‘Til Death by Busayo Matuluko

e-Audio, 10:30:52Narrated by: Maria GbeleyiRelease Date: January 30, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster UKRead from: February 16-18, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Chronic Illness, Medical Content, Stalking, Injury/Injury Detail, Infidelity, VomitFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Set Outside the US, Thrillers, Mysteries, YA, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Terminal/Chronic Conditions (Sickle Cell)      …

Dropping Beats by Nathanel Lessore

e-Audio, 05:15:37Narrated by: Kuda Dutiro RobinsonRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: February 13-16, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I also received an ARC from the publisher, but I received it after I already had the audio. I received it in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Coming of Age,…

Wicked Darlings by Jordyn Taylor

e-Audio, 07:02:50Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Elena ReyRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: February 6-7, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from PRH Audio App in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: For Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Audio, YA      From the…

The Meadowbrook Murders by Jessica Goodman

e-Audio, 10:00:48Narrated by: Sophie Amoss & Jesse VilinskyRelease Date: February 4, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: February 4-5, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the PRH Audio App in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Murder, Blood, Death, Violence, Confinement, Sexual Content, Bullying, AbandonmentFor Readers Interested…

The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose

e-Audio, 09:36:07Narrated by: Victoria VillarrealRelease Date: February 18, 2025Published by: Bloomsbury YA PublishingRead from: January 17-February 2, 2025Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received a copy of this e-ALC from LibroFM and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Violence, Racism, Death, Drug Use, SuicideFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audio, Sparkly Covers,…

(S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi

e-Audio, 06:15:39Narrated by: Bahni Turpin & Robin MilesRelease Date: February 11, 2025Published by: VersifyRead from: January 31-February 1, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Racism, Child DeathFor Readers Interested In: Audio, Dual POV, Fantasy, Full Cast Audio, Sparkly…

I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang

e-Audio, 09:43:29Narrated by: Katharine ChinRelease Date: January 28, 2025Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: January 23-25, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: Racism, Toxic Relationship. Bullying, Death of a parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury/Detail, Blood, Racial Slurs, GriefFor Readers Interested In:…

Love on Paper by Danielle Parker

e-Audio, 07:24:43Narrated by: Chandler GregoireRelease Date: January 21, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: January 20-21, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-ALC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.)Content Warning: N/AFor Readers Interested In: Books about Books, Sparkly Cover, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, YA  …

No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally

e-Audio, 07:40:49Narrated by: Justis BoldingRelease Date: January 7, 2025Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. Read from: January 7-10, 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: Car Accident, Death, Murder, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Vomit, GriefFor…

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