These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban

ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: February 4, 2025Published by: Zando Young ReadersRead from: January 10- February 20, 2025Stand-aloneSource: I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.Content Warning: Alcoholism, Body Horror, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury Detail, Racism, Toxic Friendship, Toxic Relationship, Car Accident For Readers Interested In: ARCs, Fantasy, Horror, Sparkly Cover,…

‘Til Death by Busayo Matuluko

e-Audio, 10:30:52Narrated by: Maria GbeleyiRelease Date: January 30, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster UKRead from: February 16-18, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Chronic Illness, Medical Content, Stalking, Injury/Injury Detail, Infidelity, VomitFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Set Outside the US, Thrillers, Mysteries, YA, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Terminal/Chronic Conditions (Sickle Cell)      …

WoW: Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington

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! Two siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their small town in this page-turning young adult thriller from the acclaimed author of Their…

 TTT: Things Characters Have Said

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:  Things Characters Have Said -Glory says some pretty fun one liners in this book. She…

Dropping Beats by Nathanel Lessore

e-Audio, 05:15:37Narrated by: Kuda Dutiro RobinsonRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: February 13-16, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I also received an ARC from the publisher, but I received it after I already had the audio. I received it in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Coming of Age,…

Stacking the Shelves #624 & 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. From the Library:  From Netgalley & Edelweiss:  From the Publishers:  The Weekly Wrap-Up:  Sunday 02/23/24:  Stacking the Shelves #623 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! Monday 02/24/24: Middle Grade Monday: Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux NelsonTuesday 02/25/24: TTT: Books Set in Another Time! & Two…

The Love Simulation by Etta Easton

e-Audio, 10:19:50Narrated by: Sisi Aisha JohnsonRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Berkley Read from: February 10-13, 2025Companion to The Kiss CountdownSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and their app in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, MurderFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Most Anticipated,…

Losing Sight by Tati Richardson

e-Audio, 10:46:40Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith & Charlie L. WoodRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: Row House by Spotify AudiobooksRead from: February 7-9, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Grief, sexism, Sexual Content, Death, Sexual Harassment, Car Accident,…

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