Stacking the Shelves #485 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. For Review:  Bought:  The Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 08/07/22: Stacking the Shelves #484 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!Monday 08/08/22: Home Field Advantage by Dahlia AdlerTuesday 08/09/22: TTT: Top 10 Hilarious Book TitlesWednesday 08/10/22: WoW: The Black Queen by…

The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett

e-Audio, 08:48:52 Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens & Natalie Naudus Release Date: July 12, 2022 Published by: Harlequin Audio Read from: July 26-27, 2022 Hot Copy, #2 Source: Library’s Libby TW: Cursing, smoking, off-page harassment, past death of a parent, break-up, biphobia, sex, sex in public, coming out, misogyny, alcohol, bar, drinking, blood, injury For Readers…

The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis

e-Audio, 09:24:58Narrated by: Mela LeeRelease Date: August 9, 2022Published by: Disney HyperionRead from: July 27-29, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this audiobook from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Profanity, Blood, Gore, Body Horror, Grief, Loss of Parent, Abandonment of…

WoW: The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High–but now she’s dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will…

TTT: Top 10 Hilarious Book Titles

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish and is now run by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week she will post a new Top Ten list . Everyone is welcome to join.  This week’s topic is: Top 10 Hilarious Book Titles Not actually hilarious, but they made me look twice at…

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

e-Audio, 07:12:59Narrated by: Natalie Naudus & Lori Prince Release Date: June 7, 2022Published by: OrangeSky AudioRead from: July 24-26, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Homophobia, Mention of abortion/miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Toxic friendshipFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+, Cover Love, Sports, For Work       In this sweet and funny new f/f romance from…

The Charmed List by Julie Abe

e-Audio, 07:32:33Narrated by: Natalie NaudusRelease Date: July 5, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: July 18-20, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Death of Parents from a car accident, Grief For Readers Interested In: Magical realism, Friends to Enemies to Lovers, Romance, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA      After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is…

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