Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia

ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: January 28, 2025Published by: Zando Young ReadersRead from: December 6, 2024- January 10, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (I received a free ARC copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Body Shaming, Toxic Friendship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Panic Attacks/DisordersFor…

The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley

e-Audio, 14:49:46Narrated by: Anniwaa BuachieRelease Date: January 14, 2025Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 6-8, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, DrugsFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Revenge, Set Outside the USA,…

Middle Grade Monday: As You Wish by Nashae Jones

e-Audio, 08:59:43Narrated by: Jade WheelerRelease Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 4-6, 2025Companion to Courtesy of CupidSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and Libro FM. Content Warning: Mental Illness, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Bullying, Child Death (recounted)For Readers Interested In: Romance, Sci Fi, Irregular Timeline, Historical, Retellings,…

Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar

e-Audio, 10:43:41 Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 2-3, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Cursing, Injury/Injury Detail,…

The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby

e-Audio, 07:15:37Narrated by: January LaVoy, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Sheila Rohan, Marcia Lynn Sells, Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, Khadija Tariyan McKinney G.Release Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: December 31, 2024- January 2, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a just…

Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura

e-Audio, 10:30:02Narrated by: Kyla GarciaRelease Date: January 7, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: December 30, 2024- January 1, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Misogyny, Sexual Content,…

The Assassin’s Guide to Babysitting by Natalie C. Parker

e-Audio, 09:08:59Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle ParkerRelease Date: January 7, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Candlewick Press)Read from: December 26-30, 2024Stand-alone (???) Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Confinement, Cursing, Death, For Readers Interested…

Bemused by Farrah Rochon

e-Audio, 09:39:04Narrated by: Joniece Abbot-PrattRelease Date: January 7, 2025Published by: Disney PressRead from: December 20-26, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Historical, Media Tie In, Mythology, Fantasy, YA…

Not in my Book by Katie Holt

e-Audio, 11:30:10Narrated by: Frankie CorzoRelease Date: December 17-18, 2024Published by: Alcove PressRead from: December 16-17, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Sexual Content, Bullying, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Books about Books, Rivals to Lovers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Latinx-Peruvian), Realistic Fiction       The Hating Game meets Beach Read in this sexy and hilarious contemporary romance…

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