This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed

Hardcover, 384 pagesRelease Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 22- May 8, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Texas Library Association ConferenceContent Warning: Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Racial Slurs, Bullying, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Reading Freely, DEIA, Social Justice, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Family Diversity, YA       From the New York Times bestselling…

Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

e-Audio, 12:00:46Narrated by: Ariel BlakeRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Hachette Audio (Mulholland Books)Read from: May 10-11, 2024Stand-aloneSource: AudibleContent Warning: Murder, Blood, Death, Police Brutality, Hate Crime, Infidelity, Domestic Abuse, Drug Use, RacismFor Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Mysteries, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Own Voices, Adult       The truth is never skin deep.      It…

This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune

e-Audio, 10:31:40Narrated by: AJ Bridel & Carley FortuneRelease Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: May 6-7, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and the app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Romance, Best friend’s…

Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He

e-Audio, 09:15:56Narrated by: Lily Ganser Release Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Sourcebooks Fire)Read from: April 27-May 6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Fatphobia, Bullying, Suicide Attempt(s) (On page), Death of a parent, Adult/Minor Relationship, Eating DisordersFor Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Mysteries, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA       Someone has murdered the queen bee…

Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

e-Audio, 08:27:15Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Brittany Pressley, Andrew Eiden, January LaVoy Release Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Blackstone PublishingRead From: May 5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: AudibleContent Warning: Murder, Death of parent, Drug Abuse (not on page, but is recounted), Child Death, Addiction, Gun ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Mystery, Adult, Sparkly Covers, Thrillers, Stand-alones       From New York…

The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

e-Audio, 16:06:11Narrated by: Lynnette R. FreemanRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Recorded Books (Sourcebooks)Read from: May 1-5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: ARC from Sourcebooks (This was given from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.) The audiobook was done via the Library’s Libby. Content Warning:  Complicated parent/child relationships, police brutality, fantasy violence, fantastical racism, magical coercion,…

Lie Until It’s True by Jessie Weaver

e-Audio, 08:26:33Narrated by: Reba BuhrRelease Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Melissa de la Cruz StudioRead from: May 1-2, 2024Like Me Block You, #2Source: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death, FireFor Readers Interested In: True Crime, Thriller, Mystery, YA, Multiple POV       A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder meets Knives Out in this haunting YA thriller….

How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

e-Audio, 11:06:00Narrated by: Katharine Chin & Andrew Eiden Release Date: April 9, 2024Published by: HarperAudio (Avon)Read from: April 29-May 1, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death of a Sibling (Suicide), Grief, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Misogyny, RacismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Movies, Books about Books, Adult       Two writers with a complicated history end…

Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle

e-Audio, 02:15:56Narrated by: Zac Aleman, Andre Bellido, & Alejandra ReynosoRelease Date: April 23, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: May 1, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher and the app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee

e-Audio, 11:26:16Narrated by: Jennie Kwan & Eunice WongRelease Date: April 23, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)Read from: April 27-30, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and the app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence…

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