Genre: Young Adult

THE LIES WE TELL By Katie Zhao

Short and Sweet Review It’s Annas first year in college and she’s going to Brookings University. Anna is thinking about a lot and she’s living in the campus dorms while her parents bakery is across town and not doing so well, especially since there’s another bakery across the street. College is hard for any first […]

THE INVOCATIONS By Krystal Sutherland

Short and Sweet Review The Invocations, centers around three girls, Zara, Jude, and Emer. After the death of her sister Savannah, Zara feels as if she has no choice but to believe in magic because she plans on bringing her sister back from the dead. Jude is looking for a witch to undo the damage […]

THESE DEADLY PROPHECIES By Andrea Tang

Short and Sweet Review Tabitha is a sorcerers apprentice for Sorcerer Solomon one of the most famous sorcerers. For a while Sorcerer Solomon has been telling Tabitha about the prophecy of his death and it’ll be by someone he loves. When Solomon actually dies Tabitha becomes one of the suspects and she teams up with […]

VENGEANCE ROAD By Erin Bowman

Short and Sweet Review Kate Thompson is going after the Rose Riders after they killed her father. The Rose Riders were after a journal Kates dad had which revealed the location to a mine filled with gold. Kate disguises herself as a boy and takes off through the west trying to find the Rose Riders […]

THE HUNTING MOON By Susan Dennard

Short and Sweet Review After the events of the last book Winnie Wednesday is basically a local celebrity in Hemlock Falls. She’s known as the girl who jumped or the girl who got bitten. But Winnie doesn’t have time to think about that because the whisperer is still out there killing hunters, but everyone thinks […]

INTO THE SUNKEN CITY By Dinesh Thiru

Short and Sweet Review Ever since Jin’s dad died in a diving accident, she’s been finding it hard to make ends meet to keep the family in and care for her younger sister Thara. Jin swore she wouldn’t dive again but she will if it means keeping her and Thara together. Bhili is a drifter […]

THE GETAWAY LIST By Emma Lord

Short and Sweet Review Riley recently graduated from high school and she feels like she doesn’t really know who she is. She’s spent the last four years trying to be a good kid for her mom but now she just feels like she’s been suppressing herself. Riley decides on a whim to go to New […]

THE LUMINARIES By Susan Dennard

Short and Sweet Review Winnie Wednesday lives in Hemlock Falls, an interesting town you won’t find on the maps and where the forest surrounding the town is filled with nightmares. After Winnie’s dad was found doing spells and associating with witches, Winnie, her brother Darian, and her mom have been exiled by the town. Now […]

ESCAPING MR. ROCHESTER

Short and Sweet Review Jane has recently taken a position at Thornfield Hall to be the governess. Jane meets Edward Rochester her new employer who seems charming enough but he has a dark side. Jane spends most of her days with Adele, but one day she comes across Bertha. Bertha is Mrs. Rochester and Edward […]