Michele Jaffe

This was a cute mix of silly teenager and mystery. Jas, taken from her friends for the summer on a vacation - she is the one in the family that always causes trouble. Sure, she will tell you it's not her fault and list out all the reasons it wasn't - but her Dad (super genius) never sees it that way. He'd rather she stay home and study and be a good, perfect kid (instead of a quirky, fun kid she is).

So, of course, the family vacation involves a mystery she needs to solve and her arrest and almost kicked out of their hotel at least twice. It was silly and quirky - filled with annotations at the bottom by each of her friends as they ALL work to tell the story together. It was cute and light and silly. I think it shows it's date a bit with lack of cell phones and google everywhere but it wasn't too bad a distraction.… (more)

"When you're lost, every direction looks the same."

ooooooh. This one completely surprised me with how much I enjoyed it.
At first, I wasn't so sure about Sadie. And the general synopsis made me nervous. This could be silly fluff about a girl pining over a boy.

but before I realized it, I'd hit half way. And I was sure I was enjoying it but I wasn't sure I was loving it until...the crux of the plot hit and I realized how much I knew the characters. How I was rooting them on and hoping they won! This one is sneaky and has you falling for the story and the people so easily you don't notice. Definitely one I'd read again.… (more)