Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant

e-ARC, 384 pages Release Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: December 17-27, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: MC has anxiety and spirals often. I put this as a warning…

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

e-Audio, 14:23:04Narrated by: Imani Jade PowersRelease Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio Read from: December 17-23, 2020Love & Gelato, #3Source: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Books set outside the US, Contemporary, Romance, Mental Health, Realistic Fiction, Family Diversity, YA     Liv Varanakis doesn’t have a lot of fond memories of her father,…

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

e-Audio, 13:48:14Narrated by: Avi Roque Release Date: September 1, 2020Published by: Macmillan Audio Read from: October 29-November 2, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library TW: Being called the wrong gender, Transphobia in their family, Death of a loved one, death of a parent For fans of: Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Stand-alone, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Own Voices, Learning Disability Rep, YA, Strong Family Relationships  …

The Museum of Us by Tara Wilson Redd

ARC, 274 pages Release Date: June 26, 2018 Published by:  Random House/ Wendy Lamb Books Read from: June 24-28, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Self-harm For fans of:  Romance, YA, Mental…

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: June 5, 2018 Published by: Berkley Read from: June 8-14, 2018 The Kiss Quotient, #1 Source: Publishers TW: N/A Tags for this Book:  Romance, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Adult, Mental Disorders, Diversity, Own Voices Authors, Debut Authors, Recommendations,       A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data…

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

ARC, 435 pages Release Date: May 22, 2018 Published by: Katherine Tegen Read from: May 13-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diverse Reads, Diverse Authors, YA      A gripping, relentless, and timely new novel from critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, about the complex mystery of one…

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: August 8, 2017 Published by: Little Brown Read from: August 6-8, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA 2017  For fans of: Grief, Finding Yourself, Mental Illness, LGBTQIAP+, POC MC, Diversity, Diverse Families, Realistic Fiction, YA       When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn’t sure if she’ll ever…

The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby

ARC, 274 pages Release Date: August 1, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: August 2-6, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  #BooksforTrade  For fans of: Grief, Finding Yourself,       Gorgeously written and emotionally charged, The Secret History of Us explores the difficult journey of a teenage girl who must piece her life together after losing her memory in a near-fatal accident.   …

What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum

ARC, 287 pages Release Date: July 11, 2017 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: July 4-8, 2017 Stad-alone Source: TxLA 2017 For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, Grief, Realistic Fiction,       From the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes a charming and poignant story about two struggling teenagers who find an unexpected connection…

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