Genre: Young Adult

THE OCEAN WOULD PAINT ME BLUE By Zoulfa Katouh

THE OCEAN WOULD PAINT ME BLUE By Zoulfa Katouh

Short and Sweet Review The Ocean Would Paint me Blue was such an emotional and powerful read. The story follows Jihad, a seventeen-year-old girl whose world loses its color after the sudden death of her mother. As she navigates grief, Islamophobia, and the challenges of starting at a new school, she reconnects with her love […]

IN CASE I GO MISSING By R.N. Swann

IN CASE I GO MISSING By R.N. Swann

Short and Sweet Review In Case I Go Missing follows Fenny after her best friend Sarah suddenly disappears. Sarah has always been the bold, reckless one in their trio the self-appointed detective constantly digging into other people’s secrets, while Fenny stayed in the background beside her. But when the police brush Sarah off as just […]

EVERY EXQUISITE THING By Laura Steven

EVERY EXQUISITE THING By Laura Steven

Short and Sweet Review Every Exquisite Thing follows Penny Paxton, the daughter of a world-famous supermodel who has spent her whole life surrounded by beauty, fame, and impossible expectations. Wanting to step into the spotlight herself, Penny enrolls at the elite Dorian Drama School, where image matters just as much as talent. When her mentor […]

SPECIALS By Scott Westerfeld

SPECIALS By Scott Westerfeld

Short and Sweet Review Specials picks up with Tally now fully transformed into one of the Specials, enhanced soldiers designed to be faster, stronger, sharper, and completely loyal to the system. No longer just an Ugly or a Pretty, Tally has become something far more dangerous, trained to keep everyone else under control while crushing any […]

FLIRTING WITH MURDER By Amanda Sellet

FLIRTING WITH MURDER By Amanda Sellet

Short and Sweet Review Virginia heads to Florida to spend the summer with her grandmother Lainey at Castle Claude, a bold pink condo full of retired theater lovers who entertain themselves by acting out elaborate murder mystery games called Killing Me Softly. What starts as a fun getaway quickly turns complicated after the death of […]

HOW THE OTHER HALF DIE By P.C. Roscoe

HOW THE OTHER HALF DIE By P.C. Roscoe

Short and Sweet Review Avery invites her roommate to spend the summer at this super exclusive, rich-kid getaway, but nothing feels as perfect as it should. Her ex won’t let things go, her best friend is acting weird, and Nora is asking way too many questions. It quickly turns into one of those situations where […]

STEALING INFINITY By Alyson Noel

STEALING INFINITY By Alyson Noel

Short and Sweet Review Stealing Infinity follows Natasha, a teen whose life has completely spiraled after getting expelled, arrested, and essentially blackmailed into attending the mysterious Gray Wolf Academy, a remote school run by a billionaire tech genius on a hidden island. Once there, Natasha discovers the school is far from normal. The students are […]

STOPS ALONG THE WAY By Anna Sortino

STOPS ALONG THE WAY By Anna Sortino

Short and Sweet Review Stops Along the Way follows Iris as she heads on a cross-country road trip with her sister Amelia, only to unexpectedly end up traveling alongside her board game rival, Declan, and his brother. While the trip starts as a practical plan to get everyone home for the summer, it slowly becomes a […]

CHANGE OF PLANS By Sarah Dessen

CHANGE OF PLANS By Sarah Dessen

Short and Sweet Review Finley has always built her life around her boyfriend, Colin, letting him take the lead in almost everything. But when she’s suddenly whisked away to her mom’s estranged family’s lake house, and then gets dumped, she’s left without a plan for the first time. As she spends the summer getting to […]