Re-thinking Reviews: Girls of Paper and Fire

As one of the first book-related posts on this blog, I wrote a review of an ARC I had for Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (read it here). I loved it, I wrote. But now… I’m not so sure. Even at the time, I was a bit underwhelmed by the story and characters. I think I just didn’t want to admit it because the book had superb representation–and the cover was pretty. Here, I will review this book again, with how I really feel.

Top 10 YA Fiction Clichés

What’s worse than a terrible book with no purpose? A terrible book filled with annoying clichés. Yep, we’re talking about those tropes you see no end to in typical YA fiction. You may like some of these scenarios, and you may hate them to no end. Whether you love them or you don’t, they seem to be successful. Today I’m discussing the most common YA clichés and the pros and cons of each.