Medicine Wheels by Byron Graves

e-ALC, 08:20:18Narrated by: Meegwun FairbrotherRelease Date: June 2, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: May 18-19, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received an ALC from Netgalley and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning:  Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Domestic Abuse, Terminal Illness, Death of a Parent, Bullying, Drug Use, Self HarmFor Readers of: Audio, Contemporary, Coming of…

Few Blue Skies by Carolina Ixta

e-ALC, 09:44:35Narrated by: Karla SerratoRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: May 16-18, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Library’s Libby (I also received a hardcover free from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Chronic Illness, Medical Content, Grief, Cancer, Blood, Death of a ParentFor Readers of: Audio, Climate Action, Coming of Age, Contemporary Romance,…

By the Bootstraps by Alexa Martin

e-ALC, 11:21:15Narrated by: Nicole CashRelease Date: May 26, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 16-18, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. I also received this as an ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Sexual Content, Death of a Parent,…

Shards of Silence by Brian Lee Young

e-ALC, 08:32:03Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-CorbettRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: HeartDrum (HarperCollins)Read from: May 15-16, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Colonization, Forced Institutionalization, Grief, Racism, Death, Physical AbuseFor Readers of: Audio, Coming of Age, Sparkly Cover, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction,…

Last First Kiss by Julian Winters

e-ALC,  10:58:18Narrated by: James CavenaughRelease Date: May 19, 2026Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: May 14-15, 202624 Carter Gold, #2Source:  Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Sexual Content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, Racism, Drug Use, Death of a ParentFor Readers…

Honey by Imani Thompson

e-ALC,10:55:00Narrated by: Chloe SommerRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 8-12, 2026Stand-Alone Source:  PRH Audio (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: Murder, Death, Violence, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, SuicideFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Contemporary, Feminist Horror, Sparkly Cover,…

One Word, Six Letters by Adib Khorram

e-ALC,  05:30:00Narrated by: Arya Shahi & Major CurdaRelease Date: March 17, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: May 8-9, 2026Stand-alone Source:  Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)  Content Warning: homophobia, Eating Disorder, Bullying, Racism, Xenophobia, Hate Crime, Misogyny, Outing, Racial SlursFor Readers of:…

Doe by Rebecca Barrow

e-ALC, 05:40:44Narrated by: Imani Jade PowersRelease Date: June 23, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 4-8, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review. I also received this as an ARC from the publisher. I read them at the same…

A Harlem Wedding by Tiffany L. Warren

e-ALC, 13:11:56Narrated by: Karen ChiltonRelease Date: May 12, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: May 4-6, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Body Shaming, Bullying, Chronic IllnessFor Readers of: Adult, Audio, Auto-Buy Authors, Historical Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic…

That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall

e-ALC, 09:51:34Narrated by: Sara Malia HatfieldRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 29-May 4, 2026Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App (I received this e-ALC free from the publisher and PSH Audio. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Colonization, Violence, Gore, Grief, Cultural Appropriation, Slavery, Animal Death, Genocide, CannibalismFor Readers of:…

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