The Fandom
Giles’ latest release does a lot of things right, like talking about obsessive fandom, cyberbullying, the internet, and fame, but unfortunately, it lacked a sense of connection. When Paris Secord, aka, ParSec, an up-and-coming DJ from Virgina is found dead over her turntables, her childhood best friend, Kya, and her groupie and marketing assistant, Fuse […]
Bill Konigsberg’s latest had heaps of potential, but it just turned out to be a huge disappointment in all fronts and a book I, quite frankly, don’t want to think about ever again. The Music of What Happens follows Max, a gay biracial Mexican baseball player, and Jordan, a gay poet. They meet in the […]
Sabina Khan’s debut novel, as hard and heartbreaking as it is, is full to the brim with important and relevant social commentary, complex family dynamics, drool-worthy food, and is a stunning exploration of Bangladeshi culture. The Love & Lies of Ruhksana Ali follows Ruhksana, a 17-year old Bangladeshi Muslim lesbian who’s a senior in high […]
Magical, enchanting, and heartbreaking. Those are the three best adjectives I can come up with to describe Blanca & Roja! Blanca and Roja del Cisne come from a cursed family, where every generation will have a pair of two sisters and one of them will eventually be taken by a bevy of evil swans because […]
The Agony House had an incredibly promising concept, absolutely perfect for the Halloween season, but unfortunately, it wasn’t executed very well. Denise Farber is about to start her senior year of high school and has just moved with her mom, Sally, and stepdad, Mike, from Houston back to New Orleans, where she was born. Denise […]
While not incredibly impactful, THAT’S NOT WHAT HAPPENED is a quite meaningful book, relevant in many ways to the current society, and does its job of getting its point across. Three years ago, Leanne Bauer’s best friend, Sarah McHale, was killed in the Virgil County High School mass shooting. Three years since Sarah died proclaiming […]
Drama, mystery, romance, friendships, hacker girls, college admissions, and plot twists– These are just some of the elements that make WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU, one of the most solid contemporaries I’ve read recently. Mischa Abramavicius attends the prestigious Blanchard High, coming at a great personal cost to her single mother. Mischa has done everything […]
GIRLS CAN’T HIT taught me that girls can indeed hit, and they do so very well. But did this book hit any marks for me? Nope, it really didn’t. This is the story of a rather typical British teen, not particularly sporty, does well enough in school, no particular aspirations. Fleur follows her best friend […]
Sweet, swoony, sassy, snarky, and Shakespearian; ALWAYS NEVER YOURS has all of the elements that encompass the perfect summer contemporary! Megan Harper has never gotten the happily ever after that she’s always wanted as her exes find their real true love after they break up. Having to take on a required acting role before graduation, […]
Nisha Sharma’s debut novel is undoubtedly going to grab many readers’ attention. With its vivacious characters and thrilling plot, MY SO-CALLED BOLLYWOOD LIFE is certainly not one that’ll disappoint! My So-Called Bollywood Life is a young-adult rom-com about Vaneeta Mehta, better known as Winnie Mehta, a soon-to-be film critic and lover of Bollywood movies who lost […]