Genre: Contemporary

I CAN’T EVEN THINK STRAIGHT By Dean Atta

I CAN’T EVEN THINK STRAIGHT By Dean Atta

Short and Sweet Review Kai knows who he is in his personal life, but this year he’s thinking about coming out at school. He has his best friends Matt and Vass who are always there for him, the only difference is Matt isn’t ready to come out and Vass isn’t afraid of showing who they […]

WHAT COMES AFTER By Katie Bayerl

WHAT COMES AFTER By Katie Bayerl

Short and Sweet Review Mari just died and now she’s in Paradise Gates, a place where the newly dead go to figure out their unfinished business. The only problem with being is Paradise Gates is her mother is also here and they’ve never had the best relationship. Mari doesn’t remember much about her death but […]

MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS By Liz Lawson

MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS By Liz Lawson

Short and Sweet Review Grace, Ally, and Henry used to be best friends until Grace gives a witness testimony in court against Henry’s brother Jake saying he killed their teacher. It’s been two years since Jake was put away and now he’s getting out because of a mistrial. Henry knows his brother is innocent and […]

IF WE WERE A MOVIE By Zakiya N. Jamal

IF WE WERE A MOVIE By Zakiya N. Jamal

Short and Sweet Review Rochelle Coleman is focused on getting into Wharton college, and although she has great grades she’s just missing one thing from her application a job. Well miraculously Rochelle ends up landing a job at Horizon Cinemas, the only problem is her nemesis Amira works there and will be her boss for […]

YOU BELONG TO ME By Hayley Krischer

YOU BELONG TO ME By Hayley Krischer

Short and Sweet Review Frances has always been content in her skin and with her small group of friends, but when she’s paired up with Julia one of the most popular girls in school for a literature assignment things quickly change in Frances’s life. Julia’s mother is the founder of DEEP, a skincare company that […]

LOVE IN 280 CHARACTERS OR LESS By Ravynn K. Stringfield

LOVE IN 280 CHARACTERS OR LESS By Ravynn K. Stringfield

Short and Sweet Review Love in 280 Characters or Less follows our main character Sydney as she starts her first year of college, she documents her journey through blog posts, texts, and tweets. We get to follow Sydney go through the ups and downs of college, growing up, fitting in, and a little romance. I’d […]

MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR By Sarah Suk

MEET ME AT BLUE HOUR By Sarah Suk

Short and Sweet Review Yena is spending the summer in Busan, South Korea, in hopes to figure out what she wants to do in the future, but in the meantime she’ll be working at her mom’s clinic. At the clinic they use sound to erase memories. Lucas Pak is in Busan for the summer visiting […]

ACE OF SPADES By Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

ACE OF SPADES By Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Short and Sweet Review Devon and Chiamaka attend Niveus Private Academy, where they both happen to be the only black students that attend. It’s their senior year and they’re both made prefects which will look pretty good on their college applications, but when Aces an anonymous person starts sending out texts about Chiamaka and Devon […]

SOLVING FOR THE UNKNOWN By Loan Le

SOLVING FOR THE UNKNOWN By Loan Le

Short and Sweet Review Viet is headed to UC Davis for his freshman year of college, he has a passion for forensic science and he’s just ready to immerse himself in the college life experience. Sadly, college is going by in a pace he wasn’t expecting and with the weight his parents put on him […]