The Boyfriend Launcher by Raechell Garrett

ARC, 368 pagesRelease Date: February 24, 2026Published by: Little Brown Books for Young ReadersRead from: February 3-March 14, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  The Publisher (I received this ARC free from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: ARC, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Sparkly Cover, Most Anticipated, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance,…

Frida’s Cook by Florencia Etcheves

e-ALC, 12:44:10Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell, Auda Reluzco, & André SantanaRelease Date: March 13, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: March 10-12, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Libro FM  (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Chronic Illness, Drug Use, Infertility, MiscarriageFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio,…

Love in Ruins by Auriane Desombre

e-ALC, 06:43:17Narrated by: Jesse VilinskyRelease Date: February 24, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 8-9, 2026 Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio  (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio, Action, Contemporary Romance, Most Anticipated, Set Outside the USA, YA, Neurodiverse (OCD),…

She Drinks the Light by Yasmin Angoe

e-ALC, 09:41:52Narrated by: Ashley J. HobbsRelease Date: March 3, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: March 6-8, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Cursing, Death, RacismFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio, Fantasy, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black/ African),…

You Should Have Been Nicer to my Mom by Vincent Tirado

e-ALC, 09:08:54Narrated by: Danyeli Rodriguez del OrbeRelease Date: March 10, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: March 3-4, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Blood, Injury/injury Detail, Abortion, Car Accident, Sexism, Child Death, Bullying, ConfinementFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Bombshell/Cliff-Hanger Endings,…

Meet Me Under the Lights by Cassie Miller

e-ALC, 09:20:17Narrated by: Jesse Villinsky & Zac ChastainRelease Date: March 3, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Viking Books for Young Readers)Read from: March 2-3, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Fire/Fire Injury, AddictionFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Contemporary Romance,…

Bloodfire, Baby by Eirinie Carson

e-ALC,  10:08:43Narrated by: Janina Edwards & Emana RachelleRelease Date: February 17, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 1-2, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Pregnancy, Mental Illness, Colonization, Physical Abuse, Racial Slurs, Miscarriage, Suicidal Thoughts, Body HorrorFor…

Estela, Undrowning by René Peña-Govea

e-ALC, 09:45:03Narrated by: Victoria VillarealRelease Date: March 3, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: February 28-March 1, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Racism, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual Content, Cultural Appropriation, Violence, Xenophobia, GriefFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Most…

The Johnson Four by Christina Hammonds Reed

e-ALC,  17:47:41Narrated by: January LaVoyRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: February 26-28, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Racial Slurs, Racism, Addiction, Homophobia, Torture, Bullying, Car AccidentFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Historical Fiction, Sparkly…

When I was Death by Alexis Henderson

e-ALC, 07:22:08Narrated by: Khaya FraitesRelease Date: March 3, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)Read from: February 25-26, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. I also received a hardcover of this book after I had already read it. This did nothing…

Take Me Away