Auntie Q’s Golden Claws Nail Salon by Van Hoang

e-ARC, 272 pagesRelease Date: April 21, 2026Published by: Roaring Brook PressRead from: April 19-30, 2026Stand-alone Source:  Netgalley (I received this e-ARC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: N/AFor Readers of: Contemporary, e-ARC, Sparkly Cover, Middle Grade, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction      A heartwarming and funny…

Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae

e-ALC, 07:26:05Narrated by: Elena ReyRelease Date: May 12, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 28-29, 2026Stand-alone Source:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Homophobia, Bullying, Outing, Ableism, Cursing, Alcohol, Cancer, Lesbophobia, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers of: 2sLGBTQ, Audio, Contemporary…

First and Forever by Lynn Painter

e-ALC,  07:19:15Narrated by: Aidan Bissett & Saylor CurdaRelease Date: May 12, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: April 25-26, 2026Stand-alone Source:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Grief, Death of a Parent, Dementia, Chronic Illness, Medical Content, Terminal…

Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune

e-ALC, 10:51:58Narrated by: AJ Bridel & Jack CoplandRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: April 24-25, 2026Stand-alone Source:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Sexual Content, Abandonment, Grief, Animal Death, Fire/Fire Injury, Alcohol, Death of…

Change of Plans by Sarah Dessen

e-Audio, 09:58:02Narrated by: MiraiRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 21-23, 2026Stand-alone (Companion to previous novels)Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)   Content Warning: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Grief, Medical Content, Death of a Parent, Panic…

The Beckett Effect by Nashae Jones

e-Audio, 07:51:56Narrated by: Tyla CollierRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 20, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers of: Audio, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Sparkly Cover, LOL, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction,…

Young World by Soman Chainani

Hardcover, 480 pagesRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Random House Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 1-19, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  TxLA (I received this hardcover free from the publisher and the author. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Adult/Minor Relationship, Sexism, Murder, GaslightingFor Readers of: Contemporary, Most Anticipated, Mystery, Own, Thrillers, YA      From…

The Art of Loving You by Natasha Bishop

e-ARC, 378 pagesRelease Date: April 14, 2026Published by: SlowburnRead from: April 4-19, 2026Forever Falling, #2Source:  Netgalley (I received this ARC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Grief, Death, Sexual Content, Chronic Illness, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Miscarriage, Cancer, Child DeathFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance,…

A House of Vipers by Emma Jackson

e-Audio, 11:23:01Narrated by: Giordan Diaz, Jorjeana Marie, Max Meyers, and Eli SchiffRelease Date: April 28, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 16-17, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app.  I also received this e-ARC from Netgalley.  This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Death, HazingFor…

More Like Enemigas by Stephanie Hope

e-Audio, 10:08:50Narrated by: Aida ReluzcoRelease Date: April 7, 2026Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: April 15-16, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Death of a parent, Grief, Sexual Assault, Toxic Relationship, Emotional AbuseFor Readers of: 2SLGBTQ+, Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Foodie…

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