by Megan Stevens | May 11, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
Simon Mason’s sequel to the Running Girl, Kid Alone, features Garvie Smith, a high school student who has a high I.Q. and photographic memory, but is easily uninterested, bored, and lazy when it comes to school. In the sequel, Garvie is caught up in another mystery, a...
by Megan Stevens | Apr 27, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Young Adult
Adriana Mather’s sequel to How to Hang a Witch is just as riveting as its predecessor, taking place in modern day Salem, while combining history, mystery, suspense, paranormal elements, and magic. Mather’s sequel, Haunting the Deep, takes place months after the events...
by Megan Stevens | Jan 19, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult
Emily Lloyd-Jones’ The Hearts We Sold is a young-adult novel that combines science fiction, fantasy, horror, adventure, suspense, and romance. This story follows Dee Moreno, who lives mostly at Brannigan, her high school that is also a boarding school, which she much...
by Megan Stevens | Dec 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens
N.D. Wilson’s prequel to his 100 Cupboards series, The Door Before, is a tale that combines suspense, fantasy, action, and humor. This story follows Hyacinth Maxine Smith, whose parents work for the Order, an organization that tracks down evil creatures and imprisons...
by Megan Stevens | Sep 5, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Julie Chase’s novel, Cat Got Your Cash, the newest book in her Kitty Couture Mystery series, is a murder mystery filled with suspense, fashion, cute kittens, and whimsical humor. Lacy Crocker, the creator of Furry Godmother, her pet couture line, is excited to finally...
