Genre: Mystery & Detective

THE FOREST DEMANDS ITS DUE By Kosoko Jackson

THE FOREST DEMANDS ITS DUE By Kosoko Jackson

Short and Sweet Review Douglas attends Regent Academy, which is known for making its students into leaders. There’s also a forrest around the campus and Douglas can hear the forest talking to him. Douglas is just trying to make it through school, but one day a student is murdered and no one else seems to […]

THE CHANGING MAN By Tomi Oyemakinde

THE CHANGING MAN By Tomi Oyemakinde

Short and Sweet Review Ife is attending Nithercott school, but if she had the choice she wouldn’t be. Her family can barely afford the tuition and Ife doesn’t want anything to do with the other students or the school itself. The school has a legend called the changing man which Ife just considers a story […]

THE FEAR By Natasha Preston

THE FEAR By Natasha Preston

Short and Sweet Review There’s a meme going around asking about peoples biggest fears and the teens in Izzy’s town are reposting it thinking it’s a harmless thing. When Izzy finds one of her classmates dead she realizes that its more than just a game and there’s a killer out there. This book has a […]

A STUDY IN DROWNING By Ava Reid

A STUDY IN DROWNING By Ava Reid

Short and Sweet Review Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales, and since she was a young girl she has been haunted by the Fairy King. Her favorite author Emrys Myrddin wrote a book about a mortal falling in love with the fairy king and it just happens to be one of Effy’s favorite […]

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. […]

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 […]

THE LIBRARY OF SHADOWS By Rachel Moore

THE LIBRARY OF SHADOWS By Rachel Moore

Short and Sweet Review Este has enrolled at Radcliffe Prep one of the most haunted schools in the country in hopes of finding her dead father. Instead she ends up meeting Mateo who frames Este for stealing a valuable book, now Este has to find the book or risk being expelled. Este wants to follow […]

ONE OF US IS BACK By Karen M. McManus

ONE OF US IS BACK By Karen M. McManus

Short and Sweet Review It’s summer in Bayview and all of the Bayview crew are back together. You would think after Simon’s death two years ago and another group stopping the copycat that this would be the end, but nope someone is targeting the group again. It starts with a sign on a billboard then […]

SUDDENLY A MURDER By Lauren Muñoz

SUDDENLY A MURDER By Lauren Muñoz

Short and Sweet Review To celebrate the end of high school, Izzy’s best friend Kassidy has invited her and five others to go to Ashwood Manor. There the friends will live like its the 1920’s doing activities and dressing appropriately for that time period. It’s all fun and games until Kassidy’s boyfriend Blaine is found […]