ALC Review: ‘One Last Stop’

I’ll be honest and tell you I really had no intention of ever picking up this book – but when I saw it as one of the audiobook arcs on libro.fm for May, I figured, why not, lets give this a chance before it blows up huge…. and I am delighted to say I loved it, and I’m so glad I gave this book a chance – and yeah, I think it will become really huge really soon!

Thank you to libro.fm for the advanced listening copy!

Title: One Last Stop
Author: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Release Date: June 1, 2021

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ALC Review: ‘Lost in the Never Woods’

Peter Pan is one of my favorite stories – second only to my love for Alice in Wonderland – so when I heard Aiden Thomas, author of Cemetery Boys, was going to be doing a Peter Pan retelling, I was beside myself with excitement!

Thank you to libro.fm for the advanced listening copy!

Title: Lost in the Never Woods
Author: Aiden Thomas
Narrated by: Avi Roque
Series: Standalone
Genres: Fantasy, Retelling

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ALC Audiobook Review: ‘Boyfriend Material’

I’ve been anticipating this book ever since I heard of it – fake dating? Hedgehog boxers? ONLY ONE BED!? Yes count me in!! I was very excited when I saw Libro.fm had it up as an advanced listening copy! Oh and did I mention THIS IS SET IN THE UK? BRITISH NARRATOR? (Ok I guess the cover should’ve been a hint. …it wasn’t for me whoops.)

Thanks to libro.fm for the advanced listening copy!

Title: Boyfriend Material
Author: Alexis Hall
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, LBGTQ
Publication Date: July 7, 2020

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ALC Review: ‘The Extraordinaries’

If a story where all the main teenage characters are queer, one of them writes fanfiction about superheroes, and said superheroes are real and save the city from evil sounds good to you, well trust me when I say IT IS GOOD! This story was so much fun and my heart is so full after finishing!

Thanks to libro.fm for the advanced listening copy!

Title: The Extraordinaries
Author: T.J. Klune
Series: Standalone
Genres: YA Fantasy, LBGTQ, Romance
Publication Date: July 14, 2020

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ALC Review: ‘The Boyfriend Project’

Samiah is a Black woman who knows what she wants and has plans for herself, and being cat-fished by some jerk of a guy isn’t one of those plans. But the two other women who were also cat-fished by this guy end up becoming good friends with Samiah and we need more female friendships like that in the world.

Thanks to libro.fm for the advanced listening copy!

Title: The Boyfriend Project
Author: Farrah Rochon
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Publication Date: June 9, 2020

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ALC Review: ‘Red At The Bone’

This is a story about family. It’s about the choices you make that can bring you together or force you apart. It’s about birth, and life, and death. And how a child can bring everyone together.

This is a powerful story, as I expected with Jacqueline Woodson. Thanks to Libro.fm ALC Program for letting me listen to this audiobook!

Title: Red At The Bone
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Series: Standalone
Genres: Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction
Publication Date: September 17, 2019

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ALC Review: ‘Look Both Ways’

Jason Reynolds is an auto-read author for me – I always look forward to what he’s going to write next and his latest middle grade book had me excited. Thanks to Libro.fm ALC Program for letting me listen to this audiobook.

“This story was going to begin like all the best stories: with a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. No one heard anything. So instead, this is will begin like all the good ones.”

Title: Look Both Ways
Author: Jason Reynolds
Series: Standalone
Genres: Contemporary, Middle Grade
Publication Date: October 8, 2019

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