Mini Review Monday: Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur

e-Audio, 1 hr 30 minNarrated by: Amelie GriffinRelease Date: November 12, 2024Published by: Amazon Original StoriesRead from: November 8, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Death, Medical Content, Fire/Fire Injury, Injury/Injury Detail,…

Christmas in Spite of You by K.C. Mills

e-Audio, 07:41:04Narrated by: Ebony Ford & Tony RobertsRelease Date: November 5, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: November 5-7, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Possession, Fighting, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Holidaze, Romance, Contemporary, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black), Adult, Realistic Fiction       A neat freak Scrooge and a Christmas-loving ball of chaos must coexist for a…

It’s Not Me, It’s You by Alex Light

e-Audio, 09:58:37Release Date: November 5, 2024 Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: November 5-6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: N/A For Readers Interested In: Romance, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YA       The snark and instant chemistry…

Dead Girls Talking by Megan Cooley Peterson

e-Audio, 09:07:24Release Date: October 5, 2024Published by: Spotify AudiobooksRead from: October 29-31, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Grief, Death of a Parent, Murder, Blood, Alcohol, Death, Bullying, Domestic Abuse, ConfinementFor Readers Interested In: Thriller, Slasher Horror, True Crime, YA       The town of Wolf Ridge calls him The Smiley Face Killer. Bettina Holland calls…

Onyx and Beyond by Amber McBride

e-Audio, 02:14:17Release Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: October 28-29, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ALC from Netgalley & the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Racism, Dementia, Death of a Parent, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Novel in Verse, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Historical Fiction, MG        Onyx…

Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello

e-Audio, 08:36:14Narrated by: Kenton Thomas & Nneka OkoyeRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: October 16-7, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Audible (I also had a physical copy of the UK copy. I read them in tandem for a bit.)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Car Accident, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Misogyny, RacismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Holidaze,…

The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis

e-Audio, 12:34:44Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-PrattRelease Date: November 12, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: October 11-14, 2024The Davenports series, #2Source: PRH Audio App (I received an e-ALC from the publisher and their app. I also received a physical ARC. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: RacismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Historical Fiction, Sparkly…

Second Chance Christmas by Jahquel J.

e-Audio, 08:32:12Narrated by: Leon Nixon, Gene Roberson, Sable LynRelease Date: September 24, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, IncRead from: October 4-6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death of a Parent, Alcoholism, Child Death, Rape, CancerFor Readers Interested In: Holidaze, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black), Realistic Fiction, Romance, Surprise Pregnancy     Old flames are reunited…

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