Swing by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess

Hardcover, 432 pages Release Date: October 2, 2018 Published by: Blink Read from: October 17-18,2018 Stand-Alone Source: Library TW: *Spoiler* Death by Police Brutality  For fans of: Diverse Characters, Verse/ Poetry, Romance, Sports, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Contemporary, Own Voices, YA      Things usually do not go as planned for seventeen-year-old Noah. He and his best friend…

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

ARC, 447 pages Release Date: October 2, 2018 Published by: Katherine Tegen Read from: September 29- October 5,2018 Stand-Alone Source: TxLA   TW: N/A For fans of: Diverse Characters, LGBTQIAP+, Little to no Romance, Horror, Fantasy, Multiple POVs, Sparkly Covers, Stand-alones, YA       Beware of the woods and the dark, dank deep.     He’ll follow you home, and…

People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

ARC, 428 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books Read from: September 6-8,2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA TW: Racism, Racist Slurs, Gun Violence For fans of: Novels in Verse, Banned Books, Contemporary      Someone will shoot. And someone will die. #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins tackles gun violence and white supremacy in…

The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones

e-ARC, 272 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: August 31- September 2, 2018 Stand-alone Source: 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: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape For fans of: Verse novels,…

Sadie by Courtney Summers

ARC, 310 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Wednesday Books Read from: August 26-August 31, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Child Molestation For fans of: Mysteries, Thrillers, Contemporary,       Sadie hasn’t had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she’s been raising her sister Mattie in an…

To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin

e-ARC, 304 pages Release Date: August 21, 2018 Published by: Swoon Reads Read from: August 21-August 26, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Eating Disorders For fans of: Romance, Realistic Fiction, LOL,…

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

Hardcover, 290 pages Release Date: August 7, 2018 Published by: Pamela Dorman Books Read from: August 16-August 21, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Sexual Assualt mention For fans of: Adult, Thrillers, Creepy things, Suspense      New from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and A Stranger in the House     A weekend…

Take Me Away