Reviews by Category: Mystery

Teen Review
The Killing Code

The Killing Code

By Ellie Marney
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Dec 8, 2023

The Killing Code is a novel written by Ellie Marney. This book is based in World War II in Washington DC. Kit Sutherland has just witnessed the death of her mistress and suddenly gets recruited as a codebreaker in Arlington Hall. Kit has to assume the rule of her old boss, and hide her real identity, things prove more challenging when Kit witnesses the murder of a government girl. Kit is joined by Moya, who is a supervisor in her department, a fellow codebreaker Dottie and Violet, who’s friend had also been murdered.

Teen Review
Hotel Ruby

Hotel Ruby

By Suzanne Young
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Zamir
Dec 8, 2023

Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young is a contemporary young adult novel that follows the story of Audrey Casella and her family as they unexpectedly find themselves staying at the luxurious Hotel Ruby after a car accident leaves them stranded. As the Casellas enjoy the opulence of the hotel, Audrey becomes increasingly suspicious of the hotel's mysterious staff and the strange occurrences that unfold.

Teen Review
Turtles All the Way DOwn

Turtles All the Way Down

By John Green
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anna S
Dec 8, 2023

Aza is just a typical teen girl except she is stuck inside her head. In this endless loop inside her mind she doesn’t believe she is real and she has an irrational fear of bacteria and sickness. Aza is at her worst mental state she has ever been when her friend Daisy convinces her to reconnect with an old friend whose father has recently gone missing. Aza decides to go for it and begins to try to solve the mystery of her friend Davis’ missing father. As Aza digs to solve this mystery she realizes that Davis and her might have some sort of chemistry, but this might just be the issue.

Teen Review
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library book cover

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library

By Chris Grabenstein
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Dec 8, 2023

12-year-old Kyle Keeley loves it when he finds out that his absolute favorite genius game developer Luigi Lemoncello is opening a high-tech, over-the-top library in their town. Kyle is one of twelve kids invited to go to the grand opening. During the opening party, Mr. Lemoncello announces a contest in which the twelve kids are trapped inside the library. They will have to come up with a way to escape the library and receive the grand prize that will be awaiting them. 

Teen Review
I Killed Zoe Spanos

I Killed Zoe Spanos

By Kit Frick
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Caitlin T.
Nov 21, 2023

I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick is about Anna, a girl working as a nanny in a small town in the Hamptons who is trying to figure out her weird connection to the local girl who went missing not many months ago, Zoe Spanos. The community was left on the edge by the disappearance of the girl, and Anna shockingly resembles the girl, she becomes intrigued by her life and the reasons surrounding her disappearance.

Teen Review
Manifest, season 3

Manifest, Season 3

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
AN
Nov 9, 2023

The missing plane that vanished in the end of Season 2 emerges from a volcanic fissure, seemingly to lead to their ultimate fate. However, their hopes are disrupted by Angelina, who believes she is an archangel sent by God to save only a select few. They are held captive as threats and need to find a way to save themselves and the world, will they be able to reboard and pass their final judgment? What will their life be after this? The answers unfold, and set everything right. This entire series and especially the last season was a twist of stories, relations, and motivation.

Teen Review
 Manifest, the Complete Second Season

Manifest, the Complete Second Season

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
AN
Nov 9, 2023

After the unusual flight, the passengers of Flight 828 realize the world has aged five years and they try to adapt to it, some figuring out diseases, relationships, their love life, adjusting to callings, etc. After mourning their losses, their friends and families had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they're all given a second chance and have to prove their belonging to save themselves and the rest of the world. It was suspenseful and thrilling but was a little scary and unpredictable for it to be considered a family show, with certain scenes.

Teen Review
Manifest the complete first season

Manifest, the Complete First season

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
AN
Nov 9, 2023

Manifest is a supernatural drama television series. It shows the life of the passengers and crew of a commercial flight 828 who suddenly reappears after being presumed dead for five and a half years. This flight was a flight offered as the first flight filled up. This caused some health benefits for the advancement of solutions (such as for Cal). However, passengers experienced odd “callings” telling them what to do, coming with rewards and consequences.

Teen Review
Missing

Missing

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Leena D.
Oct 31, 2023

The movie Missing follows June, a high schooler living in LA. June’s dad unfortunately suffered a brain tumor while June was a child, so June’s mom has been taking care of her. June’s mom had recently gone on a vacation with her boyfriend, Kevin, to Colombia. Although it seems like Kevin and her mom are having a great time, when June goes to pick them up from the airport, they are nowhere to be found. Panicking, June contacts the police, but they struggle to find out what is happening.

Teen Review
Look For Me by Lisa Gardner

Look for Me

By Lisa Gardner
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Oct 31, 2023

Summary: Look for Me is a thriller novel by Lisa Gardner that follows Detective D.D. Warren as she investigates a gruesome murder scene where a family of five has been brutally slaughtered, except for the eldest daughter who is missing. Flora Dane, a survivor of a past abduction, becomes a key character as she assists D.D. in the search for the missing girl while dealing with her own traumatic past.

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