[2018 ARC August] To Read List!

ARC August is a yearly challenge hosted by the bloggers of Read. Sleep. Repeat: Octavia, Shelly, and Angie!

Hey fellow bookworms! :D 

I've been a very lazy blogger lately, but I wanted to take part in this year's ARC August hosted and created by the lovely bloggers over at Read. Sleep. Repeat. It's the 6th Annual ARC August, but it's my first taking part and let me tell you...I'm sooo excited! :D

Here's my tentative to-read list for ARC August (in no specific order):

1. Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
2. I, Claudia by Mary McCoy
3. Open Mic Night at the Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato
4. Jane Austen by Manuela Santoni (Graphic Novel)
5. Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina lauren
6. Legacy of Light (Effigies #3) by Sarah Raughley
7. Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
8. Boy Toy (Man Hands #3) by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby
9. Bad Reputation (Bad Bachelors #2) by Stefanie London
• Finished August 2, 2018
10. Not So Nice Guy by R. S. Grey
11. Losing the Girl (Life on Earth #1) by MariNaomi (Graphic Novel)
• Finished August 3, 2018
12. Sheets by Brenna Thummler (Graphic Novel)
13. Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
14. Burning Up (Flirting with Fire #1) by Jennifer Blackwood
15. Hot Asset (21 Wall Street #1) by Lauren Layne

I made this list a couple of days before August started...and since I'm posting it three days into the month, I've actually finished two of these. ;) 

I'm going to make a note when I finish each book, and I'll add to the list if I add more ARCs to my TBR. ;)

My goal for ARC August is to finish at least 10 books on this list! 

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As I mentioned, this will be my first time participating...and I'm super excited! I have wayyyy too many ARCs to read (both physical and digital), so it's the perfect reason for me to play some serious catch-up! ;)

Are you planning to participate in ARC August? 

If yes, what's on your TBR?

If no, what would you add to your list if you did participate?

10 REASONS WHY I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT FOR ALLEGIANT! #Allegiant @HCCFrenzy

With less than a month to go, I'm getting extremely excited for the release of Allegiant, the last book in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth!

Here are my 10 REASONS WHY I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT FOR ALLEGIANT! And yes, the CAPS are totally necessary! ;D

1. The world-building in the Divergent trilogy is amazing...it feels as if you're right there with Tris and all of the other characters! I definitely can't wait to be there with them again! This trilogy is one of my favourites, and I am so excited to see how it all wraps up...I'm also already excited for a trilogy reread, with no wait time between books!


2. The teasers Harper Collins has been sharing in anticipation of Allegiant's release have certainly teased me, and now I'm ready for a full dose of Allegiant! :D


3. The Transfer, the novella that was released in September from Four's point of view, made me even more eager for Allegiant! Allegiant is in both Tris and Four's points of view, and after getting more of Four's perspective, I'm excited to see how both of their parts fit into the story! :D


4.  Veronica Roth is awesome...seriously, she's awesome. She's one of my favourite authors, and even if this were a new series or a standalone, and not the conclusion to a trilogy that I was already desperately awaiting, I'd still be absolutely eager and dying to read it because I just love her writing and I think she's an amazing storyteller. She also has a really amazing Tumblr. Plus, I was lucky enough to meet her during the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour in 2012, and she's just as awesome in person, too! ;D


5.  I NEED TO FINISH THIS TRILOGY BEFORE THE MOVIE COMES OUT!!! Okay, so this one is just a crazy little book tendency that I have...and I just feel the intense urge to already have the book read by the time I see the movie for Divergent! The movie looks completely amazing, by the way...I was unsure at first, but I am so excited now that my excitement is starting to get ridiculous. :P


6. I've been wanting to read Allegiant since before it even had a title...yup, I was eagerly anticipating this book back when it was UNTITLED (Divergent #3)...you can even see that I was eagerly awaiting it in the book survey post I did for 2012, here. I also raved about Insurgent multiple times. Plus, I've had Allegiant preordered since I was able to preorder it...so I can't wait for my copy to FINALLY arrive!! :D


7.  Divergent was AMAZING! It was an amazing start to the trilogy, and I completely gushed about it (and about Tris & Four :P) in my review back when it was first released...and it's still one of my favourite books!


