Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

THE MOSS By Lisa Lueddecke

THE MOSS By Lisa Lueddecke

Short and Sweet Review Emma is from a small town in Maine called Scarrow but for the past year she’s been away in California. After her mom and eventually her sister Eve disappeared, her dad sent her away but Emma is back. There’s a bog near their house also called the moss and Emma can […]

SOULMATCH By Rebecca Danzenbaker

SOULMATCH By Rebecca Danzenbaker

Short and Sweet Review Soulmatch follows our main character Sivon an eighteen year old who is about to learn about her past lives. After World War 3 the soul identification process was instilled and because of that the world is at peace. Sivon is hopeful that she’s going to have a good soul and maybe […]

BEAUTIFUL MADDENING By Shea Ernshaw

BEAUTIFUL MADDENING By Shea Ernshaw

Short and Sweet Review Lark Goode lives in the small town of Cutwater with her twin brother Archer. Most people choose to ignore the Goodes but when the tulips in their garden bloom people can’t resist them. It all happened in 1636 when an ancestor stole the last of the Dutch tulips and brought them […]

PRETTIES By Scott Westerfeld

PRETTIES By Scott Westerfeld

Short and Sweet Review Pretties picks up a little after where Uglies left off. Tally is now a Pretty and she’s living the Pretty lifestyle but she gets the sense that something isn’t right. When Tally gets a message all of the things from her past are now remembered and she has to make a […]

SOLVING FOR THE UNKNOWN By Loan Le

SOLVING FOR THE UNKNOWN By Loan Le

Short and Sweet Review Viet is headed to UC Davis for his freshman year of college, he has a passion for forensic science and he’s just ready to immerse himself in the college life experience. Sadly, college is going by in a pace he wasn’t expecting and with the weight his parents put on him […]

A PHO LOVE STORY By Loan Le

A PHO LOVE STORY By Loan Le

Short and Sweet Review A Pho Love Story follows Bao and Linh, both teens work at their family’s pho restaurant and these restaurants happen to be across the street from each other. Their families have been rivals for a while and there’s a story there but neither Linh or Bao know what it is. Bao […]

ALL BETTER NOW By Neal Shusterman

ALL BETTER NOW By Neal Shusterman

Short and Sweet Review There’s a new virus infecting people called Crown Royale and people who get it end up being content, they no longer have negative feelings and are pretty much optimists. There are two different sides people who want to spread the virus and others who want to find a vaccine and take […]

FULL TILT By Neal Shusterman

FULL TILT By Neal Shusterman

Short and Sweet Review Blake and his younger brother Quinn are opposites. Blake is responsible and Quinn is more carefree. After Quinn takes Blakes mysterious invitation to a phantom carnival, Blake has to go save him. Blake needs to ride seven rides before the sun comes up or he’ll be stuck at the carnival forever. […]

UGLIES By Scott Westerfeld

UGLIES By Scott Westerfeld

Short and Sweet Review Tally has been waiting for her 16th birthday and it’s right around the corner, once Tally turns 16 she’ll be able get surgery to take her from being an ugly to a pretty. Tally’s friend Peris got the surgery three months ago and she can’t wait to join him on the […]