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…

The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

e-ARC, 352 pages            Release Date: May 28, 2019 Published by: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Read from: May 22-29, 2019 Stand-alone (?) Source: 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: Death For…

Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

e-Audio, 10:55:26 Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang Release Date: March 26, 2019 Published by: Blackstone Publishing Read from: May 12-May 17, 2019 Once & Future, #1 Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW:  For fans of: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Space, Re-tellings, LGBTQIAP+, Fantasy, YA, Sparkly Covers      I’ve been chased my whole life. As a fugitive refugee in the territory controlled by…

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

ARC, 449 pages Release Date: March 5, 2019 Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: March 7-13, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  For fans of: Contemporaries, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Time Travel, Romance, YA  …

Wildcard by Marie Lu

e-Audio, 10 Hours 51 minutes  Release Date: September 18, 2018 Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: December 15-20, 2018 Warcross, #2 Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Gaming, Coding, Science Fiction, Series Enders, Action, YA      Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Now that she knows the truth…

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