Recommended Reading by Paul Coccia

ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: January 28, 2025Published by: Zando Young ReadersRead from: December 6, 2024- January 10, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (I received a free ARC copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Body Shaming, Toxic Friendship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Panic Attacks/DisordersFor…

The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley

e-Audio, 14:49:46Narrated by: Anniwaa BuachieRelease Date: January 14, 2025Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: January 6-8, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, DrugsFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Revenge, Set Outside the USA,…

WoW: Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and The Hate U Give, this edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of Promise Boys follows a girl determined to clear her brother’s name and a boy desperate to…

The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby

e-Audio, 07:15:37Narrated by: January LaVoy, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Sheila Rohan, Marcia Lynn Sells, Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, Khadija Tariyan McKinney G.Release Date: January 14, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: December 31, 2024- January 2, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and an e-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for a just…

The Assassin’s Guide to Babysitting by Natalie C. Parker

e-Audio, 09:08:59Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle ParkerRelease Date: January 7, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Candlewick Press)Read from: December 26-30, 2024Stand-alone (???) Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Confinement, Cursing, Death, For Readers Interested…

Bemused by Farrah Rochon

e-Audio, 09:39:04Narrated by: Joniece Abbot-PrattRelease Date: January 7, 2025Published by: Disney PressRead from: December 20-26, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Historical, Media Tie In, Mythology, Fantasy, YA…

Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce

e-Audio, 08:45:49Narrated by: Abigail RenoRelease Date: December 31, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Delacorte Romance)Read from: December 13-16, 2024Dungeons and Drama Series, #2Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and their app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich

e-Audio, 10:55:40Narrated by: Major Curda & Max MeyersRelease Date: December 10, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: December 9-11, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Homophobia, Death of a parent, OutingFor Readers…

Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao

e-Audio, 09:04:04Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice ShenRelease Date: December 31, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (Vikings Books for Young Readers)Read from: December 7-9, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher and their app in exchange for a just and honest review. I also received a physical ARC from the…

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