QuaranTEEN Book Review by Brianna

This book was honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read. It was really intriguing, and when I started reading I couldn’t put the book down. I read Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus before this one and it’s the reason I chose One of Us is Lying.

This book in my opinion was even better than the one I read before which makes me want to read more of her books. In this book they are trying to figure out who killed Simon and I like how each person has a reason why they would want him dead, which makes them all suspects.

In my opinion this makes the story even more interesting because you start trying to put the pieces together but because there are so many people who don’t like him, it makes it harder to solve the mystery and leaves you wanting to read more.

I also really like how they tell the story from each character’s perspective because you get a different idea from each person and what they say sometimes changes your opinion or idea of some of the characters in the book. That being said, I definitely think this book is great and worth reading especially if you love mystery books.

QuaranTEEN Book Review by Thomas

Crime Travelers Book 1: Brainwashed by Paul Aertker is rated five out of five stars.

Lucas Benes, 13 years is a crime fighting super spy! Living in a hotel and being hotel-schooled is very boring. That all changes the day he is on a roof and sees a abandoned baby in a shopping cart.

He is kidnapped but then strangely is set free. Lucas, his sister Astride and three of there friends travel to Paris in France, to try and stop the villainous Siba Gunnero, and her horrible Good Company. Will they be able to stop the kidnapping and brainwashing or will they fall victims themselves?!?!?!

I thought this was a outstanding book! I love books with super spy action and adventure. This book had both. This book is great for ALL ages. Also all ages will love it. ( ALL AGES). It has a perfect combination of spy, action, adventure, mystery, comedy, teenager(ish) power with a healthy dose of French. I recommend this book for anuone and everyone. #GreatBook!

QuaranTEEN Book Review by Jane

The book The House Next Door by Darcy Coates is about a young woman who lives next to a haunted house: Marwick House.

Over the years many have lived in this house and all have left after a mysterious sighting. The last family left in the middle of the night leaving all of their belongings behind. Eight months later a young woman moves in all by herself. Josephine the main character, greets her new neighbor and learns a bit about her.

This book is not your typical ghost story. I loved this book because from the beginning and throughout all the following chapters it kept me guessing what was going to happen next. Almost every ghost story tells the same thing, but in this one I never knew what to expect.😃

QuaranTEEN Book Review by Eryn

ember in the ashes

The book An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir is a wonderful read!

It has a very unique story line and very interesting imaginary lands. Thanks to Sabaa’s amazing illustrations you can see where the story takes place and what the protagonist is seeing. You can imagine the layout of under ground secret tunnels, a school built on violence and cities full of rebels.

This book has horror, adventure, romance, and mystery all mixed up in one fantasy realm where monsters lurk around every corner taking on different forms and appearance were Laia (a free-born Scholar) has to work her way through a maze of finding herself, saving her brother, and figuring out who to trust in a world that is made on darkness and lies.

I would recommend this book to teens who want to shake up their reading list because it puts the reader in a totally new and unexpected experience.

Strange Girl by Christopher Pike

Strange Girl is a paranormal love story that is recommended for mature teens, high school and up. It begins with seventeen year old, Fred Allen, walking home from school and spotting a girl at the park, kneeling in the grass and plucking at a few scrawny daisies…He marvels at how she’s “kind of strange.”

The writing style is simple, easy to read  and envelopes the reader into a timeless tale of two star-crossed lovers. However, there is a supernatural twist to this tale. There is a mystery that the reader will hope to unravel as it is told through the first-person narrative of Fred. The more Fred falls in love with Aja the more we want to discover who Aja is without destroying her. Aja, who seems to heal people’s emotional and physical wounds, a girl who seems to illuminate love and peace in every sense of the word while never speaking more than a few words at a time.

Strange Girl is full of heart and suspense. Existential questions of faith tug at Fred as he tries to solve the mystery of who Aja is, and why she is doing the things she does… And yet, as Fred gets closer to learning who is the girl he loves, the more unanswered questions come up. This haunting story leaves the readers hoping for the answer to neatly present itself, however only the reader can answer what it means for themselves.

Highly recommended for teens who enjoy mysteries, paranormal romance, suspense and fantasy!