
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