Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton

Hardcover, 243 pages Release Date: June 22, 2021Published by: Quill Tree Books Read from: June 26 – July 2, 2021Stand-alone Source: BoughtTW:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, YA   Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious,…

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

Hardcover, 304 pages Release Date: June 1, 2021Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: June 1-26, 2021Stand-alone Source: BoughtTW: Cheating (Not on page, but is mentioned several times) For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, Magical Realism, YA   #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon is back with her eagerly anticipated…

With You All the Way by Cynthia Hand

e-Audio, 09:38:42Narrated by: Joy Osmanski Release Date: March 30, 2021Published by: HarperTeenRead from: June 17-19, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Overdrive AudioTW: Cheating For Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alone, Teachy not Preachy, YA       Ada’s life is a mess. She just caught her boyfriend cheating on her after a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity, and…

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

e-Audio, 09:39:51Narrated by: Jordan CobbRelease Date: May 4, 2021Published by: HarperTeenRead from: June 9-11, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley AudioTW: Mention of the n word (Never fully says it), Micro-aggressions, ColorismFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA       Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never…

Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

e-Audio, 09:10:32Narrated by: Bebe Wood Release Date: April 20, 2021Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: May 29- June 2, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Realistic Fiction, LGBTQIAP+, YA     Contrary to popular belief, best friends Kate Garfield and Anderson Walker are not codependent. Carpooling to and from theater rehearsals? Environmentally sound and…

Sunkissed by Kasie West

e-Audio, 08:48:27Narrated by: Phoebe StroleRelease Date: May 4, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: May 17-26, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Sick parentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary,  Romance, Summer Lovin, Realistic Fiction, YA     A lighthearted and swoony contemporary YA romance by fan-favorite author Kasie West about a girl who finds that a…

Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson

e-ARC, 403 pages Release Date: May 4, 2021Published by: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: April 28- May 19, 2021Stand-alone (Companion to other Matson novels)Source: 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: For…

Love in English by Maria E. Andreu

e-Audio, 06:18:31Narrated by: Frankie Corzo Release Date: February 2, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: May 4-7, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Bullying, CheatingFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, YA     Sixteen-year-old Ana has just moved to New Jersey from Argentina for her Junior year of high school. She’s a poet…

Covet by Tracy Wolff

e-Audio, 21:39:07Narrated by: Heather Costa & Tim PaigeRelease Date: March 3, 2021Published by: Tantor Media, Inc. Read from: March 30- April 8, 2021Crave, #3Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, YA         I may have reached my breaking point. As if trying to graduate from a school for supernaturals…

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