House of Earth and Blood is the first book in the Crescent City series written by Sarah J Maas. The story follows a half human, half fae female named Bryce Quinlan who is trying to solve the murder of her best friend. In a world full of magic, Bryce has very little and has to rely on her wits and her new companion and assigned protector, Hunt Athalar. Bryce and Hunt work together to uncover the truth about her friend's murder and what power lurks beneath the city.
“Some people will never believe you no matter how hard you explain yourself. Trust me, there's no pleasing people. If they're determined to think the worst of you, they will.”
When she’s found walking through the streets covered in her best friend’s blood, everyone assumes Lucy killed her. Years later, a famous crime podcast called Listen for the Lie is looking into the death of her best friend, and Lucy is determined to get to the bottom of the night she can’t remember, even if she was the one to kill her friend, like everyone else believes.
Heart-shaped Lies is a young adult mystery novel that follows three girls through a hectic trip to Florida. These three girls : Navaeh, Kiara, and Priscilla are all intertwined through the viral prank star, Tommy. When Tommy mysteriously dies after a video that exposes Tommy cheating on his girlfriend, Kiara, with Priscilla and Navaeh, a full-fledged investigation breaks loose. Who saw Tommy closest to the time of death? Was it really an accident? Or maybe it was all the alcohol he had that night?
In a beautifully scripted book, this story tells the tale of a royal family who go through intense drama within their kingdom. It starts with the death of King Hamlet, his son, prince Hamlet, is devastated and approaches a spirit. The spirit claims to be the soul of King Hamlet and informs Hamlet of the cause of his death and who did it. After finding out that it was Claudius, King Hamlet’s brother who killed his brother, Prince Hamlet goes out to avenge his father's death. Claudius soon becomes king after marrying Prince Hamlet’s mother, the Queen.
Sadie is an amazing novel that blends mystery, thriller and social commentary into one story. It is about 19-year-old Sadie Hunter, a girl whose world completely changes after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie. With no parents to protect them, Mattie was everything to Sadie. When the police failed to find Mattie’s killer, Sadie takes justice into her own hands, embarking on a dangerous journey to track down the man who was responsible.
An RV trip over spring break with friends to the beach, what could possibly go wrong? Eighteen-year-old Red is on an RV trip with her friends, and everything is going pretty well until the group loses signal and gets lost trying to navigate to the campsite. With no means of getting help, they attempt to get out of the RV and figure things out. Just as they’re confident about getting back on the road, shots are fired at them and it’s clear that the gunman has an agenda and is after the friend group in particular.
Red Kenny, a teenager struggling with the death of her mother, embarks on a road trip with five of her friends. The trip starts well, but, partway through, their RV breaks down. They have no cell service, no way to fix the truck, and no civilization in sight. When trying to fix the RV, the group realizes something is very wrong when they are shot at from the dark. They are stuck in the van, hostage, by the mysterious man outside. The man reveals that he needs the secret one of them is keeping, and that he will kill anyone who attempts to escape.
Nothing More to Tellis a mystery book by Karen McManus. The book is about how a teacher named Mr. Larkin who was mysteriously killed in the woods. Four years after the event, Brynn, one of Mr. Larkin’s students, decided to investigate the event. After tirelessly finding as much as she can, she stumbles upon the killer, and it’s someone that nobody expects. This is an enjoyable book. I do not like romance and all that stuff, but it is still a 4.2 out of five.
Jacintha Cross, who goes by Jack, is a woman in her late twenties and is the prime suspect of her husband, Gabe’s, murder. Jack wants to find her husband’s actual murderer and prove herself innocent. Jack becomes a fugitive, evading the police and running from the law while still trying to find the actual killer. Jack eventually finds the killer and gains enough evidence to prove herself innocent, returning home, but still missing Gabe.
The Secret History is a novel by Donna Tartt who follows the life of a new college student named Richard Papen. He wants to become a part of his college’s prestigious Greek club, and he tries to fit in with the members of this group. He later finds out that this group is not what he thought it was, as they have somewhat of a weird connection with one another. As they continue to study in this group, they forget the difference between reality and fantasy, and start to go down an evil path.
