Publisher: HarperCollins

THE ANCIENT’S GAME By Loni Crittenden

THE ANCIENT’S GAME By Loni Crittenden

Short and Sweet Review Kellan is a descendent of traitors and because of that she isn’t allowed to use makecraft, which is using magic to make metal. Kellan uses makecraft to help her adoptive father Edgar run his store. When Edgar’s condition worsens, Kellan ends up in a competition to become a maker’s apprentice. During […]

THE BLOOD ORCHID By Kylie Lee Baker

THE BLOOD ORCHID By Kylie Lee Baker

Short and Sweet Review Zilan thought that being a royal alchemist would be amazing it was her dream after all, but it’s caused her nothing but pain and loss. Now Zilan is traveling with Wenshu (who is in Hong’s body) in search of Penglai Island where legend has it life can be restored. The journey […]

THREE THINGS ABOUT EMMY CRAWFORD By Allison L. Bitz

THREE THINGS ABOUT EMMY CRAWFORD By Allison L. Bitz

Short and Sweet Review Emmy Crawford is a senior in high school and she has three goals: Winning the debate nationals, protecting her sister Issy, and being a good representation of her family because her mom is running for president. Our main character is Emmy. Emmy likes to make lists of threes to keep everything […]

CLASS ACT By Kelsey Rodkey

CLASS ACT By Kelsey Rodkey

Short and Sweet Review Ella and her younger sister, Connie, are starting the school year as transfer students. When someone finds out about Connies fan fiction and gets made fun of, Ella decides to defend her. The only thing is the bully, Thomas, is the student council president and it’s only the first day but […]

NIGHT OWLS By A.R. Vishny

NIGHT OWLS By A.R. Vishny

Short and Sweet Review Clara and her sister Molly are Estries. An Estrie is a vampire and Clara and Molly have been undead for over a century and Clara would like to keep it that way, which is why she has rules and a lot of them. The sisters also run a historic movie theater. […]

AISLE NINE By Ian X. Cho

AISLE NINE By Ian X. Cho

Short and Sweet A few years ago portals to hell opened all over the world, and on a regular basis demons pop out of these portals. Jasper works at Here For You Mart, which happens to have a portal in aisle nine. This portal is guarded by the Vanguard and Jaspers crush Kyle happens to […]

TILL THE LAST BEAT OF MY HEART By Louangie Bou-Montes

TILL THE LAST BEAT OF MY HEART By Louangie Bou-Montes

Short and Sweet Review Jaxon’s family runs the funeral home in town, so seeing dead bodies roll through is normal for Jaxon. When the next body on the table belongs to Jaxon’s former friend Christian, Jaxon is shocked but also regrets the things he never got to tell Christian. Jaxon accidentally resurrects Christian and he […]

AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT By Tahereh Mafi

AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT By Tahereh Mafi

Short and Sweet Review Its two years after 9/11 and tensions are running high, but Shadi has other important things to worry about than people looking down on her for being Muslim. Honestly, I wish this book was better than it was. I thought it would be more about navigating life after 9/11 especially because […]

A MILLION TO ONE By Adiba Jaigirdar

A MILLION TO ONE By Adiba Jaigirdar

Short and Sweet Review A thief, an actress, an artist, and an acrobat aboard the Titanic in hopes of pulling off a heist. Josefa is a thief and she enlists her friends Violet, Emilie, and Hinnah to help her because they all come with certain skills that’ll help this mission be successful. The goal is […]