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…

How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans

e-Audio, 07:39:28Narrated by: SJ ValiquetteRelease Date: March 11, 2025Published by: Bloomsbury PublishingRead from: March 3-12, 2025Stand-aloneSource: I read this audio in tandem with a free ARC I received from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review. Content Warning: Death, Murder Violence, Death of a Parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Vomit, Grief, OutingFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+…

Knucklehead by Tony Keith Jr.

e-Audio, 01:27:59Narrated by: Tony Keith Jr.Release Date: February 26, 2025Published by: Quill Tree BooksRead from: March 11, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: N/AFor Readers Interested In: YA, Poetry, 2sLGBTQ+       In Knucklehead, author, spoken word poet, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. pens a love letter to Black boys and men he affectionately calls,…

We Were Warned by Chelsea Ichaso

e-Audio, 09:40:16Narrated by: Jennifer Jill ArayaRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Tantor Media Inc (Sourcebooks Fire)Read from: March 8-9, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Forced InstitutionalizationFor Readers Interested In: Bombshell/Cliff-hanger/Open Endings, Thrillers, Realistic Fiction,…

Say a Little Prayer by Jenna Voris

e-Audio, 15:05:00Narrated by: Caitlin KinnunenRelease Date: March 4, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: March 3-4, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received an e-ALC from the publisher and their app in exchange for a just and honest review. A huge thank you for the free e-ALC. I also received a free ARC from Penguin Teen. This…

The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah

e-Audio, 15:05:00Narrated by: Sarah Beth Pfeifer & Suzanne TorenRelease Date: Published by: Brilliance PublishingRead from: February 26-28, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Audible (Used a Saved Credit)Content Warning: Blood, Animal Death, Death, Body Horror, Violence, Vomit, Death of a Parent, GoreFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Audible, Audio, Fantasy, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, YA       In this sapphic Snow White retelling,…

These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban

ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: February 4, 2025Published by: Zando Young ReadersRead from: January 10- February 20, 2025Stand-aloneSource: I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review.Content Warning: Alcoholism, Body Horror, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury Detail, Racism, Toxic Friendship, Toxic Relationship, Car Accident For Readers Interested In: ARCs, Fantasy, Horror, Sparkly Cover,…

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,…

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