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The quick cut: A reimagining of "The Great Gatsby" where seventeen-year-old Nick Carrington tries to start over in Harlem and becomes the center of trouble. A real review: Everyone wants to believe that they can choose their own future. When that happens in the wake of loss, it can be difficult. For seventeen-year-old Nick, this is very much the situation when he leaves Oklahoma to start over in Harlem, New York. Nick Carrington has longed to leave Greenwood, Oklahoma an

The quick cut: Two teens connect over the summer in the landscape of an odd gothic mansion. A real review: Thank you to Dutton Books for Young Readers for providing the arc for an honest review. Teenagers from vastly different lifestyles can meet in many different ways. They can even find things that they have in common. What happens when they find themselves increasingly connected to each other. This is what happens to Leo and Connor. Leo was raised by his mother and u

The quick cut: An elite friend group gets the negative spotlight when someone who wanted to be a member dies - and their journal brings criminal intentions. A real review: There isn't a high school without a popular crowd. Whether it is due to talent, smarts, money, or time, each one has a bond that holds them together. Many others will want to be a member but fail to. For Emily, she desperately wanted to be a member of the Thrashers but ended up dead instead. The Thrash

The quick cut: A woman using her mother's name to coast by finds that she needs to go back to her childhood with her brother to understand the present. A real review: Thank you to William Morrow for providing the arc for an honest review. Our childhoods very much can shape the person that we become as an adult. Are we successful and happy? Are we sad and a mess? Do we have a sense of direction in what we want? For Guinevere, this is a question when she finds out that her b

The quick cut: A girl who uses her lie-based powers to keep her half-brother in power finds her life at risk when a new challenger comes to try and take their leadership for themselves. A real review: Having the power to keep our lives under control is something that we all want. Being able to make our own choices is an important element of happiness. What would you do if your ability to stay in power was threatened? For Mira, this is a reality when a newcomer named Kaiden

The quick cut: A girl looks for revenge on the playhouse and players who cursed her at a young age. A real review: If you were cursed to slowly die, what would you do with your time? Would you enjoy what time you have? Or look to ruin those who cursed you? For Riven, it's the second option. Everyone knows the playhouse. Although the gods are dead, the players are practically gods themselves. Vicious and lethal, they have no problem inflicting pain of it will bring them pl

The quick cut: A girl who's been kicked out of another prep school is shipped to her uncle's house for the summer and finds herself in the middle of a string of deaths. A real review: Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing the arc for an honest review. We all have our problems, but it's difficult to tackle them when you do not have an effective support system. For seventeen year old Lindsay, this is the case when she gets kicked out of yet another prep school. Linds

The quick cut: A girl finds her plans for the future upended when her boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her and finds new direction in a trip with her distant mother. A real review: Thank you to Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers for providing the arc for an honest review. Our parents may be someone we've known all our lives, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we know them well. Before you were born, they had a whole life of their own. So how would you react if

The quick cut: A girl inadvertently becomes the center of political turmoil when chaos ensues at an annual market. A real review: Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing the arc for an honest review. We would like to think that we know the truth behind our origins. The reality is that we rarely know as much as we think we do. For Brynn, this is definitely the case. Brynn has spent her life not remembering anything prior to seven years old. A girl with no family, she

The quick cut: A girl living deep in the mountains finds her life thrown off track when she's identified as the next Starmaker. Drama ensues when she finds herself increasingly attracted to her predecessor. A real review: Every society has their mythology and stories, but what if yours was based on reality? For Aurora, this is the truth for her mountain town of Reverie. Deep in the mountains, there is a town with a story about the Sun. It fell in love and came in person,

The quick cut : A priestess paid to bring the dead home takes on a high paying job that becomes unexpectedly chaotic when the body comes back to life. A real review : Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing the arc for an honest review. Every culture has its mythology and stories about death or the afterlife. Some say we are reborn while others say we move on to somewhere new. For priestess Kang, that question of what happens is relevant when her dead body instead

The quick cut : The competitors on the latest season of an escape room competition show try to solve the murder of a contestant from the previous season. A real review : Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers for providing the arc for an honest review. Competition shows involving mystery and intrigue are nothing new. What if the majority of the intrigue was coming from the unsolved murder that occurred the previous season? This is the scenario for seas

The quick cut : Four unlikely partners work together to solve the mystery behind a teen's disappearance. A real review : Small towns often have their secrets and myths, but what if your town's secret was deadly? This is the situation for the town of Carrion. Every thirteen years, a swarm of particularly loud cicadas arrives and the local people have a celebration. What's lessor known is how a litany of locals also disappear without a trace at the same time. When a loc

The quick cut : In a cyberpunk future, two girls find their lives intwined as they find themselves stuck in a virtual cold war. A real review : We all have an image in our heads of what the future looks like. Considering the rampant pace that technology is growing at, it's fairly likely that it will continue to take a main role in our lives. For Eirale and Lia, this is very true when they are given assignments that give them the impression that what they're doing may b

The quick cut : A boy and girl meet at a cancer treatment and write their love story. A real review : While we would all love to think that we have all the time in the world, the reality is that death comes for us all. For June and Jesse, it's a reality rapidly approaching as they both have leukemia. June has a dream of being the novelist who writes the greatest love story of all time, but she's never been in love. Jesse has a bright future in football until his canc

The quick cut : A boy and girl are destined to use their magical wands to save their world from a winter cataclysm. Chaos ensues when it turns out one must kill the other to do so. A real review : We love stories about ordinary people being chosen by destiny to fulfill a chosen prophecy and save everyone. While it's unrealistic at best, it's a story we love to see. For Domenic and Ellery, this is a reality when they each have a powerful wand who chooses them to be the

The quick cut: A girl whose boyfriend died saving her from drowning gets a second change to ensure he lives. She falls in love with her boyfriend's best friend in the process. A real review : Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing the arc for an honest review. Death is difficult at any age, but it's even more complex to tackle with when you feel to blame for it. When it comes to Nieve, she feels very responsible when her boyfriend Carter does - and his best friend M

The quick cut : A girl who doesn't see eye to eye with her mom ends up transported in time to when her mom was in high school. A real review : We don't always understand our parents, especially when we're teenagers. While it may seem like they have odd rules or requirements, the truth is that they're often based in their own teenage experiences. For Samantha, she's about to discover this for herself when she goes back to the 90s and her mom Prescilla as a teenager. Saman

The quick cut : A cursed prince and a female swan become partners to help with one another's problems. A real review : Fairy tales have a way of inspiring greatness, even if the stories themselves are somewhat ridiculous. In this story of a prince most likely to die and a girl who is most likely to be held captive by love, these two find a way to work together and try to get the life they hoped for. Prince Arris is most likely going to die and he knows it. Due to a poorl

The quick cut : Three friends who are rejected from the magical college of their choice decide to steal a magical education while working on the campus. A real review : Thank you to G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers for providing the arc for an honest review. Getting into the college of your choosing can feel like a high pressure situation, especially if you have your heart set on one in particular. For Raven, Atticus, and Dorian, this is the case when they're