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If You Could See the Sun

If You Could See the Sun

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  • Author：Ann Liang
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Summary

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school， where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens。 But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible—actually invisible。
 
When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition， even with the scholarship， Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power—she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know， for a price。
 
But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes， Alice must decide if it’s worth losing her conscience—or even her life。

In this genre-bending YA debut， a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates’ most scandalous secrets。

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Reviews

Omono ，

To be absolutely honest， one too many things were convenient in this book and towards the ending cringemeter went off multiple times。。。 but I really enjoyed it and would absolutely recommend。 It served the academic rivals and wealth gap trope well。 Ann Liang， I'm so proud I discovered you。 To be absolutely honest， one too many things were convenient in this book and towards the ending cringemeter went off multiple times。。。 but I really enjoyed it and would absolutely recommend。 It served the academic rivals and wealth gap trope well。 Ann Liang， I'm so proud I discovered you。 。。。more

Emma Fleming ，

devoured

Hailey ，

4。5 ⭐️ I really， really liked this！！ I love academic rivals to lovers so much， and this was exactly what I wanted this book to be。 I just wish there was a little bit more romance， but that’s just a personal preference。

Keya ，

3。8 stars

Jadelyn Tran ，

3。5/5 rounded upit was fine。 tbh i kinda expected a bit more from this？？ like the ghost plot seems kind of forced， i was hoping for a bigger， more important plot with bigger stakes？？ henri and alice were muah love acaademic rivals to loversending was kinda sad tbh。 like she would not have been able to stay at the school if not for her rich famous friends。 ig its realistic thoi was expecting/wanted ssmth darker？ sadder？？ crazier？？ morre than just normal high school ish like the blurb"she’ll disco 3。5/5 rounded upit was fine。 tbh i kinda expected a bit more from this？？ like the ghost plot seems kind of forced， i was hoping for a bigger， more important plot with bigger stakes？？ henri and alice were muah love acaademic rivals to loversending was kinda sad tbh。 like she would not have been able to stay at the school if not for her rich famous friends。 ig its realistic thoi was expecting/wanted ssmth darker？ sadder？？ crazier？？ morre than just normal high school ish like the blurb"she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know， for a price。But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes， Alice must decide if it’s worth losing her conscience—or even her life。"LIKE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SOME BIG TASK like she was NOT at once risking her life。。。 。。。more

Tessa ，

Alice is one of the smartest kids in her school but she’s also the scholarship kid - feeling as if she needs to prove her worth every step of the way。 When tuition jumps and Alice finds a unique way to capitalize on her wealthy Beijing classmates to stay enrolled， school gets a lot more interesting。 This was a good read。 I enjoyed Alice’s growth as she discovers more about herself and classmates - breaking out of the normal assumptions students have about each other。 The thread of being seen ver Alice is one of the smartest kids in her school but she’s also the scholarship kid - feeling as if she needs to prove her worth every step of the way。 When tuition jumps and Alice finds a unique way to capitalize on her wealthy Beijing classmates to stay enrolled， school gets a lot more interesting。 This was a good read。 I enjoyed Alice’s growth as she discovers more about herself and classmates - breaking out of the normal assumptions students have about each other。 The thread of being seen versus being ‘seen’ is something everyone can relate too。 The novel had a couple slow moments for me but overall kept me engaged。 The Alice & Henry dynamic was perfect。 4 stars。Review based on an advance uncorrected proof won by the reviewer。 Thanks for the ARC Inkyard Press！ 。。。more

Amar。_。Reads ，

can this book be given more than 5 stars？？WHEN I SAY I WANT ACADEMIC RIVALS TO LOVERS THIS IS WHAT I MEAN。this was what i desperately needed AND WE BETTER GET A SEQUEL OR AN EPILOGUE IN THE FORM OF A NOVELLA OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DESPERATE FOR SOMETHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

