Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable (illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw)

ARC, 320 pages Release Date: March 12, 2019 Published by: First Second Books Read from: March 2-3, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Catholic Religion  For fans of: Contemporaries, Realistic Fiction, Coming…

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

ARC, 449 pages Release Date: February 5, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: January 30-February 4, 2019 Stand-alone  Source: NCTE & Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Police Brutality For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC Characters, Own Voices,…

Spin by Lamar Giles

ARC, 387 pages Release Date: January 29, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: January 26-30, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Death For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC Characters, Own Voices, Music, Multiple POV’s, Thriller,…

Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: January 15, 2019 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: January 13-18, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Love Triangles For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, LGBTQIAP+, Coming of Age,…

Black Enough edited by Ibi Zoboi

ARC, 393 pages Release Date: January 8, 2019 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 2-6, 2019 Anthology Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Anthologies, YA      Black Enough is…

Slayer by Kiersten White

ARC, 400 pages Release Date: January 8, 2019 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: December 26, 2018- January 2, 2019 Slayer, #1 Source: NCTE 18 TW: Death For fans of: Paranormal, Fantasy, Action, Girl Power, YA      Into every generation a Slayer is born… Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when…

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

ARC, 366 pages Release Date: November 6,2018 Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Read from: November 7-15, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Publishers (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  Body shaming and slavery For fans of: Action, Fantasy, #OwnVoices, Multiple…

Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

ARC, 413 pages Release Date: September 18, 2018 Published by: JIMMY Patterson Read from: September 16-23,2018 Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3 Source: TxLA  TW: N/A For fans of: Mysteries, Mayhem, Romance, Historical Fiction, Series, Suspense, YA      In this third installment in the #1 bestselling Stalking Jack the Ripper series, a luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating…

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