Black Enough edited by Ibi Zoboi

ARC, 393 pages Release Date: January 8, 2019 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 2-6, 2019 Anthology Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Anthologies, YA      Black Enough is…

Slayer by Kiersten White

ARC, 400 pages Release Date: January 8, 2019 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: December 26, 2018- January 2, 2019 Slayer, #1 Source: NCTE 18 TW: Death For fans of: Paranormal, Fantasy, Action, Girl Power, YA      Into every generation a Slayer is born… Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when…

Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes

e-Audio,  pages Release Date: September 18, 2018 Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers Read from: December 23-27, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW:  For fans of: Reading Freedom, Middle Grade, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction,        When twelve-year-old June Harper’s parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, they take strict parenting to a whole new level. And…

This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: November 6, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: December 13-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Death For fans of: Contemporaries, Music, Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Diverse Characters, Diverse Authors, Multiple POV’s,…

29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: December 18,2018 Published by: Inkyard Press Read from: December 5-10, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TLA TW: N/A For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Diverse Characters, Diverse Authors, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Own Voices, Stand-alones, YA       Jisu’s traditional South Korean parents are concerned by what they see as her lack of attention to her…

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Audio, 9 hr. 14 min. Release Date: September 11,2018 Published by: Berkley Books Read from: November 4-10, 2018 Playbook, #1 Source: Library (e-ARC from Netgalley)  TW:  Cheating significant other For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Adult      Marlee thought she scored the man of her dreams only to be scorched by a bad breakup. But there’s a new…

Swing by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess

Hardcover, 432 pages Release Date: October 2, 2018 Published by: Blink Read from: October 17-18,2018 Stand-Alone Source: Library TW: *Spoiler* Death by Police Brutality  For fans of: Diverse Characters, Verse/ Poetry, Romance, Sports, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Contemporary, Own Voices, YA      Things usually do not go as planned for seventeen-year-old Noah. He and his best friend…

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