Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

e-Audio,  07:26:55Narrated by: Mayuri BhandariRelease Date: January 4, 2022Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: January 24-26, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby AppTW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA, Racial/Ethnic Diversity    This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family, faith, and…

WoW: Cursed by Marissa Meyer

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! New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer concludes her young adult retelling of Rumpelstiltskin in Cursed, the sequel to Gilded. Serilda and Gild attempt to break the curses that tether their spirits to…

Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson

e-ARC, 304 pagesRelease Date: February 1, 2022Published by: Berkley BooksRead from: January 13-26, 2022Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Gentrification, Mention of a dead parentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction,…

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

e-Audio, 11:01:16Narrated by: Karissa VackerRelease Date: January 11, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 21-24, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Serial Killers, Mention of Death, Mention of missing Girls, Mention of…

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

e-Audio, 09:35:09Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison & Tim CampbellRelease Date: January 18, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 19-21, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Corpse Mutilation, Dug up Graves, Medical Procedures, BloodFor…

WoW: Gone Dark by Amanda Panitch

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! Dry meets Hatchet in this thrilling tale of survival following a teen girl who must lead her friends across country to the safety of her estranged father’s survivalist compound after a mass power…

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