Agla. Alef

I've read a few young adult books with female protagonists, so I thought I knew what I was getting into here. However, at every step the story just kept surprising me. Then I realised what this story really was - an anti-YA. The main character is not perfect and makes many mistakes, and is really getting punished for them. The book keeps playing with your expectations and doing the opposite. All the usual YA tropes are here, but the outcomes are totally not what usually happens. It's very entertaining. Beautifully written and delightfully weird.