After her science fiction debut novel I Hope You Get This Message, Farah Naz Rishi switches genres in her sophomore novel, It All Comes Back to You. While It All Comes Back to You is a contemporary yo…
‘How We Fall Apart’ review: Katie Zhao’s dark academia thriller exposes the toxicity of competitive academic environments
Katie Zhao turns to the dark academia sub-genre in ‘How We Fall Apart’ to expose the toxic nature of competitive academics.…
‘A Phở Love Story’ review: Loan Le crafts a romance between two teens whose families own rivaling phở restaurants
Loan Le’s debut novel A Phở Love Story is an #ownvoices romantic comedy about two Vietnamese-American teens whose parents own competing phở restaurants. A book about identity and family at its heart, …
‘Shine’ review: K-pop star Jessica Jung gives readers a look into the industry
Jessica Jung’s book Shine is an #ownvoices novel in which the author shares an identity with her protagonist in more ways than one. Not only are Jessica Jung and her protagonist Rachel both Korean-Ame…
Book Review: We Are the Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian
Siobhan Vivian is a longtime favorite author of mine. She’s a fierce champion of teenage girls, she’s effortlessly cool, and oh, right, she’s BFFs with Jenny Han. When Vivian release…
Book Review: How to Build a Heart by Maria Padian
How to Build a Heart, author Maria Padian’s follow-up to Wrecked, explores the life of Izzy Crawford, a teen who seems to have it all—until the carefully separated sides of her life begin to ove…
Book Review: Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
One of the literary tropes that I am incredibly fond of is enemies-to-lovers. Whether it’s the slow-burn nature of discovering or rediscovering emotions, the forced interaction allowing for hatred to …