Middle Grade Monday: Olive Oakes and the Haunted Carousel by Kalynn Bayron

e-Audio, 03:43:09Narrated by: Megan GageRelease Date: April 7, 2026Published by: Bloomsbury PublishingRead from: April 7, 2026Olive Oakes, #1Source: Libro FM (I also received this e-ARC from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Child Death, Kidnapping, Death of a Parent For Readers of: Adventure, Audio, Auto-Buy Authors, Sparkly Covers, Middle…

Kid X by Tracey Baptiste

e-ALC, 06:02:12Narrated by: Ariel BlakeRelease Date: February 24, 2026Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: April 3-5, 2026  Boy 2.0, #2Source: Library’s Libby (I also received a hardcover copy of this book from TxLA 2026. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: N/AFor Readers of: Action, Audio, Sparkly Cover, Middle Grade, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Sci…

Summer Official by Rebekah Weatherspoon

e-ALC, 06:10:02Narrated by: Brie Cater and CJ LocksRelease Date: April 14, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 5, 2026 Stand-alone Source: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Racism, Injury/Injury Detail, Homophobia, MiscarriageFor Readers of: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Sparkly…

The Free Verse Society by Delali Adjoa

e-ALC, 09:46:42 Narrated by: Shahjehan Khan & Joniece Abbott-PrattRelease Date: March 24, 2026Published by: Books On TapeRead from: March 23-24, 2026 Stand-alone Source: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the 0publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Addiction, Bullying, Pregnancy, Death of a Parent, Panic Attacks/Disorders, ViolenceFor Readers of:…

Mayhem and the Mortal by Shanora Williams

ARC, 407 Pages (e-ALC, 16:12:25)Read in TandemNarrated by: Joniece Abbott-PrattRelease Date: March 17, 2026Published by: Red Tower Books (Recorded Books, Inc)Read from: March 12-22, 2026 Stand-alone (?)Source:  ARC (From the Publisher)Content Warning: Death, Sexual Content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury Detail, Death of a Parent, Drug Use, Vomit, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: ARC, Fantasy, Most Anticipated, New Adult,…

The Bridge Back to You by Riss M. Neilson

e-ALC, 10:47:08Narrated by: Art Bautista & Imani Jade PowersRelease Date: March 31, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley Publishing)Read from: March 18-19, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App  (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Death of a Parent, Grief, Death, Chronic Illness (Endometriosis), Mental…

Charmed and Dangerous by Shelly Page

e-ALC, 08:18:25Narrated by: Ashley J. HobbsRelease Date: March 24, 2026Published by: Joy RevolutionRead from: March 17-18, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio App  (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Toxic Relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic Friendship, Injury/Injury Detail, Medical Content, Infidelity, Sexual Assault, Grief, Death of a…

Judge Stone by Viola Davis & James Patterson

e-ALC, 11:20:09Narrated by: Viola DavisRelease Date: March 9, 2026Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: March 13-15, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley  (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Abortion, Racism, Rape, Sexual Assault, Murder, Hate Crime, Animal Death, Sexual Violence, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Contemporary, Racial/Ethnic…

She Drinks the Light by Yasmin Angoe

e-ALC, 09:41:52Narrated by: Ashley J. HobbsRelease Date: March 3, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: March 6-8, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Cursing, Death, RacismFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio, Fantasy, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black/ African),…

You Should Have Been Nicer to my Mom by Vincent Tirado

e-ALC, 09:08:54Narrated by: Danyeli Rodriguez del OrbeRelease Date: March 10, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: March 3-4, 2026 Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Blood, Injury/injury Detail, Abortion, Car Accident, Sexism, Child Death, Bullying, ConfinementFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Bombshell/Cliff-Hanger Endings,…

Take Me Away