Carnival Fantástico by Angela Montoya

e-ALC, 11:49:54Narrated by: Elena Rey & Andre SantanaRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 31-February 2, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Death, War, Alcohol, Gun Violence, Emotional Abuse, Confinement, Child Deatj, and Child…

This Ain’t Out First Rodeo by Liara Tamani

e-ALC, 06:24:45Narrated by: Shayna Small & Landon WoodsonRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 30-31, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Animal Death, Gun Violence, Violence, AddictionFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Dual POV, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic…

Skate it Till You Make It by Rufaro Faith Mazarura

e-ALC, 11:13:11Narrated by: Lillie-Pearl WildmanRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 29-30, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Dementia, Sexism, Drug Use, Abandonment, Injury/injury DetailFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance,…

Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane

e-ALC, 11:28:42Narrated by: Clay CaneRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: January 27-28, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Racism, Bullying, Racial Slurs, Death of a Parent, Abandonment, Alcoholism, WarFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Historical…

Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Karthik

e-ALC, 10:17:17Narrated by: Reena DuttRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 15-23, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Bullying, Vomit, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ (Both bi), Audio, Contemporary romance, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance,…

A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

e-ALC, 10:18:00Narrated by: Anna Caputo, Saskia Maarleveld, & Ari FliakosRelease Date: January 20, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 21-22, 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: Child Death, Grief, Violence, Suicide, Murder. Mental illness spirals, Death of…

16 Forever by Lance Rubin

e-ALC, 09:50:47Narrated by: Lance Rubin, Katie Schorr, & Dustin Rubin Release Date: January 6, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 20-21, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Audio, Sparkly Covers, Science Fiction, Terminal/Chronic Condition, Time Travel, YA, Unconventional Timeline…

On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield

e-ALC, 08:30:09Narrated by: Angel Pean, Patryce Williams, & York WhitakerRelease Date: January 27, 2026 Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: January 19-20, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Child Abuse, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual Content, Racism, Incest, Slavery, Gun ViolenceFor Readers…

A Killer Kind of Romance by Letizia Lorini

e-ALC, 14:11:15Narrated by: Lindsey DorcusRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: January 18-19, 2026Stand-alone (for now!)Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Child Abuse, Death of a Parent, Suicide AttemptFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Contemporary,…

The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

ARC, 432 Pagese-ALC, 10:50:06Narrator: Teddy Hamilton, & January LaVoyRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: BerkleyRead from: December 24, 2025- January 15, 2026Stand-aloneSource: The Publisher (I received this ARC free from the publisher under their Underrepresented Voices program. I also got the audio from their PRH Audio Program to read with it in tandem. This did…

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