You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron Charity has a summer job that not only would I never do, but I would also never visit. She works at Camp Mirror Lake. It is a full-contact terror game, sort of like a haunted house, where Charity and others recreate scenes from slasher films. People … More You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight
Holly Horror by Michelle Jabes Corpora Evie has just moved with her mom and little brother to an old family-owned home that has sat vacant for years after the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl. Back in 1981, a girl named Holly Hobbie disappeared from her room and was never seen again. Evie assumed this was … More Holly Horror
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes This is another book I needed to read for school. I do love mysteries, so I was looking forward to this one. Avery has been living with her sister after her mother died, and they do not have a lot of money. Her hope is to graduate high … More The Inheritance Games
Stay Dead by April Henry Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Action from the start! Milan is getting kicked out of her third boarding school. She is waiting to be picked up by her mother in their private plane. Milan’s mother is a senator. She became a senator after her husband, Milan’s father, was … More Stay Dead
Mascot by Charles Waters and Tracie Sorell Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Book in verse. Six different points of view. All in the same English class. They are given the assignment to debate the school mascot. The mascot in question is a native american, they are the Braves. Each student has their own … More Mascot
Girl Forgotten by April Henry Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups A Thriller! I was excited to jump into this one! Piper Gray has just started a new school and is exploring her new town. As she wanders the local cemetery, she comes across the grave of a seventeen-year-old girl named Layla Trello. Piper … More Girl Forgotten
A Pocket Full of Posies by Shawn Sarles Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups You can tell from the cover that this book will be creepy! This is my type of book! Parker moves to a new town that has a very Stepford Wives feel. There are beautiful families and incredibly well-kept rose gardens … More A Pocket Full of Posies
Where She Fell by Kaitlin Ward Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I actually might bump this one up to 3.5 Magical Coffee Cups. Do you remember learning about the world’s dangers like quicksand and sinkholes? Then, as you got older, you realized that these aren’t as commonplace as you once thought. Well, this … More Where She Fell
Eyes of the Forest by April Henry Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups This book was described as ‘Misery’ meets ‘Game of Thrones.” Yeah, that checks out. You discover a big twist early on, and the rest of the book tries to resolve everything. I don’t want to say too much because I don’t … More Eyes of the Forest
Going Viral by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I found this book at my school’s Scholastic Book Fair. Got to love those book fairs! This is a story during lockdown. I love that we are getting more of these. Some people want to avoid the lockdown as much as possible, but … More Going Viral
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