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…
SNOW WHITE WITH THE RED HAIR 1 by SORATA AKIDUKI A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN It’s been a while since I reviewed a manga, so I figured, this week, I’d give it a go. The manga this time around is Snow White with the Red Hair volume 1 by Sorata…
GROWN by TIFFANY D. JACKSON A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN I’m a fan of Tiffany D. Jackson. A big fan, if you haven’t noticed. I’ve reviewed two of her books in the past (Allegedly and Monday’s Not Coming) and absolutely loved them. Grown is no exception. Anyway, I’m glad we could get my…
DRY by NEAL + JARROD SHUSTERMAN A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN About halfway into Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman, I asked myself: Why did I think it was a good time to read this book? Not because the book is bad. On the contrary, it’s very good, but it is also…
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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…
ONE OF US IS LYING by KAREN M. MCMANUS A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN If you read YA at all and you aren’t living under a rock, I doubt you missed One of Us is Lying. Unless you’re me. Then you read a LOT of YA and just avoided this…
GRASS by KEUM SUK GENDRY-KIM A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN This is another week, dear readers, where I’m kind of cheating a bit. Grass isn’t necessarily a new book (it was published in 2019), but it’s new to the library and I wanted to review it, so here we are. Grass…
THE BELLES by DHONIELLE CLAYTON A REVIEW by ALEXA DUNCAN The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton has always orbited around my reading circles, but I never gave the book a shot until now. I can’t say why I did–I guess I was just in the mood for some frothy fantasy? And that’s…