Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez & Amparo Ortiz

e-Audio, 09:52:34Narrated by: Frankie Corzo & Marisa BlakeRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: September 14-16, 2022AnthologySource: Library’s LibbyTW: Dismemberment, Blood, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Horror, Monsters, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA       Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars, featuring Latine mythology’s most memorable monsters      From zombies to cannibals to…

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

e-Audio, 13:14:28Narrated by: Kristin Atherton Release Date: August 30, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: September 9-12, 2022Belladonna, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Death, Death of a Parent/Parental Figure, Vomit, Body Horror, Child NeglectFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Death as a Character, Grief, Young Adult   New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace brings to life a highly…

Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester

e-Audio, 09:14:11Narrated by: Frankie CorzoRelease Date: May 10, 2022Published by: Clarion BooksRead from: September 7-8, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Ableism, Racial Micro-AggressionsFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Mermaids, Disability Rep (Hip dysplasia), Peruvian, Immigrants, Mental Health   In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid…

Funeral Girl by Emma K. Ohland

e-Audio, 08:14:02Narrated by: Jess Nahikian Release Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: September 1-3, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley Audio (I received a copy of this audiobook from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Mental health spirals, Panic Attacks on page, Body Horror, DeathFor…

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

e-Audio, 11:25:27Narrated by: Christie Moreau Release Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: August 30- September 1, 2022The Inheritance Games, #3Source: AudibleTW: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Grief, Abandonment, Sexism, Gaslighting, Toxic RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Mystery/Thriller, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YA     Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone…

The Honeys by Ryan LaSala

e-Audio, 10:38:11Narrated by: Pete CrossRelease Date: August 16, 2022Published by: Scholastic Inc.Read from: August 29-30, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW:  Death, gore, violence, blood, injury, bullying, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, transphobia, grief, murder, fire, sexual harassment, cancer, child abuse, kidnapping, cannibalism, abandonment, rape (From Storygraph)For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Horror, LGBTQ+ (Genderfluid), YA   From Ryan La Sala,…

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

ARC, 406 pagesRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Katherine Tegen BooksRead from: August 10- September 2, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Death, Vomit, Police Brutality, Racism, Blackface, N-word usage, Drinking, Decapitation, Bullying, Child…

Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus

e-ARC, 368 pagesRelease Date: August 30, 2022Published by: Delacorte PressRead from: July 21- August 2, 2022Companion to other McManus novels Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Death, Unreliable parent, drinkingFor Readers Interested In:…

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

e-Audio, 07:12:59Narrated by: Natalie Naudus & Lori Prince Release Date: June 7, 2022Published by: OrangeSky AudioRead from: July 24-26, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Homophobia, Mention of abortion/miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Toxic friendshipFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+, Cover Love, Sports, For Work       In this sweet and funny new f/f romance from…

The Charmed List by Julie Abe

e-Audio, 07:32:33Narrated by: Natalie NaudusRelease Date: July 5, 2022Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: July 18-20, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Death of Parents from a car accident, Grief For Readers Interested In: Magical realism, Friends to Enemies to Lovers, Romance, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA      After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is…

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