The Truly Devious series is a young adult murder mystery series by author Maureen Johnson. I absolutely LOVED the first three books in the series, which follow our teenage detective friend Stevie Bell as she tried to solve the famous Ellingham Academy mystery from the 1930s, and then I also loved the fourth standalone mystery- […]
Rise of the Snake Goddess is the second book in the young adult Samantha Knox series by Jenny Elder Moke. Though the books can be read as standalone mystery adventure novels, they do follow the same characters, and I think they are best enjoyed in order. Just like Curse of the Specter Queen, Rise of […]
Curse of the Specter Queen is a young adult Samantha Knox series by Jenny Elder Moke. Curse of the Specter Queen is a young adult historical mystery adventure series set in the 1920s. I loved our main character Samantha, and this book was a ton of fun. I can’t wait to join Sam and Joana […]
The Truly Devious series is a young adult murder mystery series by author Maureen Johnson. I absolutely LOVED the first three books in the series, which follow our teenage detective friend Stevie Bell as she tried to solve the famous Ellingham Academy mystery from the 1930s. Once she solved that famous case, she is now […]
The Ivies is a young adult mystery thriller standalone by Alex Donne. I absolutely loved this story. I stayed up until 1:30 am reading it because I just couldn’t put it down. I had to figure out who did it. The Ivies centers around the seedy underbelly of competitive college admissions and ultra competitive private […]
I Do Not Trust You is a young adult adventure mystery by Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz. I was immediately drawn in to this book by the title and the summary. A member of an ancient cult shows up to tell you that the father you thought was dead, isn’t? And then sweeps you […]
Throwaway Girls is a young adult mystery by Andrea Contos. I have become a big fan of mysteries and thrillers this year, and I thought Throwaway Girls was a book that got better as it went on. The ending of this mystery truly surprised me, which made the whole book even better in my opinion. […]
The Inheritance Games is the first book in the young adult mystery series of the same name by author Jennifer Lynn Barnes. This book was so awesome! I enjoyed it immensely. It kind of reminded me of the movie Knives Out, minus the murder element. But both Knives Out and the Inheritance games feature crazy […]
Balthazar’s Bane is the sixth book in the Gaslamp Gothic series by author Kat Ross. The gaslamp Gothic series, was previously known as the Dominion Mystery series, which includes The Daemoniac, The Thirteenth Gate, and Bad Breed (among others). I loved, loved loved the first three books in the series but then I missed books […]
This Eternity of Masks and Shadows is a standalone young adult fantasy adventure by Karsten Knight. It is almost impossible to pinpoint the genre on this bad boy of a book. This Eternity of Masks and Shadows is a mash up of so many different genres. It is part romance, part fantasy and mythology, plus […]