Trinkets by Kirsten Smith

In this book we read a split pov between:

Tabitha who is in an abusive relationship and feels she doesn't fit with her family.

Moe who has a bad girl reputation.

Elodie who is a kleptomaniac.

All the girls have in common is that they meet at shoplifters anonymous and become a misfit group of friends who steal together despite supposedly trying to get better at doing the opposite after getting caught!

It was a fun engaging read that had me intrigued from the start as to how the girls become friends as all they have in common is stealing making them a unique bunch of misfit friends however the topic isn't a usual seen plot point in any YA books I've read and I really enjoyed it as it played out throughout the book, fabulous read!

Smart by Kim Slater

After finding a dead body floating in the river, Kieron
promises to find out whom was responsible for Colin the homeless man's murder as Jean a homeless women also helps him too a free Colin had been a kind friend to her.

It helps that his dream career is as a crime reporter like his idol off Sky News. He even gets a signed picture from him and has to hide it as his stepbrother destroys everything when he's not playing video games.

Though his home life is horrible, his grandma no longer in touch, he vows to find her and while his mum works all the time, his step dad hates him and he spends most of his time in his room sketching, inspired by Lowry creating art when he can.

His mum suffers domestic abuse from his stepdad, a lazy drug dealing thug whom doesn't even send his son to school, just letting him play video games all day long. So when things get interesting in his investigations, he finds a surprising new family member as well as revealing the true murderer.

This was a book that kept on giving when the story got gritty. I excited by the developments and the way he gets a family of true sorts back by his investigationinvestigation. A true young detective in the making he is indeed!