Oh My Affogato! (Vacationship, #1) by Daphne Ang & Donna Ghorbanpoor

e-ALC, 06:26:11Narrated by: Daphne Ang & Cat ProtanoRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 30-May 1, 2026Vacationship, #1Source:  Libro FM (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Toxic RelationshipFor Readers of: Adventure, Catchy Title, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Dual…

Auntie Q’s Golden Claws Nail Salon by Van Hoang

e-ARC, 272 pagesRelease Date: April 21, 2026Published by: Roaring Brook PressRead from: April 19-30, 2026Stand-alone Source:  Netgalley (I received this e-ARC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: N/AFor Readers of: Contemporary, e-ARC, Sparkly Cover, Middle Grade, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction      A heartwarming and funny…

Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae

e-ALC, 07:26:05Narrated by: Elena ReyRelease Date: May 12, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 28-29, 2026Stand-alone Source:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Homophobia, Bullying, Outing, Ableism, Cursing, Alcohol, Cancer, Lesbophobia, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers of: 2sLGBTQ, Audio, Contemporary…

The Cove by Claire Rose

e-ALC, 10:13:28Narrated by: Jesse VillinskyRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: MacMillan AudioRead from: April 26-28, 2026Stand-alone Source:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Blood, Murder, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Addiction, Car Accident, Child DeathFor Readers of: Adventure, Audio, Gothic, Horror, Sparkly Cover,…

An Expanse of Blue by Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams

e-ALC,  05:30:00Narrated by: Kauakanilehua Māhoe AdamsRelease Date: May 19, 2026Published by: HeartdrumRead from: April 24-28, 2026Stand-alone Source:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. I also received a hardcover copy of this book that I read as I listened. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse,…

First and Forever by Lynn Painter

e-ALC,  07:19:15Narrated by: Aidan Bissett & Saylor CurdaRelease Date: May 12, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: April 25-26, 2026Stand-alone Source:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Grief, Death of a Parent, Dementia, Chronic Illness, Medical Content, Terminal…

Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune

e-ALC, 10:51:58Narrated by: AJ Bridel & Jack CoplandRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: April 24-25, 2026Stand-alone Source:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Sexual Content, Abandonment, Grief, Animal Death, Fire/Fire Injury, Alcohol, Death of…

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…

Take Me Away