The Pay-Back Girls by Alex Travis

e-Audio, 10:00:46Narrated by: Tamika Katon-DonegalRelease Date: April 6, 2025Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Sourcebooks Fire)Read from: March 25-April 6, 2025Stand-alone Source: Libro FM (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review. I also read the e-book in tandem that I received from the publisher. They also…

Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming

e-Audio, 09:47:33Narrated by: Karen MurrayRelease Date: April 29, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 1-4, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Child Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Cults, True Crime, History/HistoricalFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Most Anticipated, Non-fiction, Religious Diversity,…

The Thrashers by Julie Soto

e-Audio, 10:53:33Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky & Jesse VillinskyRelease Date: May 6, 2025Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: March 26-28, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Macmillan Audio (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Suicide, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of a parent, Drug Use, Toxic Friendship, Sexual Assault, Vomit, Child AbuseFor Readers Interested…

Love Points to You by Alice Lin

e-Audio, 08:13:09Narrated by: Katharine ChinRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 25-26, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death of a Parent, Biphobia, Cancer, Emotional AbustFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA  …

Hangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen

e-ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: March 18, 2025Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: March 14-25, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley(I received a free e-ARC from Netgalley and the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Transphobia, Fire/Fire InjuryFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Contemporary, Enemies to Lovers, Foodie Favorites, Sparkly Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Korean and Chinese), Realistic Fiction, YA…

A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl

e-Audio, 09:52:55Narrated by: Elena ReyRelease Date: March 18, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 22-24, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. I also received an ARC for free from the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Alcohol Addiction, Domestic Violence, Anxiety, PTSD,…

I Am the Swarm by Hayley Chewins

e-Audio, 04:02:09Narrated by: Hayley ChewinsRelease Date: March 25, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 20-21, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from PRH Audio App and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: CW/TW: dealing with depression, self-harm, disordered eating, sexual harassment, and dysfunctional family dynamics. It refers to…

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

e-Audio, 12:48:08Narrated by: Jefferson WhiteRelease Date: March 18, 2025Published by: Scholastic Inc.Read from: March 18-19, 2025The Hunger Games, #0.5Source:  PurchasedContent Warning: Child death, Violence, Death, Alcoholism, Death of a Parent, Alcohol, Suicide, Torture, RapeFor Readers Interested In: Dystopian, YA, Most Anticipated, Sparkly Covers       When you’ve been set up to lose everything you…

I am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew

e-Audio, 11:27:56Narrated by: Annalee Scott, Kirby Heyborne, Andrew EidenRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Scholastic IncRead from: March 14-16, 2025Stand-aloneSource:  Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Body Horror, Death, Murder, Violence, Blood, Emotional Abuse, Child Abuse. Confinement, Adult/Minor RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Disability (Selective Mutism/ ASL), Full Cast Audio, Horror, Thrillers, YA     From bestselling author…

The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika & Maritza Moulite

e-Audio, 04:06:53Narrated by: Ashley De La RosaRelease Date: April 22, 2025Published by: Macmillan Audio (Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR))Read from: March 13-14, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Chronic Illness, Classism, Blood, Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Racism, Infidelity, GriefFor Readers Interested…

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