We sure have a little bit of everything in this issue's reviews. In Jennifer Armentrout's Don't Look Back, readers will find Samantha popping between her new self and old self, while in The Twyning, Peter must be both a rat-catcher and rat-defender. And who would ever think that Plato and Socrates would show up in a YA romance? That's exactly what happens in Just Myrto, from relative newcomer Laurie Gray. Finally, our reviewer pitches Lucy Saxon's Take Back the Skies to readers who can't let go of dystopian worlds. ARMENTROUT, Jennifer. Don't Look Back. Disney-Hyperion. 2014. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781423175124. Gr 9 Up—Samantha has everything a girl could ever want—popularity, wealth, and a boyfriend of every girl's dream. However, it all changed that night when she and her best friend went missing. It's a miracle Samantha survived, but her best friend is still missing, and the only thing that will help solve this mystery is regaining her memories, but is that a wise choice? I thought the book was amazing. It was a very fast read and I was hooked into it the moment I started the book. This book is somewhat similar to some of the mystery books I've read before, but it had better plots and an ending that I would have never thought of. I loved it, especially finding out that Samantha is not such a lucky girl like others thought she is. It's even better when she got a second chance in life to make things better and make changes without regretting it in the future. The book never left me questioning and wondering who the killer was. Overall, it's a great book. The most compelling aspect of the book was when I found out that it was Samantha herself who was leaving the warning messages to herself, yet she did not know that. It was the most intriguing point of the book because it showed that somehow, she knew something was wrong, but she couldn't remember it clearly so her old self is leaving the messages.This point then showed that she knows who the killer is and is trying her best to let her "new self" know without letting the killer know. I would recommend this book to fans of If I Stay (Dutton, 2009), and Kate Kae Myers's The Vanishing Game (Bloomsbury, 2012). Includes some sexual description. Overall, a great book.—Minh Thi N., age 16 Take a look at another take on Don't Look Back. GRAY, Laurie. Just Myrto. Luminis Bks. May 2014. Tr $19.95. ISBN 9781935462965. In this coming-of-age novel the main character, Myrto, discovers a life she never before imagined within the confines of her ancient Greek society. She finds love in a most unexpected place, learns about the world, and discovers that the mind must be opened in order to live life to the fullest. Myrto is surrounded by the teachings of great philosophers such as Socrates and Plato who teach her the true beauty and purpose of life and how it changes with each person. I honestly loved the book. It transports readers to a land of unjust leaders, philosophical musings, and into the daily assemblies of the ancient Greek Agora. Gray writes of the importance of questions and deep thinking, opening the mind against what society tells a person to believe. I really enjoyed how Myrto fell in love with Socrates over time, seeing her change in perspective towards him as the story progressed. I liked the comparison of his teachings, opening the mind, sharing Myrto's thoughts about him and all the other characters as well. Part romance, part historical fiction, the book was beautifully written and held my interest through its entirety.—Olivia, age 17 SAXON, Lucy. Take Back the Skies. Bloomsbury. June 2014. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781619633674. Gr 8 Up—Cat is a teenage girl trying to escape a controlling father and arranged marriage. She soon gets sucked into a journey that will change her life with people she'll never forget! I thought the book was overall very well written, but the first couple chapters were a little slow because you were getting to know characters and what was going on. The most compelling aspect of the story was the government—the whole book you are wondering what the heck is wrong with this government. You keep finding out more and more things about it and you have to discern if you think it is true or not. Then you get to where they are going to overthrow the government and you find out all the crazy things it has been doing and your heart breaks for these children. SPOILER ALERT: I fell in love with the characters and cried when Fox died. The epilogue was extremely upsetting because throughout the entire last half of the book James is portrayed as a bad guy that is whiny and arrogant and then for Cat to marry him was really strange. People who liked the "Hunger Games" (Scholastic) or "Divergent" (HarperCollins) series would probably enjoy Take Back the Skies because it is about overthrowing a government that is mistreating the people.—Lina H., age 14