Jackpot by Nic Stone

ARC, 352 pages            Release Date: October 15, 2019 Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers Read from: October 19-25, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Trade with Miss Print TW: Poverty For fans of: Vampires, Paranormal Romance, Historical Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, POC MC, YA      From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear…

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

e-ARC, 352 pages            Release Date: September 24, 2019 Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: September 22-26, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher  & 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: Animal Death…

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

e-Audio,  10:50:29 Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose,  Vikas Adam, and Michael Crouch  Release Date:  June 4, 2019 Published by:  Balzer + Bray Read from: July 27-31, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: Death For fans of: Romance, Historical Fiction, YA, LGBTQIAP+, Multiple POVs, Positive Body Rep, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alone      It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens,…

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…

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 400 pages            Release Date: May 7, 2019 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: June 15-21, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher & Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, YA, Realistic Fiction, Own…

Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno

ARC, 325 pages            Release Date: May 14, 2019 Published by: Disney-Hyperion Read from: May 10-13, 2019 Stand-alone Source: NCTE 2018 TW: Death For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Sparkly Covers, POC on the cover, POC MC, Own Voices, Rom Com, Meet Cute, Tear-Jerker, Stand-alones      Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea-at least, that’s…

This Book is Not Yet Rated by Peter Bognanni

e-Audio, 07:54:03 Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne  Release Date: April 9, 2019 Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: April 26-28, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: Parent Death (talked about not depicted)  For fans of: Contemporary, Humor, Realistic Fiction, Little to no romance      The Green Street Cinema has always been a sanctuary for Ethan….

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