Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar

e-Audio, 10:43:41 Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 2-3, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Cursing, Injury/Injury Detail,…

Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao

e-Audio, 09:04:04Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice ShenRelease Date: December 31, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Vikings Books for Young Readers)Read from: December 7-9, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and their app in exchange for a just and honest review. I also received a physical ARC from the…

A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya

e-Audio, 11:14:54Narrated by: Diana Bustelo & Gary TiedemannRelease Date: December 17, 2024Published by: Random House Children’s Books (Joy Revolution)Read from: December 5-7, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and their app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

My Fairy God Somebody by Charlene Allen

e-Audio, 07:15:15Narrated by: Angel PeanRelease Date: December 3, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: December 1-3, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death of a Parent, For Readers Interested In: Coming of…

Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar

e-Audio, 08:56:26Narrated by: Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan & Shubhangi KarmakarRelease Date: November 12, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: November 20-23, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Infidelity, misogyny, Racism, Gaslighting, Toxic Relationship, Classism,…

Church Girl by Naima Simone

e-ARC, 288 pagesRelease Date: November 26, 2024Published by: Afterglow Books by HarlequinRead from: November 13-21, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Child Abuse, Adult/Minor Relationship mentioned, Emotional Abuse, Sexual Assault, Infidelity…

Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills

e-Audio, 07:41:04Narrated by: Ebony Ford & Tony RobertsRelease Date: November 5, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: November 5-7, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Possession, Fighting, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Holidaze, Romance, Contemporary, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black), Adult, Realistic Fiction       A neat freak Scrooge and a Christmas-loving ball of chaos must coexist for a…

Onyx and Beyond by Amber McBride

e-Audio, 02:14:17Release Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: October 28-29, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ALC from Netgalley & the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Racism, Dementia, Death of a Parent, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Novel in Verse, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Historical Fiction, MG        Onyx…

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