Susan Ballard ，

This book reminds me why I love reading young adult。 It's such a wonderful genre mash-up; you’ve got fantasy， romance， family drama， and a criminal element， oh and of course， it's set in academia。 So much to love。 I thought it was brilliant how Ann Liang gave Alice the ability to turn invisible when she already felt invisible among her classmates。 She also wove into the narrative the reality of classism and racism。 Alice and Henry’s rivals-to-lovers relationship is developed so well， first acade This book reminds me why I love reading young adult。 It's such a wonderful genre mash-up; you’ve got fantasy， romance， family drama， and a criminal element， oh and of course， it's set in academia。 So much to love。 I thought it was brilliant how Ann Liang gave Alice the ability to turn invisible when she already felt invisible among her classmates。 She also wove into the narrative the reality of classism and racism。 Alice and Henry’s rivals-to-lovers relationship is developed so well， first academic rivals， then business partners， and then… well， Alice sees he’s not nearly as annoying as she once thought。Thank you， @harpercollins @inkyardpress and @annliangwrites for a spot on tour and a gifted ebook。 。。。more

una ，

— 4。5 🌟 a real page-turner， in its own unique way。 and i really liked alice as a main character。 i really enjoyed this book i read this in one sitting， the pacing can be quite fast but at least it is never boring。 a fresh story and great character make this book great to read and hard to put down till the last page。 boarding schools … rich students … and the tasks alice and henry doing could be illegal … oh MYYYY this is thrilling but also i feel nervous and it gave off dark academia vibes？？？ “p — 4。5 🌟 a real page-turner， in its own unique way。 and i really liked alice as a main character。 i really enjoyed this book i read this in one sitting， the pacing can be quite fast but at least it is never boring。 a fresh story and great character make this book great to read and hard to put down till the last page。 boarding schools … rich students … and the tasks alice and henry doing could be illegal … oh MYYYY this is thrilling but also i feel nervous and it gave off dark academia vibes？？？ “painful truth: I’m friendly with everybody。。。but I’m friends with nobody。” “I hate that this is always my first instinct: self-doubt， anxiety， the nagging feeling that I did something wrong。” “Because even though I’m smart， I’m not that smart。 Not the kind of prodigy-level smart you would expect to find at Harvard， the kind that would allow me to skip all my classes and still rank first in every test， that would make everything come easily。” “I don’t want to be ranked second。” “If I’m not first， I’m nothing。” “this isn’t a Marvel movie。 It’s not about good versus evil—it’s just about survival。 And even if it were，” i’m too stunned to speak … wow。 this hurts so bad。 i literally cried a little bc of alice … it hits so close to home。 too damn relatable that it hurts。 same alice same… bc sometimes i feel like people just don’t get it。 alice character is really well-written。 i can feel her emotions。 and the romance aspect of the novel was cute ！！！！ “Together， we’ll—” “Be the nation’s greatest power couple？” he offers。 this book has so many lessons。 i wholeheartedly recommend this book。 “descartes was wrong， you know， when he said， ‘to live well， you must live unseen。’ to live well， you must learn to see yourself first。” 。。。more

Beryl ，

4。5

♡ ，

THE WAY ANN LIANG WROTE THIS BOOK FOR ME 😭 ALL MY FAV TROPES AND THE CHINA SETTING。。 IT FELT LIKE COMING HOME

celine ，

alice and henry were so cute 😖 their dynamic with the academic rivals tension and cute banter made me smile sm 🤕 will be in an alicehenry brainrot for a biti adore ann liang’s writing A LOT， i just know she’ll be one of my fav authors。 i spent so many times just admiring what she wrote <33 i will be now be tuning into whatever she publishes the only thing i wished would be better was the invisibility aspect since i usually like the background story and why alice has it in the first place， but at alice and henry were so cute 😖 their dynamic with the academic rivals tension and cute banter made me smile sm 🤕 will be in an alicehenry brainrot for a biti adore ann liang’s writing A LOT， i just know she’ll be one of my fav authors。 i spent so many times just admiring what she wrote <33 i will be now be tuning into whatever she publishes the only thing i wished would be better was the invisibility aspect since i usually like the background story and why alice has it in the first place， but at the same time i do understand why it was important for this bookall in all， this was so cute ！！！！ （will def want to buy the book once the paperback is released） also it’s set in a beijing international boarding school with many asians ！ 。。。more

leia ！ ，

4。75 some parts i didn’t really like and -0。25 cause i was promised academic rivals to lovers but there was not much lovers JK i still loved the plot i love the way it was made with like poor girl in rich chinese school and then comprising with grades and invisibility i loved the way this played out and i’m so happy it was worth it LOLS

sara ，

i was waiting for months for this one and it did not disappoint me。 easily one of my most favorite reads this year。 i support women's rights but most importantly i support women's wrongs。 i was waiting for months for this one and it did not disappoint me。 easily one of my most favorite reads this year。 i support women's rights but most importantly i support women's wrongs。 。。。more

