Genre: Thrillers

THE LAKE By Natasha Preston

Short and Sweet Review Katie and Esme are going to Camp Pine Lake as counselors in training. Katie and Esme attended camp when they were kids but they did something bad and they’ve been keeping that secret for years. Katie and Esme are looking forward to being at the camp and having fun and forgetting […]

KISSES, CODES, AND CONSPIRACIES By Abigail Hing Wen

Short and Sweet Review Tan and his best friend Winter had a great time at prom, but they decide to take a pause on things. When their parents go on a vacation to Hawaii together, Tan and Winter are left in charge of watching Tan’s younger sister Sana. Things are going as well as they […]

DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE By Maureen Johnson

Short and Sweet Review Marlowe’s first date with Akilah goes up in flames literally, but the fire wasn’t her fault. Now that Marlowe isn’t going to be a house sitter anymore she’s looking for a new gig and she gets offered the chance to work at Morning House. Morning House has a dark history, after […]

THE BLONDE DIES FIRST By Joelle Wellington

Short and Sweet Review Devon is determined to have the best summer ever, she even has a list of requirements. Devon’s twin sister Drew is graduating a year early, so this summer is the time they have to spend together. When The twins and their group of friends go to a party at one of […]

PORTRAIT OF A SHADOW By Meriam Metoui

Short and Sweet Review Mae’s sister Inez is missing, but she has a feeling that she can be found. It’s been awhile and her parents are moving on and even the police case has come to a halt. Mae drives down to Inez’s studio apartment to clean it out and finds a canvas with a […]

THE WRONG NUMBER By R.L. Stine

Short and Sweet Review Deena and her best friend Jade decide to make prank calls to the boys at their school pretending to be their secret admirers. When Deena’s brother Chuck catches them he wants in on the fun or he’ll tell on Deena. Unlike the silly phone calls Deena and Jade were making, Chuck […]

49 MILES ALONE By Natalie D. Richards

Short and Sweet Review Aster and her cousin Katie are about to spend four days hiking in Utah. A year ago Katie and Aster dealt with an event that fractured their friendship. Now they plan on using the four days hiking to heal and rebuild their relationship. While on the trail they deal with illnesses, […]

GIRLS LIKE HER By Melanie Sumrow

Short and Sweet Review Fifteen year old Ruby is in a Dallas Jail waiting for her trial, for the death of a prominent businessman. Ruby has no one in her corner until her state appointed social worker Cadence comes along. Cadence knows how hard life has been for Ruby because she’s experienced some of it […]

BAD GRACES By Kyrie McCauley

Short and Sweet Review Liv hasn’t had the easiest life she and her sister have been through 13 foster homes and she knows her sister has animosity towards her. Liv decides to change where her life is going and she steals her sisters identity. Using her sisters grades and record, Liv wins an internship on […]