Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron

e-Audio, 10:51:56Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: March 8, 2022Published by: Hachette Book GroupRead from: April 9-11, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Retellings, Set outside the USA, Realistic Fiction, Adult       Jane Austen’s Emma goes Bollywoood in this delightful retelling from the highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged, perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez and Jasmine…

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

e-Audio, 08:58:31Narrated by: Maria LiatisRelease Date: February 8, 2022Published by: Recorded Books, Inc.Read from: March 29-31, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia (changed opinion) For Readers Interested In: Romance, LGBTQIA+, Coming of Age, Retellings, BIPOC Characters, BIPOC MC, BIPOC MC on cover, YA      A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school,…

One for All by Lillie Lainoff

e-Audio, 12:23:52Narrated by: Mara WilsonRelease Date: March 11, 2022Published by: Recorded Books, Inc.Read from: March 23-29, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: For Readers Interested In: Historical Fiction, Feminist, Chronic Illness Rep, Retellings, YA    An OwnVoices, gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood,…

Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson

e-ARC, 304 pagesRelease Date: February 1, 2022Published by: Berkley BooksRead from: January 13-26, 2022Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Gentrification, Mention of a dead parentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction,…

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

e-Audio, 10:53:45Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown  & Alex MoorcockRelease Date: January 18, 2022Published by: Dreamscape Media, LLCRead from: August 19-24, 2021Dark Olympus, #2Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Gun Violence, Fatphobia, Body Shaming,…

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Hardcover, 500 pagesRelease Date: November 2, 2021Published by: Feiwel & FriendsRead from: October 31- November 11, 2021Gilded, #1Source: BoughtTW: StabbingFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Re-tellings, Fae, Magic, YA      Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding…

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Hardcover, 324 pagesRelease Date: October 19, 2021Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: October 21-29, 2021Stand-aloneSource: BoughtTW: DismembermentFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, Horror, Gothic, YA0   What the heart desires, the house destroys…     Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester…

A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen

e-Audio, 08:46:29Narrated by: Josephine Huang Release Date: February 2, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: February 23-24, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Microaggression from a friendFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Foodie Favorites, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Retellings, Stand-alone, YA      For fans of Jenny Han, Jane Austen, and The Great British Baking Show, A…

Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston

e-Audio, 07:21:05Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly & Curry WhitmireRelease Date: August 4, 2020Published by: Blackstone Publishing Read from: February 3-5, 2021Once Upon a Con, #3Source: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Re-tellings, Romance, Series, Contemporary, YA     In the third book in Ashley Poston’s Once Upon a Con series, Beauty and the Beast is retold in the…

Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Inkyard Press Read from: December 27, 2020 – January 3, 2021 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Self-harm (mentioned, but not pictured on the page), DrugsFor fans…

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