Samantha ，

If You Could See the Sun by Ann LiangThank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own。Full disclosure， I went into this totally blind。 I saw the cover and had to read it。If you could turn invisible， what would you do with your ability？ When Alice Sun is faced with this question she chooses what any desperate broke student would do， exchange secrets for money。 When a big job goes t If You Could See the Sun by Ann LiangThank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own。Full disclosure， I went into this totally blind。 I saw the cover and had to read it。If you could turn invisible， what would you do with your ability？ When Alice Sun is faced with this question she chooses what any desperate broke student would do， exchange secrets for money。 When a big job goes terribly wrong Alice is forced to ask herself if the payoff was worth the price。I have to say， I quite enjoyed this story。 At first I didn't think I was going to but by the time I hit halfway I was invested。 I really liked Alice as a main character。 She was relatable and easy to root for。 I enjoyed the way we got to see her struggle with herself when deciding if she was going to go through with the final job when so much was depending on it。 Overall， it wasn't a bad read。 Once you get to the end there are a lot of typical YA clichés that come out but other than that it was pretty good。 Q: If you could be invisible for a day what would you do？ OR If you could pick a super power what would it be？ 。。。more

Emma ，

3。5 stars！ The writing was really great/impressive， I loved so many sentences。 I just feel like it wasn’t necessary to even have her be actually invisible for the story to work well。

Alisha ，

Alice Sun strives to be the very best of her class at her elite Beigin international boarding school， where she is the only student with a （partial） scholarship。 She’s around China’s most rich and influential teens and she needs to do everything she can to get a leg up。 But one day， she starts to turn invisible， as in， no one can actually see her type of invisible。When she realizes she can use her new power in exchange for money she desperately needs， especially since her parents have dropped th Alice Sun strives to be the very best of her class at her elite Beigin international boarding school， where she is the only student with a （partial） scholarship。 She’s around China’s most rich and influential teens and she needs to do everything she can to get a leg up。 But one day， she starts to turn invisible， as in， no one can actually see her type of invisible。When she realizes she can use her new power in exchange for money she desperately needs， especially since her parents have dropped the bomb shell that they can no longer afford her school tuition after this semester， Alice will discover all the secrets her classmates have。But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual illegal crimes， Alice must decide what it's all worth。This was a very quick and engrossing read for me and I was very interested in how it would all play out。 I also enjoyed how the power Alice has of invisibility is never quite mastered and she doesn’t know when she will have the ability。This is the second book I’ve read recently where the main character absolutely hates their rival and they then become friends with said rival and the rival is utterly confused by the actual hatred and then they fall in love。 I couldn’t love it more！ Ann Liang does the rivalry so perfectly that within the first few pages I was cheering for Alice to open her eyes and for them to kiss。Overall， I stayed for the love trope between Alice and Henry， but also to see how Alice would handle the big situation she got herself in。 Will be recommending this to quite a few people whom I know will enjoy it。*Thank you Inkyard Press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 。。。more

