Reviews by Tag: suspense

Can You Keep a Secret? is a thrilling young adult novel by R.L. Stine. The story revolves around a group of friends; Hannah, Leo, and Sarah, who stumble upon a mysterious old diary hidden in the attic of Hannah's new house. As they explore deeper into the diary's pages, they uncover a chilling secret involving a long-lost treasure and a dangerous curse that haunts their town.

The Silent Patient features Alicia Berenson, an ordinary women who seemingly had a good life until she murders her husband, Gabriel, by shooting him five times in the face. As her case is further investigated, Alicia refuses to speak or utter a single word throughout it all. Theo Faber, a psychotherapist, is eager to figure out why Alicia committed the crime she did, and why she chooses to remain silent.

Four girls are known for being liars at their boarding school. They often played a game

called the Lying Game where the objective is to tell lies without getting caught. When they get a

text from a friend within the group, the girls are reunited when those lies come back to haunt

them in their adult life. is book kept me on the edge of my seat until the end. ere were so

many plot twists that let me questioning everything I originally thought. Make sure you have a

Cassie, the main character in The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Bares, is an expert at reading

people. Cassie doesn’t expect this knack for understanding others to get her much until she’s

recruited to join a group of other teenagers investigating FBI cold cases. Cassie, the newest

“Natural”, lives with 4 other teens with gifts like hers. The Naturals are nothing like they seem,

and Cassie’s mentors aren’t average agents either. When a new killer strikes, Cassie and the

Cassie Hobbes is a 17 year old girl who’s living with her dad’s relatives. Her mom was

brutally murdered 5 years prior and the body was never found. Cassie grows up with that

trauma and never moves on from it. So when special agent Tanner Briggs wants to recruit her

for a special program called ‘The Naturals,’ Cassie accepts in hopes of finding her mother’s

killer. However, things mix up when Cassie and her new friends at ‘The Naturals’ program find

Carrie Sinclair is telling her story of her summer 27 years ago on the Sinclair private

island. This is the summer that the boys come. The boys are Carrie’s friend’s

boyfriend's friends. When the boys get to the island Carrie suddenly finds Pfeff, one of

the boys, very interesting. Carrie and Pfeff start hanging out more and soon they are

much more than friends. Carrie’s sisters think Pfeff is not good for her, so what will

Carrie choose? Family or Pfeff?

Cadence Sinclair is lost and confused. She is living on a private island where the

Sinclair’s spend every summer. Cadence is 17 and going to the island, but she doesn’t

remember anything that happened when she was 15. Cadence is searching for the

truth, but will she be able to find it on this island? Cadence knows that there was an

accident but she doesn’t know what happened, but everyone else on the island

seems to know. Cadence will uncover the secrets of the past and learn some things

she doesn’t want to know.

Stefania “Fusia” Podgorska was just a teenager when German bombs rained down on her city of

Przemsyl, Poland. She used to work at a local shop with the Diamant family, who she grew close

to over the years. Fusia even made an agreement with one of the sons, Izio, to get married. But

Stefania is Roman Catholic, and Izio is Jewish, meaning that this must be kept a secret. As the

Germans invade Poland and anti-Semitism grows, Stefania knows she has to do something to

Gwyneth Shepherd has enough on her plate, what with her ability to talk to ghosts, and the

constant struggle with ugly school uniforms. She definitely could do without unexpected bouts of

time travel. Unfortunately for Gwyneth, her family’s preparations for Gwen’s cousin Charlotte to

inherit a time travel gene were incorrect. Now, Gwyneth must fight to figure out the secrets of

the secret society controlling the time troubles and somehow survive the company of her

Avery Kylie Grambs is trying to settle into her mansion and life as a billionaire. Avery

is still trying to solve the puzzle that Tobias Hawthorne left her along with her

inheritance. Avery will need help from the 4 Hawthorne brothers, but she finds herself

falling for not just one, but two of the brothers. Avery, along with all of this going on, is

being threatened and it is starting to look like someone is trying to kill her. Avery is

discovering her past and who her family really is, blood related or not. If things were