Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert

ARC, 288 pages Release Date: August 7, 2018 Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: August 5-August , 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA TW: (Spoiler) Abortion For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, Realistic Fiction, #OwnVoices, POC MC, YA      Since she was seven years old, Yvonne has had her trusted violin to keep…

The Other Side of Lost by Jessi Kirby

e-ARC, 256 pages Release Date: August 7, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: July 30-August 4, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: N/A For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming…

The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton

e-Audio, 12 hours-55 minutes Release Date: June 4, 2018 Published by: Little Brown and Company (Blackstone Publishing)  Read from: July 18-27, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive) TW: N/A For fans of: Mystery, Thriller, Cyber Terrorism, Politics, Adult      President Bill Clinton and bestselling novelist James Patterson have written a spellbinding thriller, The President is Missing.     As…

The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

Audio, 9.5 hours Release Date: May 1, 2018 Published by: Harper Read from: July 14-22, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Kidnapping For fans of: Thrillers, Suspense,Mysteries, Adult      Vanity Fair calls it one of the most anticipated books of the summer. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Scandal’s Kerry Washington. An addictive psychological thriller about…

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: July 31, 2018 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: July 14-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TLA TW: Abortion and Statutory rape. (These things are NOT depicted in the story, but hints at them are there.) For fans of: Thriller, Mystery, YA      There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook.     First…

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Audio, 10 hours, 13 minutes Release Date: April 17, 2018 Published by: Atria Books Read from: July 5-14, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Thriller, Mystery, Adult, Family, Suspense THEN      She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie…

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

e-ARC, 294 pages Release Date: May 22, 2018 Published by: Swoon Reads Read from: July 3-8, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Emotional Abuse For fans of: Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Contemporary, Sparkly…

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