Genre: Contemporary

WE CAN BE HEROES By Kyrie McCauley

WE CAN BE HEROES By Kyrie McCauley

Short and Sweet Bell is the home of Bell Firearms and has been for the past two hundred years. Five months ago the heir to Bell Firearms went to school with some firearms and killed his ex-girlfriend Cassandra Queen and himself. Beck and Vivian never could stand each other but they did it for Cassie. […]

TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET By Karen M. McManus

TWO CAN KEEP A SECRET By Karen M. McManus

Short and Sweet Review Ellery and her twin brother Ezra have always heard about the town of Echo Ridge, because that’s the town their aunt went missing in. Now Ellery, is moving to a town she’s heard all about, to live with a grandmother she barely knows. Five years ago, the homecoming queen was killed, […]

ACT COOL By Tobly McSmith

ACT COOL By Tobly McSmith

Short and Sweet Review *Trigger Warning: Dead naming, Misgendering, Suicidal thoughts August is a transgender teenager who has just run away from his conservative parents home to stay in New York City with his more accepting aunt. August was accepted into the School of Performing arts and the only way he can stay is to […]

HOW TO LOVE By Katie Cotugno

HOW TO LOVE By Katie Cotugno

Short and Sweet Review Before: Serena has had a crush on Sawyer for a long time, and once they do get into a relationship it’s complicated and messy. Eventually Sawyer leaves Florida without telling Reena, and he doesn’t know she’s pregnant. After: Almost three years later Sawyer comes back, but Serena has been just fine […]

ONE OF US IS NEXT By Karen M. McManus

ONE OF US IS NEXT By Karen M. McManus

Short and Sweet Review After Simon’s death you would think things at Bayview would be okay, but a lot of copycat apps have popped up since then. Now someone has made a game, Truth or Dare. Phoebe, Knox, and Maeve are sent texts to play and so are a few of their classmates, and it’s […]

LAST CHANCE BOOKS By Kelsey Rodkey

LAST CHANCE BOOKS By Kelsey Rodkey

Short and Sweet Review Madeline wants to take over her family’s bookstore after college, but she learns that her dreams may not come true after a chain bookstore across the street, Prologue opens and threatens to shut them down. Madeline is determined to take them down but Jasper over at Prologue seems to have the […]

LUCY CLARK WILL NOT APOLOGIZE By Margo Rabb

LUCY CLARK WILL NOT APOLOGIZE By Margo Rabb

Short and Sweet Review Lucy Clark has had enough of the bullies at her boarding school and after an incident her headmistress decides it’ll be a good idea to send Lucy to New York. There, Lucy will stay with her cousin Nanette and be an assistant to Edith Fox. Once she arrives Lucy finds that […]

COUNTING DOWN WITH YOU By Tashie Bhuiyan

COUNTING DOWN WITH YOU By Tashie Bhuiyan

Short and Sweet Review Karina’s plan to get through high school is to keep her head down and follow her parent’s rules. But when her parents leave for four weeks Karina expects some peace, but instead she ends up tangled in a lie. Karina starts to tutor the schools resident bad boy, Ace, and eventually […]

10 TRUTHS AND A DARE By Ashley Elston

10 TRUTHS AND A DARE By Ashley Elston

Short and Sweet Review It’s Olivia’s senior year and because its almost graduation its a week filled with parties! Olivia is Salutatorian and ready for college except for one problem, she may not graduate because of an off-campus PE class. Now Olivia has to make up the PE credit and try to avoid anyone in […]