Tessa Talks Books ，

What's it about （in a nutshell）:If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang is a YA story about a teenage girl who suddenly develops the power to turn invisible。 She gets into many hijinks – for a good cause， of course – and learns important life lessons along the way。Initial Expectations （before beginning the book）:The title and cover are throwing me off a bit。 There is something very contemporary and very literary about them to me。 Yet， the story is about a girl who goes to an international boarding What's it about （in a nutshell）:If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang is a YA story about a teenage girl who suddenly develops the power to turn invisible。 She gets into many hijinks – for a good cause， of course – and learns important life lessons along the way。Initial Expectations （before beginning the book）:The title and cover are throwing me off a bit。 There is something very contemporary and very literary about them to me。 Yet， the story is about a girl who goes to an international boarding school with China's most influential teems and develops the power to turn invisible， which sounds like a very light and fun story。 I'm not sure how this story will go based on first impressions。Actual Reading Experience:There is so much to love about this story。 It turned out to be mostly light and entertaining but with big life lessons to learn。 I thought that presenting those lessons in such a way made them more impactful and relatable。There is an enemies to lovers' romance that is so sweet， pure， and innocent that I instantly fell in love with the characters and invested in their story。 Alice and Henry have won top honors at school every year – they are basically tied for first place。 This immediately lights Alice's competitive spirit on fire， which is a lot of fun。 Henry is more chill about it like it all comes naturally and is what it is。 Since Alice must work hard for her grades， this riles her even more。 The sparks between these two are lots of fun to behold。The peek into Chinese culture is very interesting to me。 It is woven throughout the story in a colorful tapestry of little nuances that made me look at Chinese culture in a new light。 The lessons learned， though， are universal and take center stage。 When Alice has to choose what clients to take on and the subsequent tasks using her invisibility powers， she has to choose between her own morality and earning money for her education。Characters:Alice Sun is a type A student who excels at her classes because of sheer effort。 She is the only scholarship student at her boarding school， but that is never an issue until her parents can no longer afford the portion of her tuition they must pay。 Since Alice doesn't want to leave her school， she has to think fast and find a way to make money。 Then she becomes invisible， opening up a door to endless money-making possibilities。Henry Li is the son of a successful businessman and is poised to take over the family business one day。 He is smart and though inwardly self-conscious， projects outer confidence that all his classmates respond to whether they mean to or not。 It seems like he has everything and then some。Narration & Pacing:The story is told in first person narration through Alice's POV。 Since she is the one that develops the power of invisibility， it is fun and interesting to explore it with her in this more personal narration style。The pacing is incredibly fast， rapidly moving from one series of events to another。 I love the pacing， as my focus never once left the page。Setting:The setting is Airington School， an international boarding school in Beijing， China。 The story stays mostly within that setting， only venturing outside a few times。 This setting is well-detailed and is perfect for the academic tale。Ages Appropriate For:If You Can See the Sun is appropriate for all YA readers， the younger and older ages。 They will connect easily to the character and her situations and be able to pull from Alice's lessons learned to things applicable in their own lives。 The adult reader will find joy in the hijinks， be enlightened by the cultural aspects， and absolutely adore the characters。Read it， if you like:•tEnemies to lovers' romances•tSuperpowers / paranormal•tHijinks•tLessons learned•tChinese Culture 。。。more

Ensara ➶ ，

must remember to read this asap

Magen ，

‘If You Could See the Sun’ is a contemporary YA with magical elements set at an international school in China。 Alice is from a working class family who cannot afford to pay for her last semester of school。 Desperate and emotional， she discovers she has the ability to turn invisible and finds a way to monetize it through collaborating with her academic rival。 Chaos ensues as her tasks become more difficult and unethical， leaving Alice facing the questions of just because she can turn invisible， s ‘If You Could See the Sun’ is a contemporary YA with magical elements set at an international school in China。 Alice is from a working class family who cannot afford to pay for her last semester of school。 Desperate and emotional， she discovers she has the ability to turn invisible and finds a way to monetize it through collaborating with her academic rival。 Chaos ensues as her tasks become more difficult and unethical， leaving Alice facing the questions of just because she can turn invisible， should she？ This was a refreshing read。 I’ve read plenty of school settings with magical elements but this one was just a little more unique。 Alice is a great main character， very relatable。 The way she and her rival Henry play off each other as the story progresses is very entertaining and at time adorable way。 There were quite a few entertaining Side characters as well。Thank you to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Sophie ，

