e-ALC, 11:14:10Narrated by: J.Y. Kora & Lawrence BaldwinRelease Date: June 9, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 29- June 1, 2026Heart Beach, #1Source: PRH Audio App (I received this e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Grief, Misogyny, Death, Death of a Parent, Alcohol, Cursing, Pregnancy,…
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! Fans of Jason Reynolds’ As Brave as You and Kwame Alexander’s Solo will love this debut YA coming-of-age novel in verse that explores race in America, family relationships, and the deep meaning of living…
These themes will vary! It could be based off of some book mail I just received, pop culture, something personal to me, a headline from the news, a trend I noticed when I was buying books for my library system, etc. I hope you stick around to see all the themes and book recs I…
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: Books on My Summer 2026 To-Read List At Take Me Away… Summer is seen as…
e-ALC, 05:21:06Narrated by: Mehr DudejaRelease Date: May 19, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 29, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Injury/Injury DetailFor Readers of: Audio, Children, Contemporary, Middle Grade, Most Anticipated, Novel in Verse, Realistic Fiction, Sports (motorcross) …
e-ALC, 04:54:32Narrated by: Jennifer Jull ArayaRelease Date: June 16, 2026Published by: Spotify AudiobooksRead from: May 28-29, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Death, Gun Violence, Abuse of TechFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Auto-Buy Authors, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Mystery, Realistic Fiction,…
e-ALC, 09:06:22Narrated by: Amber Dekkers, Korey Jackson, Marcella Cox, Kevin R. Free, James Fouhey, Liz Femi, and Cary HiteRelease Date: June 2, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: May 27-28, 2026#3, BlackoutSource: Netgalley (I also received this as an ARC from the publisher via TLA. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Murder, Toxic Friendship, Drug…
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 Publishers: From Scholastic! I cannot thank you enough! I was lucky enough to get one of these at TLA, so I’m going to pass this one on to my librarians and they…
e-ALC, 07:48:36Narrated by: Yenni Ann Wong, Daisy Guevara, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Elena Rey, Victoria Villarreal, Kyla Garcia, Alejandra Reynoso, Diana Bustelo, and Rene RuizRelease Date: May 26, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 26-27, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby ( I also received this as an e-ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my…
If you could pick any fictional character to live with, who would it be, and how would they change your daily life? Just one? That’s too hard! And I have a list I made specifically for a question like this. But none of them seem to be over the other. It’s a toss up between…
