All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson

e-Audio, 02:14:52Narrated by: Bahni TurpinRelease Date: February 4, 2025Published by: Bloomsbury PublishingRead from: February 21, 2025Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received an e-ALC from the publisher and LibroFm in exhange for a just and honest review. A huge thank you for the free e-ALC.)Content Warning: Grief, Child Death, Car Accident, Cancer, Racism, Police BrutalityFor Readers Interested In:…

Fan Service by Rosie Danan

e-Audio, 11:39:15Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock & Brittany PressleyRelease Date: March 11, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley) Read from: February 18-21, 2025Stand-alone (?)Source: 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, Bullying, Homophobia, Abandonment, Child Abuse, Sexual…

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…

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