Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks

Narrated by: Aubrey Joseph & Megan SousaRelease Date: May 6, 2025Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: May 3-5, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received a free e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Police Brutality, Gun Violence, Death, Violence, Murder For Readers Interested In: Audio, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic Diversity…

The Roommate by Rosie Danan

e-Audio, 10:46:24Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Teddy HamiltonRelease Date: September 15, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: September 17-23 & November 11-12, 2020Stand-alone (Companion, Novel #1) Source: LibraryTW: For fans of: Romance, Romantic Comedy, Adult, LOL, Companion, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Own, Realistic Fiction     House Rules:Do your own dishesKnock before entering the…

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

CD Audio, 22 CD’sNarrated by: Jake Abel Release Date: August 4, 2020Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: October 23- November 3, 2020The Twilight Saga, #5Source: Library TW: ViolenceFor fans of: Paranormal Romance, Series, Companion, Audio, Own, Romance, YA      When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story…

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

E-Audio, 08:19:15Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt Release Date: September 15, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: October 23-27, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Death (not pictured),Violence, mentions of sexual abuse, rape, assaults, child abuse, kidnapping, stalking, and addiction to opioidsFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Music, Contemporary, Thriller, Good Audios, Sparkly Covers, DEAR, Diverse Authors, Diversity, Favorites, Own, Own…

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…

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

e-ARC, 288 pages Release Date: September 29, 2020Published by: Crown Read from: September 27-October 12, 2020Dear Martin, #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, Incarceration, Racial profiling, Police Brutality, Domestic abuse,…

Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi

E-Audio, 04:11:29Narrated by: Jason ReynoldsRelease Date: March 10, 2020Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: July 5-7, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Slavery, Racism, N-WordFor fans of: Non-Fiction, Jason Reynolds, Social Justice, Cultural     A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism–and antiracism–in America      This is NOT a history book.   …

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