Boom Town by Nic Stone

e-Audio, 07:24:32Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Angel Pean, Shayna Small, & Bahni TurpinRelease Date: October 14, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: October 11-13, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM and the Publisher (I received this copy through Libro FM and the Simon & Schuster Audio program for free. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Rape,…

Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

Narrated by: Emily ElletRelease Date: September 16, 2025Published by: Podium AudioRead from: October 10-11, 2025Everything Nice, #2Source: Library’s Libby (I also bought a copy of the paperback last year and did immersive reading with the audio. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Bullying, Toxic FriendshipFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Family Diversity (Father Passed),…

The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson

Narrated by: January LaVoyRelease Date: October 7, 2025Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: September 30-October 1, 2025Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received a free ALC from the Libro FM and the publisher. I also received a physical ARC from the ALA conference that I read in tandem with this. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Toxic Friendship,…

All the Way Around the Sun by Xixi Tian

e-ALC, 07:25:14Narrated by: Slu-See HungRelease Date: September 30, 2025Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: September 29, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free ALC from Netgalley and the publisher. I also received a physical ARC from the ALA conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Grief, Death, Drug Use, Drug Abuse (OD’ed. Not shown on page,…

Through Our Teeth by Pamela N. Harris

e-ALC, 11:36:29Narrated by: Jordan Cobb & Karen Malina WhiteRelease Date: September 16, 2025Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: September 9-22, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Leftover Audible Credit (I pre-ordered the audio copy, but also read it in tandem with an ARC I received from the publisher at the ALA conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Body Horror,…

The Story of my Anger by Jasminne Mendez

e-ALC, 03:59:31Narrated by: Jasminne Mendez, Shayr Guthrie, Pamela Gold, Rae De Vine, Angel Pean, Jeremy Carlisle Parkler, Reynaldo Piniella, Naylb Felix, Aimarie GuerraRelease Date: September 16, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Dial Books)Read from: September 20, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free ALC from the publisher’s app. I also got an ARC from…

Let’s Get Together by Brandy Colbert

e-ALC, 06:53:37Narrated by: Angel Pean and Tyla CollierRelease Date: September 9, 2025Published by: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Read from: September 13-14, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free ALC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: N/AFor Readers Interested In: The Parent Trap movie, Family Diversity, Dual POV, Middle Grade, Contemporary, Most…

Truth Is by Hannah Sawyerr

ARC, 480 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: Harry N. AbramsRead from: September 4-13, 2025Stand-aloneSource: The Publisher (I received a free ARC from the publisher. I also met the author at the ALA Conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Abortion, Toxic FriendshipFor Readers Interested In: ARC, Coming of Age, Contemporary,…

Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson

e-ALC, 08:43:58Narrated by: Rebekkah RossRelease Date: September 2, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: August 31-September 6, 2025Bramble Falls, #1Source: From the publisher and LibroFM (I received a free ALC from the publisher and LibroFM. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Infidelity, Abandonment, Toxic Relationship, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In:…

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