Genre: Contemporary

I LOVED YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE By David Arnold

I LOVED YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE By David Arnold

Short and Sweet Review Evan has plans for his life after high school, he wants to take a gap year in Alaska and make sure that his mom and little brother will be okay. When his mom is diagnosed with cancer, Evan changes his plans, but he also starts to hear a song that no […]

THE BLACKWOODS By Brandy Colbert

THE BLACKWOODS By Brandy Colbert

Short and Sweet Review The Blackwoods follows a famous family and we follow their beginnings with Blossom and how she got her start in the acting industry and in the present we see her two great granddaughters, Hollis and Ardith, and how life is for them in the spotlight. When I first started this book […]

AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT By Tahereh Mafi

AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT By Tahereh Mafi

Short and Sweet Review Its two years after 9/11 and tensions are running high, but Shadi has other important things to worry about than people looking down on her for being Muslim. Honestly, I wish this book was better than it was. I thought it would be more about navigating life after 9/11 especially because […]

IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED By Miranda Sun

IF I HAVE TO BE HAUNTED By Miranda Sun

Short and Sweet Review Cara is able to see ghost and its rough because on one hand her mom doesn’t want her to but her grandma is also a ghost that she can talk to and lives in their house and gives Cara advice. At school Cara has a rivalry with another student, Zach, and […]

THE ONLY GIRL IN TOWN By Ally Condie

THE ONLY GIRL IN TOWN By Ally Condie

Short and Sweet Review July Fielding’s life hasn’t been the same since the summer before her senior year. Now July is the only person in town, she can’t find anyone, including friends and family. Around town July finds a message saying “Get Th3m back”, July follows clues to try to get everyone she loves back. […]

THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS By Jen Ferguson

THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS By Jen Ferguson

Short and Sweet Review Those Pink Mountain Nights, follows a trio of teens who work at a local pizza shop. Berlin is an overachiever, Cameron has recently dropped out of high school, but things haven’t been the same for him since his cousin Kiki went missing, and Jessie is known as the rich girl and […]

LOVE & LUCK By Jenna Evans Welch

LOVE & LUCK By Jenna Evans Welch

Short and Sweet Review Addie and her family are in Ireland for her aunts wedding. What should be a joyous occasion is ruined by Addie and her brother Ian fighting. Addie is supposed to go to Italy to visit Lina, and Ian is coming to, but their mom warns them if they step out of […]

THE NAME DROP By Susan Lee

THE NAME DROP By Susan Lee

Short and Sweet Elijah Ri and Jessica Lee are both in New York for an internship at the Haneul Corporation. The difference is that Elijah is the son of the owner and is expected to one day be the CEO, Jessica is the daughter of an accountant for the company. Elijah is expecting to live […]

EVERYONE’S THINKING IT By Aleema Omotoni

EVERYONE’S THINKING IT By Aleema Omotoni

Short and Sweet Review At Wodebury High, reputation is everything. Iyanu is a photographer and she’s able to capture a lot of moments and observe everything around her behind the safety of her camera. Kitan is Iyanu’s cousin but they don’t really talk. While Iyanu is almost like an outcast, Kitan is apart of the […]