Short and Sweet Review Killing Sadie had such an intriguing premise that immediately pulled me in. A murder mystery told through multiple interrogations, unreliable narrators, and conflicting stories sounded like exactly the kind of YA thriller I enjoy. Unfortunately, while the setup was strong, the execution didn’t quite live up to its potential. The multiple POV […]
Short and Sweet Review Such a Witch follows Embry Woodcross, the popular head prefect at Raven’s Head School for the Magically Gifted. Known for helping her classmates with everything from magical beauty products to matchmaking, Embry’s reputation takes a dramatic turn when a new vampire student, Oakley, is found murdered and all the evidence points to […]
Short and Sweet Review Black Girls Don’t Cry follows Ida, the vice president of her high school’s Black Student Union, as she decides to run for prom queen after a racist “hot list” excludes every girl of color from the school. What begins as a campaign to challenge beauty standards and advocate for representation quickly spirals […]
Short and Sweet Review Black Point follows Lucia, a teenager who has always loved her small hometown and plans to stay after graduation to help her grandfather run the local Viking museum. When an outsider purchases the abandoned Black Point Hotel, Lucia reluctantly gets to know the owner’s nephew, Max, and together they begin uncovering the […]
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 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 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 […]