If You Knew My Name is a hard-hitting YA Novel about a young man going through a horrific event. Mason starts his senior year on a brand-new high to fall to his lowest depths. Forced into a class he doesn't want to be in and stuck in an event he's only ever read about. The only answer he has is to rap his way to justice. Which on paper sounds kind of crazy but it works really well with Carter writing here. Most of what Carter does is spectacular especially for the age range they are trying to reach.

However, a book like this does come with it faults. Most of the characters come off as flat or trying too hard. This is a problem I find in most YA now-a-days. With a story like this that made me cry really early into it I had higher hope. Every subject - which there is a lot - is talked about beautifully for the most part. It brings up important questions that I feel like most High Schoolers should be asking. And situation that are sadly too real. 

I couldn't recommend more.

Eat Your Heart Out was drawn with beautiful artwork and had a wonderful story. It follows a young girl who races off to New York City to become a fashion designer. Its low stakes with some very well written side characters. The villain isn't even really a villain but a cut out of one, and in most stories, I would dock a star for that but here it worked like a charm. All the characters are loveable in some way and the representation is off the chart.

 It's a harrowing story about extreme abuse but at its heart it is a thriller. I think I would've enjoyed it better with two changes. This would be more a literally novel instead of a thriller, and if the POV was more open. When they things go really extreme and messy it lacked real nuance with just following Lex. I also found myself annoyed with not having enough clues in the end. I just feel like overall it could've been better. With that being said I still recommend. 

It was very enjoyable for what it was, even if it was a little slow.

Probably my favorite from this series