In my Yellowface book review, I highlight how R.F. Kuang’s new satire shows what the violence of mediocre white women looks like. Continue reading “‘Yellowface’ by R.F Kuang: An exploration of tokenization, white violence, and the publishing industry”
In our Atalanta book review, we outline how Jennifer Saint uses interpersonal relationships to make a Greek epic more approachable. Continue reading “‘Atalanta’ by Jennifer Saint: The story of the forgotten Argonaut”
In our Lies We Sing to the Sea book review, we want to illuminate how Sara Underwood uses the universality of teenage problems to let people know they aren’t alone, making Greek mythology more approachable in the process. Continue reading “‘Lies We Sing to the Sea’ by Sara Underwood: Set in the world of Homer’s ‘Odyssey,’ it shows young adults that people like them have always existed”
In our VenCo book review, we explore what a coven is like from a decolonized perspective. Continue reading “‘VenCo’ by Cherie Dimaline: A book for a new generation of witches”
In our Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute book review, we want to examine how Talia Hibbert perfected the modern romance for young adults. Continue reading “‘Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute’ by Talia Hibbert: This YA romance redefines who’s allowed to be desirable”
In our Wonder Woman Historia review, we explore why Wonder Woman’s new origin story feels like the story that should have been told all along. Continue reading “‘Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons’: Kelly Sue DeConnick’s feminist history of the warrior women births a new origin for Diana”
In our Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion book review, we discuss what is so special about specificity in queer stories, especially as it pertains to the lesbian experience. Continue reading “‘Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion’ by Bushra Rehman: The specific importance of lesbian stories”
Babel was one of the most highly anticipated books of 2022, and now that we’ve sat with it for a moment, let’s explore whether beloved author R.F. Kuang succeeded in responding to the new-age classic The Secret History by Donna Tartt, and what exactly Babel adds to the conversation. Continue reading “‘Babel’ by R.F. Kuang: A successful thematic response to ‘The Secret History’”
Our Bloodmarked book review examines how Tracy Deonn has finally perfected the YA fantasy heroine after many predecessors have fallen short. Continue reading “‘Bloodmarked’ by Tracy Deonn: Finally, the perfect YA fantasy heroine”
Our If You Could See the Sun book review explores how Ann Liang gives us a different kind of dark academia book that is rooted in the true underbelly of elite education rather than Pinterest aesthetics. Continue reading “‘If You Could See the Sun’ by Ann Liang: This debut author shows the true dark side of academia”
Our Home to the Wild book review considers why we find the concept of a human finding a home in the animal kingdom so appealing, as well as how author Francesca McMahon brings more emotional depth to the trope than we’ve seen before. Continue reading “‘Home to the Wild’ by Francesca McMahon: The found family story you’ve been looking for”
Our The Dawn of Yangchen book review explores how F.C. Yee deepens the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender by giving us a wonderfully realistic look at what being the “bridge between two worlds” would be like. Continue reading “‘The Dawn of Yangchen’ by F.C. Yee: A masterclass in not underestimating your young adult audience”
Our Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow book review explores how Gabrielle Zevin uses the world of video game design to turn pop culture tropes on their head in her highly anticipated new novel. Continue reading “‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ by Gabrielle Zevin: The book that finally fixes the sympathetic nerd trope of the ‘80s”
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