Deadly Treasure by Jillayne Clements

There was a lot of substance to this book.  It had a great love story and I really grew to like the character of Lexi.  Lexi lives in Park City, Utah.  She works at the Tanger Outlets.  She just broke up with Ron when he cheats on her.  Then for the summer she is thrown into a situation where her Grandfather is killled over a map to the Lost Rhoades Mines.  The killer doesn't find the map but, now she seems to be in danger.  She is also thrown into a situation of two brothers, one is her best friend and one has been someone she tried to get his attention when she was younger.  Suddenly her thoughts are not of Ron but of the new challenges and situations she is working through.

I picked this book especially because of the Lost Rhoades Mine.  I have heard of this mine and know someone who writes about them and so that part intrigued me to buy it.  I loved hearing familiar names of Park City, Springville, BYU, UVU, Utah State, Heber, Orem and Salt Lake City.  These are all places that are familiar to me and it was fun to read them in a book.

I loved the twists and turns of this book.  There were constantly new creative situations that Lexi was in.  I was impressed with this book.  It wasn't the same ole love story.  It had punch and mystery.  I am glad I finally picked it up after having it for more than two years.

The Creek by Jennifer L. Holm

This book is very realistic to me. It seems like it could really happen.

I liked "the creek." It was very suspenseful, but not too scary. I was surprised in almost every case. It’s a fun story and I thought about it long after I closed the book.

Raven Hill Mysteries by Emily Rodda

1. This book has two mysteries in it:

The Ghost of Raven Hill

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Both are mysteries are very fun. I guess there are more mysteries you can read. Each mystery is written by a different member of this "Help-for-Hire Inc." group. Each can be read entirely without reading the others.

This "Help-for-Hire, Inc." group got together because they wanted to make money. They find that there is much adventure in doing so.

These are super fun stories, but I should have known that because I love Emily Rodda's books.