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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
e-Audio, 07:30:19Narrated by: Kevin R. Free & Michael CrouchRelease Date: July 13, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: July 23-26, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Overdrive AudioTW: Black Queer Trauma, Microaggressions, School Shooting, Suicide, attempted rape, Gore, bullying, insectsFor Readers Interested In: Horror, Supernatural, YA Get Out meets Danielle Vega in this YA horror where…
e-Audio, 09:38:42Narrated by: Joy Osmanski Release Date: March 30, 2021Published by: HarperTeenRead from: June 17-19, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Overdrive AudioTW: Cheating For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alone, Teachy not Preachy, YA Ada’s life is a mess. She just caught her boyfriend cheating on her after a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity, and…
e-Audio, 09:39:51Narrated by: Jordan CobbRelease Date: May 4, 2021Published by: HarperTeenRead from: June 9-11, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley AudioTW: Mention of the n word (Never fully says it), Micro-aggressions, ColorismFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never…
e-Audio, 09:14:13Narrated by: Nora Hunter & Bailey CarrRelease Date: May 18, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: June 2-6, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Homophobic parentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA In this YA contemporary queer romance from the author of Hot Dog Girl , an openly gay track…
