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Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755112 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755112] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery Author: Christine Mari Narrator: Sara Matsui Colby, Alice Wen, Chieko Hidaka, Siho Ellsmore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 37 minutes Release date: January 7, 2025 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: A poignant young adult graphic memoir that follows one teen's year abroad in Japan, as she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity. Christine has always felt she is just half: Half American, half Japanese. As a biracial Japanese American who was born in Tokyo but raised in the US, she knows all too well what it’s like to be a part of two different worlds but never feeling as though you belong to either. Now on the brink of adulthood, Christine decides it’s time to return to the place she once called home. So she sets forth on a year abroad in Tokyo, believing that this is where she truly belongs. After years of feeling like an outsider, now she will finally be complete.  Except…Tokyo isn’t the answer she thought it would be. Instead of fitting in, Christine finds herself a fish out of water, as being half of two cultures isolates her in ways she'd never imagined. All she can do is try to stay afloat for the rest of the year—still figuring out who she is, what she wants in life, and whether she’ll ever truly be more than halfway there.    Author-illustrator Christine Mari explores what it means to lose and find yourself in this moving narrative of belonging and home.

Lies on the Serpent's Tongue by Kate Pearsall

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742143 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742143] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lies on the Serpent's Tongue Author: Kate Pearsall Narrator: Julie Webster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 7, 2025 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: In this haunting companion to Bittersweet in the Hollow, a girl who can smell the lies of others uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachian town. Everybody lies. And in knowing their lies, I become the keeper of their secrets. As Caball Hollow slowly recovers from a tumultuous summer, the James family must also come to terms with their own newly revealed secrets. 18-year-old Rowan James has spent her whole life harboring unpleasant truths—that’s what happens when you can smell lies on the teller’s breath—and building walls around herself to block them out. Like her younger sister, Linden, who can taste the feelings of others, Rowan has long struggled with her gift, which has taught her that everyone distorts the truth, and no one is who they seem to be. So when her old rival Hadrian Fitch shows up on her front porch—bloodied and bruised and asking for the kind of help only she can provide—her first instinct is distrust. Except Hadrian’s attack isn’t the only strange occurrence. Now small items are disappearing, but rather than report the losses the owners act as if their missing things never existed. Rumors of a new monster prowling the Hollow begin to swirl. But how can Rowan smoke out the culprit in a town full of secrets? And worse, how can Rowan trust beautiful, solemn Hadrian when every other word he speaks has the distinct burnt smell of a lie?

Darkly by Marisha Pessl

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756994 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756994] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Darkly Author: Marisha Pessl Narrator: Imani Jade Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 26, 2024 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A must-read thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page from the New York Times bestselling author of Night Film. There’s nothing special about Dia Gannon. So why was she chosen for an opportunity everyone would kill for? “Pessl is gargantuan: wildly smart, extremely surprising, a wordsmith, a queen. Read her.” —E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Arcadia “Dia” Gannon has been obsessed with Louisiana Veda, the game designer whose obsessive creations and company, Darkly, have gained a cultlike following. Dia is shocked when she’s chosen for a highly-coveted internship, along with six other teenagers from around the world. Why her? Dia has never won anything in her life. Darkly, once a game-making empire renowned for its ingenious and utterly terrifying toys and games, now lies dormant after Veda’s mysterious death. The remaining games are priced like rare works of art, with some fetching millions of dollars at auction. As Dia and her fellow interns delve into the heart of Darkly, they discover hidden symbols, buried clues, and a web of intrigue. Who are these other teens, and what secrets do they keep? Why were any of them really chosen? The answers lie within the twisted labyrinth of Darkly—a chilling and addictive read by Marisha Pessl. This summer will be the most twisted Darkly game of all. “Complex and captivating.” —Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows

Dead Below Deck by Jan Gangsei

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/758994 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/758994] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dead Below Deck Author: Jan Gangsei Narrator: Emma Love Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 19, 2024 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: When an heiress disappears from her superyacht and security footage shows her getting pushed, the main suspect has to prove her innocence in this thrilling mystery at sea told in reverse chronological order, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Genuine Fraud. It was supposed to be the best-ever girls’ trip: five days, four friends, one luxury yacht, no parents. But on the final night, as the yacht cruised the deep and dark waters between Florida and Grand Cayman, eighteen-year-old heiress Giselle vanished. She’s nowhere to be found the next morning even after a frantic search, until security footage surfaces . . . showing Maggie pushing her overboard. But Maggie has no memory of what happened. All she knows is that she woke up with a throbbing headache, thousands of dollars in cash in her safe, a passport that isn’t hers, and Giselle’s diary. And while Maggie had her own reasons to want Giselle dead, so did everyone else on board: jealous Viv, calculating Emi, even some members of the staff. What really went down on the top deck that night? Maggie will have to work her way backward to uncover the secrets that everyone—even Giselle—kept below deck or she’s dead in the water. Jan Gangsei crafts a compulsively readable tale of privilege, family, and identity wrapped in a wholly original mystery that will keep readers on the edges of their seats until the final twist.

Heist Royale: The enemies to lovers sequel to Waterstones prize-winning Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757297 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757297] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heist Royale: The enemies to lovers sequel to Waterstones prize-winning Thieves' Gambit Series: #2 of Thieves' Gambit Author: Kayvion Lewis Narrator: Jade Wheeler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Friends, family, lovers . . . the enemy is everywhere in the pulse-pounding follow-up to international heist sensation, Thieves' Gambit, for fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Suzanne Collins.  *Pre-order now* Six months into working for the Gambit, Ross is reeling from the betrayals of the competition – focusing all her hatred on Devroe – the lover she thought she could trust. On a new heist that takes her across continents, Ross encounters a rival gang stopping her every move. Devroe's mother is at the heart of this dangerous feud and he must decide where his loyalties lie, before there are deadly consequences . . .  Praise for Thieves' Gambit: 'A propulsive, high-octane thriller that kept me guessing until the very end. Full of breathtaking heists, complex relationships, high-stakes tension, and characters I would follow anywhere, Thieves’ Gambit gripped me from the first page, and never let go. You won’t want to stop reading.' Alex Aster, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lightlark   'Thieves' Gambit is a masterpiece! I love everything about this book from the twists and turns to the international settings and the characters. Kayvion Lewis has created a fast paced and dramatic story that had me addicted from beginning to end.' Natasha Bowen bestselling author of Skin of the Sea 'This fast-paced heist thriller is incredibly assured with a blockbuster feel: highly cinematic'Observer 'A pulse-pounding thriller … addictive' B&N Reads 'Readers will experience the best kind of whiplash as the story moves from one heist to the next. A fast-paced roller coaster of a read' Kirkus Reviews 'Fresh descriptions of varied backdrops, including the Bahamas, Cairo, and France, elucidate wanderlust vibes in this edge-of-the-seat thriller' Publishers Weekly 'The high-octane stakes will appeal to fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Ally Carter, and the twisty plotting is reminiscent of Ocean’s 8. This new teen criminal will steal hearts' Booklist