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…

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Hardcover, 517 pages Release Date: May 19, 2020Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: May 16-24, 2020The Hunger Games, #0Source: BoughtTW: Death (by hanging), Violence, Suicide ideation, SnakesFor fans of: Dystopians, The Hunger Games, Villain Origin Stories, Series Starters, Prequels      Ambition will fuel him.     Competition will drive him.     But power has its…

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…

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

Hardcover, 625 pages            Release Date: November 5, 2019 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: November 8-16, 2019 Arc of a Scythe, #3 Source: Bought (Barnes and Noble Exclusive Edtion) TW: Death, Violence For fans of: Science Fiction, Dystopian,  Series enders,       From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman…

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Audio CD, 13 hours           Release Date: January 9, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: July 18-30, 2019 Arc of a Scythe, #2 Source: Library TW: Death For fans of: Dystopian, Bombshell Endings, YA      Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through…

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 400 pages            Release Date: May 7, 2019 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: June 15-21, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher & Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, YA, Realistic Fiction, Own…

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

ARC, 449 pages Release Date: February 5, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: January 30-February 4, 2019 Stand-alone  Source: NCTE & Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Police Brutality For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC Characters, Own Voices,…

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