Hardcover, 384 pagesRelease Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 22- May 8, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Texas Library Association ConferenceContent Warning: Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Racial Slurs, Bullying, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Reading Freely, DEIA, Social Justice, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Family Diversity, YA From the New York Times bestselling…
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! A red algae bloom has taken over Mercy, Louisiana. Ever since a devastating hurricane, mutated wildlife lurks in the water that rises by the day. But Mercy has always been…
e-Audio, 09:15:56Narrated by: Lily Ganser Release Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Sourcebooks Fire)Read from: April 27-May 6, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Fatphobia, Bullying, Suicide Attempt(s) (On page), Death of a parent, Adult/Minor Relationship, Eating DisordersFor Readers Interested In: Thrillers, Mysteries, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA Someone has murdered the queen bee…
e-Audio, 16:06:11Narrated by: Lynnette R. FreemanRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Recorded Books (Sourcebooks)Read from: May 1-5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: ARC from Sourcebooks (This was given from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.) The audiobook was done via the Library’s Libby. Content Warning: Complicated parent/child relationships, police brutality, fantasy violence, fantastical racism, magical coercion,…
e-Audio, 08:26:33Narrated by: Reba BuhrRelease Date: May 7, 2024Published by: Melissa de la Cruz StudioRead from: May 1-2, 2024Like Me Block You, #2Source: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death, FireFor Readers Interested In: True Crime, Thriller, Mystery, YA, Multiple POV A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder meets Knives Out in this haunting YA thriller….
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Are there any books with themes or characters dealing with issues related to mental health that you have found to be enlightening or comforting? This one is enlightening. I’m probably going to be recommending this book for the rest of forever (no pun intended haha) I just REALLY resonated…
e-Audio, 02:15:56Narrated by: Zac Aleman, Andre Bellido, & Alejandra ReynosoRelease Date: April 23, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: May 1, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM App (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from the publisher and the app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…
e-Audio, 11:26:16Narrated by: Jennie Kwan & Eunice WongRelease Date: April 23, 2024Published by: Books on Tape (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)Read from: April 27-30, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and the app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence…
e-ARC, 304 pagesRelease Date: April 30, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 24-27, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death of a sibling (By suicide), Suicidal…
e-ARC, 297 pagesRelease Date: April 2, 2024Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)Read from: March 20-April 24, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warnings: Abandonment, Death, Grief, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury,…
