Genre: Mystery & Detective

WRONG NUMBER 2 By R.L. Stine

Short and Sweet Review Wrong Number 2 is the sequel to The Wrong Number which I also have a review for. I think the synopsis is a little deceiving because it says that Deena and Jade are making prank phone calls again but I don’t remember them doing that in this sequel. What I do […]

49 MILES ALONE By Natalie D. Richards

Short and Sweet Review Aster and her cousin Katie are about to spend four days hiking in Utah. A year ago Katie and Aster dealt with an event that fractured their friendship. Now they plan on using the four days hiking to heal and rebuild their relationship. While on the trail they deal with illnesses, […]

GIRLS LIKE HER By Melanie Sumrow

Short and Sweet Review Fifteen year old Ruby is in a Dallas Jail waiting for her trial, for the death of a prominent businessman. Ruby has no one in her corner until her state appointed social worker Cadence comes along. Cadence knows how hard life has been for Ruby because she’s experienced some of it […]

BAD GRACES By Kyrie McCauley

Short and Sweet Review Liv hasn’t had the easiest life she and her sister have been through 13 foster homes and she knows her sister has animosity towards her. Liv decides to change where her life is going and she steals her sisters identity. Using her sisters grades and record, Liv wins an internship on […]

THE COUNSELORS By Jessica Goodman

Short and Sweet Review Goldie has always felt at home at Camp Alpine Lake, first as a camper but now she’s back as a counselor with her two friends Ava and Imogen. Goldie isn’t very popular in her small town so she’s excited for camp to start but things aren’t to a great start when […]

THE DARKNESS RISES By Stacy Stokes

Short and Sweet Review Whitney has the ability to see when death is coming for someone in the form of a cloud over their head. Whitney tries to save most people from the darkness and other times she just can’t. But Whitney does end up saving a boy and he ends up being the perpetrator […]

A GAME MOST FOUL By Alison Gervais

Short and Sweet Review Jules is attending Ashford College’s writing seminar in London and she’s excited but she’s still nervous about navigating London and trying to figure out how well she’ll do with her gradual hearing loss. During an outing with the class one of Jules’s classmates goes missing and unfortunately Jules was right there […]

SEASICK By Kristin Cast and Pintip Dunn

Short and Sweet Review Naya and Yana aren’t friends anymore but both have received the honor of being included in Yatesville High exclusive society, and they’re about to kick off graduation with a cruise to the Bermuda. When one of their classmates is murdered, everyone realizes they’re out at sea with a killer. Naya and […]

LOOKING FOR SMOKE By K.A. Cobell

Short and Sweet Review Ever since her family has moved to the Blackfeet Reservation, Mara has been an outcast and not really included in things that the other kids her age are doing. When local Loren invite Mara to the traditional Blackfeet giveaway to honor her missing sister, Mara begins to think she’ll finally make […]