Reviews by Category: Mystery

Teen Review
Space Case book cover

Space Case

By Stuart Gibbs
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
A.T.
Sep 6, 2024

Space Case, a gripping novel by Stuart Gibbs, follows 12-year-old Dashiel Gibson as he delves into the mysterious death of Ronald Holtz, a fellow resident on the moon. The intriguing lunar setting, and well-developed characters make the story truly engaging. The fast-paced plot adds to the suspense, making the novel even more thrilling.

Teen Review
The Cousins book cover

The Cousins

By Karen M. McManus
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 6, 2024

The Cousins is a thriller fiction book written by Karen M. McManus, the author of One of Us is Lying. In her book, Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah are the three-Story cousins, but they lead completely different lives that are about to converge into one. Back in the day, their parents had lived on Gull Cove Island with their mother, which she owned.

Teen Review

We Were Liars

By E. Lockhart
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Pranjal
Aug 30, 2024

Cadence Sinclair Eastman is a Sinclair— a family with a noble, white, reputable history in America. Sinclairs are happy. Sinclairs aren’t addicts. Sinclairs are not failures. Sinclairs are the epitome. Every year, she goes to the Sinclairs’ private island owned by her Granddad just off of Cape Cod to spends her summers with her cousins and divorced aunts… and an Indian boy named Gat who has stolen her heart. However, during summer fifteen, something happened. Something bad. Now, she’s 17 and is going back to the island.

Teen Review
Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Five Survive

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
I love Oreos
Aug 12, 2024

Five Survive by Holly Jackson is a great mystery. Red and her 5 friends go on a RV road trip for spring break. They are having a great time until their internet goes out, they make a wrong turn and they discover a hole in all four tires and the gas tank. They soon realize that someone has trapped them in the RV and they have a gun. Soon after this discovery, the captor informs them that one of them has a secret and they will not be let go until the secret spilled.

Teen Review
The Guest List

The Guest List

By Lucy Foley
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Safa Al
Aug 2, 2024

On a remote Irish island, Jules Keegan and Will Slater celebrate their wedding. What everyone thinks will be the wedding of the year, turns up rather dark. Jules Keegan, the perfect bride isn't as perfect as she seems. Olivia, Jules step sister, is hiding something that could ruin the wedding. Aoife, the wedding planner and owner of the island, always seems to hide in the shadows. Johnno, the best man, is haunted by the past. Finally, Hannah, the plus one, might be secretly jealous of the bride. All have secrets. All have motives. But only one is the murderer. 

Teen Review
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Kingdom of the Wicked

By Kerri Maniscalco
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Emma D.
Jul 31, 2024

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco is a fun, semi-dark, romantasy mystery that will have you hooked every second. In this first installment of the series, you follow Emilia di Carlo, a witch who lives in late 19th century Italy, along with her family, including her grandmother (Nonna) and her twin sister, Vittoria. When Vittoria is tragically murdered, Emilia sets out in a rage of fury and plans to avenge her sister.

Teen Review
The Secret History

The Secret History

By Donna Tartt
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Z. Ahmed
Jul 30, 2024

The Secret History is a captivating novel that blends elements of psychological thriller, school drama, and Greek tragedy. The novel begins with Richard Papen, a working-class student from California, who transfers to Hampden College in Vermont. There, he becomes fascinated by an exclusive group of five Classics students led by their professor, Julian Morrow. Richard manages to join this tight-knit circle, which includes the twins Charles and Camilla, the smart Francis, the reserved Henry, and the angry Bunny.

Teen Review
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

We Were Liars

By E. Lockhart
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sophia N.
Jul 30, 2024

Cadence Sinclair comes from the seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who visit their private island, Beechwood Island, each summer. Together with her cousins Johnny and Mirren, plus family friend Gat, the four teens form a group self-proclaimed as “the liars”. The reader learns that the Sinclairs aren’t quite as perfect as they seem, with Cady’s mother and aunts obsessed with money and a grandfather obsessed with power, leading to multigenerational family drama that keeps the novel engaging and relatable to many readers.

Teen Review
There's Someone Inside Your House book cover

There's Someone Inside Your House

By Stephanie Perkins
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Safa Al
Jul 26, 2024

Makani Young moves in with her grandma in Nebraska. She's found friends and has even started to fall for a mysterious boy, Ollie Larsson. But her past isn't far behind. One by one, the students of Osborne High begin to die in a series of gruesome murders. Who is this killer and do they know Makani's secret? 

Teen Review
Murder on the Orient Express book cover

Murder on the Orient Express

By Agatha Christie
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Z. Ahmed
Jul 26, 2024

Murder on the Orient Express is a classic detective novel. It features the famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, in one of his most famous cases. The story begins with Hercule Poirot boarding the Orient Express in Istanbul. On the train, he meets a group of passengers who become essential to the plot. On the second night, the train was stopped by snow. The next morning, Mr. Ratchett, an American businessman, is found dead in his compartment, stabbed multiple times.

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