The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian

Hardcover, 278 pages Release Date: August 8, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: August 19, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  Library For fans of: Coming of Age Novels, Diverse Reads, Diverse Authors, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones,       The Authentics is a fresh, funny, and insightful novel about culture, love, and family—the kind we are born into and the…

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

ARC, 364 pages Release Date: August 29, 2017 Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers Read from: August 11-17, 2017 DC Icons, #1 Source:  TxLA 2017 For fans of: Superheroes, Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Bombshell Ending, Sparkly Covers, Girl Power, Multiple POV’s, POC MC, Series, Series Starters, YA      She will become one of the world’s greatest heroes:…

Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic

ARC, 416 pages Release Date: August 15, 2017 Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: DNF Hibiscus Daughter, #1 Source:  TxLA 2017 For fans of: YA, Paranormal, Witches, Magical Realism      All the women in Iris and Malina’s family have the unique magical ability or “gleam” to manipulate beauty. Iris sees flowers as fractals and turns her kaleidoscope visions…

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: August 8, 2017 Published by: Little Brown Read from: August 6-8, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA 2017  For fans of: Grief, Finding Yourself, Mental Illness, LGBTQIAP+, POC MC, Diversity, Diverse Families, Realistic Fiction, YA       When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn’t sure if she’ll ever…

The End of Our Story by Meg Haston

I don’t normally talk about the audio books I listen to because most of them are backlist, but I really want to start! So, I’m starting Listen Up to write short reviews on the books that I listen to!  Audio, 6 parts Release Date: April 4, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: July 23-26, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Library  For…

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