8. Insurgent was AMAZING, too!!! And just like Divergent, I totally raved about it in my review not long after reading it. It was one of my favourite books of 2012! Seriously, both books were amazing, and immediately after finishing Insurgent, I knew that the wait for Allegiant would feel far too long! :P


9. I NEED MORE FOURTRIS!!!! Yes, I've combined their names because they should not be separated. ;P Anyway, I need more...like now, or you know, when the book comes out, which thankfully is in less than a month!! Can we all just cheer for that right now!!! *insert fangirling here!*


10. And finally! After seeing the movie posters that were just released, and the new promo video I'm even more excited for the movie, which is making me even more excited for Allegiant!!! I can't wait to read the conclusion to this fantastic trilogy! I also am super excited to see Shaliene as Tris, and Theo as Four because in all of the promo movie stuff so far, they look and sound perfect!!! :D

If anyone hasn't seen the awesome movie posters featuring Four and Tris yet (or just wants to stare at them again, like I do :P), here they are!

Are you excited for Allegiant? 

What are some of the reasons that you can't wait for Allegiant?

Top 100 YA List

I'm sure you've seen this around on other blogs already, and like me you've probably been toying with the idea of filling it out. Well, after seeing it on countless blogs that I follow, I decided I'd take my turn. :D

Bold = Ones I've read.

Underlined = Own, but haven't read.

****** = Want to read...really badly!

1. Alex Finn – Beastly
2. Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones
3. Ally Carter – Callagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Ally Condie – Matched
5. Alyson Noel – The Immortals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) ---Still need to read the last one. :P
6. Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills
7. Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
8. Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4)
9. Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)
10. Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
11. Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3)
12. Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)
13. Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14. Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15. Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4)
16. Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2, 3)
17. Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3) ******
18. Christopher Paolini - Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)
19. Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)
20. Colleen Houck – Tigers Saga (1, 2, 3)
21. Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22. Ellen Hopkins – Impulse *******
23. Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
24. Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply
25. Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)
26. Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere
27. Gail Carson Levine – Fairest
28. Holly Black – Tithe (1, 2, 3)
29. J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
30. James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2)
31. James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32. Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why 
33. Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4)
34. Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
35. John Boyne – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36. John Green – An Abundance of Katherines *******
37. John Green – Looking for Alaska *******
38. John Green – Paper Towns *******
39. Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)
40. Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl – Caster Chronicles (1, 2)
41. Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)
42. Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2)
43. Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)
44. Lemony Snicket - Series of Unfortunate Events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
45. Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3) *******
46. Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2, 3)
47. Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
48. M.T. Anderson – Feed
49. Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3)
50. Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
51. Maria V. Snyder – Study (1, 2, 3) *******
52. Markus Zusak - The Book Thief *******
53. Markus Zusak – I am the Messenger
54. Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
55. Mary Ting – Crossroads
56. Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)
57. Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)
58. Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
59. Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
60. Meg Rosoff – How I live now
61. Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) *******
62. Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)
63. Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road
64. Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
65. Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
66. Michael Grant – Gone (1, 2, 3, 4) *******
67. Nancy Farmer – The House of the Scorpion *******
68. Neal Shusterman – Unwind
69. Neil Gaiman – Coraline
70. Neil Gaiman – Stardust
71. Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book
72. P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ) ---I've stopped reading this one tbh.
73. Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)
74. Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
75. Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist *******
76. Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
77. Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) 
78. Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere carnal over 40 winks
79. S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4)
80. Sabrina Bryan and Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip
81. Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride
82. Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key
83. Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever *******
84. Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85. Scott Westerfeld - Leviathan (1, 2)
86. Scott Westerfeld - Uglies (1, 2, 3, 4)
87. Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days
88. Shannon Hale – Princess Academy
89. Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)
90. Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
91. Simone Elkeles – Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)
92. Stephanie Meyer – The Host
93. Stephanie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4)
94. Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
95. Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3)
96. Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1,2,3)
97. Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
98. Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)
99. Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)
100. Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped

As you can see I have a lot of books on here that I haven't actually read yet, but I have read a pretty big chunk I think, so that's good. There are some on here that I want to read so badly...like The Forests of Hands and Teeth, and all of the John Green books, and I'm sure I'll get to them eventually, but I haven't yet. Then there are some I'm not really interested in at all to be honest. Like Maximum Ride...I know people love it, but it just doesn't peak my interest, and as I mentioned about about the House of Night, that one I've stopped reading altogether. I do own the first 7 books though. I just really couldn't stand the series anymore, which made me so sad because I loved Stark...and he was just getting to be a big part of the story, but I just couldn't continue it...honestly, it was like torture for me. Oh, and if you're curious as to why I've only read one book from the Sisterhood of the Traveling pants, it's because we got the first book with the DVD of the movie, and I read it right away, and I just never picked up the ones after. I might someday though because I did like the first one. :)

Okay, so now that I'm done my list...and my rambling, is anybody else up for filling it out??

And if you don't feel like filling it out, are there any on here that you're just dying to read? Any other books that you think should've been on here?  I know I think that there should have been way more...and that some of these probably shouldn't have made it on here if the others didn't, but oh well. And I'm curious, does anyone know where this started from?

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur