SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW by MAURENE GOO (2019) A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN It’s no secret that I’m a K-pop (Korean pop) fan. I’ve been interested in it since 2009 or so when a friend of mine linked me to a YouTube video for a song called “Gee” by Girls’…
BATTLE ROYALE by KOUSHUN TAKAMI A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN If you aren’t familiar with Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, then you might be familiar with its American counterpart, The Hunger Games. Ring any bells? The reason why I’m bringing this up is because Battle Royale and The Hunger Games are cut from the…
GIRLS ON THE VERGE by SHARON BIGGS WALLER A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Girls on the Verge by Sharon Biggs Waller tackles a topic rarely discussed in the YA world, let alone as the main topic of the novel. That topic being abortion. Despite YA’s growth over recent years, abortion…