The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson

e-Audio, 08:03:32Narrated by: Kevin R. FreeRelease Date: June 11, 2024Published by: Books on Tape, Listening Library (Random House Books for Young Readers)Read from: May 21-23, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

Thirsty by Jas Hammonds

e-Audio, 08:10:08Narrated by: Alaska Jackson Release Date: May 14, 2024Published by: Roaring Brook PressRead from: May 13, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Alcoholism, underage drinkingFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Romance,…

10 Things I Hate About Prom by Elle Gonzalez Rose

e-Audio, 09:00:50Narrated by: Krysta Gonzales Release Date: May 14, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Joy Revolution)Read from: May 12-13, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and the app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Romance, Racial/Ethnic…

I’ll Be Waiting for You by Mariko Turk

e-Audio, 08:42:09Narrated by: Sarah SkaerRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Hachette Audio (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)Read from: May 11-12, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Grief, Loss of a best friendFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Asian), Realistic Fiction, YA       Perfect for fans of the buzzworthy tearjerker  You’ve Reached Sam ,…

Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

e-Audio, 12:00:46Narrated by: Ariel BlakeRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Hachette Audio (Mulholland Books)Read from: May 10-11, 2024Stand-aloneSource: AudibleContent Warning: Murder, Blood, Death, Police Brutality, Hate Crime, Infidelity, Domestic Abuse, Drug Use, RacismFor Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Mysteries, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Own Voices, Adult       The truth is never skin deep.      It…

The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

e-Audio, 16:06:11Narrated by: Lynnette R. FreemanRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Recorded Books (Sourcebooks)Read from: May 1-5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: ARC from Sourcebooks (This was given from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.) The audiobook was done via the Library’s Libby. Content Warning:  Complicated parent/child relationships, police brutality, fantasy violence, fantastical racism, magical coercion,…

Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle

e-Audio, 02:15:56Narrated by: Zac Aleman, Andre Bellido, & Alejandra ReynosoRelease Date: April 23, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: May 1, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher and the app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

Something Kindred by Ciera Burch

e-ARC, 297 pagesRelease Date: April 2, 2024Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)Read from: March 20-April 24, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warnings:  Abandonment, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury,…

Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker

e-Audio,19:12:19Narrated by: Bahni Turpin; Joniece Abbott-Pratt; Terry J. Benton-Walker; Torian Brackett; Zeno RobinsonRelease Date: April 23, 2024Published by: Tor Teen (Macmillan Young Listeners)Read from: March 30- April 4, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher & Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence…

Jump Ball by Kasha Thompson

e-ARC, 279 pagesRelease Date: April 9, 2024Published by: Webster Avenue PublishingRead from: March 18-April 3, 2024Las Vegas Ramblers, #2Source: The Author (I received a copy of this e-ARC from the author in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Grief, Death of a Parent, MisogynyFor Readers Interested In:…

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