Out of Body by Nia Davenport

e-ARC, 272 pagesRelease Date: February 6, 2024Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: January 19 – February 5, 2024Stand-alone (?)Source: 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: Drug Use, Physical abuse, Violence, Child Abuse, Death…

Swarm by Jennifer D. Lyle

e-Audio, 10:01:45Narrated by: Krystal HammondRelease Date: November 7, 2023Published by: Blackstone PublishingRead from: November 7-9, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Quarantine, Death, Disease, Man eating animals, Animal (turned monster) Death, Climate Change ConsequencesFor Readers Interested In: Science Fiction (Climate Change), Horror, Romance, Survival stories, Mental Health (Anxiety), Dark stories       Sixteen year-old Shur is one…

If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude

e-Audio, 09:48:58Narrated by: Georgina SadlerRelease Date: May 9, 2023Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing (US)Read from: May 18-21, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby TW: Gun violence, Suicide ideation, Depression spirals, World ending threat, Toxic Christianity, Racism, MisogynyFor fans of: LGBTQ+, Tear jerkers, Mental Health, Romance, YA, Sci Fi   We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in…

Throwback by Maurene Goo

e-Audio, 11:27:22Narrated by: Jennifer Sun Bell Release Date: April 11, 2023Published by: ZandoRead from: April 13-20, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Racism, Misogyny, Racial Slurs, Toxic Friendship, Classism, Bullying, Death of a Parent, Body Shaming, AlcoholismFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Science Fiction, Time Travel, YA, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, 90’s fans     Back to the Future meets The Joy…

The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

e-Audio, 10 hours 25 minutesNarrated by: Jason Genao, Anthony Keyvan, & Kyla GarciaRelease Date: October 4, 2022Published by: HarperAudioRead from: October 4-6, 2022Death-Cast, #0Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Physical Abuse, Domestic…

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

e-Audio, 12:50:25Narrated by: Emily LawrenceRelease Date: May 17, 2022Published by: Penguin AudioRead from: April 28-April 28 & May 23-25, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Former drug abuse mention, Drug abuse recovery, Body shaming, “Fatal” Car Accident, Panic Attack/DisordersFor Readers Interested In: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Romance, Contemporary, YA     Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be…

Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds

e-Audio, 07:45:41Narrated by: A.J. Beckles & Preston Butler IIIRelease Date: September 22, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: December 9-13, 2020Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: DeathFor fans of: Audio, Contemporary Romance, DEAR, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Science Fiction, Own Voices, POC MC, POC on Cover, Stand-alones, YA       Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, delivers another smart,…

The Institute by Stephen King

Audio CD, 16 CDs Narrated by:  Santino Fontana Release Date:  September 10, 2019 Published by:  Scribner Read from: October 7-25, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW: Vioence For fans of: Fantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adult      In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis’s parents…

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

e-Audio, 09:50:14 Narrated by: Ana Osorio Release Date:  June 11, 2019 Published by:  Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: June 26-July 1, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: PTSD, Depression, Homophobia, Suicide ideation For fans of: Science Fiction,  Romance, YA, POC MC      This stunning YA debut is a timely and heartfelt speculative narrative about…

Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

e-Audio, 14:04:51 Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest & Various Others Release Date:  May 7, 2019 Published by:  Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: June 9-15, 2019 The Aurora Cycle, #1 Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW:  For fans of: Science Fiction, Fantasy, YA       From the internationally bestselling authors of THE ILLUMINAE FILES comes an epic…

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