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Stokes, Paula
6 Reviews
(3)
YA
Seventeen-year-old Embry Woods is no hero, despite what the locals think. Yes, she pulled a man out of a burning building, but she caused the blaze during a secret tryst with her best friend's ex-boyfriend. When someone begins blackmailing her, Embry must figure out who it is before he or she destroys everything Embry holds dear. A thrilling whodunit with a strong small-town coastal-Oregon setting.
Reviewer: Grace Enriquez
(4)
YA
Genevieve has no recollection of the car crash that killed her YouTube-famous boyfriend--at least at first. As her memories of her own potential culpability return, Genevieve must also cope with how the accused killer has had his life ruined online. An unnecessary setting relocation (from St. Louis to Zion National Park) and a subsequent romance subplot distract from the novel's more compelling study of hard-won self-awareness.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl
(3)
YA
When Winter Kim (Vicarious) learns that her sister is dead, vengeance becomes her life. Her quest to find family and kill the perpetrator takes her from St. Louis to Seoul. Infiltrating her enemy's corporation only creates more danger, forcing Winter to decide between battling the past or living in the present. Stokes's thriller offers a diverse cast of characters and a few good plot twists.
Reviewer: Jenn Matters
(4)
YA
Taken from a Korean orphanage and trafficked into the U.S., Winter is then rescued to work as a digital stunt girl for Vicarious Sensory Experiences (ViSEs), which records brain impulses during dangerous stunts, wild parties, etc. When a ViSE shows Winter's sister Rose's murder, Winter must untangle the virtual from the real. Readers who can wade through the convoluted techie world-building will enjoy the adrenaline-rich thriller.
Reviewer: Jenn Matters
(3)
YA
California teen Maguire, suffering from guilt and superstition after surviving a series of accidents that killed or injured others (including her father, uncle, and brother), retreats into unhealthy solitude. At her therapist's office, she meets a teen tennis star with his own struggles, and they help each other cope. Sweet, heartfelt, and ultimately uplifting, with a useful author's note on cognitive behavioral therapy.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(4)
YA
To make some extra cash, Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and best friend Preston go into business peddling fake excuse notes and forged signatures to fellow high-school students. But when Preston disappears, Max becomes the primary suspect. Sensing that it's a setup, Max begins his own investigation. Slow to start, the story eventually settles into an engaging mystery filled with unreliable characters.
Reviewer: Randy Ribay
6 reviews
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