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…

The Cove by Claire Rose

e-ALC, 10:13:28Narrated by: Jesse VillinskyRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: MacMillan AudioRead from: April 26-28, 2026Stand-alone Source:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Blood, Murder, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Addiction, Car Accident, Child DeathFor Readers of: Adventure, Audio, Gothic, Horror, Sparkly Cover,…

An Expanse of Blue by Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams

e-ALC,  05:30:00Narrated by: Kauakanilehua Māhoe AdamsRelease Date: May 19, 2026Published by: HeartdrumRead from: April 24-28, 2026Stand-alone Source:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. I also received a hardcover copy of this book that I read as I listened. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse,…

Flip by Ngozi Ukazu

Paperback, 320 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: First SecondRead from: April 19-24, 2025Stand-alone Source: Borrowed from my Co-Worker  Content Warning: Classism, Racism, Mental Illness, Suicidal Thoughts, Cultural Appropriation, Alcoholism, Colonization, Deadnaming, Drug AbuseFor Readers of: Dual POV, Graphic Novels, Sparkly Covers, Mental Health, Science Fiction, Texas Local Reads, YA, Magical Realism     SENIOR YEAR BUCKET…

Body Count by Codie Crowley

e-Audio, 09:42:51Narrated by: Krystal HammondRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, IncRead from: April 23-24, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)   Content Warning: Death, Drug Use, Blood, Injury, Injury/Injury Detail, Gore, Sexual Content (With use of the word C!it), Animal Death,…

Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem

e-Audio, 09:23:47Narrated by: Victoria NassifRelease Date: March 31, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Holiday House)Read from: April 18-20, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Library’s Libby Content Warning: Child Death, Murder, Death of a Parent, Gore, Suicide, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death, RacismFor Readers of: Audio, Horror, Sparkly Cover, Irregular Timeline, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA     A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner…

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,…

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…

Take Me Away