Onyx and Beyond by Amber McBride

e-Audio, 02:14:17Release Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: October 28-29, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ALC from Netgalley & the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Racism, Dementia, Death of a Parent, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Novel in Verse, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Historical Fiction, MG        Onyx…

Middle Grade Monday: Let it Glow by Marissa Meyer & Joanne Levy

e-Audio, 08:04:17Release Date: October 29, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: October 26-28, 2024Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received an e-ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Religious Bigotry, Injury/Injury Detail, Racism, Anti-SemitismFor Readers Interested In: Holidaze, MG, The Parent Trap, Light hearted, LOL        When Aviva Davis and Holly Martin…

Rest in Peaches by Alex Brown

ARC, 336 pagesRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: Page Street YARead from: October 11-26, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received an ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Death, Blood, Vomit, Toxic Relationship, Death of Parent, Fire/Fire InjuryFor Readers Interested In: Slasher Horror, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, 2slgbtqia+, YA       …

Batgirl: Possession by Jade Adia

e-Audio, 08:26:06Narrated by: Khaya FraitesRelease Date: November 5, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Random House Books for Young Readers)Read from: October 25-26, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I recieved an e-ALC from the publisher and their audio app. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Possession, Fighting, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Science  Fiction, Superheroes, Romance,…

Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua

e-Audio, 05:00:46Narrated by: Ferdelle CapistranoRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: October 23-24, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I got this one right before the download day via Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: GriefFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Mythology, MG, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Stand-alone, Audio, Racial/Ethnic Diversity       In…

A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane’

e-Audio, 08:46:48Narrated by: Tony Roberts & Charlie L. Wood Release Date: September 24, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc (Kensington)Read from: October 22-23, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I got this one right before the download day via Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Cancer, Death, GriefFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Adult, Holidaze, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Books…

Find Her by Ginger Reno

e-Audio, 05:52:21 Narrated by: Amy HallRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: HarperAudioRead from: October 21-22, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I got an e-Audio from the publisher and their audio app. This did nothing to influence my review. Content Warning: Animal Cruelty, Child Abuse, Animal Death, Bullying, Racism, Violence, Cultural Appropriation, AbandonmentFor Readers Interested In: Middle Grade,…

The Debutantes by Olivia Worley

e-book, 352 pagesRelease Date: October 29, 2024Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: October 4-21, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Adult/Minor Relationship, Child Death, Violence, Mental Illness, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: YA, Thrillers, Multiple POV, Sparkly Covers, Stand-alone    …

Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello

e-Audio, 08:36:14Narrated by: Kenton Thomas & Nneka OkoyeRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: October 16-7, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Audible (I also had a physical copy of the UK copy. I read them in tandem for a bit.)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Car Accident, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Misogyny, RacismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Holidaze,…

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