ARC August TBR

Hello, lovelies!! My blog has been a bit dry these past few weeks because I haven't had internet access, and blogging from my phone is too frustrating to even try. BUT I AM BACK!! And though August has already started and I'm a little late to the party, I present you all with my ARC August TBR.

For those of you wondering what ARC August is, it's a reading challenge that occurs throughout the entirety of August in which you read as many ARCs as you can, be they upcoming or backlist, physical or electronic--all ARCs are on the table. For more information on the challenge and how to sign up, head over to Read. Sleep. Repeat's lovely blog.

I'm super pumped about ARC August because, let's be honest, there are soooo many books I gotta catch up on.

Okay, okay, now onto my TBR.

PHYSICAL ARCS

Hello, Sunshine by Leila Howland
Published: July 11, 2017 by Disney-Hyperion

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Published: April 4, 2017 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens

Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios
Published: June 13, 2017 by Henry Holt & Company Inc

ELECTRONIC ARCS

The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
Published: July 18, 2017 by Simon Pulse

Of Jenny and the Aliens by Ryan Gebhart
Published: August 1, 2017 by Candlewick Press

No Good Deed by Kara Connolly
Published: July 18, 2017 by Delacorte Press

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
Published: August 29, 2017 by Sourcebooks Fire

There you have it! It's not a particularly extensive selection, but I do have non-ARC books I want to read this month as well, so who knows if I'll even get to all of these. The end of August is when school starts up again and I can incredibly busy again, so I'm going to do my best.

Are you participating in ARC August? If so, let me know what you're reading. Also, let me know if you've read any of these books and which ones I should be excited for! 

Author Interview: Ryan Gebhart (Of Jenny and the Aliens Blog Tour)

Of Jenny and the Aliens by Ryan Gebhart

Published: August 1, 2017 by Candlewick Press

Summary: 
When boy meets girl meets alien, the angst of first love gets an extraterrestrial intervention in
a tale both outrageously funny and full of heart.

Ten years after Earth sent messages out into deep space, there has been an answer. Music from a distant planet has reached the world’s radios. Are aliens about to invade? No one knows, and almost-eighteen-year-old Derek doesn’t really care, because at a wild end-of-the-
world party, Jennifer Novak invited him to play beer pong, and things, well, progressed from there. Derek is in love. Deeply, hopelessly in love. He wants it all — marriage, kids, growing old on a beach in Costa Rica. For him, Jenny is the One. But Jenny has other plans, which may or may not include Derek. So Derek will try anything to win her — even soliciting advice from an alien who shows up in his hometown. This alien may just be the answer to Derek’s problem, but is Derek prepared to risk starting an interstellar war to get his girl? Just how far is he willing to travel to discover the mysteries of the universe — and the enigma of
love?

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW 

Hey, Ryan!! I'm so excited to have you on the blog today! 

Let's get the most important question out of the way—are you left-handed or right-
handed?

Righty.

Now, I've always been fascinated by alien stories. Unfortunately, I've found many stories 
with alien premises blend together. What do you think makes OF JENNY AND THE 
ALIENS stand out?

I think I'm too close to the story for me to unequivocally state that JENNY is unique and stands out from other alien books. All I can say is that it's about a boy's first love and humanity's first contact with another species and how our expectations of both won't match reality. It's a story about the possibility of world peace and/or an interstellar war. It's about the lengths someone will go to in order to “win” the girl. It's about our rigid standards of love versus the boundless reality of love.

Are there any lines in OF JENNY AND THE ALIENS that you're particularly proud of 
and can share with us? 

“Love is not a shape. There is no love triangle, no love square. Love is a network. It's a form of communication.”

What does your ideal end-of-the-world party look like? 

Good food, good friends, good drinks, and my family.

If aliens really were to come to Earth, what is the one thing you hope they'd bring with 
them? 

Less awkward dating apps.

And what would you hope they take away from their time here?

Beer pong.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ryan Gebhart is the author of the middle-grade novel There Will Be Bears, about which Publishers Weekly said in a starred review, “Fully developed characters, complex and realistic relationships . . . and a spot-on narrative voice . . . make this story stand out. About Of Jenny and the Aliens, the author says, “This book is about first love and discovering that we're not alone in the universe, and how maybe those two things aren't that different from each other.” Ryan Gebhart lives in Ohio. 

His debut young adult Of Jenny and the Aliens, about first love and discovering that we're not alone in the universe, will be released Spring 2017 with Candlewick Press. 

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GIVEAWAY

• 3 copies of OF JENNY AND THE ALIENS will go to 3 winners   • US Only   • Read the Rafflecopter Rules for more details   a Rafflecopter giveaway

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- My Twitter giveaway is still happening!! We're up to 2 winners now who get to choose from a select list, including My Lady Jane, Now I Rise, and The Last Magician!

- Kate from Ex Libris is having a six year blogiversary giveaway! Two winners will get to pick a book from a select list, including books like Warcross, Warbringer, and The Belles! 

For review: 


What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy | Published July 18, 2017 | Thanks Bloomsbury!
Protected by Claire Zorn | Published October 3, 2017 | Thanks Sourcebooks Fire!
Of Jenny and the Aliens by Ryan Gebhart | Published August 1, 2017 | Thank you Candlewick Press!
Duplicity (audiobook) by N.K. Traver | Published March 17, 2015 | Thank you N.K,!

Purchased: 

(I was too lazy to take real photos of my new lovelies, but trust me they are GORGEOUS and they are MINE)

- Caraval by Stephanie Garber
- Once and for All by Sarah Dessen

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