A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

e-Audio, 11:05:54Narrated by: Joy Nash & Sebastian YotkRelease Date: September 20, 2022Published by: HarperAudioRead from: September 20-22, 2022Series?Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Fatphobia, Slut Shaming, Sex Work ShamingFor Readers Interested In:…

Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez & Amparo Ortiz

e-Audio, 09:52:34Narrated by: Frankie Corzo & Marisa BlakeRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: September 14-16, 2022AnthologySource: Library’s LibbyTW: Dismemberment, Blood, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Horror, Monsters, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA       Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars, featuring Latine mythology’s most memorable monsters      From zombies to cannibals to…

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

e-Audio, 13:28:59Narrated by: André SantanaRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: September 12-15, 2022The Sunbearer Trials Duology, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Body Dysphoria, Child Abuse, Violence, Bullying, BloodFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Mythology, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, LGBTQIA+, YA      Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with…

Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings

e-Audio, 09:58:41Narrated by: Summer Morton & Will PetersRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: September 3-5, 2022A Brush With Love, #2Source: LibroFM AAETW: Pregnancy, Abortion Discussed, Unplanned Pregnancy, Sexual Assault, Internalized AbleismFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Neurodiverse Rep (ADHD), Adult   Lizzie has made endless mistakes. Kitchen fires, pyramid schemes,…

WoW: Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! Generations of Montrose women—Augusta, Victoria, Willow—have lived together in their quaint two-story bungalow in California for years. They keep to themselves, never venture far from home, and their collection of…

The Honeys by Ryan LaSala

e-Audio, 10:38:11Narrated by: Pete CrossRelease Date: August 16, 2022Published by: Scholastic Inc.Read from: August 29-30, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW:  Death, gore, violence, blood, injury, bullying, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, transphobia, grief, murder, fire, sexual harassment, cancer, child abuse, kidnapping, cannibalism, abandonment, rape (From Storygraph)For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Horror, LGBTQ+ (Genderfluid), YA   From Ryan La Sala,…

The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

e-Audio, 08:40:37Narrated by: Zach BarackRelease Date: August 16, 2022Published by: Scholastic, Inc.Read from: August 27-29, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Underage Drinking, Mentions of Neglectful Parenting, Light Mentions of Surgery, Transphobia, Homophobia, Scene depicting Neil being patted down and experiencing transphobia by a tsa agent (beginning on page 54 and concluding on page 56), Indirect Dead Naming…

Love Times Infinity by Lane Clarke

e-Audio, 08:16:05Narrated by: Tyla Collier Release Date: July 26, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: August 9-10, 2022Stand-Alone Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Rape (not depicted on page), Mentions of abortion, Absent parent, Death of a grandparent (story told on page)For Readers Interested In: Family Diversity, Romance, Sports, Emotional/Hard Reads, Tear Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, YA      The swoon of…

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