WoW: A Drop of Color by Elizabeth Ese

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! For as long as she can remember, seventeen-year-old Gabrielle’s existence has been a balancing act. At her prestigious and predominantly white prep school, she’s learned how to be palatable, agreeable,…

TTT: Books With Flowers on the Cover!

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 With Flowers on the Cover Have you read any of these? Will you pick…

Flip by Ngozi Ukazu

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…

Body Count by Codie Crowley

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,…

Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen

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…

Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem

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…

The Beckett Effect by Nashae Jones

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,…

Take Me Away