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LUCY KLINE, NECROMANCER By Tom O’Donnell

LUCY KLINE, NECROMANCER By Tom O’Donnell

Short and Sweet Review Two years after Lucy’s twin sister Louisa disappeared, Lucy is still struggling with the guilt surrounding her death. She was the only person who knew Louisa planned to sneak out that night, and even though Lucy eventually solved the case and helped put her killer in jail, she never really felt […]

WAYFARERS By Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro

WAYFARERS By Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro

Short and Sweet Review Wayfarers was such a sweet, emotional road trip story about two people who are both running from something, even though their lives couldn’t look more different on the surface. Sylvie has just graduated high school and decides to live out of her van with her golden retriever, but it’s pretty clear […]

WINTERVEIL By Ava Reid

WINTERVEIL By Ava Reid

Short and Sweet Review In an alternate future where the Cold War never ended, four teenage criminals are given a chance to avoid traditional prison and instead attend Valeran Academy, a secretive military school that trains young people to become intelligence assets. Julian, Klaudia, Giselle, and Nadiya all have different skills, secrets, and reasons for […]

DEADLY LITTLE LESSONS By Danielle Valentine

DEADLY LITTLE LESSONS By Danielle Valentine

Short and Sweet Review Lia Michaels has spent most of her life bouncing between foster homes and juvie, so when she’s given the chance to attend Luminary Prep, an experimental boarding school that promises a fresh start, she’s willing to give it a try. At first, the school seems almost too good to be true, […]

THE GIRL IN GREEN By Laura Creedle

THE GIRL IN GREEN By Laura Creedle

Short and Sweet Review Jess has spent most of her life running away from one place to the next, so when she gets a scholarship to Danvers-Cutteridge, an elite boarding school hidden in the mountains of West Virginia, her first thought is figuring out how to leave. But the school is hiding much more than […]

WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE TONIGHT! By Veronica Bane

WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE TONIGHT! By Veronica Bane

Short and Sweet Review The Coastal Canyon debate team already has plenty of reasons to hate each other before they even arrive at the Airbnb. After a huge competition loss, seven students and three teachers are stuck together for the night when a massive storm rolls in. Then things start going wrong. A flat tire, […]

LOOK WHAT YOU DID By Kaitlin Reilly

LOOK WHAT YOU DID By Kaitlin Reilly

Short and Sweet Review Mackenzie has a secret that she has spent years trying to keep buried. Everyone in Cold Creek is mourning the death of Will Ashford, the town’s golden boy, but Mackenzie isn’t exactly heartbroken. She knows the version of Will everyone else remembers isn’t the person he really was, and she knows […]

ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW By Elizabeth Acevedo

ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW By Elizabeth Acevedo

Short and Sweet Review Lil has always been the rebellious one in her family, and her anger has gotten her into more trouble than she probably wants to admit. After crashing her family’s food truck, she finds herself on probation and stuck wearing an ankle monitor while waiting for her court hearing. All Lil wants […]

FEAR FARM By Vincent Ralph

FEAR FARM By Vincent Ralph

Short and Sweet Review Fear Farm is Bleak Haven’s annual fright fest, but there’s always been something a little too real about the “accidents” that happen there. Tori Swift is convinced that someone is behind them, especially after her sister nearly dies at the attraction. Determined to find out who is responsible, Tori joins the […]