The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

e-ARC, 304 pages Release Date: July 7, 2020Published by: Disney-Hyperion Read from: June 30-July 4, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss/Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss/Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Voter SuppressionFor fans of: Political YA, Romance, POC MC, POC on…

Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: July 7, 2020Published by: Bloomsbury YA Read from: June 24-28, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss/Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss/Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Misogyny, Homophobia, Abuse, DeathFor fans of: Re-tellings, Fierce Females, LGBTQIAP+, Romance,…

Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: June 23, 2020Published by: Berkley Books Read from: June 19-24, 2020Companion to The Wedding Date, #5Source: 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: For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Own…

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee

Hardcover, 336 pages Release Date: June 16, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: June 11-19, 2020Stand-aloneSource: 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: Fatphobia, some queerphobia & families who aren’t acceptingFor fans of:…

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

E-Audio, 10:01:17Narrated by: Rebecca Mozo & Wayne MitchellRelease Date: February 4, 2020Published by: HarperAudio Read from: June 12-15, 2020Stand-AloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: For fans of: Rom Coms, Contemporary Romance, Adult, POC MC, POC on Cover, Enemies to Lovers, Adult        Critically acclaimed author Mia Sosa delivers a sassy, steamy enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about a woman…

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: May 26, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: June 6-7, 2020Stand-aloneSource: 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: For fans of: Contemporary, Coming of Age, Realistic Fiction, Novels…

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…

Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman

E-Audio, 09:03:39 Narrated by:  Em Eldridge  Release Date:  September 11, 2018 Published by:  Tantor Media, Inc. Read from: April 20-23, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)  TW:  Death, Depression, Grief For fans of: YA, LGBTQIAP+, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC MC, Tear Jerker      Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. What to eat,…

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