Book Reviews, By Genre

Note: Books that fall under multiple genres will appear in multiple categories. Sub-genres are described in [square brackets].

Contemporary

• A Map to the Sun – Sloane Leong
• A Match Made in Mehendi – Nandini Bajpai
• A Thousand Fires – Shannon Price
• The Astonishing Colour of After – Emily X.R. Pan [elements of magical realism]
• Autoboyography – Christina Lauren
• The Best Lies – Sarah Lyu
• Break the Fall – Jennifer Iacopelli
• Check, Please! Book 1: Hockey – Ngozi Ukazu
• Clues to the Universe – Christina Li
• Color Outside the Lines – Sangu Mandanna [anthology]
• Darius the Great Is Not Okay – Adib Khorram
• Eliza and Her Monsters – Francesca Zappia
• Final Draft – Riley Redgate
• Fly on the Wall – Remy Lai
• Foreshadow – Emily X.R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma (editors) [anthology]
• Frankly in Love – David Yoon
• Fresh Ink: An Anthology – Lamar Giles (editor) [anthology]
• Front Desk – Kelly Yang
• Full Disclosure – Camryn Garrett
• The Henna Wars – Adiba Jaigirdar
• Hungry Hearts – Elsie Chapman and Caroline Tung Richmond (editors) [anthology]
• I’ll Be The One – Lyla Lee
• If It Makes You Happy – Claire Kann
• More to the Story – Hena Khan
• Opposite of Always – Justin A. Reynolds
• Other Words for Home – Jasmine Warga [poetry]
• Patron Saints of Nothing – Randy Ribay
• Permanent Record – Mary H.K. Choi
• Pie in the Sky – Remy Lai
• The Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo
• Prepped by Bethany Mangle
• The Proposal – Jasmine Guillory
• Red, White, and Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston
• Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything – Raquel Vasquez Gilliland [contemporary-science-fiction]
• Soft on Soft – Em Ali
• The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling – Wai Chim
• Take Back the Block – Chrystal D. Giles
• This is All Your Fault – Aminah Mae Safi
• This Time Will Be Different – Misa Suguira
• Underdog – Tobias Madden [anthology]
• The Voting Booth – Brandy Colbert
• We Are Totally Normal – Rahul Kanakia
• With the Fire on High – Elizabeth Acevedo
• Written in the Stars – Aisha Saeed
• Written in the Stars – Alexandria Bellafleur

Fabulism

• Exit West – Mohsim Hamid
• Foreshadow – Emily X.R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma (editors) [anthology]
• Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune – Roselle Lim

Fantasy

• A Spark of White Fire – Sangu Mandanna [space opera fantasy]
• A Thousand Beginnings and Endings – Elsie Chapman and Ellen Oh (editors) [anthology]
• The Black Veins – Ashia Monet [urban fantasy]
• Color Outside the Lines – Sangu Mandanna [anthology]
• The Dragon Warrior – Katie Zhao [mythology]
• Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch – Julie Abe
• The Fallen Hero – Katie Zhao
• The Fifth Season – N.K. Jemisin
• Forest of a Thousand Lanterns – Julie C. Dao
• Girls of Paper and Fire – Natasha Ngan
• Gods of Jade and Shadow – Silvia Moreno-Garcia [historical fantasy]
• Hungry Hearts – Elsie Chapman and Caroline Tung Richmond (editors) [anthology]
• Infinity Cycle – Adam Silvera [urban fantasy]
• Iron Heart – Nina Varela
• The Iron Will of Genie Lo – F.C. Yee [mythology]
• Jade City – Fonda Lee [urban fantasy]
• Jade War – Fonda Lee [urban fantasy]
• Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix – Julie C. Dao
• Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge – Paul Krueger [urban fantasy]
• Lobizona – Romina Garber
• Moonstruck Vol 1 – Grace Ellis and Shae Beagle [urban fantasy]
• Raybearer – Jordan Ifueko
• The Rise of Kyoshi – F.C. Yee
• Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse [dystopian fantasy]
• We Hunt the Flame – Hafsah Faizal
• Where Dreams Descend – Janella Angeles

Historical Fiction

• Clues to the Universe – Christina Li
• Color Outside the Lines – Sangu Mandanna [anthology]
• Gods of Jade and Shadow – Silvia Moreno-Garcia [historical fantasy]
• Kingdom of Back – Marie Lu [historical fantasy]
• Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando – Andrea Wang
• Mexican Gothic – Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid
• These Violent Delights – Chloe Gong [historical fantasy]
• The Weight of Our Sky – Hanna Alkaf

Horror

• Foreshadow – Emily X.R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma (editors) [anthology]
• Mexican Gothic – Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Literary

• A River of Stars – Vanessa Hua
• Speaking of Summer – Kalisha Buckhanon

Memoir

• Almost American Girl – Robin Ha

Mystery

• Ace of Spades – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• Sadie – Courtney Summers
• Speaking of Summer – Kalisha Buckhanon

Paranormal/Supernatural

• Amari and the Night Brothers – B.B. Alston [paranormal with SFF elements]
• The Girl and the Ghost – Hanna Alkaf [paranormal/Malaysian folklore]

Romance

• Act Your Age, Eve Brown – Talia Hibbert
• Autoboyography – Christina Lauren
• The Bride Test – Helen Hoang
• The Bromance Book Club – Lyssa Kay Adams
• The Flatshare – Beth O’Leary
• Forbidden Promises – Synithia Williams
• Go Deep – Rizly Adams
• The Henna Wars – Adiba Jaigirdar
• Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune – Roselle Lim
• Opposite of Always – Justin A. Reynolds
• The Proposal – Jasmine Guillory
• Red, White, and Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston
• Soft on Soft – Em Ali
• The Voting Booth – Brandy Colbert
• The Wedding Party – Jasmine Guillory
• Written in the Stars – Alexandria Bellafleur

Science-Fiction

• A Spark of White Fire – Sangu Mandanna [space opera fantasy]
• A Thousand Beginnings and Endings – Elsie Chapman and Ellen Oh (editors) [anthology]
• An Unkindness of Ghosts – Rivers Solomon
• Dealing in Dreams – Lilliam Rivera [Analysis] [dystopian]
• Dragon Pearl – Yoon Ha Lee
• Foreshadow – Emily X.R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma (editors) [anthology]
• Fresh Ink: An Anthology – Lamar Giles (editor) [anthology]
• Ignite the Stars – Maura Milan
• Internment – Samira Ahmed [dystopian]
• Not Your Backup – C.B. Lee [post-apocalyptic]
• On The Edge of Gone – Corinne Duyvis [post-apocalyptic]
• Ruse – Cindy Pon
• Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything – Raquel Vasquez Gilliland [contemporary science-fiction]
• Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse [dystopian fantasy]
• Want – Cindy Pon
• Yesterday is History – Kosoko Jackson [contemporary science-fiction]

Thriller

• Ace of Spades – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• The Best Lies – Sarah Lyu
• Lock Every Door – Riley Sager