Ballad & Dagger by Daniel Jose Older

e-Audio, 11:41:17Narrated by: Lee OsorioRelease Date: May 3, 2022Published by: Disney HyperionRead from: May 9-13, 2022Outlaw Saints, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Violence, Death, Murder, BloodFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Pirates, Mythology, Sparkly Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA     Rick Riordan presents Daniel José Older’s music-and-magic-filled YA urban fantasy about two teens who discover each other and…

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

e-Audio, 10:53:45Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown  & Alex MoorcockRelease Date: January 18, 2022Published by: Dreamscape Media, LLCRead from: August 19-24, 2021Dark Olympus, #2Source: 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: Gun Violence, Fatphobia, Body Shaming,…

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

e-Audio, 10:40:04Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown  & Alex MoorcockRelease Date: June 1. 2021Published by: Dreamscape Media, LLCRead from: August 19-24, 2021Dark Olympus, #1Source: Overdrive AudioTW: For Readers Interested In: Romance, Fantasy, Re-tellings, Greek Mythology, Adult, TikTok Recs   He was supposed to be a myth. But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under…

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron

e-Audio, 07:37:51Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: September 22, 2020Published by: HMH Books Read from: December 7-9, 2020Maya and the Rising Dark, #1Source: LibraryTW: ViolenceFor fans of: Mythology, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, MG, POC MC, POC on Cover       Twelve-year-old Maya’s search for her missing father puts her at the center of a battle between…

Middle Grade Monday: Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia

E-Audio, 09:27:48Narrated by: Amir AbdullahRelease Date: October 7, 2020Published by: Rick Riordan Presents/ Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: October 12-22, 2020Tristan Strong, #2Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: N/AFor fans of: Mythology, Adventure, Fantasy, Diverse Authors, Own, Own Voices, POC, POC MC, Series, Middle Grade      Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book…

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

E-Audio, 12:04:17Narrated by: Jordan Cobb & A.J. Beckles Release Date: June 2, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: June 27-30, 2020A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Mild Self-harm ideation, fantasy violence, emotional and physical abuse, anxiety and panic attacks, parent death, and animal death (From the preceding not from the author)For fans…

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

ARC, 256 pages            Release Date: January 14, 2020 Published by: Rick Riordan Presents Read from: January 12-17, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Neetgalley (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: Monster Slaying For fans of: Mythology,…

Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

e-Audio, 10:55:26 Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang Release Date: March 26, 2019 Published by: Blackstone Publishing Read from: May 12-May 17, 2019 Once & Future, #1 Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW:  For fans of: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Space, Re-tellings, LGBTQIAP+, Fantasy, YA, Sparkly Covers      I’ve been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by…

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