By the Bootstraps by Alexa Martin

e-ALC, 11:21:15Narrated by: Nicole CashRelease Date: May 26, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 16-18, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. I also received this as an ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Sexual Content, Death of a Parent,…

Shards of Silence by Brian Lee Young

e-ALC, 08:32:03Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-CorbettRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: HeartDrum (HarperCollins)Read from: May 15-16, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Colonization, Forced Institutionalization, Grief, Racism, Death, Physical AbuseFor Readers of: Audio, Coming of Age, Sparkly Cover, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction,…

Last First Kiss by Julian Winters

e-ALC,  10:58:18Narrated by: James CavenaughRelease Date: May 19, 2026Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: May 14-15, 202624 Carter Gold, #2Source:  Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Sexual Content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, Drug Use, Death of a ParentFor Readers…

Gods & Comics by Kat Cho

e-ALC, 09:42:56Narrated by: Peter Cross & Abigail RenoRelease Date: May 12, 2026Published by: Insatiable PressRead from: May 13-14, 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: Death, Grief, Car Accident, Injury/Injury Detail, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Violence, Body Horror, Bullying, CancerFor…

Honey by Imani Thompson

e-ALC,10:55:00Narrated by: Chloe SommerRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 8-12, 2026Stand-Alone Source:  PRH Audio (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Murder, Death, Violence, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, SuicideFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Contemporary, Feminist Horror, Sparkly Cover,…

Rolls and Rivalry by Kristy Boyce

e-ALC, 10:31:50Narrated by: Louisa ZhuRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 7-8, 2026Gaming & Romance, #3Source:  PRH Audio App (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review. I read them at the same time.) Content Warning: Bullying, Abandonment, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers…

Doe by Rebecca Barrow

e-ALC, 05:40:44Narrated by: Imani Jade PowersRelease Date: June 23, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 4-8, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review. I also received this as an ARC from the publisher. I read them at the same…

A Harlem Wedding by Tiffany L. Warren

e-ALC, 13:11:56Narrated by: Karen ChiltonRelease Date: May 12, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: May 4-6, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Body Shaming, Bullying, Chronic IllnessFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Auto-Buy Authors, Historical Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic…

That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall

e-ALC, 09:51:34Narrated by: Sara Malia HatfieldRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 29-May 4, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and PSH Audio. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Colonization, Violence, Gore, Grief, Cultural Appropriation, Slavery, Animal Death, Genocide, CannibalismFor Readers of:…

Oh My Affogato! (Vacationship, #1) by Daphne Ang & Donna Ghorbanpoor

e-ALC, 06:26:11Narrated by: Daphne Ang & Cat ProtanoRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 30-May 1, 2026Vacationship, #1Source:  Libro FM (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Toxic RelationshipFor Readers of: Adventure, Catchy Title, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Dual…

Take Me Away