Reviews by Category: Mystery

Teen Review
Space Case book cover

Space Case

By Stuart Gibbs
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 29, 2023

Space Case is a mystery novel written by Stuart Gibbs. Dashiell Gibson is a lunarnaut that lives on Moon Base Alpha. He and his fellow crew are the first humans to live on the moon, and they are pretty famous. However, Dashiell cannot go onto the lunar surface, leaving him stuck in the base to do nothing. He has no interest in playing the virtual reality games that kids his age play either. Dashiell’s peaceful yet boring life ends abruptly when the top scientist, Dr. Holtz, is found dead. While everyone believes Dr.

Teen Review
The Cousins

The Cousins

By Karen M McManus
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 29, 2023

When their Grandmother invites them to work on her private island, after mysteriously cutting ties with their parents many years ago, three cousins reluctantly accept. But when they arrive on the island not everything is what it seems. Instead of learning the truth about why their grandma disinherited her children, they are faced with more questions and secrets about the island, their families, and each other. 

Teen Review
Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects

By Gillian Flynn
Star Rating

Rated by
Iqra N.
Sep 29, 2023

Sharp Objects features Camille Preaker, a writer for the newspaper Daily Post in Chicago, who has been given a difficult assignment to investigate the death of two girls who had died in her hometown. Aside from a troubling past, Camille will have to confront her eerie mother and a half sister that she barely knows. With the help of Richard, a confident detective from Kansas City, Camille digs deeper in order to figure out what happened to the girls and to get a statement for her newspaper.

Teen Review
The Graces book cover

The Graces

By Laure Eve
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Sep 20, 2023

The Graces by Laure Eve is a young adult novel that follows the story of River, a teenage girl who becomes infatuated with a mysterious and enigmatic family in her new town. The Graces, as they are known, are rumored to possess supernatural powers and are the center of fascination for the entire community. River is determined to befriend them and is eventually invited into their world where secrets, lies, and dark magic lurk beneath their glamorous facade.

Teen Review
Dirt Creek

Dirt Creek

By Hayley Scrivenor
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sumlina A.
Sep 20, 2023

Dirt Creek is a small-town mystery set in the rural Australian outback town of Durton or “Dirt Town” where twelve-year-old Esther Bianci disappears on her way home from school. Esther’s best friend Veronica “Ronnie” Thompson is devastated and attempts to seek clues to help bring her friend home, and Esther’s mom, Constance Bianchi, grieves and questions the tight-knit community she lived in for many years.

Teen Review
Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

By Kazuo Ishiguro
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Eva
Sep 18, 2023

Never Let Me Go is a dystopian novel set in Britain. The book takes us through the life of young British school kids who are at an isolated boarding school. The mystery is they are required to follow a very strict set of rules and are never allowed to leave the premises of the school until they are old enough. The book is a great read and definitely takes an interesting turn.

Teen Review
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Hawthorne Legacy

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Sep 1, 2023

Summary: The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the sequel to The Inheritance Games. In this thrilling young adult novel, protagonist Avery Grambs continues to navigate the enigmatic world of the wealthy Hawthorne family after inheriting their fortune. As she dives deeper into the family's secrets and rivalries, Avery must decipher puzzles and codes to uncover hidden truths about her connection to the Hawthornes.

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