Category Archives: contemporary

Review: The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge

Posted on July 30, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their emotions and memories have been absorbed into the material. It started the day she fell from the tree at her grandma’s cabin … Continue reading →

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Review: Girl of Flesh and Metal by Alicia Ellis

Posted on June 11, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Is she the killer she’s hunting? It was supposed to help her—not turn her into a monster. Now, Lena’s stuck with this cybernetic arm, and her friends are terrified of her. Maybe they should be. The arm’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Faerie Games by Michelle Maddow

Posted on June 4, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: I’m Selena Pearce, and in the past few days I’ve been kidnapped by the fae, gifted with powerful magic, and forced to compete in a twisted, televised game to the death. Growing up on the magical island … Continue reading →

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Review: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

Posted on August 8, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the Book: Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, … Continue reading →

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Review: This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher

Posted on May 23, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Tell the truth. Or face the consequences. One year ago, there was a party. At the party, someone died. Five teens all played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth. But tonight, … Continue reading →

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Review: Internment by Samira Ahmed

Posted on March 21, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying ‘fifteen minutes in the future’ United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin is forced into an internment camp for Muslim-Americans along with her parents. With the help of newly-made friends … Continue reading →

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Review: Alizarin Crimson by Erica Millard

Posted on February 28, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Van Gogh’s madness has found her. While attending a prestigious summer art school in New York City, seventeen-year-old Aya’s red paint attacks her skin, tattoos her, and enables her to manipulate the color red. The red takes … Continue reading →

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Review: Slay on Tour by Kim Curran

Posted on February 21, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the book: SLAY do two things and they do them well: They play killer music and they slay killer demons. After Milly’s rescued from mortal danger by the hottest band on the planet, she hardly expects to join them… … Continue reading →

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Review: One of Us is Lying by Karen M McManus

Posted on January 10, 2019 by paisleypiranha

  About the book: Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. For fans of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, this is the perfect high school thriller. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star … Continue reading →

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Review: Persuade by Wendi Wilson

Posted on September 27, 2018 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Vampires don’t exist. Everyone knows that, but after a drug experiment gone wrong, a new generation of children share a frightening number of characteristics with the fictional bloodsucking monsters. Needing blood to survive. Advanced hearing capabilities. The … Continue reading →

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