Alyxandria Ang

Filled with surprising twists and offering sharp insights into the immigrant experience, White Ivy is both a love triangle and a coming-of-age story, as well as a glimpse into the dark side of a woman who yearns for success at any cost. There are very few thriller contemporary books out there with an Asian main character and discussions about the immigrant experience, and so I thought this book was going to be everything I ever dreamed of. Obviously, we know from the synopsis that she becomes obsessed with her privileged classmate (yes, it is a white male named Gideon), and I thought this was going to be an interesting dynamic. In my opinion, these conversations never shone through and what I thought was going to be an immigrant story, quickly took a backseat.

Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh Reign of the Fallen changed my mind on how well queer characters can be written in YA fantasy books since it is own voices and really normalized being queer. In this book, the fantasy elements, and the world-building are merely a background for this amazing story with a bisexual main character. lit.changed my mind on how well queer characters can be written in YA fantasy books since it is own voices and really normalized being queer. Please leave any recommendations for queer books in the comments, whether it's bisexual rep or any other queer rep!

I never thought I'd be the type to buy a game console, however, I caved and bought a switch for the sole purpose of playing Animal Crossing New Horizons. I also learned that there have actually been four other installments of Animal Crossing in the past, so this isn't really a "new" game, I'm just not an OG Animal Crosser. You know that feeling when you leave high school and the days of obligatory classic reading, and for the next few years shut out classic books from your TBR? I never imagined myself going back to classic books until I read Anna K by Jenny Lee, which is a modern reimagining of the classic Anna Karenina.

A toxic coach finds himself outplayed by the high school girls on his team in this deeply suspenseful novel, which unspools over twenty-four hours through six diverse perspectives. Tomorrow, the Wildcat varsity field hockey squad will play the first game of their new season. Coach—a handsome former college player revered and feared in equal measure—changes the plan and spins his team on a new adventure. One where they take a rival team’s mascot for a joyride, crash a party in their pajamas, break into the high school for the perfect picture.