Reviews by Tag: suspense

Avery Kylie Grambs is just a teenager living life the best she can after her mom

passed away multiple years ago. She is living with her older sister, until everything

changes when a mysterious man shows up, telling Avery that she has inherited a

large sum of money. After this meeting, Avery still is in shock when she inherits

around 46 billion dollars from a random person she has never met, Tobaias

Hawthorne. There is only one thing she has to do to keep her inheritance. Stay alive

Rating: 3

My rating for this book is a 3 because the book only takes place in one setting for the

most part. This makes the book not at all compelling to me personally. It was hard to

focus reading the book as it was not very interesting.

Rating: 3

My rating for this book is a 3 because the book is a bit confusing at times and the

plot is a little blurred at times. The book is okay in my opinion but I think it will be great

for people who like to read about fantasy.

Summary:

This book is about a princess named Soraya. The rest of the world has no idea that

she even exists. She has a poisonous touch that will kill anything that she touches. She

then meets Azad who isn't scared of her; he even looks up to her.

Monday’s Not Coming is about Claudia, a girl who is the only one who cares about

where her best friend, Monday, disappeared. Claudia, coming back from summer break,

was looking forward to seeing Monday, but Monday never shows up. School, church,

her own home, nowhere to be seen. Whenever Claudia asks for answers, no one

seems concerned and tells her to mind her own business. But Claudia is concerned that

Rating: 4

My rating for this book is a 4 because the book is pretty good but I don't really like the "horror" part of it.

Summary:

This is about a girl named Barbra Gordan. She was shot and is paralyzed from her hips down. She is admitted into a rehab facility which is pretty suspicious. She can hear voices in the walls and once patients start going missing she starts investigating.

Recommendation:

Rating: 3.5

My rating for this book is a 3.5 because of the beginning . This book failed to get my interest at the beginning and I believe the main reason was that it was not written to be interesting at the beginning.

Summary:

This is about three high school girls who are immune to an allergy caused by black plants. These black plants took over one day after it rained and now all three of the girls are racing to try and fix the allergies from the plants.

Recommendation:

Rating: 5

My rating for this book is a 5. This is THE best book I've ever read. Every aspect of this book is so well thought out. It is really long compared to other books but it did not fail to keep me focused.

Summary:

This is about a girl named Bree whose mom died in a car accident. She then goes to a college in North Carolina where she discovers a society named the "Legendborn". These are people who use their powers to kill demons. Bree is then suspicious and she thinks that this society might have something to do with the death of her mother.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ second book in The Inheritance Games trilogy, The Hawthorne Legacy, once again stars Avery Kylie Grambs, a teenager who inherits the deceased Tobias Hawthorne’s entire fortune. As Avery and Tobias’ four grandsons embark on yet another one of the billionaire’s games, they are left with more questions than answers.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is an enthralling mystery following the too-curious-for-her-own-good protagonist Pippa Fitz-Amobi (Pip), who has decided to reinvestigate a murder from five years prior in her town–Fairview–for her senior capstone project. Whilst uncovering dark secrets about the supposed murder, Pip finds herself discovering much more than she sought out. As Pip gets closer and closer to the truth, an unknown source tells her to stop her digging.

Rating: 3 My rating for this book is a 3 because the book was very detailed and the plot line was really focused and detailed. Also, it did not have much happening for the first few chapters.

Summary: Justin's friends go missing and he returns home after that. They all go to Zee's house, the person who got lost, for a welcome home party. They then play hide and seek, after which everything changes. They find out about a lot of things because of the game.