Salt the Water by Candice Iloh

e-Audio, 02:51:13Narrated by: Mila MylesRelease Date: October 3, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: October 2-3, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this audiobook from PRH Audio in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review)TW: Racism, Bullying, Abandonment, Fire/Fire Injury, Medical Content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury DetailFor…

If I Have to be Haunted by Miranda Sun

e-Audio, 11:43:22Narrated by: Catherine HoRelease Date: September 26, 2023Published by: HarperTeenRead from: September 21- October 1, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Cannibalism, Racism, Racial Slurs, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury DetailFor Readers Interested In: Paranormal Romance, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA      Cemetery Boys meets Legendborn in this thrillingly romantic, irresistibly fun YA contemporary fantasy debut following a teenage Chinese American…

Everyone’s Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni

e-Audio, 11:18:35Narrated by: Nneka Okoye & Anniwaa Buachie Release Date: September 5, 2023Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: September 21-24, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic friendship, Toxic…

How to Find a Missing Girl by Victoria Wlosok

e-Audio, 10:25:02Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson Shaw & Gail ShalanRelease Date: September 19, 2023Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: September 4-21, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Murder, Violence, Gun Violence, Blood, Car Accident,…

All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr

e-Audio, 04:56:53Narrated by: Hannah V. Sawyerr Release Date: September 19, 2023Published by: Recorded Books, Inc.Read from: September 12-20, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Sexual Assault, Pedophilia, Bullying, Rape, Grief, Religious Bigotry, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In: Novels in Verse, Sparkly Covers, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA     In the vein of Grown and The…

Your Lonely Nights are Over by Adam Sass

e-Audio, 09:50:45Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin, Griffin Puatu, Torian BrackettRelease Date: September 12, 2023Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: September 12-14, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received an early copy of this book from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Death, Murder, Violence, Racism, Emotional Abuse, Gun Violence, Gaslighting, Vomit, Hate Crime, Bullying,…

Foxglove by Adalyn Grace

e-Audio, 13:55:32Narrated by: Kristin AthertonRelease Date: August 22, 2023Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: September 6-12, 2023Belladonna, #2Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Toxic Relationship, Violence, Child Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Terminal Illness, Vomit, Body Horror, Sexism, Misogyny, MurderFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, YA      The captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and…

A Tall Dark Trouble by Vanessa Montalban

e-Book, 384 pagesRelease Date: August 29, 2023Published by: ZandoRead from: September 6-11, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an early copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire InjuryFor Readers Interested In: Historical Fiction, Romance, Family Diversity (Twins), Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Some set Outside the US, Dual…

Monstrous by Jessica Lewis

e-Audio, 12:09:15Narrated by: Alexis CampbellRelease Date: September 12, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 6-11, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH AppTW: Violence, Death, Domestic Violence on page but very light and very little, Homophobia, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Injury/Injury Detail, **Spoiler: Snakes**For Readers Interested In: Monsters, Romance, LGBTQ+ (Lesbian), Horror, Mysterious, YA      Forced to…

What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne

e-Audio, 07:49:43Narrated by: Renée ChamblissRelease Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Tantor Media, Inc.Read from: September 3-6, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Gaslighting, Murder, Lying, Car Accident For Readers Interested In: Romance, Thriller, Mystery, YA        Sadie Oliver is loving her new life in California. For the first time, she has friends and a normal teenage life…

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