No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado

e-Audio, 10:40:31Narrated by: Frankie Corzo Release Date: February 8, 2022Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: February 15-17, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library LibbyTW: CatfishingFor Readers Interested In: Social Media, Romance, Friendship, LGBTQ+, Realistic Fiction, YA      You should know, right now, that I’m a liar.      They’re usually little lies. Tiny lies. Baby lies….

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

e-Audio, 11:08:52Narrated by: Angel PeanRelease Date: February 8, 2022Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: March 16-18, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Violence, SicknessFor Readers Interested In: Get Out (the movie), Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Adult      From bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow comes a new adult social horror novel in the vein of Get…

Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren

e-Audio,  06:24:02Narrated by: Leiana Bertrand, Hannah Choi, Mehr Dudeja, David Lee Huynh, & Keylor Leigh Release Date: February 1, 2022Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: February 17-18, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Death, Stalking, Serial KillerFor Readers Interested In: Paranormal, The Netflix series about the Cecil Hotel, Thrillers, Short Stories, Realistic Fiction,  YA    This…

You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen

e-Audio,  09:50:00Narrated by: Channie Waites, Lynette R. Freeman, & Tamika Katon-DonegalRelease Date: February 8, 2022Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. / Inkyard PressRead from: February 12-15, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Islamophobia, Racism, Online Harassment, Bombing ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Social Justice, Contemporary, Teen Activists, Full Cast Audiobook, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, YA      In this compelling…

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

e-Audio, 11:01:16Narrated by: Karissa VackerRelease Date: January 11, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 21-24, 2022Stand-aloneSource: 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: Serial Killers, Mention of Death, Mention of missing Girls, Mention of…

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

e-ARC, 352 pagesRelease Date: January 11, 2021Published by: Berkley Read from: December 23, 2021-January 5, 2022Stand-aloneSource:  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: Main character  talks about having depression and how she felt when she…

A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli

e-Audio, 07:12:12Narrated by: Richa MoorjaniRelease Date: October 5, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: November 17-19, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library’s OverdriveTW: N/AFor Readers Interested In: Holidaze -Books set during a holiday (Diwali, Christmas), Diverse Author, Diverse MC, POC on the Cover, POC MC, Contemporary Romance, Sparkly Covers, Adult       One type-A data…

When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

Hardcover, 375 pagesRelease Date: September 21, 2021Published by: Dial BooksRead from: November 11-12, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: sexual assault, abuse, mental illness, drug usage, miscarriage, and pregnancy.For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Verse, Representation of Mental Illness or Disabilities, Realistic Fiction, Diverse Authors, Diverse MC, Own Voices, YA   An unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-verse…

Middle Grade Monday: Fast Pitch by Nic Stone

Hardcover, 175 pagesRelease Date: August 31, 2021Published by: Crown Books for Young ReadersRead from: August 31-September 16, 2021Clean Getaway companionSource: BoughtTW: Death of a Family Member, Hospital stay, Mention of stitches, MicroaggressionsFor Readers Interested In: Contemporaries, Realistic Fiction, Sports, Social Issues, Middle Grade    From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean…

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