Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

e-Audio, 2 hours & 53 minutes Release Date: April 17, 2018 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers / Blackstone Publishing Read from: June 23-29, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Police Brutality & Death of a Child For fans of:  Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Grief, Cultural Fiction, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Tear Jerkers      Twelve-year-old Jerome is…

Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova

e-ARC, 417 pages Release Date: June 5, 2018 Published by:  Sourcebooks Fire Read from: June 14-18, 2018 Brooklyn Brujas, #2 (Companion to Labyrinth Lost)  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.)  For fans of:  Romance, Supernatural, Brujas,…

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: June 5, 2018 Published by: Berkley Read from: June 8-14, 2018 The Kiss Quotient, #1 Source: Publishers TW: N/A Tags for this Book:  Romance, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Adult, Mental Disorders, Diversity, Own Voices Authors, Debut Authors, Recommendations,       A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data…

Always Forever Maybe by Anica Mrose Rissi

e-ARC, 256 pages Release Date: June 5, 2018 Published by:  HarperCollins/ HarperTeen Read from: June 9-12, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Publishers TW: Physical and Emotional Abuse For fans of:  Romance, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction,       When Betts meets Aiden at the candy store where she works, their connection is like a sugar rush to the heart. Betts already…

Save the Date by Morgan Matson

ARC, 417 pages Release Date: June 5, 2018 Published by:  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: June 2-8, 2018 Companion to Matson’s other novels 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.)  For fans of: …

Listen to Your Heart by Kasie West

ARC, 324 pages Release Date: May 29, 2018 Published by:  Scholastic Point Read from: May 28-, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Romance, Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      Talking to other people isn’t Kate Bailey’s favorite activity. She’d much rather be out on the lake, soaking up the solitude and sunshine. So when her…

The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

e-Audio, 224 pages Release Date: April 3, 2018 Published by:  Sky Pony Press Read from: May 20-22, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQIA+, Body Positivity, Coming of Age, YA      Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other people’s lives. While her friends and sister…

From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon

ARC, 327 pages Release Date: May 22, 2018 Published by: Simon Pulse  Read from: May 18-21, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diverse Reads, Diverse Authors, Sparkly Covers, Girl Power, YA      Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only…

The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo

ARC, 357 pages Release Date: May 8, 2018 Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) Read from: May 4-6, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary, Summer Lovin,  Diverse Characters, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA      From the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud story of love, new friendships, and…

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