Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Hardcover, 360 pages Release Date: January 12, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 14-22, 2021 The Hate U Give, #0.5Source: BoughtTW: Drugs (Selling & Mention of Users), Parent in prisonFor fans of: Contemporary, Own Voices, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Family Diversity, YA     International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before…

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

e-Audio, 08:06:29Narrated by: James FouheyRelease Date: October 13, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 13-15, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Coming of Age Stories, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the…

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

e-Audio, 11:11:45Narrated by: Lauren SweetRelease Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Harper Audio Read from: January 1-4, 2021Companion, #1Source: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: LGBTQ+, Contemporary Romance, Opposites Attract, Own Voices, Fake Dating, Adult     With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride and Prejudice, a charming #ownvoices queer rom-com debut about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to…

Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Inkyard Press Read from: December 27, 2020 – January 3, 2021 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Self-harm (mentioned, but not pictured on the page), DrugsFor fans…

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

e-ARC, 384 pages Release Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: December 17-27, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: MC has anxiety and spirals often. I put this as a warning…

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

e-Audio, 14:23:04Narrated by: Imani Jade PowersRelease Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio Read from: December 17-23, 2020Love & Gelato, #3Source: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Books set outside the US, Contemporary, Romance, Mental Health, Realistic Fiction, Family Diversity, YA     Liv Varanakis doesn’t have a lot of fond memories of her father,…

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

e-Audio, 06:10:13Narrated by: Bahni Turpin Release Date: January 14, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: December 15-16, 2020Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Parent in prisonFor fans of: Audio, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, MG, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, DEAR, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, Stand-alone       Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father…

Admission by Julie Buxbaum

e-ARC, 321 pages Release Date: December 1, 2020Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: December 8-16, 2020 Stand-alone (A few Easter eggs from other Buxbaum stories are hidden here)Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Drugs and…

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