I have tons of ARCs that I would really like to get to this month and thought, why not join ARC August to give myself a little motivation? ARC August was created and is hosted by Octavia and Shelly @ Read. Sleep. Repeat. This TBR contains more books than I have been getting to in a month, but I am crossing my fingers that some kind of reading god possesses me and I check off most of these as a result. You might notice that all these books are by Latinx authors and that’s because I just can’t help it, I get excited about so many. Covers are linked to Goodreads.
The TBR:
1. Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova – I am reading this right now and love Rose’s voice and the world Zoraida has created.
2. Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera – A Orpheus and Eurydice retelling with Afro-Latinx characters? Yes please. I requested this one from NetGalley the moment it was available.
3. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez – I am so excited to be a part of the blog tour for this one in September. This one is about an Argentinian soccer player.
4. Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro – I have to tell myself to be patient when it comes to this one because I am so excited and have come close to throwing my whole TBR out the window so I can get to this one already. We don’t get a lot of magical realism novels in YA and this also has horror elements **squeals in excitement**
5. Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar – I am a huge fan of Aida’s debut The Moon Within and am really excited to read her second MG novel. She is also one of the kindest authors around and if you haven’t gotten a chance to read her stuff, I encourage you to do so.
6. Miss Meteor by Anna-Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejia – I kind of poured my heart out in an email and HarperTeen showed mercy on me and sent me on ARC of this one. You have not idea how excited I am for this collaboration.
7. Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz – I don’t think it’s likely that I will get to this one this month, but if I have time, I am tackling this dragon book.
Are you participating in ARC August? What’s an ARC that you are hoping to get to soon?
A Kernel of Nonsense 
Good luck with ARC August! It looks like you have a lot of great sounding books to choose from. If I wasn’t in this never-ending reading slump, I would totally participate because I have a bunch of ARCs I really need/want to get to.
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Thank you so much! I hope your slump ends soon ❤
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This is such a great list! I’m super excited for Furia too
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Thank you so much! I am really looking forward to that one too.
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Good luck with ARC August! I’m attempting to do it as well this year 🙂
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Thank you! You should join, it’s a great motivator.
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I can’t wait to see your thoughts on Wayward Witch! Happy reading and good luck with the challenge.
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I just finished it and loved Rose’s story. Thank you so much, Lauren!
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So many pretty covers! Lots of luck with the challenge!
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Thank you ❤
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Good luck getting on top of your ARCs! I need to start Waywad Witch soon.
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Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Good luck! I really want to read Miss Meteor and Blazewrath Games when they come out ❤
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I hope you enjoy both when they come out!
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I’ve just added nearly all of these books to my TBR because I didn’t realise half of them were coming out so thank you! Sort of a thank you because my TBR is very long 😀 But I hope you have a great reading month.
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Yay, I hope you enjoy them. Thank you!
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I really want to read Wayward Witch; loved the first two. Furia is on my wish list, so I can’t wait to see what you think!!! I hope you can get through most of these. I’m doing ARC August too but I haven’t shared a full list of books I want to read because there are SO many – I don’t know what I’ll get through, but I’m doing my best.
-Lauren
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I hope you enjoy the conclusion of the Brooklyn Brujas series when it comes out. I hope you enjoy whatever you get to for ARC August.
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