Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen

e-ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: March 18, 2025Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: March 14-25, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley(I received a free e-ARC from Netgalley and the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Transphobia, Fire/Fire InjuryFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Contemporary, Enemies to Lovers, Foodie Favorites, Sparkly Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Korean and Chinese), Realistic Fiction, YA…

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

e-Audio, 10:35:04Narrated by: Eunice WongRelease Date: April 1, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 24-25, 2025Vera Wong, #2Source:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Trafficking. Child Abuse, Suicide, Violence, Physical Abuse, Bullying, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In:…

A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl

e-Audio, 09:52:55Narrated by: Elena ReyRelease Date: March 18, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 22-24, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. I also received an ARC for free from the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Alcohol Addiction, Domestic Violence, Anxiety, PTSD,…

I Am the Swarm by Hayley Chewins

e-Audio, 04:02:09Narrated by: Hayley ChewinsRelease Date: March 25, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 20-21, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: CW/TW: dealing with depression, self-harm, disordered eating, sexual harassment, and dysfunctional family dynamics. It refers to…

Maya in Multicolor by Swati Teerdhala

e-Audio, 07:38:02Narrated by: Nirvi ShahRelease Date: March 11, 2025Published by: Disney HyperionRead from: February 25-March 20, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  Library’s LibbyContent Warning: N/AFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, New Adult (marketed as YA), Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Religious Diversity (Hinduism), Holidaze       Fans of When Dimple Met Rishi will love this charming, slow-burn…

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

e-Audio, 12:48:08Narrated by: Jefferson WhiteRelease Date: March 18, 2025Published by: Scholastic Inc.Read from: March 18-19, 2025The Hunger Games, #0.5Source:  PurchasedContent Warning: Child death, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Death of a Parent, Alcohol, Suicide, Torture, RapeFor Readers Interested In: Dystopian, YA, Most Anticipated, Sparkly Covers       When you’ve been set up to lose everything you…

Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch

e-Audio, 10:32:53Narrated by: Dylan Reilly FitzpatrickRelease Date: March 11, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: March 15-17, 2025Royals and Romance, #2Source:  LibroFM (I received a free e-ALC from LibroFM and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Emotional Abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury Detail, Death of a Parent,…

Just Our Luck by Denise Williams

e-Audio, 10:09:54Narrated by: Emma Ladji & Teddy HamiltonRelease Date: March 25, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: March 15-17, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Medical Content, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Medical traumaFor Readers Interested…

I am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew

e-Audio, 11:27:56Narrated by: Annalee Scott, Kirby Heyborne, Andrew EidenRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Scholastic IncRead from: March 14-16, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Body Horror, Death, Murder, Violence, Blood, Emotional Abuse, Child Abuse. Confinement, Adult/Minor RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Disability (Selective Mutism/ ASL), Full Cast Audio, Horror, Thrillers, YA     From bestselling author…

Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

e-Audio, 08:48:11Narrated by: Hillary HuberRelease Date: March 11, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 14-15, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Gun Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury Detail, Confinement, Violence, BloodFor Readers Interested In: Action, Adult, Audio, Contemporary, Thriller…

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