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,…

A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

e-Audio, 08:33:58Narrated by: Frankie CorzoRelease Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio Read from: November 24-25, 2020Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Death of a grandparent (Not shown, just talked about) For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Foodie Favorites, Adventure, Sparkly Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, POC MC, Realistic Fiction, POC on Cover, YA      …

Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: November 13-27, 2020Stand-aloneSource: 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: Injury by fire (Told about on page but not in detail),…

The Roommate by Rosie Danan

e-Audio, 10:46:24Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Teddy HamiltonRelease Date: September 15, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: September 17-23 & November 11-12, 2020Stand-alone (Companion, Novel #1) Source: LibraryTW: For fans of: Romance, Romantic Comedy, Adult, LOL, Companion, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Own, Realistic Fiction     House Rules:Do your own dishesKnock before entering the…

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