King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

e-Audio, 13:18:57Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-WhiteRelease Date: June 10, 2025Published by: Flatiron Books: Pine & CedarRead from: April 18-21, 2025Stand-Alone Source: Macmillan Audio (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Violence, Murder, Gun Violence, Drug Abuse, Suicide, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Multi POV, Racial/Ethnic…

Heart-Shaped Lies by Elizabeth Agyemang

e-Audio, 11:31:58Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: November 26, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Delacorte)Read from: November 13-15, 2024Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received an e-ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Toxic Relationship, Cheating, Death, Domestic Violence For Readers Interested In: Thrillers, YA, Romance, Multiple POV       John Tucker…

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…

Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen

e-Audio, 10:00:30Narrated by: Carolina Ðo, David Lee Huynh, Quyen Ngo, Vyvy Nguyen, & Trieu TranRelease Date: July 4, 2023Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: July 16-17, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Libro FMTW: Cheating, Racism, Alcoholism, Stalking, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Racial Slurs, Suicidal ThoughtsFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, General Fiction, Romance, Multiple POV, Family, Pride, Set Outside the US,…

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

e-Audio, 14:30:31Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Torian Brackett, Zeno Robinson Release Date: April 4, 2023Published by:  Tor TeenRead from: March 29- April 3, 2023Blood Debts, #1Source: Netgalley (I received an audio copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW:…

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

e-Audio, 06:30:15Narrated by: Alfred Vines, Anthony Lopez, Brad Sanders, Christopher Hampton, Eliana Marianes, Hannah Church, Henriette Zoutomou, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Maria Liatis, Renier Cortes, Suehyla El-Attar, & Xenia WillaceyRelease Date: January 31, 2023Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 28-30, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this audiobook from the publisher and Libro FM…

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

e-Audio, 13:49:19Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge & Tapiwa Mugweni Release Date: June 1, 2021Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: July 6-8, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: RacismFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Thriller, Dark Academia,…

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

e-Audio, 11:05:56Narrated by: Julia WhelanRelease Date: June 1, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: June 20-25, 2021Companion to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the SixSource: Overdrive AudioTW: Excessive drug use, Child abandonmentFor Readers Interested In: Historical Fiction, Multiple timelines, multiple POVs, Adult       Malibu: August…

You Say It First by Katie Cotugno

E-Audio, 08:49:41Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie & Kirby Heyborne Release Date: June 16, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: September 12-15, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Suicide of a Loved One (One of the MCs found them), A loved one is an alcoholic. Divorce. Anxiety, ClassismFor fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Meet Cute, Long Distance Romance, Multiple POVs, YA…

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