Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

e-Audio, 14:26:43Narrated by: Alex McKennaRelease Date: July 22, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Bantam)Read from: July 22-23, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review. Thank you to the publishers for the free ALC copy.) Content Warning: Murder, Death, Blood, Alcoholism, Child…

WoW: Sundown Girls by L.S. Stratton

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! A YA thriller about a Black teen whose family vacation to a town with a terrifying history becomes a desperate search for two missing girls and a fight for survival….

Middle Grade Monday: What Fell From the Sky by Adrianna Cuevas

e-Audio, 05:18:06Narrated by: Giordan Diaz, PJ Morgan, Matt Haynes, Beth Hicks, Stephanie WIlling, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Erin DeWard, Cary HiteRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: Dreamscape Media (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (BYR))Read from: July 18-22, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review. Thank…

Love is a War Song by Danica Nava

e-Audio, 10:02:42Narrated by: Kyla Garcia Release Date: July 22, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: July 19-21, 2025Stand-aloneSource: (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review. Thank you to the publishers for the free ALC copy.) Content Warning: Cultural Appropriation, Emotional Abuse, Bullying, Sexual Content, Racism,…

Stacking the Shelves #645 & 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 Netgalley/Edelweiss:  From the Library:  The Weekly Wrap-Up!:  Sunday 07/27/24: Stacking the Shelves #644 & the Weekly Wrap-Up! & Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-OpokuMonday 07/28/24: Pugs and Kisses by Farrah Rochon &…

Smoke & Mirrors by Rosalyn Ransaw

e-Audio, 05:17:14Narrated by: James FouheyRelease Date: June 10, 2025Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Harry N. Abrams)Read from: July 17-19, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Racism, Murder, Child Abuse, Death, Fire/Fire InjuryFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Family Diversity (Incarcerated Parent), Sparkly Cover, Middle Grade, Mystery, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black), Realistic Fiction     An exciting and…

Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza

e-Audio, 09:16:20Narrated by: Rachel F. Hirsch, Sarah Reny, Cas Ell, & Saskla MaarleveldRelease Date: July 15, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Dutton)Read from: July 18-19, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a free e-ALC from Libro Fm and the publisher. I also received a paperback from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

Red by Annie Cardi

e-Audio, 07:32:27Narrated by: Emily ElletRelease Date: January 30, 2024Published by: Podium Audio (Union Square & Co.)Read from: July 17-18, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Religious Bigotry, Bullying, Adult/Minor Relationship, Abortion, Sexual Assault, Toxic Relationship, Cancer, Sexual Violence, Death of a Parent For Readers Interested In: Audio, Contemporary, Family Diversity (Loss of a Parent, Lived with grandparents), Realistic…

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