Having reached my tolerance limit with two back-to-back romance reviews, I now return to home territory: all things gnarly and body horror-related. This time, we are dealing with rotting limbs, forest cryptids, blood magic, the horrors of pursuing a PhD, and one of the slimiest, grossest fictional billionaires I have had the misfortune of discoveringRead More
Live Out Your Marine Biologist Dreams with Tessa Yang’s The Jellyfish Problem
Tessa Yang’s debut novel The Jellyfish Problem officially released June 2nd, and the problem is that you haven’t read it yet. The novel follows Dr. Jo Ness–marine biologist, jellyfish enthusiast. After her best friend dies in an accident Jo herself feels responsible for, she drifts through life, unmoored and utterly alone. When her sort-of ex calls afterRead More
10 Sapphic Books with Asian American Representation
May is AAPI Heritage Month, but it’s always a great time to diversify your reading. Here are 10 novels ranging across young adult, fantasy, and contemporary romance with sapphic representation. From Bengali Muslim families to Chinese American characters in historical fiction, these are just a few examples of rich and vibrant stories across the AsianRead More
A Lackluster “Yuri” on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
This one’s on me. I should have known from the author’s “lesbian Heated Rivalry” comp-pitch viral tweet that something wicked this way comes. I understand marketing is a necessary evil—especially for emerging artists—but surely, there are some decent sapphic romance titles that would have made for a more fitting comparison. Anyway, we digress. I have alwaysRead More
YA Sapphics on Ice: Just Between Us by Adeline Kon
Shortly after this year’s Winter Olympics, Adeline Kon’s Just Between Us was released and gave all of us sports sapphics a romance set in the high stakes world of figure skating. This young adult graphic novel delivers a medal-worthy ice queen, enemies-to-lovers sports romance filled with solid writing, compelling characters, and gorgeous art. Lydia “Ice Queen” ChenRead More
A Spine-Tingling Thriller About Obsession: The Plans I Have for You by Lai Sanders Review
When a video of Shelley Hu hitting her rock bottom goes viral, it upends her entire life. She loses her spot at Columbia Law, her highly coveted internship at a prestigious law firm, and any hope she once had of building a better life for herself and her mother. Shelley retreats to the town inRead More
Shakespeare, Study Hall, and Secrets Worth Killing Over: This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux
Wilberton Academy takes its theater seriously. Members of the elite Wilberton Theatrical Society are revered by the student body, and beautiful, talented Elizabeth Woodward is a shining star among them. The whole school is abuzz over the production of Romeo and Juliet that Elizabeth is starring in as the tragic leading lady—until she’s found dead the morningRead More
Two Worlds Collide: Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by CB Lee
CB Lee’s Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, as the title suggests, takes place in two worlds, both very different yet full of similarities. In one, overachiever Brenda has developed a 19-step plan to use science to save the world from climate change. In the other, Chosen One Kat just wants to forget about the prophecy thatRead More
An Aching and Cathartic Coming of Age Story: Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate
Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate is one of those books I absolutely ached over. Having written some of my favorite young adult contemporary novels–Final Draft and Look No Further–Riley Redgate is an auto-read author for me and I was thrilled to see she had a new novel coming out. (With a cover by Tillie Walden, one ofRead More
Sophomore Graphic Novel Fires on All Cylinders: Cannon by Lee Lai Review
Cannon by Lee Lai (she/her) is a thought-provoking and propulsive graphic novel that explores how one can get taken advantage of in all different types of relationships—family, friend, romantic, and professional—and the importance of making yourself and your mental health a priority. Lucy, also known as Cannon, a nickname lovingly coined by her best friend, Trish,Read More
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