The Exes by Leodora Darlington

Hardcover, 384 pagesRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Dutton)Read from: January 22- February 4, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (Huge thanks to Dutton for the hardcover, stickers, pen, etc. This was a pretty cool box!)Content Warning: Murder, Domestic Abuse, Death of a Parent, Rape, Racism, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Suicide, InfertilityFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Celebrity Book…

She Doesn’t Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke

e-ALC, 10:24:37Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-ChristensenRelease Date: January 21, 2025Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 28-29, 2026Rom Com Mystery, #2Source: Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Murder, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Drug Use, Vomit, Drug Use, InfidelityFor Readers…

Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke

e-ALC, 09:41:45Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-ChristensenRelease Date: January 20, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 26-27, 2026Rom-Com Mystery Mash-Up, #2Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Murder, Emotional Abuse, Gun Violence, Sexual Content, Infidelity, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury DetailFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio,…

What Boys Learn by Andromeda Romano-Lax

e-ALC, 12:23:28Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky & Michael CrouchRelease Date: January 6, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, IncRead from: January 25-26, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Rape, Death, Mental Illness, Kidnapping, Car Accident, Sexual Assault, Animal Death, Sexual HarassmentFor Readers Interested In:…

A Killer Kind of Romance by Letizia Lorini

e-ALC, 14:11:15Narrated by: Lindsey DorcusRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: January 18-19, 2026Stand-alone (for now!)Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Child Abuse, Death of a Parent, Suicide AttemptFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Contemporary,…

You’ll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya

e-ALC, 08:45:23Narrated by: Ulka Simone MohantyRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 13-16, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Murder, Gore, Gun Violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual AssaultFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ, Adult, Audio, Mystery,…

Oxford Blood by Rachael Davis Featherstone

e-ALC, 08:20:01Narrated by: Dédé DaviRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 7-8, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Death, Murder, Racism, Sexual Assault, Rape, Death of a Parent, Vomit, Drug Use, Injury/Injury DetailFor Readers Interested In:…

Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston

e-ALC, 09:39:05Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews & Saskia Maarieveld, et alRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: December 27-29, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Murder, Car Accident, Blood, Death of a Parent, Gun Violence, Police…

Haven’t Killed in Years by Amy K. Green

e-ALC, 09:52:48Narrated by: Stephanie Nemeth-ParkerRelease Date: November 18, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: November 22-23, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. I also received a hardcover copy of this from the publisher that I used to immersive read. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Murder,…

Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington

e-ALC, 10:38:12Narrated by: Keylor LeighRelease Date: November 4, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: November 5-9, 2025Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and LibroFM. I also had a physical ARC from ALA which I read in tandem with the audio. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Murder, Bullying,…

Take Me Away