LGBTQ+ – Take Me Away… On the Pages of Your Story

Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known by George M. Johnson

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 02:23:29Narrated by: George M. JohnsonRelease Date: September 24, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: September 10-11, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Biphobia, Fatphobia, HomophobiaFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Non-fiction, Essays,…

You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 07:34:39Narrated by: Mark SanderlinRelease Date: July 23, 2024Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: August 10, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Alcohol, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Mental Illness, Panica Attacks/Disorders, Toxic Relationships, AbandonmentFor Readers Interested In: Romance, 2SLGBTQ+, Contemporary, Dual Pov, Neurodiversity (OCD), Realistic Fiction Rivalry never tasted so good. O’ little town of Bethlehem,…

So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 11:00:44Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Kristin JamesRelease Date: July 23, 2024Published by: Hachette Audio (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)Read from: August 5-6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death, Toxic Relationship, Alcohol, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual Assault, BloodFor Readers Interested In: 2slgbtq+, Audio, Horror, Most Anticipated, Witches, Feminist, YA If boys will be boys,…

Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson

August 12, 2024August 11, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 09:23:24Narrated by: Katherine LittrellRelease Date: August 6, 2024Published by: HarperTeenRead from: August 1-4, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audio from Netgalley & the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Fire/Fire Injury, Death, Murder, Grief, Eating Disorder, Suicide, Infidelity, Racism, Animal…

This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings

August 10, 2024August 10, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 14:20:59Narrated by: Tamika Katon-DonegalRelease Date: August 6, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc.Read from: July 20-July 30, 2024Stand-Alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Blood, Death, Gore, War, Racism, Emotional Abuse, Slavery,…

Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 07:12:58Narrated by: Natalie NaudusRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Blackstone PublishingRead from: June 15-16, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I did receive an e-book ARC from the author via email, but then I found out she had an audio coming out the same day and since she’s one of my favorite authors I waited for the…

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann

June 9, 2024June 21, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 11:17:21Narrated by: Zenzi Williams Release Date: May 21, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: May 23-29, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and their audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Grief, Mental Illness, Acephobia/arophobia, Cursing,…

The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee

June 7, 2024June 8, 2024Reviews

e-ARC, 288 pagesRelease Date: May 28, 2024Published by: Afterglow Books by HarlequinRead from: May 6-24, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Misogyny, Classism, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, DeathFor Readers…

Thirsty by Jas Hammonds

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 08:10:08Narrated by: Alaska Jackson Release Date: May 14, 2024Published by: Roaring Brook PressRead from: May 13, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Alcoholism, underage drinkingFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Romance,…

The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

May 12, 2024June 21, 2024Reviews

e-Audio, 16:06:11Narrated by: Lynnette R. FreemanRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Recorded Books (Sourcebooks)Read from: May 1-5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: ARC from Sourcebooks (This was given from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.) The audiobook was done via the Library’s Libby. Content Warning: Complicated parent/child relationships, police brutality, fantasy violence, fantastical racism, magical coercion,…