A review by elenhill
The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ji-Won is starting her first year of college when her father walks out on her family. Her, along with her little sister are left to pick up the pieces of their devastated mother. It didn’t take long for her mother to find a new man and within weeks, he is living with the family. The new man, George, is an Asian obsessed, selfish and repulsive man… with beautiful blue eyes. 
We follow Ji-Won as she spirals into darkness as her hate for her mom’s new man grows. Around her campus, bodies keep popping up, but with their eyes removed.
This book is full of tension and you can feel the claustrophobic environment full of high emotions. The characters feel real and you can’t help but kind of root for Ji-won even as she struggles with dark thoughts and hallucinations. 
It’s dark, weird and gross in all the best ways.