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…

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,…

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