Mini Review Monday: Can’t Escape Love by Alyssa Cole

e-Audio, 04:23:39    Release Date: March 19, 2019 Published by: HarperAudio Read from: May 10-12, 2019 Reluctant Royals, #3.5 Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Romance, Contemporary, Diversity, Interracial Romance, Adult, Novella, Realistic Fiction          Regina Hobbs is nerdy by nature, businesswoman by nurture. She’s finally taking her pop culture-centered media enterprise, Girls with Glasses, to…

The Black Coats by Colleen Oakes

ARC, 376 pages Release Date: February 12, 2019 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: February 15-17, 2019 Stand-alone 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: Rape, Assault, Assault Mention For fans of: Contemporary, Thrillers,…

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

ARC, 449 pages Release Date: February 5, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: January 30-February 4, 2019 Stand-alone  Source: NCTE & 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: Police Brutality For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC Characters, Own Voices,…

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…

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,…

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: July 31, 2018 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: July 14-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TLA TW: Abortion and Statutory rape. (These things are NOT depicted in the story, but hints at them are there.) For fans of: Thriller, Mystery, YA      There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook.     First…

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