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  • Sweet Listens: January Audiobooks To Ease Into Your 2026

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    Audiobook lovers, this is your time to shine! It’s officially a new year, and THP’s book team is stoked for what’s in store. Not only do we have 12 months of new audiobooks to round up, but we also have plenty of 2026 book releases we’re keeping our eyes on.

    In the mood for a thriller? How about a fake dating celebrity romance? Whatever you’re feeling, our Sweet Listens column has something for you. Here are three January audiobooks to start off your new year right!

    Content warning: The Honey POP encourages mindful listening and checking the author’s website for any additional content warnings.

    Beth Is Dead By Katie Bernet

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    Let’s start off strong with a January audiobook that we couldn’t hit pause on! Katie Bernet’s debut novel, Beth is Dead, reimagines the classic Little Women story into a thriller. In case you couldn’t tell, Beth March is dead, and it’s up to her sisters Meg, Jo, and Amy to find out who killed her. As the investigation unravels, the bond between the March sisters begins to crack. Secrets and suspicions paint each one with a potential motive for getting rid of Beth. The audiobook alternates between each sister’s point of view, including Beth’s in the form of flashbacks. And the ultimate twist ending is too good!

    Release Date: January 6
    Order Beth is Dead here!

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KATIE BERNET:
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    Love Goes Viral By Alexander Berman, Camille Stochitch, & Estelle Laure

    January Sweet Listens: Love Goes Viral by Alexander Berman, Camille Stochitch, and Estelle Laure
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    The next January audiobook on our radar is Love Goes Viral by Alexander Berman, Camille Stochitch, and Estelle Laure. A swoonworthy romance with fake dating and all-too-real social media moments, we loved diving into this audiobook. Love Thompson is a beloved influencer with dreams of becoming a music artist. When she gets cancelled after taking the fall for her boyfriend’s mistake, Love needs some serious PR magic. By that, she needs to date someone more down to earth. Someone like Austin Grey, a boy trying his best to keep his family’s diner afloat.

    Release date: January 6
    Order Love Goes Viral here!

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    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ESTELLE LAURE:
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    We’ve Hit Turbulence By Jessica L. Cozzi

    January audiobook: We've Hit Turbulence by Jessica L. Cozzi
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    Finally, we have Jessica L. Cozzi’s We’ve Hit Turbulence, a second chance romance with a scenic Hawaiian backdrop. 2026 seems to be a big year for second chances, so we’re sat for this January audiobook! Olive Austin wants to surprise her long-distance boyfriend Jack in Hawaii, but she can’t help but feel that their relationship is doomed. Her hope for a peaceful 13-hour flight gets crushed when her seatmate turns out to be her ex-boyfriend Tyler, the person she never truly got over. Their initial awkwardness turns into a trip down memory lane, leaving Olive’s heart as conflicted as ever.

    Release date: January 13
    Preorder We’ve Hit Turbulence here!

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT JESSICA L. COZZI:
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    What do you think about our first Sweet Listens of the year? Which of these January audiobooks are you most interested in listening to? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

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  • Book Review: Cursed Boys And Broken Hearts By Adam Sass

    Book Review: Cursed Boys And Broken Hearts By Adam Sass

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    There’s just something about summer romances that can cure a reading slump. Adam Sass is back with his latest YA romance, Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts! And we needed to get our hands on a review copy.

    Before we jump into the review, let’s go over some Easter eggs we found in Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts. Our main character Grant Rossi’s ex-boyfriend, Micah Summers, is the same character as the protagonist from Adam Sass’s The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers. We love this tie-in! And the concept of a cursed rose in this book parallels Prince Adam/the Beast’s curse in the classic fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.

    From LGBTQIA+ representation to addressing teen depression and therapy, we fell in love with this summer read. Here are three things we love about Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts!

    Cover: Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam Sass
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    Book Overview: Cursed Boys And Broken Hearts

    Content Warnings: homophobia, depression, mention of grandparent deaths, divorce, trauma

    Summary: Grant Rossi is never getting a happily-ever-after.

    Ever since he was a kid and made a wish on his family’s iconic Wishing Rose, his romantic relationships have been cursed to end. Following his most recent (and extremely public) dumping, Grant is languishing in a hot Chicago summer, abandoning his beloved design projects to sink back into depression. But when his family suggests spending the summer helping his aunt and uncle refurbish their beautiful but rundown B&B and vineyard—the home of the Wishing Rose that changed everything for him—Grant decides to accept. Maybe he can finally find a way to recover his creative spark…and break his curse. 

    But things at the vineyard are not what Grant expects. The place is in almost total disrepair, and—even worse—the person his relatives hired to help is his former childhood crush, Ben—the first boy who broke his heart.  

    As their chemistry sparks and the summer heats up, the wedge between them can’t be ignored. But while they race to restore the B&B in time for the beloved local rose festival, grumpy but lovable Ben starts to break through Grant’s carefully crafted defenses. Can Grant find a way to overcome his curse and open his heart, even when it’s broken?

    Grant’s Character Development

    In the beginning of Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts, Grant Rossi fully believes that he’s cursed. That he’s the reason why his relationships never last long. But after weeks of staying with his aunt and uncle at the Vero Roseto Garden Inn & Vineyard, he’s able to reevaluate his curse. It’s taken him five years to find out what really happened between his ex-boyfriend, Hutch, and longtime crush, Ben, when they were 13. As he starts to trust himself not to “ruin” things, he can finally break his curse. And we couldn’t be more proud!

    Aunt Ro

    We all have those nosy relatives who mean well, right? Well, Grant’s Aunt Ro won us over with her lovely personality. She’s been running the B&B and vineyard ever since her mother passed, even when it’s in danger of closing down. And she’s been a safe space and supportive of Grant through everything. It’s partly thanks to her meddling that Grant and Ben find their way back to each other. Aunt Ro and her husband Paul have such a sweet marriage. We were gushing over them almost as much as the main love interests.

    The Rose Festival

    Maybe we’re too much of a romantic, but seeing Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts culminate with the annual Rose Festival healed us. We can only imagine how breathtaking Grant’s flower gown designs looked, along with the centerpiece for the Wishing Rose bush. The atmosphere feels so dreamy, and we wish to experience something similar in our lifetime. We also loved the full-circle ending between Grant and Ben as they make another wish with the Wishing Rose. Only this time, they have a better understanding of themselves and are learning how to be a couple for real.

    Adam Sass outdoes himself with Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts, a deeply personal and complex second chance romance that made us feel all the emotions!

    Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam Sass releases July 16th, and you can preorder a copy of it here!

    What do you think of Adam Sass’s Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts? Is it one of your favorite books by Adam Sass yet? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

    Want to hear some of our audiobook recommendations? Here’s the latest!

    TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ADAM SASS:
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