Genre: Contemporary

LOVEBOAT FOREVER By Abigail Hing Wen

Short and Sweet Review Pearl Wong is on her way to being a music prodigy until one of her performances goes viral on Tik Tok for all the wrong reasons. Her invite to an exclusive music program is rescinded, and her manager advises her to lay low. So Pearl decides to go to Taipei and […]

FINDING MY ELF By David Valdes

Short and Sweet Review After is first semester at NYU doesn’t go as planned Cam is glad to be back in New England for the holidays. Cam was failing theater which is surprising because in high school he was a theater kid, and now he’s on the verge of losing his scholarship, because of this […]

CHECK & MATE By Ali Hazelwood

Short and Sweet Review Mallory Greenleaf used to play chess growing up, but after her father had a little scandal and rocked the chess world and tore apart their family she’s given it up. When her friend Easton asks Mallory to help her with a charity chess event Mallory reluctantly agrees. At the tournament Mallory […]

THE ROSEWOOD HUNT By Mackenzie Reed

Short and Sweet Review Lily Rosewood has lived with her grandmother since the death of her father. Iris Rosewood is the Rosewood Inc current chair and all Lily wants is for her grandmother to teach her everything. Unfortunately, Gram dies suddenly and Lily doesn’t know what’s next for her in life, but when its revealed […]

THE SPACE BETWEEN HERE & NOW By Sarah Suk

Short and Sweet Review Aimee Ro has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, which is a rare condition and for Aimee its triggered by smells. Whenever Aimee smells something that is connected to a memory from the past she’ll be taken back to that memory physically. Her dad thinks this is something she’ll grow out of but […]

THIN AIR By Kellie M. Parker

Short and Sweet Review Emily is chosen for the opportunity of a lifetime, she’s going abroad to France for a chance to win a cash prize that will allow her to choose the college of her choice, and help her and her mother get out of poverty. When Emily boards the plane she realizes that […]

I LOVED YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE By David Arnold

Short and Sweet Review Evan has plans for his life after high school, he wants to take a gap year in Alaska and make sure that his mom and little brother will be okay. When his mom is diagnosed with cancer, Evan changes his plans, but he also starts to hear a song that no […]

THE BLACKWOODS By Brandy Colbert

Short and Sweet Review The Blackwoods follows a famous family and we follow their beginnings with Blossom and how she got her start in the acting industry and in the present we see her two great granddaughters, Hollis and Ardith, and how life is for them in the spotlight. When I first started this book […]

AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT By Tahereh Mafi

Short and Sweet Review Its two years after 9/11 and tensions are running high, but Shadi has other important things to worry about than people looking down on her for being Muslim. Honestly, I wish this book was better than it was. I thought it would be more about navigating life after 9/11 especially because […]