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:…

The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

e-Audio, 10:31:13Narrated by: Angel PeanRelease Date: April 9, 2024Published by: BerkleyRead from: March 24-25, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Grief, Parent with a Chronic Illness, Mention of Death of a siblingFor…

ASAP by Axie Oh

e-Audio, 09:21:13Narrated by:  Joy OsmanskiRelease Date: February 6, 2024Published by: HarperTeenRead from: February 18-20, 2024XOXO, #2Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Bullying, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Race/Ethnicity Diversity, YA, Set Outside the USA      New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh’s ASAP is the much anticipated companion…

Poemhood: Our Black Revival edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byas, and Erica Martin

e-Audio, 08:33:17Narrated by:  Alice WenRelease Date: February 6, 2024Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: February 10-12, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Bullying, Cursing, Toxic Relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Misogyny, SexismFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Race/Ethnicity Diversity, Academic Rivals, YA         Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn’t Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To…

The Boyfriend Wish by Swati Teerdhala

e-ARC, 336 pagesRelease Date: February 13, 2024Published by: Katherine Tegen BooksRead from: February 5-16, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this ALC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, YA, Magical Realism, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (South Asian)  …

I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang

e-Audio, 08:33:17Narrated by:  Alice WenRelease Date: February 6, 2024Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: February 10-12, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Bullying, Cursing, Toxic Relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Misogyny, SexismFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Race/Ethnicity Diversity, Academic Rivals, YA         Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn’t Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To…

Tender beasts by Liselle Sambury

e-Audio, 12:34:04Narrated by:  Kimberly WoodsRelease Date: February 27, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: February 8-10, 2024Companion to Delicious MonstersSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this ALC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Death of a parent/grief, Animal Death (on…

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

e-Audio, 11:42:58Narrated by:  Mela Lee & Preston ButlerRelease Date: February 6, 2024Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: February 6-8, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this audiobook from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Suicide, Racism, Hate Crime, Death, Cancer, Grief, Drug…

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