Pardon my Frenchie by Farrah Rochon

e-Audio, 09:53:25Narrated by: J.Y. Kora & Redd VinesRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: June 1-6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Sexual content, Death of parent, Infidelity, Car accident, Grief, Suicide, Lesbophobia, DeathFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Animals, Black Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Adult, Realistic Fiction       The New York Times  bestselling…

WoW: Heist Royale by Kayvion Lewis

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! The high-stakes sequel to Thieves’ Gambit, for fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Ally Carter. It’s been six months since the end of the Gambit. Instead of winning an impossible…

Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin

e-Audio, 08:41:17Narrated by:  Valerie Rose LohmanRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: June 4-5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, Cancer, Death, Medical…

Hurdles in the Dark by Elvira K. Gonzalez

e-Audio, 08:56:46Narrated by: Elvira K. Gonzalez Release Date: May 28, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: May 21-31, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Minor/Adult Relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, IncarcerationFor Readers Interested In: Non-fiction, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health, YA, Memoirs       A Mexican-American teen girl dreams of winning an athletic scholarship against all odds in a Texas border…

Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell

e-Audio, 10:36:24Narrated by: Julie Lumsden, Katie Anvil Rich, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, & Jordan Waunch Release Date: June 4, 2024Published by: HeartdrumRead from: June 3-4, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s via an audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

Storm: Dawn of a Goddess by Tiffany D. Jackson

e-Audio, 10:40:56Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-PrattRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Random House)Read from: June 1-3, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:For Readers Interested In: Superheroes, Romance, Marvel,…

Jamaal the IT Guy by Kasha Thompson

e-book, 172 pagesRelease Date: June 18, 2024Published by: Webster Avenue PublishingRead from: May 25-June 2, 2024Stand-aloneSource: The Author (I received a copy of this e-book from the author in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Cursing, Toxic family, Classism, Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic work & familial relationshipFor…

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