Valerie Zhang
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Valerie is sixteen. She attends a boarding school near Boston, where she writes, reads, and attempts to be a studious student. She's too lazy to write the rest of this bio, so follow her on Twitter @torquoiseworld because shameless self-promotion is alive and thriving!

Book Review: Camp Boyfriend by J. K. Rock

As addicted as I am to contemporary romances, I still have standards. Unfortunately, Camp Boyfriend did not perform accordingly. I’m not exactly sure when my annoyance turned into detestation. All that I know is that at some point, I really…

Book Review: How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker

I applaud you if the title of this book doesn’t immediately exhaust you. Seriously, I am not joking. This novel deserves the “Longest Title” Award. Although I can’t reveal whether or not the title is fitting, I will reveal that…

Book Review: The Fire Wish by Amber Lough

I don’t believe in genies, or jinnis, as it’s spelled in The Fire Wish. However, if given the opportunity to make any wish right now, I would wish for everyone to read this novel. The Fire Wish, published on July…

Book Review: Since Forever Ago by Olivia Besse

I will admit it: I have an unhealthy addiction to all things chick-lit. Yes, even though I know it’s incredibly cliched, contrived, cheesy and crazy (alliteration is awesome), I read countless young adult romance books. That’s the way I roll,…

Book Review: Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

I ardently believe that the YA genre could definitely use a little more diversity. While the diversity of characters has definitely increased in the past few years, I feel that as a whole, the genre has lots of work to…

Book Review: Revolution by Deborah Wiles

Although I predominately read and review young adult fiction, I cannot escape my upbringing. (End dramatic introduction). Now and then I have to pick up a children’s novel. While this may say a lot about my true maturity (nonexistent…), I…

Book Review: Awkwardly Ever After by Marni Bates

I first heard of Awkward when Julie Kagawa wrote a few glowing sentences about it. Yes, I’m a Julie Kagawa fan. And perhaps more importantly, that’s how I ended up reading Awkward. I wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of Awkward,…