Truth Is by Hannah Sawyerr

ARC, 480 pagesRelease Date: September 23, 2025Published by: Harry N. AbramsRead from: September 4-13, 2025Stand-aloneSource: The Publisher (I received a free ARC from the publisher. I also met the author at the ALA Conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Emotional Abuse, Abortion, Toxic FriendshipFor Readers Interested In: ARC, Coming of Age, Contemporary,…

Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson

e-ALC, 08:43:58Narrated by: Rebekkah RossRelease Date: September 2, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: August 31-September 6, 2025Bramble Falls, #1Source: From the publisher and LibroFM (I received a free ALC from the publisher and LibroFM. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Infidelity, Abandonment, Toxic Relationship, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In:…

When We Were Monsters by Jennifer Niven

e-ALC, 11:02:19Narrated by: Elena ReyRelease Date: September 2, 2025Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 2-4, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free ALC from the publisher and and an e-ARC from Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Death, Murder, Grief, Vomit, Sexual Content, Violence, Drug Use, Death of a Parent,…

A Spell to Wake the Dead by Nicole Lesperance

e-ALC, 09:43:35Narrated by: Teralyn DavisRelease Date: August 26, 2025Published by: Books on Tape Read from: August 29-31, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Kidnapping, Death, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Murder, Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Gore, CursingFor Readers Interested In: Audio, YA, Sparkly…

Deep Water by Maren Stoffels

e-ALC, 04:30:17Narrated by: Leeanna Albanese, Eileen Noonan, Phoebe StroleRelease Date: August 19, 2025Published by: Delacorte PressRead from: August 18-19, 2025Stand-AloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. I also received a hardcover copy from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Bullying, DeathFor Readers Interested…

Rosa By Any Other Name by Hailey Alcaraz

e-ALC, 10:12:20Narrated by: Victoria VillarrealRelease Date: August 5, 2025Published by: Books on Tape (Viking Books for Young Readers) Read from: August 11-12, 2025Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher’s app and the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Racism, Police Brutality, Gun Violence, Homophobia, Racial Slurs, Death of…

Float, Vol. 1 by Kate Marchant (illustrated by C.J. Joaquin)

ARC, 224 pagesRelease Date: July 1, 2025Published by: GraphixRead from: July 27-28, 2025Float, #1Source: ALA (I received a free ARC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Fighting, ViolenceFor Readers Interested In: Summer Romances, Graphic Novels, Contemporary Romance, “Bad Boy”, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, YA         Dive into summer…

This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki (illustrated by Nicole Goux)

ARC, 272 pagesRelease Date: August 19, 2025Published by: Abrams FanfareRead from: July 25-27, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Homophobia, Death, Lesbophobia, Drug Use, Bullying, Adult/Minor Relationship, Religious Bigotry, Suicide, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: 2sLGBTQ+, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, YA…

A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury

e-Audio, 16:57:32Narrated by: Angel PeanRelease Date: July 29, 2025Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: July 23-25, 2025A Mastery of Monsters, #1Source: Libro FM (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review. Thank you to the publishers for the free ALC copy.) Content Warning: Gore, Death,…

Take Me Away