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Review: Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Tokyo Ever After is a comforting and nuanced story about a girl finding out she's a princess, connecting with her heritage and falling in love in unexpected ways. If you're looking for a book that feels like a hug to make you cry and laugh, this is it! Plus, there's a sequel coming out in 2022, what's not to love?!
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Audiobook Review: How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
How We Fall Apart is a diverse YA dark academia thriller with surprising twists, complex and compelling characters and writing that'll have you devour the book in one sitting. It also explores the academic and familial pressure that is put on Asian teenagers and the dark consequences of these expectations. Read my full review to find out more!
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Review: In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland
In the Ravenous Dark is a gritty fantasy with impeccable death vibes, queer blood mages and princesses, both romantic and platonic love and dark secrets and alliances lurking around every corner.
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Review: Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth
Not My Problem is a heartfelt laugh out loud funny coming of age story that also tackles family issues, alcoholism and friendship with sensitivity and nuance.
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Audiobook Review: The Other Side of Perfect by Mariko Turk
The Other Side of Perfect is a joyful and heartbreaking story about art, passion and loving something that might not love you back. It also features theatre (namely high school musical productions), friends and wholesome romance. It's the kind of book I need someone to give younger me whenever we invent time travel.
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Review: Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
Victories Greater Than Death is a vibrant and action-packed space adventure about choosing your own destiny, the ethics of being a hero and the value of friendships. The premise immediately caught my eye because I, too would've loved to find out that I was actually an alien as a teenager. This book allows us to experience a version of what that might actually look like.
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Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
In light of the upcoming TV series, I finally dipped my toes into the Shadow and Bone series. Did the book live up to the hype for me? Read my review to find out!
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Review: The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige
A sorority full of witches hiding plenty of secrets, past mistakes coming to haunt them and the power of friendship: The Ravens was exactly what I wanted it to be. It's full of magic that is both awe-inspiring and twistingly dark and tackles themes of sisterhood, expectations and the lines we are willing to cross to belong.
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Review: I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick
I Killed Zoe Spanos is a thrilling YA Mystery that is not what it seems. A confession that doesn't add up, missing memories and a town full of people who know more than they let on. I went into it not knowing anything about the story and am glad I did, it amplified the mystery and made discovering the truth extra exciting. I highly recommend the audiobook version of this story, all the narrators are wonderful and their performances drew me in and didn't let go.
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Review: Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz
Blazewrath Games is a fantasy novel with a relatively common hero story that is made unique and enticing through its execution and the worldbuilding. I expected a cute adventure featuring dragons. Instead, I got a wonderful world with a magic system I am desperate to learn more about, characters I fell in love with on page one and a lot of twists and turns I was excited to follow.
