Reviews written by Alison Hong, Staff Reviewer and Tumblr Manager

YA Contemporary, FINDING PARIS seems to be like the typical road trip book. Awesome heroine? We have Leo. Attractive love interest? Yes, there is Max. Road trip? Yep, this one is to Los Angeles from Las Vegas. A romance? Definitely, and a delicious one actually. But this book is more...

Have you ever made mistakes so bad that you wish you could go back and fix them? Well, that is the case of Luke Eric. With red dices inherited from his friendly psychiatrist, Luke is able to go back in time to fix three mistakes. His first mistake? He has...

TANGLED WEBS is the first book of the TANGLED WEBS series. YA Historical Fiction and Romance, the book is perfectly acceptable to read as a standalone. Set in London of 1725, this story surprisingly doesn't have steampunk elements (read: futuristic tech) and reads more like a novel of espionage. Recommended...

ON THE FENCE shares some minor characters with THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US. Written by the same author, the wonderful Kasie West, this romance novel brings a lot of drama (as usual) and more sparks of attraction. Our narrator and friendly tomboy, Charlie (Charlotte Reynolds), gets a speeding ticket more times...

YA Contemporary Romance, MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES isn't the easiest story to read. Suicide isn't an easy topic, and when I think about it, my mother's old words come into mind. "Just shake it off," she would say to me. "Go out and walk in the park. Realize...

DOROTHY MUST DIE is set in the same place as the children's novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Most people would immediately recall the classic tale of another world with bright colors and forget the Kansas of brown, white, and gray. The books aren't set in the same time. In...

YA Contemporary and Chick-lit, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US majorly focuses on a sweet and blossoming romance between Caymen Meyers of the lower class and Alexander "Xander" Spence of the upper class. Though this cheesy tale has been told many times over and over again, somehow Kasie West manages to make...

Rook, the word on the title, has nothing to do with chess as one might think. It is likely refers to the bird, thus the feathers on the cover. The feathers are dipped in red paint, which completely explains the color and appearance of it. The book is set in...

Please note that there are some spoilers in this review. Schizophrenia is never an easy disease. It eats away the mind, and it is simply horrifying. It is like a parasite, eating people (their souls) from inside out. From the brief Internet search, it seems Leah...

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES is the first book of the series. Although there are no substantial evidence that this will be a trilogy, one can certainly hope. The second book is apparently being picked up by the publisher, and it seems we'll be getting more of Laia and Elias....

YA Contemporary, JESSE'S GIRL is perfect as a standalone. The title of the book totally reminds me of a song I frequently hear on the radio. "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield. Although there is a difference between Jessie and Jesse, I can't help but be intrigued by the similarity. Anyway,...

THE BODY ELECTRIC makes a lot of references to Beth Revis' trilogy (ACROSS THE UNIVERSE), and I absolutely love all those easter eggs. It brings back great memories and tempts me into reading those books all over again. Ella Shepherd is desperate to hold onto her...

A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL is the first book I'd ever read from Suzanne Young. I have to admit that I wasn't a big fan of A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL, but I'm definitely a fan of THE REMEDY. What can I say? Suzanne Young gets better with time. THE REMEDY is...

YA Dystopian, AWAKENING brings a world where everyone is required to use a dreaming machine (called Dreamscape) to sleep. Now, many of us take sleep for granted. Many of us don't have insomnias, parasomnias, hypersomnias, and everything in between. But I find Duffy's approach greatly interesting. I'd seen hunger, water,...

YA Mystery with an excellent touch of suspense, THE STELLOW PROJECT is a story of Lilah Stellow who is running from a storm. Once she has taken shelter with Flori (her younger sister) at her father's cabin and the storm dies away, a lot of drama follows. Lilah is desperate...