Short and Sweet Review Paint Me Like Your Dead Girls follows Fliss Keller, an aspiring crime journalist whose summer takes a dark turn after she discovers a long-lost painting believed to be connected to a notorious serial killer from the early 1900s. When her father adds the painting to a famous collection at the local […]
Short and Sweet Review How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House follows Amity, who is forced to move across the country with her mom after her parents’ divorce, hoping a new town will offer the fresh start she’s been craving. Instead, she ends up in a rundown house that’s rumored to be haunted. When she meets […]
Short and Sweet Review The Revenge Playbook had a fun premise that immediately drew me in. Two complete opposites teaming up to get revenge on the same boy sounded like it would be full of drama, tension, and plenty of satisfying payback. While the story didn’t quite deliver on that promise the way I expected, […]
Short and Sweet Review Didn’t Do It had a premise that immediately grabbed my attention. The idea of a girl living under the shadow of her father’s crimes and then becoming trapped in a deadly cabin getaway sounded like the perfect setup for a tense YA thriller. I also liked how the story explored the way […]
Short and Sweet Review To Drown a Witch had a really intriguing premise that immediately caught my attention. The idea of there being only one true Witch in each generation, hunted by an entire kingdom while everyone else relies on stolen magic, felt fresh and full of potential. The mystery surrounding the Witch’s identity, combined […]
Short and Sweet Review Beware the Abbott Boys had all the ingredients for a mystery I should have loved: a suspicious family, a small town full of secrets, a dead girl, and a second murder that throws everyone into chaos. The premise hooked me immediately, and the opening chapters did a great job creating an […]
Short and Sweet Review Winners & Liars combines an inheritance competition with a murder mystery, making for a fun and entertaining YA read. After the death of their beloved mentor, Professor Darnley, Derin and her university prep group arrive at his estate expecting to celebrate their futures. Instead, they discover they’ve been named competitors in a […]
Short and Sweet Review Our Wicked Gifts was such a fun surprise. The combination of a wealthy family with supernatural powers, a murder mystery, dark magic, and a morally gray cast immediately pulled me in. It gave me Knives Out meets The Inheritance Games with a gothic fantasy twist, and I loved unraveling the secrets […]
Short and Sweet Review Every Reason to Stay had an emotional premise that immediately pulled me in, but while I enjoyed parts of the story, it didn’t fully come together for me. Skylar’s grief after losing her father was the strongest aspect of the book, and I appreciated that it didn’t shy away from showing how […]