Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: January 15, 2019 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: January 13-18, 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: Love Triangles For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, LGBTQIAP+, Coming of Age,…

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole

e-ARC, 106 pages Release Date: January 8, 2019 Published by: Avon Impulse Read from: January 9, 2019 Reluctant Royals, #2.5 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, LGBTQIAP+,  Adult      Alyssa Cole…

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,…

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Audio CD, 5 Cd’s  Release Date: February 14, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury Read from: December 6-14, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Contemporary, Body Image, YA      A timely and powerful story about a teen girl from a poor neighborhood striving for success, from acclaimed author Renée Watson.   …

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…

Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean

ARC, 366 pages Release Date: November 6,2018 Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Read from: November 7-15, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Publishers (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:  Body shaming and slavery For fans of: Action, Fantasy, #OwnVoices, Multiple…

Odd One Out by Nic Stone

e-Audio, 7 hrs 58 min Release Date: October 9, 2018 Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: October 16-24,2018 Stand-Alone Source: Library TW:  N/A For fans of: LGBTQIAP+, Romance, Own Voices, Diverse Characters, Multiple POV, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YA      From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes this illuminating…

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…

Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

ARC, 413 pages Release Date: September 18, 2018 Published by: JIMMY Patterson Read from: September 16-23,2018 Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3 Source: TxLA  TW: N/A For fans of: Mysteries, Mayhem, Romance, Historical Fiction, Series, Suspense, YA      In this third installment in the #1 bestselling Stalking Jack the Ripper series, a luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating…

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