Publisher: Quill Tree Books

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 […]

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 […]

AFTER LIFE By Gayle Forman

Short and Sweet Review Amber arrives home one day and she thinks everything is normal until her mother screams when she sees her. Soon after that Amber learns that she died seven years ago after being hit by a car while she was riding her bike. Throughout the course of the book we can see […]

THE QUEENS OF NEW YORK By E.L. Shen

Short and Sweet Review Jia, Ariel, and Everett are best friends but this summer they’ll be apart. Jia is staying in New York helping with her parent’s restaurant in Chinatown, Everett is going to an acting school in Ohio, and Ariel is in San Francisco on a STEM scholarship. Throughout the book we see each […]

WARRIOR OF LEGEND By Kendare Blake

Short and Sweet Review Reed is finally an Aristene but it’s not what she has imagined. As glorious death she leads her heroes to have their glory moment but those moments lead to their deaths and it’s taking a toll on Reed to see her heroes die. Lyonene is still with Alsander but it’s time […]

HERE’S TO US By Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Short and Sweet Review It’s been awhile since we’ve seen our characters Ben and Arthur and it’s also been awhile since they’ve seen each other. Ben just finished his first year at college and is dating Mario who has big dreams of moving to Hollywood and wants Ben to come with. Arthur is back in […]

SUNRISE NIGHTS By Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro

Short and Sweet Review Jude loves photography and he’s found solace in it. With his anxiety and his parents divorce being things that take up a lot of space in his mind he knows he can turn to a camera and things will be okay for the time being. Florence is a dancer and she […]

THE STICKY NOTE MANIFESTO OF AISHA AGARWAL By Ambika Vohra

Short and Sweet Review After seeing the essay prompt for Stanford’s college application, “How have you gotten out of your comfort zone?” Aisha realizes she can’t answer that. When her crush Brian asks her to the Winter formal, Aisha thinks things are changing for her until she gets stood up. Outside of the formal a […]

ASKING FOR A FRIEND By Kara H.L. Chen

Short and Sweet Review Asking for a Friend follows our main character Juliana who is determined to win the  Asian Americans in Business Competition. When Juliana’s partner dumps her for someone else, she’s forced to work with Garrett which is her frenemy. Juliana and Garrett come up with the idea to start an advice column. […]