Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua

e-Audio, 05:00:46Narrated by: Ferdelle CapistranoRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: October 23-24, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I got this one right before the download day via Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: GriefFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Mythology, MG, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Stand-alone, Audio, Racial/Ethnic Diversity       In…

A Novel Christmas by Charity Shane’

e-Audio, 08:46:48Narrated by: Tony Roberts & Charlie L. Wood Release Date: September 24, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc (Kensington)Read from: October 22-23, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I got this one right before the download day via Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Cancer, Death, GriefFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Adult, Holidaze, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Books…

The Debutantes by Olivia Worley

e-book, 352 pagesRelease Date: October 29, 2024Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: October 4-21, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Adult/Minor Relationship, Child Death, Violence, Mental Illness, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: YA, Thrillers, Multiple POV, Sparkly Covers, Stand-alone    …

Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters

e-Audio, 08:16:49Narrated by: Joshua David ScarlettRelease Date: August 20, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: August 16-18, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Racism, Bullying, Transphobia, Alcohol, ClassismFor Readers Interested…

It’s Only a Game by Kelsea Yu

ARC, 352 pagesRelease Date: July 9, 2024Published by: Bloomsbury YARead from: June 20-July 9, 2024Stand-alone Source: Texas Library Association Conference Content Warning: Child Abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Death of a Parent, Fire/Fire Injury, Grief, Animal Cruelty, Mental Illness, Panic AttacksFor Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Romance, 2slgbtq+, YA, Gaming, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Stand-alone,      In this twisty, fast-paced YA…

A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins

e-Audio, 08:36:20Narrated by:  Lauryn Nichols & J. Shani MichaelsRelease Date: May 28, 2024Published by:Harlequin Audio (Carina Adores)Read from: June 1-6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Sexual Content, Biphobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, HomophobiaFor Readers Interested In: Romance, 2sLGBTQIAP+ (Sapphic -Lesbian and Bi), Dual POV, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alone       Music producer on the rise…

This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed

Hardcover, 384 pagesRelease Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 22- May 8, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Texas Library Association ConferenceContent Warning: Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Racial Slurs, Bullying, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Reading Freely, DEIA, Social Justice, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Family Diversity, YA       From the New York Times bestselling…

Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

e-Audio, 08:27:15Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Brittany Pressley, Andrew Eiden, January LaVoy Release Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Blackstone PublishingRead From: May 5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: AudibleContent Warning: Murder, Death of parent, Drug Abuse (not on page, but is recounted), Child Death, Addiction, Gun ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Mystery, Adult, Sparkly Covers, Thrillers, Stand-alones       From New York…

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

e-Audio, 09:31:43Narrated by: Karissa VackerRelease Date: November 7, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: October 27-28, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this audiobook from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Misogyny, Sexism, Death of a parent, Chronic illness (mom), Grief,…

The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo

e-Audio, 07:46:37Narrated by: Leiana BertrandRelease Date: October 5, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: October 22-26, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library’s OverdriveTW: N/AFor Readers Interested In: Books set during a Holiday (Christmas), Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Bookish Characters, Characters of Color, YA       A paperback original romance about a bookish Filipino-American girl who…

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