A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

e-Audio, 11:05:54Narrated by: Joy Nash & Sebastian YotkRelease Date: September 20, 2022Published by: HarperAudioRead from: September 20-22, 2022Series?Source: 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: Fatphobia, Slut Shaming, Sex Work ShamingFor Readers Interested In:…

Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland

e-Audio, 12:53:32Narrated by: Jordan CobbRelease Date: September 20, 2022Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: September 16-19, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Racism, Microaggressions, Self Harm seen on page, Death, Violence, YAFor Readers Interested In: Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Fantasy, YA   The author of the visionary New York Times bestseller Dread Nation returns with another spellbinding historical fantasy set at…

Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez & Amparo Ortiz

e-Audio, 09:52:34Narrated by: Frankie Corzo & Marisa BlakeRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: September 14-16, 2022AnthologySource: Library’s LibbyTW: Dismemberment, Blood, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Horror, Monsters, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA       Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars, featuring Latine mythology’s most memorable monsters      From zombies to cannibals to…

TTT: Typographic Book Covers

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: Top 10 Typographic Book Covers I read mostly YA where the covers are mostly pictures,…

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

e-Audio, 13:28:59Narrated by: André SantanaRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: September 12-15, 2022The Sunbearer Trials Duology, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Body Dysphoria, Child Abuse, Violence, Bullying, BloodFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Mythology, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, LGBTQIA+, YA      Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with…

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

e-Audio, 13:14:28Narrated by: Kristin Atherton Release Date: August 30, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: September 9-12, 2022Belladonna, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Death, Death of a Parent/Parental Figure, Vomit, Body Horror, Child NeglectFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Death as a Character, Grief, Young Adult   New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace brings to life a highly…

Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester

e-Audio, 09:14:11Narrated by: Frankie CorzoRelease Date: May 10, 2022Published by: Clarion BooksRead from: September 7-8, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Ableism, Racial Micro-AggressionsFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Mermaids, Disability Rep (Hip dysplasia), Peruvian, Immigrants, Mental Health   In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid…

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