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…

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Hardcover, 339 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Harpercollin’s/ Balzer + Bray Read from: May 1-4, 2018 Creekwood, #2 (Companion Novel) Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQIA+, Realistic Fiction, LOL, Friendship Goals,       Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens…

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

ARC, 400 pages Release Date: May 8, 2018 (Re-release) Published by: Bloomsbury Childrens Read from: April 29-May 1, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLa For fans of:  Verse Novels, Tough Subjects, Poetry, Romance, Family, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Grief,YA  ‘They think I hurt someone.  But I didn’t. You hear? Coz people are gonna be telling you all kinds of lies. I…

White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig

e-ARC, 327 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: April 22-29, 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.)  For fans of:  LBGTQ+, Contemporary, Romance, Thrillers, Mysteries, Suspense, Realistic…

Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian

ARC, 356 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: April 13-18, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Summer Lovin, Feminism, Stand-alones, YA      A summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream.     Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip…

Not if I Save You First by Ally Carter

e-Audio, 6 hours & 55 minutes Release Date: March 27, 2018 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: April 11-15, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library (Hoopla) For fans of:  Survival, Wilderness, Contemporary, Romance, Thriller      Maddie thought she and Logan would be friends forever. But when your dad is a Secret Service agent and your best friend is the…

Take Me Away