Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather

e-ARC, 304 pagesRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 24-27, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death of a sibling (By suicide), Suicidal…

Louder Than Hunger by John Schu

Hardcover, 528 pagesRelease Date: March 19, 2024Published by: Candlewick PressRead from: April 18-19, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Texas Library Association ConferenceTW: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Body shaming, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, CancerFor Readers Interested In: Novels in Verse, Mental Health Rep (Eating Disorder- Anorexia Nervosa), Realistic Fiction, MG     Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu…

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

e-Audio, 11:43:06Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber, & Abby Jimenez Release Date: April 2, 2024Published by: Forever (Hachette Audio)Read from: April 4-6, 2024Part of Your World Companion, #3Source: 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 my review.)TW:…

At First Spite by Olivia Dade

e-Audio, 12:42:09Narrated by:  Joy NashRelease Date: February 13, 2024Published by: HarperAudioRead from: February 27-29, 2024Harlot’s Bay, #2Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Mental Illness spirals, Grief, Child Death, Suicidal Thoughts, AbandonmentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Adult, Enemies to Lovers, Fat/Plus Size Rep, Depression Rep       Bestselling author Olivia Dade welcomes you to Harlot’s Bay in…

Swarm by Jennifer D. Lyle

e-Audio, 10:01:45Narrated by: Krystal HammondRelease Date: November 7, 2023Published by: Blackstone PublishingRead from: November 7-9, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Quarantine, Death, Disease, Man eating animals, Animal (turned monster) Death, Climate Change ConsequencesFor Readers Interested In: Science Fiction (Climate Change), Horror, Romance, Survival stories, Mental Health (Anxiety), Dark stories       Sixteen year-old Shur is one…

If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude

e-Audio, 09:48:58Narrated by: Georgina SadlerRelease Date: May 9, 2023Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing (US)Read from: May 18-21, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby TW: Gun violence, Suicide ideation, Depression spirals, World ending threat, Toxic Christianity, Racism, MisogynyFor fans of: LGBTQ+, Tear jerkers, Mental Health, Romance, YA, Sci Fi   We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in…

Forever is Now by Mariama J. Lockington

e-Audio, 07:15:59Narrated by: Angel PeanRelease Date: May 23, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 3-9, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH AppTW: Police Brutality, Mention of some of those killed by Police Brutality, Anxiety Spirals, Parents who don’t listen (Anxiety or LGBTQ+ wise)For Readers Interested In: Romance, LGBTQ+, YA, Sparkly Covers, Mental Health Rep (Anxiety & Agoraphobia), Novels…

We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

e-Audio, 03:45:35Narrated by: Amber McBride (the author)Release Date: January 10, 2023Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 2-3, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this audiobook from Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Clinical/Major Depression, suicide, self harmFor Readers Interested In: Mental Health, Disability (Unseen),…

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