Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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 […]

A PHO LOVE STORY By Loan Le

Short and Sweet Review A Pho Love Story follows Bao and Linh, both teens work at their family’s pho restaurant and these restaurants happen to be across the street from each other. Their families have been rivals for a while and there’s a story there but neither Linh or Bao know what it is. Bao […]

ALL BETTER NOW By Neal Shusterman

Short and Sweet Review There’s a new virus infecting people called Crown Royale and people who get it end up being content, they no longer have negative feelings and are pretty much optimists. There are two different sides people who want to spread the virus and others who want to find a vaccine and take […]

FULL TILT By Neal Shusterman

Short and Sweet Review Blake and his younger brother Quinn are opposites. Blake is responsible and Quinn is more carefree. After Quinn takes Blakes mysterious invitation to a phantom carnival, Blake has to go save him. Blake needs to ride seven rides before the sun comes up or he’ll be stuck at the carnival forever. […]

UGLIES By Scott Westerfeld

Short and Sweet Review Tally has been waiting for her 16th birthday and it’s right around the corner, once Tally turns 16 she’ll be able get surgery to take her from being an ugly to a pretty. Tally’s friend Peris got the surgery three months ago and she can’t wait to join him on the […]

IT’S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU By Jenny Han

Short and Sweet Review Belly always looked forward to spending her summers at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah, but after Susannah’s death things haven’t been the same. At Susannah’s funeral, Belly says things to Conrad which leaves them in a bad spot. A while later, Jeremiah calls Belly telling her Conrad disappeared and she […]

THE BLONDE DIES FIRST By Joelle Wellington

Short and Sweet Review Devon is determined to have the best summer ever, she even has a list of requirements. Devon’s twin sister Drew is graduating a year early, so this summer is the time they have to spend together. When The twins and their group of friends go to a party at one of […]

PAST PRESENT FUTURE By Rachel Lynn Solomon

Short and Sweet Review Rowan and Neil confessed their feelings for each other and now they’re headed off to college. In this sequel we get to see Rowan and Neil navigate their first year at college and a long distance relationship. When I read Today Tonight Tomorrow, I ended up falling in love with Rowan […]

LOVE & OLIVES By Jenna Evans Welch

Short and Sweet Review Olive who prefers to be called Liv hasn’t seen her father in 9 years, when Liv was 8 he moved to Greece in pursuit of finding Atlantis. Now at 17 Liv is trying to figure out what she wants to do with her future and out of nowhere she gets a […]