An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

Hardcover, 290 pages Release Date: August 7, 2018 Published by: Pamela Dorman Books Read from: August 16-August 21, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Sexual Assualt mention For fans of: Adult, Thrillers, Creepy things, Suspense      New from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and A Stranger in the House     A weekend…

The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

Audio, 9.5 hours Release Date: May 1, 2018 Published by: Harper Read from: July 14-22, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Kidnapping For fans of: Thrillers, Suspense,Mysteries, Adult      Vanity Fair calls it one of the most anticipated books of the summer. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Scandal’s Kerry Washington. An addictive psychological thriller about…

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning

e-ARC, 368 pages Release Date: July 31, 2018 Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: July 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: N/A For fans of: Sparkly Covers, Re-tellings, Villain Stories, YA…

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Audio, 10 hours, 13 minutes Release Date: April 17, 2018 Published by: Atria Books Read from: July 5-14, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Thriller, Mystery, Adult, Family, Suspense THEN      She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie…

The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde

e-ARC, 294 pages Release Date: May 22, 2018 Published by: Swoon Reads Read from: July 3-8, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Emotional Abuse For fans of: Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Contemporary, Sparkly…

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

e-Audio, 2 hours & 53 minutes Release Date: April 17, 2018 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers / Blackstone Publishing Read from: June 23-29, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Police Brutality & Death of a Child For fans of:  Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Grief, Cultural Fiction, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Tear Jerkers      Twelve-year-old Jerome is…

From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon

ARC, 327 pages Release Date: May 22, 2018 Published by: Simon Pulse  Read from: May 18-21, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diverse Reads, Diverse Authors, Sparkly Covers, Girl Power, YA      Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only…

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

ARC, 435 pages Release Date: May 22, 2018 Published by: Katherine Tegen Read from: May 13-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diverse Reads, Diverse Authors, YA      A gripping, relentless, and timely new novel from critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, about the complex mystery of one…

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