Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste

e-Audio, 06:46:00Narrated by: Ariel BlakeRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: October 7-8, 2024Boy 2.0, #1Source: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death of a Parent, Cancer, Racial ProfilingFor Readers Interested In: Family Diversity (Raised in Foster Care), Sparkly Cover, MG, Racial Ethnic Diversity, Sci Fi      Win “Coal” Keegan has just landed in his…

Jasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro

e-Audio, 08:38:39Narrated by: Vico OrtizRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: October 2-3, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Grief, Death, Medical Content, Death of a Parent, Child Death, Car Accident, MurderFor Readers Interested In: Family Diversity (Father Passed), Sparkly…

Second Chance Christmas by Jahquel J.

e-Audio, 08:32:12Narrated by: Leon Nixon, Gene Roberson, Sable LynRelease Date: September 24, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, IncRead from: October 4-6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death of a Parent, Alcoholism, Child Death, Rape, CancerFor Readers Interested In: Holidaze, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black), Realistic Fiction, Romance, Surprise Pregnancy     Old flames are reunited…

Make My Wish Come True by Rachael Lippincott & Alyson Derrick

e-Audio, 09:04:59Narrated by:  Krystal Hammond & Natalie NaudusRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: September 28-October 4, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received an e-ALC from Libro FM and the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: N/AFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Holidaze, 2SLGBTQ+ (Lesbian), Dual POV, YA    …

Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

e-Audio, 10:25:16Narrated by:  Kristen DiMercurioRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: September 30-October 2, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received an early ALC from publisher via their app.  This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Abandonment, Alcohol, VomitFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Holidaze, 2SLGBTQ+, Sparkly Covers, Adult, Second Chance, Dual…

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

e-Audio, 08:23:57Narrated by: Delanie Nicole Gill Release Date: June 25, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 30, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Infidelity, Death, Alcohol, Death of a Parent, Drug Use, Cursing, Pregnancy, Murder, Violence, PossessionFor Readers Interested In: Ghosts, Possession, Paranormal, Thriller, Horror, Audio, Adult   A chilling horror novel about a haunting told from…

WoW: Salvación by Sandra Proudman

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! In this Latinx YA fantasy inspired by El Zorro, Lola de La Peña becomes the masked heroine Salvación in order to save her family and town from a man who…

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