Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

e-Audio, 09:39:51Narrated by: Jordan CobbRelease Date: May 4, 2021Published by: HarperTeenRead from: June 9-11, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley AudioTW: Mention of the n word (Never fully says it), Micro-aggressions, ColorismFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA       Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never…

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

e-Audio, 10:52:32Narrated by: Emily ElletRelease Date: January 26, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: June 7-9, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Realistic Fiction, Enemies to Lovers, Adult      Public radio co-hosts navigate mixed signals in Rachel Lynn Solomon’s sparkling romantic comedy debut.     Shay Goldstein has been a…

Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan

e-Audio, 09:14:13Narrated by: Nora Hunter & Bailey CarrRelease Date: May 18, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: June 2-6, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Homophobic parentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA        In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl , an openly gay track…

Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

e-Audio, 09:10:32Narrated by: Bebe Wood Release Date: April 20, 2021Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: May 29- June 2, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Realistic Fiction, LGBTQIAP+, YA     Contrary to popular belief, best friends Kate Garfield and Anderson Walker are not codependent. Carpooling to and from theater rehearsals? Environmentally sound and…

Sunkissed by Kasie West

e-Audio, 08:48:27Narrated by: Phoebe StroleRelease Date: May 4, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: May 17-26, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Sick parentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Summer Lovin, Realistic Fiction, YA     A lighthearted and swoony contemporary YA romance by fan-favorite author Kasie West about a girl who finds that a…

Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson

e-ARC, 403 pages Release Date: May 4, 2021Published by: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: April 28- May 19, 2021Stand-alone (Companion to other Matson novels)Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: For…

Float Plan by Trish Doller

e-Audio, 07:18:25Narrated by: Sarah NaughtonRelease Date: March 2, 2021Published by: Macmillan Audio Read from: May 15-16, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Suicide, Depression, Self-harmFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Take Me Away Traveling, Adult     Critically acclaimed author Trish Doller’s unforgettable and romantic adult debut about setting sail, starting over, and finding yourself…   …

Page to Screen: Monster

    Movie , 1 hr 38 min Release Date: May 7, 2021       A smart, likeable, 17-year-old film student from Harlem sees his world turned upside down when he’s charged with a murder. We follow his dramatic journey through a complex legal battle. (From IMDb) *MY THOUGHTS* I was so excited when I…

Love in English by Maria E. Andreu

e-Audio, 06:18:31Narrated by: Frankie Corzo Release Date: February 2, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: May 4-7, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Bullying, CheatingFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, YA     Sixteen-year-old Ana has just moved to New Jersey from Argentina for her Junior year of high school. She’s a poet…

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