All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

E-Audio, 05:12:03Narrated by: George M. JohnsonRelease Date: April 28, 2020Published by: Macmillan Audio Read from: June 1, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Cancer, Death of loved one, Sexual assault, Physical assault, Slurs, Sexual Content.For fans of: Memoirs, Biographies, Tear-Jerkers, Sex in YA, YA, Non-Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, LGBTQ+     In a series of personal essays,…

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 432 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020 Published by: Quill Tree Books Read from: April 29-May 3, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Parental Death, Grief, Plane Crash, Stalking, Sexual Assault…

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

e-ARC, 352 pages            Release Date: April 21, 2020 Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Read from: April 10-15, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:…

Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen

E-Audio, 11:03:19 Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller Release Date:  January 7, 2020 Published by:  HarperTeen Read from: February 19-21, 2020 Loveboat, Taipei, #1 Source: Library  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, POC MC, YA      Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, and praised as “an intense rush of rebellion and romance”…

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

E-Audio, 10:38:15 Narrated by: Bahn Turpin  Release Date:  September 23, 2019 Published by: Harlequin Audio Read from: January 30-February 3, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, POC on Cover, POC MC, Sparkly Covers,  Realistic Fiction, YA      Co-written by sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite, and told in epistolary style through letters, articles, emails, and diary…

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

E-Audio, 10:17:23 Narrated by:   Adjoa Andoh Release Date:  November 5, 2019 Published by: HarperAudio Read from: December 18-22, 2019 The Brown Sisters, #1 Source: Library  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, #OwnVoices, Diverse Author, POC on cover, POC MC, Between the Covers, Rom Coms, Adult, Body Image      Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek…

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