Middle Grade Monday: Alex Wise vs the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker

e-Audio, 11:09:23Narrated by: Torian BrackettRelease Date: September 26, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 6-11, 2023Stand-alone (?)Source: PRH AppTW: Violence, FightingFor Readers Interested In: Folklore, LGBTQ+, Fighting, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Fantasy, MG      Welcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries…

What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne

e-Audio, 07:49:43Narrated by: Renée ChamblissRelease Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Tantor Media, Inc.Read from: September 3-6, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Gaslighting, Murder, Lying, Car Accident For Readers Interested In: Romance, Thriller, Mystery, YA        Sadie Oliver is loving her new life in California. For the first time, she has friends and a normal teenage life…

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

e-Audio, 09:16:06Narrated by: Diana BusteloRelease Date: September 5, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 1-5, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio AppTW: Child/Teacher Relationship, Death, Murder, Suicide, Drugs, Cheating For Readers Interested In: Historical Movies, Clue, Romance, Mysteries/Thrillers, Locked Room Mysteries      Seven friends throw a 1920s-themed party, where it’s all pretend–until one of them is murdered. One…

Sign of the Slayer by Sharina Harris

e-ARC, 464 pagesRelease Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Entangled TeenRead from: August 15-September 4, 2023Series (Forthcoming info  on it is unknown)Source: Edelweiss (I received an early copy of this book from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Death, Gore, Self Harm, Blood, Death of a parent, Child Abuse, GriefFor Readers Interested In:…

Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lipponcott

e-Audio, 08:12:38Narrated by: Natalie Naudus & Shakira Shute Release Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: September 1, 2023Stand-aloneSource: LibroFMTW: Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional Abuse, Classism, Biphobia, Child Abuse, Homophobia, Car Accident, Grief, Death of a Parent, Adult/Minor RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Historical Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Romance, Time Travel, Retellings, YA      From the…

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

e-Audio, 13:00:37Narrated by: Jay Ben Markson Release Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: August 29-31, 2023The Inheritance Games, #4Source: AudibleTW: Death, Emotional Abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of a grandparent, AddictionFor Readers Interested In: Puzzles and Games, Thrillers, Mystery, Adventurous, YA      Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read. Jennifer Lynn Barnes returns to…

There’s No Way I’d Die First by Lisa Springer

e-Audio, 08:44:45Narrated by: Nekia Renee MartinRelease Date: September 5, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: August 23-28, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley + PRH App (I received an early e-Audio copy of this book from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: clowns, body horror, murder, death, violence, excrement, car accident, infidelity, stalkingFor Readers Interested In:…

New Adult by Timothy Janovsky

e-Audio, 09:56:14Narrated by: Mark SanderlinRelease Date: August 15, 2023Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: August 22-23, 2023Boy Meets Boy, #3Source: Netgalley (I received an early e-Audio copy of this book from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: cursing, alcohol, marijuana, injury, urgent care, mental health, sex, Alzheimer’s, parental abandonment, For Readers Interested In: Romance,…

The Art of Scandal by Regina Black

e-Audio, 10:26:04Narrated by: Mela LeeRelease Date: August 1, 2023Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: August 21-22, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Death of a Parent, Panic Attacks, Drug Use, Grief, Racism, Alcohol, Cancer, Mental Illness, CheatingFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Revenge, Adult, Sparkly Covers, Dual POV     “Love would be so much easier if it…

House of Marionne by J. Elle

e-Audio, 14:13:32Narrated by: André Santana & Kate SimsesRelease Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: August 19-21, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received an early e-Audio copy of this book from the publisher’s app. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Blood, Murder, Death, Violence, Emotional Abuse, Genocide, ClassismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Fantasy,…

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