Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang

e-Audio, 09:39:46Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice ShenRelease Date: April 29, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 23-24, 2025Stand-Alone Source: Libro FM and the Publisher (I received a free e-ALC from Libro FM and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Murder, Animal Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Death of a Parent, Toxic Friendship, Eating…

King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

e-Audio, 13:18:57Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-WhiteRelease Date: June 10, 2025Published by: Flatiron Books: Pine & CedarRead from: April 18-21, 2025Stand-Alone Source: Macmillan Audio (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Violence, Murder, Gun Violence, Drug Abuse, Suicide, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Multi POV, Racial/Ethnic…

Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala

Narrated by: Dominique SalvacionRelease Date: May 13, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Delacorte Press)Read from: April 13-15, 2025Stand-alone (?)Source:  PRH Audio App (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+ (Queer), Audio, Cozy Mystery, Sparkly Cover, Most Anticipated,…

Love Points to You by Alice Lin

e-Audio, 08:13:09Narrated by: Katharine ChinRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 25-26, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death of a Parent, Biphobia, Cancer, Emotional AbustFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA  …

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto

e-Audio, 10:35:04Narrated by: Eunice WongRelease Date: April 1, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 24-25, 2025Vera Wong, #2Source:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Trafficking. Child Abuse, Suicide, Violence, Physical Abuse, Bullying, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In:…

Glory Daze by Danielle Arceneaux

e-Audio, 09:47:30Narrated by: Bahni TurpinRelease Date: March 4, 2023Published by: Spotify AudiobooksRead from: March 6-8, 2025Glory Broussard Mystery, #2Source: Library’s Libby (I also received a free e-ARC from Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Adult, Audio, Cozy, Dual POV, Fat Leads, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Mystery,…

All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson

e-Audio, 02:14:52Narrated by: Bahni TurpinRelease Date: February 4, 2025Published by: Bloomsbury PublishingRead from: February 21, 2025Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received an e-ALC from the publisher and LibroFm in exhange for a just and honest review. A huge thank you for the free e-ALC.)Content Warning: Grief, Child Death, Car Accident, Cancer, Racism, Police BrutalityFor Readers Interested In:…

The Love Simulation by Etta Easton

e-Audio, 10:19:50Narrated by: Sisi Aisha JohnsonRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Berkley Read from: February 10-13, 2025Companion to The Kiss CountdownSource: 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.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, MurderFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Most Anticipated,…

Losing Sight by Tati Richardson

e-Audio, 10:46:40Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith & Charlie L. WoodRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: Row House by Spotify AudiobooksRead from: February 7-9, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Grief, sexism, Sexual Content, Death, Sexual Harassment, Car Accident,…

It’s All or Nothing Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango

e-Audio, 03:17:17Narrated by: Vico OrtizRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: February 5-6, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Ableism, Chronic Illness, Medical Content, Injury/Injury Detail, BullyingFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity,…

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