Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: July 7, 2020Published by: Bloomsbury YA Read from: June 24-28, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss/Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss/Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Misogyny, Homophobia, Abuse, DeathFor fans of: Re-tellings, Fierce Females, LGBTQIAP+, Romance,…

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

E-Audio, 08:16:34Narrated by: Michael Crouch & a full castRelease Date: February 4, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: June 15-18, 2020Stand-AloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: DepressionFor fans of: Romance, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, LGBTQIAP+, YA      As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing…

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: May 26, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: June 6-7, 2020Stand-aloneSource: 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, Coming of Age, Realistic Fiction, Novels…

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

E-Audio, 05:12:03Narrated by: George M. JohnsonRelease Date: April 28, 2020Published by: Macmillan Audio Read from: June 1, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Cancer, Death of loved one, Sexual assault, Physical assault, Slurs, Sexual Content.For fans of: Memoirs, Biographies, Tear-Jerkers, Sex in YA, YA, Non-Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, LGBTQ+     In a series of personal essays,…

This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling

e-ARC, 304 pages Release Date: May 19, 2020Published by: Razorbill Read from: May 10-15, 2020These Witches Don’t Burn, #2Source: 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:DeathFor fans of: Paranormal, Romance, LGBTQ+, YA     In this…

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 432 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020 Published by: Quill Tree Books Read from: April 29-May 3, 2020 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: Parental Death, Grief, Plane Crash, Stalking, Sexual Assault…

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

E-Audio, 09:03:39 Narrated by:  Em Eldridge  Release Date:  September 11, 2018 Published by:  Tantor Media, Inc. Read from: April 20-23, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)  TW:  Death, Depression, Grief For fans of: YA, LGBTQIAP+, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC MC, Tear Jerker      Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. What to eat,…

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

e-ARC, 352 pages            Release Date: April 21, 2020 Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Read from: April 10-15, 2020 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:…

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