What We Did to Survive by Megan Lally

e-ARC, 279 pagesRelease Date: March 31, 2026Published by: Sourcebooks FireRead from: March 1 – April 3, 2026 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this e-ARC free from the publisher and Netgalley. I also got a finished copy from TLA. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Death, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire Injury, Injury/Injury Detail, Vomit, Adult/Minor Relationship,…

The Girls Before by Kate Alice Marshall

e-ALC, 11:00:55Narrated by: Ina Barrón & Karissa VackerRelease Date: February 24, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: February 18-19, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Confinement, Child Death, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, Kidnapping, Child Abuse, CursingFor Readers Interested In: Audio,…

Good Intentions by Marisa Walz

e-ALC, 12:14:18Narrated by: Brittany PressleyRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: February 15-16, 2026Stand-alone Source: Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Miscarriage, Grief, Child Death, Animal Death, Car Accident, Infertility, Domestic Abuse, Toxic Friendship, CursingFor Readers Interested In: Audio,…

Heartsick by Kristina Forest

Narrated by: Torian Brackett, Shayna Small, Michael Rishawn, Sandra Okuboyejo, Seth Holt, & Ashley J. HobbsRelease Date: October 7, 2025Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: October 1-3, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free ALC from their app and the publisher. I also received a physical ARC from the ALA conference that I read in tandem…

Truth Is by Hannah Sawyerr

ARC, 480 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: Harry N. AbramsRead from: September 4-13, 2025Stand-aloneSource: The Publisher (I received a free ARC from the publisher. I also met the author at the ALA Conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Abortion, Toxic FriendshipFor Readers Interested In: ARC, Coming of Age, Contemporary,…

Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola

e-ALC, 13:55:53Narrated by: Weruche OplaRelease Date: September 2, 2025Published by: HarperCollins Read from: August 31- September 2, 2025Honey & Spice, #2Source: Netgalley (I received a free ALC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Grief, Death of a Parent, Racism, Alcohol, InfidelityFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary…

The Love Lyric by Kristina Forest

e-Audio, 10:48:21Narrated by: J. Shani Michaels & Ian HackneyRelease Date: February 4, 2025Published by: Books On TapeRead from: January 10-13, 2025The Greene Sisters, #3Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.  This did nothing to influence my review. I also was…

Heist Royale by Kayvion Lewis

e-Audio, 07:49:15Narrated by: Jade WheelerRelease Date: November 12, 2024Published by: Books on- TapeRead from: November 8-10, 2024Thieves’ Gambit, #2Source: PRH Audio App (I received an ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. Huge shout out to PRH as well for a HC and an ARC. This did nothing…

Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle

ARC, 310 pagesRelease Date: May 31, 2022Published by: Simon Schuster Books for Young ReadersRead from: May 21- June 6, 2022Stand-aloneSource:  Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Attempted Sexual Assault, Parent with Chronic Illness, Parent AbandonmentFor Readers…

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

e-Audio, 06:10:13Narrated by: Bahni Turpin Release Date: January 14, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: December 15-16, 2020Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Parent in prisonFor fans of: Audio, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, MG, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, DEAR, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, Stand-alone       Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father…

Take Me Away