BOOK REVIEW | Analee, In Real Life by Janelle Milanes

Title: Analee, In Real Life
Author: Janelle Milanes
Series? No, Analee, In Real Life is a standalone novel.
Pages: 416
Publication Date: September 18, 2018
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Source: I received an e-galley of Analee, In Real Life via Netgalley. Thank you to Simon and Schuster for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own!

Ever since her mom died three years ago, Analee Echevarria has had trouble saying out loud the weird thoughts that sit in her head. With a best friend who hates her and a dad who’s marrying a yogi she can’t stand, Analee spends most of her time avoiding reality and role-playing as Kiri, the night elf hunter at the center of her favorite online game.

Through Kiri, Analee is able to express everything real-life Analee cannot: her bravery, her strength, her inner warrior. The one thing both Kiri and Analee can’t do, though, is work up the nerve to confess her romantic feelings for Kiri’s partner-in-crime, Xolkar—aka a teen boy named Harris whom Analee has never actually met in person.

So when high school heartthrob Seb Matias asks Analee to pose as his girlfriend in an attempt to make his ex jealous, Analee agrees. Sure, Seb seems kind of obnoxious, but Analee could use some practice connecting with people in real life. In fact, it’d maybe even help her with Harris.

But the more Seb tries to coax Analee out of her comfort zone, the more she starts to wonder if her anxious, invisible self is even ready for the real world. Can Analee figure it all out without losing herself in the process?

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TBR | ARCtober 2018!

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! I'm Genni, and today I'll be talking about all the ARCs I'm planning on participating in the ARCtober Reading Challenge. If you want to know more about ARCtober, check out Nancy's (from Tales of the Ravenous Reader) post!

Essentially, the goal of ARCtober is to read ARCs, whether they be old or new.

Here are the ARCs I am planning on reading this month!

ARCs I Have (Top Priority)

Mr. Nice Guy by Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer

Release Date: October 16, 2018

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Mr. Nice Guy is my current ARC right now. If I'm being honest, I am not liking the book that much. But, I am over halfway through, and I want to finish the book. Hopefully the last 40 percent is an improvement!  

Mirage by Somaiya Daud

Release Date: August 28, 2018

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I have had the ARC of Mirage for a pretty long time, but never managed to take the time and prioritize the read. I think I am around halfway through the book. So many bloggers raved about Mirage, and though I was enjoying it, I had yet to fall in love with the novel. The plot was just picking up right as I took a break from the book, so I think I will really like the rest!

BOOK REVIEW | Our Dark Stars by Audrey Gray and Krystal Wade

Title: Our Dark Stars
Authors: Audrey Gray and Krystal Wade
Series? Yes, at least I assume so from the ending!
Pages: 316
Publication Date: March 6, 2018
Publisher: Blaze Publishing
Source: I received an e-galley of Our Dark Stars via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. :) Thank you to Netgalley and Blaze Publishing!

While she sleeps, the whole universe changes.

Princess Talia Starchaser has it all. Wealth. Status. Adoring citizens. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she’s forced to publicly betray her best friend, a companion mock she’s had since birth, setting events into motion that lead to the destruction of the humans, and the princess floating through space, a remnant of a time when humans ruled over droids.

One hundred years later, half-mock captain Will Perrault and his ragtag crew discover a device floating in space. When a very human Talia emerges from its depths, Will suspects she’s the key to buying his way back into the regiment he once commanded against the last remaining rebel humans—and the ruling mock queen’s good graces.

Both Talia and Will would rather get space-tossed than trust one another, but with the queen’s forces chasing them across the galaxy and the fate of both worlds hanging in the balance, they’ll forge the unlikeliest of alliances to survive.

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BOOK REVIEW | Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Title: Unearthed
Authors: Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Series? Unearthed Duology
Pages: 384
Publication Date: January 9, 2018
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Source: I received an egalley of Unearthed via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own!

When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the planet has been waiting for. The Undying's advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and Gaia, their former home planet, is a treasure trove waiting to be uncovered.

For Jules Addison and his fellow scholars, the discovery of an alien culture offers unprecedented opportunity for study... as long as scavengers like Amelia Radcliffe don't loot everything first. Mia and Jules' different reasons for smuggling themselves onto Gaia put them immediately at odds, but after escaping a dangerous confrontation with other scavvers, they form a fragile alliance.

In order to penetrate the Undying temple and reach the tech and information hidden within, the two must decode the ancient race's secrets and survive their traps. But the more they learn about the Undying, the more their presence in the temple seems to be part of a grand design that could spell the end of the human race...

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Clean Sweep ARC Challenge!

Hey everyone and welcome back to my blog!! Today I'll be talking about an ARC Challenge I made the decision to participate in today. I have a pretty big ARC pile that I've amassed over the past year or so, and I want to make a dent! This challenge seems perfect for doing just that. 

Here are the rules and other tidbits of info :

• Link up here at the Caffinated Book Reviewer
• ARCs must be read in the month of May
• ARCs can be in any format!
• Post a start up post
• You don't have to review the book, but just have a link to goodreads showing the dates read and a two sentence review. 
• To do this, friend Kimberly on goodreads here! 
• Twitter party using #cleansweeparc on May 18th at 7:30 PM (EST)
• Post your results!

I also want to give a shoutout to czai over at The Blacksheep Reader! I always seem to find and learn about readathons from them, and that is where I learned about this one! Thanks czai. :)  

Without further ado, here is my TBR for the Clean Sweep Arc Challenge!

1) Weregirl by C.D. Bell
I cannot remember the last time I have read a book about werewolves. In fact, I don't think I have ever read a book solely focused on werewolves since Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver series. This might not be the "best thing ever" but I am ready to have some fun and read about some werewolves.

2) Royce Rolls by Margaret Stohl
Royce Rolls seems like a blast! The book follows Bentley Royce, one (fifth?) of her family's reality tv show, which is the equivalent of Keeping up with the Kardashians. Bentley is ready to live her life, but decides to save the reality show she despises in order to keep her family together. This is described as a "laugh out loud funny romp" and it better deliver!

3) The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid
I think this is the ARC I am by far looking forward to the most! Everyone seems to love this book, including blogger friends and real life friends. I need to read this book ASAP, as I'm sure I will love it. Let's hope this sci fi doesn't disappoint!  

4) Hello, Sunshine by Leila Howland
Hello, Sunshine is about Becca after she is rejected from every college she applied to. Looking for a fresh start, she goes to LA in order to pursue an acting career. I'm not completely invested in reading this, but I'm a intrigued. Now that I've actually committed to a college, I don't think that the book will hit too close to home for me.
5) Two Summers by Aimee Friedman
With summer fast approaching (yay!) I am in the perfect mood for this book. From what I remember, this book follows a girl whose summer is told in two different perspectives. Basically there are two ways this girl's summer could have gone, and we follow both of them. One is in France and the other one is at her home.

So five books is actually pretty big for me when it comes to TBRs, because I rarely stick to them. I'm a massive mood reader, but I am determined to read these! I'm planning on reading five different books other than these in May; I hope I get to all of them!

Are you participating in the challenge? What ARCs do you still have on your TBR?

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you soon with another post!

Good luck to everyone participating!

Genni @ Ready, Set, Read!