Thirsty by Jas Hammonds

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

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,…

Something Kindred by Ciera Burch

e-ARC, 297 pagesRelease Date: April 2, 2024Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)Read from: March 20-April 24, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warnings:  Abandonment, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury,…

Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker

e-Audio,19:12:19Narrated by: Bahni Turpin; Joniece Abbott-Pratt; Terry J. Benton-Walker; Torian Brackett; Zeno RobinsonRelease Date: April 23, 2024Published by: Tor Teen (Macmillan Young Listeners)Read from: March 30- April 4, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher & Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence…

Ariel Crashes a Train by Olivia A. Cole

e-Audio, 07:29:31Narrated by: Olivia A. ColeRelease Date: March 12, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Labyrinth Road)Read from: March 25-26, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Intrusive thought spirals, Neurodiversity, Ableism, Body shaming,…

Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari

e-Audio, 09:33:42Narrated by: Nikki Massoud & Elena Rey Release Date: March 12, 2024Published by: Dial BooksRead from: March 11-13, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Addiction (not from the main character), Relapse (Not…

One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain

e-Audio, 10:59:52Narrated by:  Sophie AmossRelease Date: March 5, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 7-11, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Child Death, Murder, Drug use, Emotional Cheating ?For Readers Interested…

This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill

e-Audio, 08:42:29Narrated by:  Logan Rozos & Caitlin KinnunenRelease Date: February 13, 2024Published by: Spotify AudiobooksRead from: February 29 – March 5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby TW: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Outing, VomitFor Readers Interested In: Romance, LGBTQ+ (Queer, Trans Rep), Multiple POV, YA, Irregular Timeline (Told in a Day)        Dash & Lily meets Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in…

The (Fake) Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky

e-Audio, 07:27:57Narrated by:  Mark SanderlinRelease Date: January 23, 2024Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: February 10-12, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Grief, Death of a Parent, Sexual Content, Cursing, Alcohol, Homophobia, Cancer, InfidelityFor Readers Interested In: Romance, LGBTQIA+, Realistic Fiction, Adult         Ready. Set. Faux .     Holden James picked the worst time to have…

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