Reviews by Tag: secrets

Teen Review
Stealing Snow book cover

Stealing Snow

By Danielle Paige
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Shereen
Jul 5, 2024

Snow, a 17-year-old girl in Whittaker Psychiatric, falls in love with another patient in the hospital, Bale. They have their first kiss and something tragic happens, causing them to separate. Now, Bale has disappeared from the hospital and Snow is distraught. She too escapes with the help of a mystery man she finds in her dreams being pulled towards the magical kingdom, Algrid.

Teen Review
 The Towering Sky book cover

The Towering Sky

By Katharine McGee
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 5, 2024

It’s New York City in the year of 2119 and, while there are many skyscrapers, the Tower dominates them all, offering over a thousand floors. Despite the shiny glamor of the city, Leda wants to put everything away into her past because of what happened in Dubai, but when a new investigation from the police department opens up old wounds, she’s forced to seek help from the person she’s been trying to forget the most. Rylin returns to her old life, away from the upper floor. But when she begins to see her old boyfriend again, she is once again torn between two worlds.

Teen Review
The Dazzling Heights book cover

The Dazzling Heights

By Katharine McGee
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jul 5, 2024

It’s New York City in the year of 2118, and a tower with a thousand floors stands tall. But there are horrors and secrets that must remain hidden. On the worst night of her life, Leda is taunted by terrible memories and knows that she must keep this secret hidden no matter the cost. Watt is desperate to keep a clean slate and put everything behind him, including hacking. But when Leda blackmails him to work for her again, Watt knows that he has to get rid of her- for good.

Teen Review
The Storm of Echoes book cover

The Storm of Echoes

By Christelle Dabos
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Iqra N.
Jun 7, 2024

In the last installment of the Mirror Visitor series, Ophelia and her husband, Thorn, realize that their search for the Other was ultimately limited to the mirror. As they travel through different lands, obstacles, and riddles, they must confront their passion for each other, which they are forced to keep secret. Ophelia and Thorn must find the Other, whose power is slowly consuming other regions and lands and destroying civilizations, with the threat that their home could very well be next.

Staff Review
The left hand with a dragon's talon growing in place of the ring finger, the background showing a very muted face of a dragon staring at the reader

Dragon's Keep

By Janet Lee Carey
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Anne G
May 31, 2023

“The real dragon haunted my head and heart.”

What makes Dragon's Keep work for me is its approach: a medieval fantasy written more like historical fantasy than high fantasy.  Yet it has that sliver of magic and magical creatures (dragons, of course) to spice up the lyrical story.   In other words, the author avoids over-doing the chosen one approach, and instead creates very believable characters in a believable world.

Teen Review
The Lake by Natasha Preston

The Lake

By Natasha Preston
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Teen Book Reviewer
Jul 26, 2022

The Lake by Natasha Preston is about Esme and Kayla, two girls that

come back to summer camp with a dark secret. When the girls pretend

everything is just as it always is, a message appears. A message that

might potentially be a threat to Esme and Kayla, but one thing is for sure.

They know their secret. And they want them to come clean about it, also to

face the consequences of their actions.

Teen Review
Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Good Girl, Bad Blood

By Holly Jackson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Jul 18, 2022

A new mystery has come to Pippa’s hometown and Pippa has set out to solve it. Pip

had promised herself, her parents, and boyfriend that she would not try to solve any

more mysteries but she can’t keep her hands off of this mystery. Pippa’s friend

Conner’s brother, Jamie, has gone missing and the police won’t do anything about it

so Pippa feels it is her duty to provide justice to Conner and his family. Pippa knows

she is putting herself in danger with this mission but does she really know how far this

will take her?

Teen Review
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

Moon Over Manifest

By Clare Vanderpool
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Emily N.
Dec 7, 2021

This historical fiction book is a profound narrative that recounts the story of Abilene Tucker’s move to Manifest, Kansas. In moving to Manifest, Abilene soon discovers that the town is full of secrets, many that include her family. With her newfound knowledge, Abilene is determined to uncover the truth of her ancestors and Manifest.

Teen Review
How We Fell Apart by Katie Zhao

How We Fall Apart

By Katie Zhao
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Neha K.
Nov 29, 2021

Katie Zhao’s How We Fall Apart is a murder-mystery with amazing Asian representation. Nancy Luo is a scholarship student and the best friend of the top girl, Jamie Ruan, at Sinclair Prep, an elite high school. Jamie is everything Nancy isn’t, rich, the valedictorian, and powerful. After Jamie is found dead, the people that once were closest to her, Nancy, Krystal, Akil, and Alexander, are the suspects.

Teen Review
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

By Dame Daphne de Maurier
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Jul 12, 2021

Rebecca is the first wife of Maxim De Winter. He lost his first wife due to a tragic incident. Maxim married another woman. When she enters Manderlery, she notices that Rebecca is everywhere. She fears that everyone loves Rebecca and hates her. But, one she realizes and learns things about the true Rebecca, her intentions and feelings change. Both Maxim and his new wife realize that Rebecca is haunting their memories.

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