Color Me In by Natasha Diaz

ARC, 365 pages            Release Date: August 20, 2019 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: August 16-21, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Traded with Emma at Miss Print TW: Police Brutality For fans of: Coming of Age, Contemporary, Romance, Person of Color MC, Realistic Fiction, YA      Debut YA author Natasha Diaz pulls from her personal experience…

Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

Hardcover, 292 pages            Release Date: July 30, 2019 Published by: Pamela Dorman Books Read from: August 11-16, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Death, drinking teens  For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Adult      Maybe you don’t know your neighbors as well as you thought you did . . .      “This is…

Maybe This Time by Kasie West

Hardcover, 368 pages            Release Date: July 9, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Point Read from: August 4-9, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      One year. Nine events. Nine chances to . . . fall in love?     Weddings. Funerals. Barbecues. New Year’s Eve parties. Name the occasion,…

I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn

e-ARC, 308 pages            Release Date: May 28, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Read from: July 8-11, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher & Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher & Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: N/A For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic…

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

e-Audio, 09:50:14 Narrated by: Ana Osorio Release Date:  June 11, 2019 Published by:  Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: June 26-July 1, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: PTSD, Depression, Homophobia, Suicide ideation For fans of: Science Fiction,  Romance, YA, POC MC      This stunning YA debut is a timely and heartfelt speculative narrative about…

Past Perfect Life by Elizabeth Eulberg

ARC, 328 pages            Release Date: July 9, 2019 Published by: Bloomsbury YA Read from: July 5-7, 2019 Stand-alone Source: 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: Toxic family issues For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction,…

The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu

e-ARC, 352 pages            Release Date: July 2, 2019 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: June 27-July 3, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher & Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher & Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Toxic friendship, self-harm, abuse,…

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim

e-Audio, 10:30:56 Narrated by: Catherine Ho Release Date:  June 11, 2019 Published by:  Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: June 21-26, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW:  For fans of: Romance, Contemporary Little to no sex, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, POC MC, Magical Realism, Adult       At the news of her mother’s death, Natalie Tan…

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 400 pages            Release Date: May 7, 2019 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: June 15-21, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher & Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, YA, Realistic Fiction, Own…

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