Breaking the Dark Marvel Crime series #1 by Lisa Jewell Adventure Mystery Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) If you like a great detective novel with many twists and turns, I would recommend Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell. The book revolves around a detective and her struggles with her personal and professional life. The antagonist in this story is a woman who is power-hungry and craves to remain in power … Read more
Need by Joelle Sharbonneau Mystery Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In “Need” by Joelle Charbonneau, the students of Nottawa High School are invited to join a new social networking site that promises to fulfill their every wish. As each student requests something they desire, they are given simple tasks to complete in return. However, these tasks quickly escalate in severity and danger, leading to dire consequences. The story follows Kaylee … Read more
Caraval Caraval series, bk #1 by Stephanie Garber Adventure Fantasy Mystery Romance Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) “Caraval” by Stephanie Garber follows sisters Scarlett and Donatella Dragna, who live under their abusive father’s control. Both of them dream of attending Caraval, a magical performance where the audience participates in a game. Just as Scarlett is about to enter an arranged marriage to escape their father, she receives an invitation to … Read more
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson Mystery Realistic Fiction Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Monday’s Not Coming” by Tiffany Jackson follows Claudia, a devoted friend who is determined to find her friend Monday Charles. The novel opens with Claudia returning from a summer at her grandmother’s in Georgia, expecting to reunite with Monday. However, she soon discovers that Monday is not there. As days turn into weeks, Claudia … Read more
The Stand by Stephen King Dystopian Horror Science Fiction Supernatural Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Stephen King’s “The Stand” is a dystopian genre novel (though flavorings of multiple genres are present in the text) that chronicles the journeys of an ensemble cast of characters as they learn to survive in an America that has been ravaged by a genetically engineered plague known as the Superflu. As the survivors of … Read more
Our Violent Ends These Violent Delights duet #2 by Chloe Gong Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Romance Supernatural Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Our Violent Ends” is the end to the duology that began with “These Violent Delights”. “Our Violent Ends” is set in 1920s Shanghai, and it picks off where it left off with Roma Montagov and Juliette Cai. They are both heirs to rival gangs—the Scarlet Gang and … Read more
These Violent Delights These Violent Delights duet #1 by Chloe Gong Adventure Fantasy Historical Fiction Mystery Romance Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Based on Shakespeare’s classic, “Romeo and Juliette,” “These Violent Delights” by Chloe Gong is set in Shanghai during the 1920s. The story follows Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov, heirs to rival gangs, the Scarlet Gang and the White Flowers. When they were fifteen, they were deeply in … Read more
No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally Mystery Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) After an incident that occurred several months before, Brooke focuses hard to maintain her squeaky-clean image. She has kept it perfect for many years in order to get into her dream school and to live up to her family name. But someone knows something about what happened in the incident. And they won’t stop until the … Read more
As Good As Dead A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #3 by Holly Jackson Mystery Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In this book Pip looks into another case about the duct tape killer after the mom of the supposed killer calls Pip because she doesn’t believe he is the killer. Review #2 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “As Good As Dead” by Holly Jackson, is the conclusion to … Read more
Confessions of a Murder Suspect Confessions #1 by James Patterson Mystery Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In this book the main characters parents die and they go through interviews and conduct an investigation of their own to figure out who did it. For middle and high school teens.