The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo

ARC, 357 pages Release Date: May 8, 2018 Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) Read from: May 4-6, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Contemporary, Summer Lovin,  Diverse Characters, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA      From the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud story of love, new friendships, and…

Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian

ARC, 356 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: April 13-18, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Summer Lovin, Feminism, Stand-alones, YA      A summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream.     Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip…

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

Hardcover, 391 pages Release Date: April 10, 2018 Published by: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Read from: March 27, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diverse MC, Realistic Fiction, Texas setting, Multiple POV, Debut Authors      For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were…

For Everyone by Jason Reynolds

Hardcover, 112 pages Release Date: April 10, 2018 Published by: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Read from: April 6, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Poetry, Contemporary, Non-fiction, All Ages, Stand-alone      Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this…

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 368 pages Release Date: March 6, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: March 18, 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.)  For fans of:  Verse, Diverse Reads, #OwnVoices, Poetry, Contemporary, Body Image, Debut…

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

e-ARC, 308 pages Release Date: March 6, 2018 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: March 14-18, 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.)  For fans of:  Paranormal, Romance, Witches, Magic, Ghosts, Pretty Covers,…

The Woman in the Window by A.J.Finn

e-Audio, 427 pages Release Date: January 2, 2018 Published by: William Morrow  Read from: February 2-16, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Debut Author, Adult, Diversity Disability, Thriller      Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much),…

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

e-Audio, 320 pages Release Date: January 30, 2018 Published by: Berkley Books Read from: February 9-11, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, Sparkly Covers, LOL, Debut Author, Adult      A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a fun and flirty…

American Panda by Gloria Chao

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: February 6, 2018 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: January 22-February 1, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, Sparkly Covers,…

Busted by Gina Ciocca

e-Audio, 8 Hours & 6 minutes Release Date: January 2, 2018 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Read from: January 26-31, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Laughing…

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