Paperback, 320 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: First SecondRead from: April 19-24, 2025Stand-alone Source: Borrowed from my Co-Worker Content Warning: Classism, Racism, Mental Illness, Suicidal Thoughts, Cultural Appropriation, Alcoholism, Colonization, Deadnaming, Drug AbuseFor Readers of: Dual POV, Graphic Novels, Sparkly Covers, Mental Health, Science Fiction, Texas Local Reads, YA, Magical Realism SENIOR YEAR BUCKET…
e-Audio, 09:42:51Narrated by: Krystal HammondRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, IncRead from: April 23-24, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!) Content Warning: Death, Drug Use, Blood, Injury, Injury/Injury Detail, Gore, Sexual Content (With use of the word C!it), Animal Death,…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. From Netgalley: From the Library: From the Publisher: I requested this book in like January or something. I thought there was no way I was going to get it so I just forgot about it. And…
e-Audio, 09:58:02Narrated by: MiraiRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 21-23, 2026Stand-alone (Companion to previous novels)Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!) Content Warning: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Grief, Medical Content, Death of a Parent, Panic…
e-Audio, 09:23:47Narrated by: Victoria NassifRelease Date: March 31, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Holiday House)Read from: April 18-20, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Child Death, Murder, Death of a Parent, Gore, Suicide, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death, RacismFor Readers of: Audio, Horror, Sparkly Cover, Irregular Timeline, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner…
e-Audio, 07:51:56Narrated by: Tyla CollierRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 20, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers of: Audio, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Sparkly Cover, LOL, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction,…
If you designed a cover for a beloved book, how would it look, and how would it reflect the story? I LOVED this book but I was mad as hell that this was the cover. I almost didn’t pick it up because of it. But I knew it was set on a cruise, so I…
Hardcover, 480 pagesRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Random House Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 1-19, 2026Stand-aloneSource: TxLA (I received this hardcover free from the publisher and the author. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Adult/Minor Relationship, Sexism, Murder, GaslightingFor Readers of: Contemporary, Most Anticipated, Mystery, Own, Thrillers, YA From…
e-ARC, 378 pagesRelease Date: April 14, 2026Published by: SlowburnRead from: April 4-19, 2026Forever Falling, #2Source: Netgalley (I received this ARC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Grief, Death, Sexual Content, Chronic Illness, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Miscarriage, Cancer, Child DeathFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance,…
e-Audio, 11:23:01Narrated by: Giordan Diaz, Jorjeana Marie, Max Meyers, and Eli SchiffRelease Date: April 28, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 16-17, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. I also received this e-ARC from Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Death, HazingFor…