Loved this one！

Raji ，

Review to come

Victoria ，

They Feel Like ConfessionsAnn Liang’s debut novel scrutinizes morality vs。 aspirations in If You Could See the Sun。 Alice Sun feels invisible compared to her rich classmates in the elite Beijing Airington International Boarding School。 Especially， as she competes for the Top Achiever Award next to the perfect Henry Li every year。 When Alice actually starts turning invisible， she must decide if this new power is a gift or a curse。 Alice’s determination to excel at academics is obsessive， as she t They Feel Like ConfessionsAnn Liang’s debut novel scrutinizes morality vs。 aspirations in If You Could See the Sun。 Alice Sun feels invisible compared to her rich classmates in the elite Beijing Airington International Boarding School。 Especially， as she competes for the Top Achiever Award next to the perfect Henry Li every year。 When Alice actually starts turning invisible， she must decide if this new power is a gift or a curse。 Alice’s determination to excel at academics is obsessive， as she tries to prove her worth by having the best grades。 She may not be able to have the power and prestige her rich classmates enjoy， but she can be smarter than them。 At first， she sees her new power of uncontrollable invisibility as another disruption to her life， but with the help of Henry， Alice finds a way to use her classmates to make the money she needs to stay in Airington。 Though both Alice and Henry briefly discuss the morality of selling secrets， they see the challenge as more important than the consequences。 As the secrets become more and more dangerous， Alice must decide what moral boundaries she should not cross。 A brief warning that there is plenty of cursing。 Ann Liang does a great job balancing Alice’s desires with her questionable actions。 Alice has a lot to contend with， and her less than honorable decisions are easy to identify with。 She wants the same power and influence as her classmates， and is willing to work really hard for it。 Whether she truly learned her lesson in the end is also questionable， as she conveniently out smarts the school， her family， friends， and teachers。 It is Alice’s struggle with all of these questions， that gives some hope that she knows where ambition should end。 。。。more

Ann Zhao ，

Ann Liang’s debut novel is a fantastic adventure through Beijing boarding school and the power of actual real-life invisibility。 I love a good academic rivals to lovers story， and If You Could See the Sun delivered on that SO well。 So excited to see what else Ann has in store。

Michelle F ，

I'm surprised how much I actually enjoyed this book。 This is a great debut and has a likable love interest。 I know， crazy。 Is this the first book with a rich guy who doesn't make me feel like there's a power imbalance between him and the MC？ Yes。 So for that this book gets 8 discounted sweaters out of 10 years of school。 I'm surprised how much I actually enjoyed this book。 This is a great debut and has a likable love interest。 I know， crazy。 Is this the first book with a rich guy who doesn't make me feel like there's a power imbalance between him and the MC？ Yes。 So for that this book gets 8 discounted sweaters out of 10 years of school。 。。。more

Ellanese ，

Alice Sun is invisible in school， having good grades takes a lot of work， but after her parents tell her they can't afford her private school anymore， she turns invisible in a new unimaginable way and she may be able to monetize on this new ability。 I read this in one sitting。 Alice's problems were extremely relatable for me， the struggles of keeping grades to even unseemly separate you from social life， is a subject that this book touches on perfectly。 As for the romance， it was nice having Hen Alice Sun is invisible in school， having good grades takes a lot of work， but after her parents tell her they can't afford her private school anymore， she turns invisible in a new unimaginable way and she may be able to monetize on this new ability。 I read this in one sitting。 Alice's problems were extremely relatable for me， the struggles of keeping grades to even unseemly separate you from social life， is a subject that this book touches on perfectly。 As for the romance， it was nice having Henry for companies and their moments were perfectly integrated into the story （though I wouldn't mind more， I love smarts together）。 Overall， this ends just where it needed to endThanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more

Penny lurkykitty ，

Alice is a Chinese-American girl who whose family returned to China after several years in the US。 She is the only scholarship student at her elite private international school in Beijing。 Surrounded by her super rich classmates， Alice has always felt invisible and pours her energy into academic achievement。 Her scholarship is only partial， and her struggling parents have let her know that they don’t have enough money for her to attend beyond the current semester。 Shortly after her parents drop Alice is a Chinese-American girl who whose family returned to China after several years in the US。 She is the only scholarship student at her elite private international school in Beijing。 Surrounded by her super rich classmates， Alice has always felt invisible and pours her energy into academic achievement。 Her scholarship is only partial， and her struggling parents have let her know that they don’t have enough money for her to attend beyond the current semester。 Shortly after her parents drop this bomb， Alice finds that she can become intermittently and unpredictably invisible。 With the help of her academic rival， Henry， who creates the app "Beijing Ghost"， she monetizes this unusual ability by performing tasks and finding out secrets。The story is fast-paced and tense， exploring themes such as economic inequality， racism， isolation and belonging。 Alice is a flawed， brilliant but clueless， ambitious but relatable character and， as the stakes intensify with each task， has to make some difficult decisions about how far she will go for tuition money。 It is satisfying to watch Alice find her moral center and learn to speak up for herself。 If You Could See the Sun is a highly addictive， fascinating， paranormal contemporary with an exquisitely executed slow-burn rivals to lovers romance， excellent writing and a lot of depth。 。。。more

