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Skate it Till You Make It by Rufaro Faith Mazarura

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 11:13:11Narrated by: Lillie-Pearl WildmanRelease Date: February 3, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 29-30, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Dementia, Sexism, Drug Use, Abandonment, Injury/injury DetailFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Contemporary Romance,…

She Doesn’t Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 10:24:37Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-ChristensenRelease Date: January 21, 2025Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 28-29, 2026Rom Com Mystery, #2Source: Google Play (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Sexual Content, Murder, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Drug Use, Vomit, Drug Use, InfidelityFor Readers…

Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 09:41:45Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-ChristensenRelease Date: January 20, 2026Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: January 26-27, 2026Rom-Com Mystery Mash-Up, #2Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Murder, Emotional Abuse, Gun Violence, Sexual Content, Infidelity, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury DetailFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio,…

What Boys Learn by Andromeda Romano-Lax

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 12:23:28Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky & Michael CrouchRelease Date: January 6, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, IncRead from: January 25-26, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Rape, Death, Mental Illness, Kidnapping, Car Accident, Sexual Assault, Animal Death, Sexual HarassmentFor Readers Interested In:…

The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 10:17:17Narrated by: Bahni TurpinRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: January 22-25, 2026Stand-alone Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Slavery, Rape, Torture, Racial slurs, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Death of Parent, Toxic FriendshipFor Readers Interested In:…

Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Karthik

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 10:17:17Narrated by: Reena DuttRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 15-23, 2026Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Bullying, Vomit, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ (Both bi), Audio, Contemporary romance, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance,…

A Killer Kind of Romance by Letizia Lorini

January 31, 2026February 1, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 14:11:15Narrated by: Lindsey DorcusRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: January 18-19, 2026Stand-alone (for now!)Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Child Abuse, Death of a Parent, Suicide AttemptFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Audio, Contemporary,…

Fated Skates by Victoria Schade

January 29, 2026January 30, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 09:26:57Narrated by: Katie SchorrRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 16-17, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Body Shaming, Eating Disorder, Sexual ContentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Audio, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Sports She’s chasing…

You’ll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026Reviews

e-ALC, 08:45:23Narrated by: Ulka Simone MohantyRelease Date: January 13, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 13-16, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Murder, Gore, Gun Violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual AssaultFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ, Adult, Audio, Mystery,…

The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026Reviews

ARC, 432 Pagese-ALC, 10:50:06Narrator: Teddy Hamilton, & January LaVoyRelease Date: January 27, 2026Published by: BerkleyRead from: December 24, 2025- January 15, 2026Stand-aloneSource: The Publisher (I received this ARC free from the publisher under their Underrepresented Voices program. I also got the audio from their PRH Audio Program to read with it in tandem. This did…