Paperback, 320 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: First SecondRead from: April 19-24, 2025Stand-alone Source: Borrowed from my Co-Worker Content Warning: Classism, Racism, Mental Illness, Suicidal Thoughts, Cultural Appropriation, Alcoholism, Colonization, Deadnaming, Drug AbuseFor Readers of: Dual POV, Graphic Novels, Sparkly Covers, Mental Health, Science Fiction, Texas Local Reads, YA, Magical Realism SENIOR YEAR BUCKET…
e-Audio, 09:58:02Narrated by: MiraiRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 21-23, 2026Stand-alone (Companion to previous novels)Source: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!) Content Warning: Cancer, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Grief, Medical Content, Death of a Parent, Panic…
e-Audio, 09:23:47Narrated by: Victoria NassifRelease Date: March 31, 2026Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Holiday House)Read from: April 18-20, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Child Death, Murder, Death of a Parent, Gore, Suicide, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death, RacismFor Readers of: Audio, Horror, Sparkly Cover, Irregular Timeline, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, YA A homecoming queen and a bad-boy loner…
e-Audio, 07:51:56Narrated by: Tyla CollierRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: April 20, 2026Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received this ALC free from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: For Readers of: Audio, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Sparkly Cover, LOL, Most Anticipated, Own, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction,…
Hardcover, 480 pagesRelease Date: May 5, 2026Published by: Random House Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 1-19, 2026Stand-aloneSource: TxLA (I received this hardcover free from the publisher and the author. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Adult/Minor Relationship, Sexism, Murder, GaslightingFor Readers of: Contemporary, Most Anticipated, Mystery, Own, Thrillers, YA From…
e-Audio, 11:23:01Narrated by: Giordan Diaz, Jorjeana Marie, Max Meyers, and Eli SchiffRelease Date: April 28, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 16-17, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. I also received this e-ARC from Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Death, HazingFor…
e-Audio, 09:48:53Narrated by: Briggon Snow and Jesse VillinskyRelease Date: April 28, 2026Published by: Books on Tape (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers)Read from: April 14-15, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. I also received a physical ARC from Penguin Teen and I read it while…
e-Audio, 10:39:50Narrated by: Rebecca HoRelease Date: April 14, 2026Published by: Books on TapeRead from: April 9-11, 2026Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Death, Near DeathFor Readers of: Audio, Contempoary, Sparkly Covers, Paranormal, Romance, Thriller, YA From…
e-Audio, 09:58:16Narrated by: Malachi Latchman, Valerie Antwi, and Jahrhys GreenidgeRelease Date: April 7, 2026Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: April 7-8, 2026Other, #1Source: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Rape, Sexual Assault, TransphobiaFor Readers of: Audio, Sparkly Covers, Most Anticipated, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, YA Dream vacation . . . or holiday from hell? A steamy and suspenseful…
e-ARC, 279 pagesRelease Date: March 31, 2026Published by: Sourcebooks FireRead from: March 1 – April 3, 2026 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received this e-ARC free from the publisher and Netgalley. I also got a finished copy from TLA. This did nothing to influence my review!)Content Warning: Violence, Death, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire Injury, Injury/Injury Detail, Vomit, Adult/Minor Relationship,…