Sahitya ，

I’m not much into YA contemporaries these days but just the cover of this book and the slightly magical elements in the premise intrigued me and I couldn’t resist。 I loved how the author establishes the setup and stakes in just the first couple of chapters。 Alice as a protagonist is brilliant， smart， sarcastic and very easy to like， so we are immediately drawn into her troubles and feelings。 We loathe her rival Henry just like she does and really hope she’ll be able to make the money to keep con I’m not much into YA contemporaries these days but just the cover of this book and the slightly magical elements in the premise intrigued me and I couldn’t resist。 I loved how the author establishes the setup and stakes in just the first couple of chapters。 Alice as a protagonist is brilliant， smart， sarcastic and very easy to like， so we are immediately drawn into her troubles and feelings。 We loathe her rival Henry just like she does and really hope she’ll be able to make the money to keep continuing to study at her school。 And slowly， we get to see her discover secrets and truths and grapple with what she thought about others， what the actuality is， and how justified is what she is doing with her invisibility powers。 Add to this a very intriguing rivals to lovers dynamic， and this makes for a very enjoyable story。 But what really made this book good for me was how the author managed to integrate so many themes in the story while also keeping it lighthearted enough and fun。 Alice’s invisibility doesn’t just signify her newfound powers but also the way she feels invisible and not seen in many ways by her friends because they just can’t fathom what it is to live in poverty or less financial wealth than them。 The classism here is really on point， because while it may reflect modern Beijing， it’s also true for most metro cities around the world， and it starkly depicts how unimaginable it is for wealthy people to fathom the kind of privileges they enjoy， and how much the things they take for granted are not true for others。 Overall， this was a great YA book with light speculative elements that don’t really overpower a more contemporary story， great characters who are easy to fall in love with， and excellent commentary on classism， racism， wealth inequality， poverty and more。 。。。more

Amanda Shepard （Between-the-Shelves） ，

Attending an elite boarding school in China means that Alice always kind of feels left out。 As the only scholarship student， she dosen't really fit in with her rich， high society classmates。 So when Alice actually gets the ability to turn invisible， it doesn't feel much different from normal。 When Alice's parents can no longer find the money to help pay for her tuition， she comes up with a scheme to raise the money， using her newfound invisibility。 She'll sell the darkest secrets of her classmat Attending an elite boarding school in China means that Alice always kind of feels left out。 As the only scholarship student， she dosen't really fit in with her rich， high society classmates。 So when Alice actually gets the ability to turn invisible， it doesn't feel much different from normal。 When Alice's parents can no longer find the money to help pay for her tuition， she comes up with a scheme to raise the money， using her newfound invisibility。 She'll sell the darkest secrets of her classmates and get information no one else can。 But when the scheme starts to turn towards the more criminal side， Alice has to decide if it's worth it。Thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for an advanced copy of this to review！ What immediately drew me in was the cover; it might make the light for one of the best covers that I've seen all year。 How can you not want to read that book just by looking at the cover？ It's so intriguing！But I digress。 Luckily， the story inside the book was just as enticing at the cover。 We get a bit of academic rivals to enemies， and trust me。 You can feel that tension almost from the beginning。 You're going to be rooting for them throughout the entire book， even as they get deeper into a possible criminal enterprise。 Liang did a great job creating these three dimensional characters who are doing some shady things， but you still fall in love with them anyway。 Give me a good morally grey character any day。And the premise！ Alice is kind of exposing the underbelling of the Beijing elite， willing to do whatever it takes to get the money she needs。 You know she's going to get trapped in some kind of morally questionable situation， and it's what really drives teh story。 I was hooked into this intrigued， and enjoyed the way Liang wove the supernatural into it。 I think a lot of teens will really loved this story！All in all， if you like genre-blended kind of stories with a tense plot and good characters， I'd highly recommend picking this one up！ 。。。more

Katie | niftyreads ，

Came for the cover， stayed for the captivating story。 Read it in one sitting。 Big fan of Henry Li。 Full rtc。

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