A PHO LOVE STORY by LOAN LE A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I haven’t dipped my toes into the world of YA contemporary for awhile. so I figured I’d give it a go with A Pho Love Stoty by Loan Le. We follow Linh Mai and Bao Nguyen in their families’…
HORIMIYA 1 BY HERO A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN It’s that time again, dear readers. The time I read some manga and review it for our lovely website. This week, I wanted to review one of manga’s breakout hits, Horimiya. The anime adaptation of the manga is hugely successful, and while…
DOWN COMES THE NIGHT by ALLISON SAFT A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Okay, let me just get this out of the way now: I’m going to be biased in this review. It’s inevitable, the bias, and I can’t help it. Do you know why? It’s because I know Allison personally.…
CLAP WHEN YOU LAND by ELIZABETH ACEVEDO A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN One of my secret book-related shames is that I’ve never read a book by Elizabeth Acevedo until now. Acevedo, beloved in the YA world, is the author of such books as The Poet X and With the Fire on High. These…
SHINE by JESSICA JUNG A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Welcome to another New Release Thursday, readers, and welcome to another instance of me cheating a little. Shine isn’t a super new book. It was released in September of 2020, but it’s a new book to the library, so I’m bending the…
WINTERWOOD by SHEA ERNSHAW A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN Winterwood is the second book I’ve read by Shea Ernshaw. The first was her debut, The Wicked Deep. Both books have similar themes of witchcraft, family, and star-crossed romance. Whereas The Wicked Deep is more maritime with its witchery (there’s a lot of…
RENT A BOYFRIEND by GLORIA CHAO A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I’m no stranger to Gloria Chao’s work. I’ve read all of her books, from American Panda to Our Wayward Fate. Rent a Boyfriend is her third effort, and I knew when I saw the listing on Goodreads, I had to read it. Rent…
MATCHED by ALLY CONDIE A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I know I’ve probably said this before in one of these reviews, but it’s never a bat thing to reiterate important points: Sci-fi in YA doesn’t sell well. No one knows why, and although there are plenty of theories, the fact…
THE COMPANION by KATIE ALENDER A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN As I finished The Companion by Katie Alender, I kept thinking this would have been a good book to review for the Halloween season. Alas, we’re not in October anymore, but I decided I wanted to review this book anyway. It’s…
ANGES AT THE END OF THE WORLD by KELLY MCWILLIAMS A REVIEW BY ALEXA DUNCAN Before we begin, I know what you’re thinking: Hey, aren’t these supposed to go up on Fridays? What happened? And I am here to validate your memory, dear reader, because these reviews did indeed go up…