Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston

e-Audio, 07:21:05Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly & Curry WhitmireRelease Date: August 4, 2020Published by: Blackstone Publishing Read from: February 3-5, 2021Once Upon a Con, #3Source: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Re-tellings, Romance, Series, Contemporary, YA     In the third book in Ashley Poston’s Once Upon a Con series, Beauty and the Beast is retold in the…

For Better or Cursed by Kate Williams

e-Audio, 10:23:25Narrated by: Phoebe StroleRelease Date: December 15, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: January 21-28, 2021The Babysitters Coven, #2Source: LibraryTW: An animal disappearsFor Readers Interested In: Paranormalcy, Witches, Magic, Contemporary, YA      Adventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed sequel about a coven of…

One of the Good Ones by Maika & Maritza Moulite

e-Audio, 09:49:41Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Jordan Cobb, Carolyn SmithRelease Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Harlequin Audio Read from: January 3-21, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Death, Police Brutality, KidnappingFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Contemporary, Social Justice, YA      The Hate U Give meets Get Out in this honest and powerful exploration of prejudice in the stunning…

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

Hardcover, 360 pages Release Date: January 12, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 14-22, 2021 The Hate U Give, #0.5Source: BoughtTW: Drugs (Selling & Mention of Users), Parent in prisonFor fans of: Contemporary, Own Voices, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Family Diversity, YA     International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before…

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

e-Audio, 08:06:29Narrated by: James FouheyRelease Date: October 13, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 13-15, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Coming of Age Stories, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the…

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

e-Audio, 14:23:04Narrated by: Imani Jade PowersRelease Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio Read from: December 17-23, 2020Love & Gelato, #3Source: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Books set outside the US, Contemporary, Romance, Mental Health, Realistic Fiction, Family Diversity, YA     Liv Varanakis doesn’t have a lot of fond memories of her father,…

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

e-Audio, 06:10:13Narrated by: Bahni Turpin Release Date: January 14, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: December 15-16, 2020Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Parent in prisonFor fans of: Audio, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, MG, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, DEAR, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, Stand-alone       Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father…

Admission by Julie Buxbaum

e-ARC, 321 pages Release Date: December 1, 2020Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: December 8-16, 2020 Stand-alone (A few Easter eggs from other Buxbaum stories are hidden here)Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Drugs and…

Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds

e-Audio, 07:45:41Narrated by: A.J. Beckles & Preston Butler IIIRelease Date: September 22, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: December 9-13, 2020Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: DeathFor fans of: Audio, Contemporary Romance, DEAR, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Science Fiction, Own Voices, POC MC, POC on Cover, Stand-alones, YA       Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, delivers another smart,…

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

ARC, 321 pages Release Date: December 1, 2020Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: November 27- December 8, 2020Stand-aloneSource: 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: Arson, Death, MiscarriageFor fans of: Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Family Diversity,…

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