Contemporary Fantasy – Sara Bechtol

Review: Love Me Tomorrow by Emiko Jean

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Coming-of-age, Romance
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Time travel, Secret pen pals, Opposites attract, Reverse harem
Rep ✔️: Biracial Japanese American main character
CW ⚠️: Messy divorce, emotionally distant parents
Rating ⭐️: 4.5/5

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Review: I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang

Posted on January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 by Sara B.

Genre 📚: YA Contemporary/Fantasy, Dark academia, Romance, Coming-of-age
Tropes 💁‍♀️: Body swapping, Hidden identity, Friends to lovers
Rep ✔️: Chinese American main characters, POC and queer side characters
CW ⚠️: Depression, Self-loathing, Grief, Off-page death of a parent
Rating ⭐️: 5/5

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