The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker

ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: July 16, 2024Published by: Tor TeenRead from: July 1-10, 2024Anthology Source: From the Publisher (I received a copy of this ARC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, Gore, Murder, Cannibalism, Bullying, Racism, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, StalkingFor Readers Interested…

Cross the Line by Simone Soltani

e-Audio, 12:18:17Narrated by: Vikas Adam & Nerissa BradleyRelease Date: July 23, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Berkley)Read from: June 28- July 1, 2024Lights Out, #1Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

This is Me Trying by Racquel Marie

e-Audio, 09:21:03Narrated by: Racquel Marie & Robb MoreiraRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by:  Recorded Books, Inc. (Feiwel and Friends)Read from: June 17-18, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: off-page teenage boy’s death by suicide (method is never disclosed), grief over loved one who died by suicide, grief over paternal death by car accident, intrusive thoughts and behaviors…

Hurdles in the Dark by Elvira K. Gonzalez

e-Audio, 08:56:46Narrated by: Elvira K. Gonzalez Release Date: May 28, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: May 21-31, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Minor/Adult Relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, IncarcerationFor Readers Interested In: Non-fiction, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health, YA, Memoirs       A Mexican-American teen girl dreams of winning an athletic scholarship against all odds in a Texas border…

Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen

e-Audio, 12:28:31Narrated by: Wesleigh SiobhanRelease Date: June 11, 2024Published by: BrambleRead from: May 29-30, 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: Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity (not from the main characters), Body Shaming, Alcohol,…

Seasick by Kristin Cast & Pintip Dunn

e-Audio, 09:16:11Narrated by: Catherine HoRelease Date: June 11, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Delacorte Press)Read from: May 24-28, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and their audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Racism, Sexual Assault, Death,…

Eight Dates and Nights by Betsy Aldredge

e-Audio, 06:12:45Narrated by: Tara Sands Release Date: October 3, 2023Published by: Books on Tape (Underlined)Read from: November 30, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (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: Death, AntisemitismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Holidaze, Religious…

Courting Samira by Amal Awad

e-Audio, 09:35:36Narrated by: Randa SayedRelease Date: November 7, 2023Published by: HarperAudioRead from: November 21-22, 2023Stand-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: MisogynyFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Religious Diversity, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Adult, No Spice,…

Fancy Meeting You Here by Julie Tieu

e-Audio, 08:18:42Narrated by: Natalie NaudusRelease Date: November 7, 2023Published by: HarperAudioRead from: November 19-20, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Cursing, Alcohol, For Readers Interested In: Weddings, Adult, Romance, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction       Julie Tieu, an exciting and diverse voice in contemporary romance, returns with a romantic comedy in the vein of…

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