The Problem With Forever Tour in Philly

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It's been awhile since I've done a Bookish Events post and that's partly because there haven't been many to go to and also because I've been lazy to post it, lol.

Anyways, yesterday was a JLA event for her newest release, The Problem With Forever, and it was so awesome that she had a tour stop in Philly since it's been a couple months since I last saw her. I brought the hubs along with me and a few of my friends who are also booklovers showed up, so it was a great event all around.

I was with Jen earlier before the event and helped her get all the pre-orders signed.







Of course, I had to get my picture in with Jen before the craziness of the event.



We had an okay crowd, size-wise, with about 40-50 readers attending. It's always nice to see JLA fans and see just how many of her books they bring along with them. There was this one group of teen girls with a ton of books and I adored them because they were so cute.





And I was totally amused when Sarah J Maas showed up and was fangirling as she got her copy of TPWF signed. I love that girl so much!



It was so great seeing some of my bookish friends again and I got to meet Cindy's adorable baby who totally loved me!









I tried to tweet as much as I could during the event. I wanted to Periscope the event, but my phone was dying.

#jla fave read of 2016 so far...PAPER PRINCESS by @authorerinwatt!! 😱 @ninabocci

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

The 1st #ObsidianMovie screenplay had #daemonblack even more of a jerk than he is, lol, so...rewrite!

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

Jen has read the screenplay for #ObsidianMovie & she's happy with it so far! 😱😱😱

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

Jen tried to keep the spine cover font of #everylastbreath as Times New Roman, but it was deemed "too PRN"
...for a PRN book. 😒😑😠

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

.@JLArmentrout fave character is all time that she created is Tink from her Wicked series.

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

In Torn, Tink is marathoning #supernatural & #TheWalkingDead and he's got some theories on those worlds lol #jla

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

JLA originally wanted to work in the behavioral science field of the FBI & she majored in psychology in college. #tpwf

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

The Possibility of Tomorrow was supposed to be about Ainsley and diagnosis of RP, but with the complexity of vision loss & the fact that

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

The topic hits too close to home, Jen decided that won't be what the book will about...😢 #jla

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

The cover of #theproblemwithforever took over 6 months to complete/become approved & B&N had approval rights.

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

ICYMI Torn (Wicked #2) will be out July 19th 💗#jla @JLArmentrout

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

#jla writing schedule -> The Possibility of Tomorrow, Fire in You, The Struggle @JLArmentrout

— Vi (like the letter) (@Vi3tbabe) May 22, 2016

I really enjoyed this event not because there were a few things I learned about JLA that I didn't know before. That's always cool! I'm so sad that I don't know when the next time will be when I see her. I hope I'll see her at least once more before the end of the year.

The Problem With Forever Release Week Blitz

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER - a young adult title about friendship, survival, and finding your voice. This incredible book is available today! Read more about this stunning new novel below and be sure to order your copy today to receive an amazing FREE fan pack while supplies last!

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a riveting new story about friendship, survival, and finding your voice.

For some people, silence is a weapon.

For Mallory “Mouse” Dodge, it’s a shield.

Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime.

Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios she’s imagined, there’s one she never dreamed of—that she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day.

It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet the deeper their bond grows, the more it becomes apparent that she’s not the only one grappling with lingering scars from the past. And as she watches Rider’s life spiral out of control, Mallory must make a choice between staying silent and speaking out—for the people she loves, the life she wants, and the truths that need to be heard.

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# 1 New York Times and #1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing, she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA.

She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

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Blog Tour: Book Review - The Problem With Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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For some people, silence is a weapon. For Mallory “Mouse” Dodge, it’s a shield. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime.

Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios she’s imagined, there’s one she never dreamed of—that she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day.

It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet the deeper their bond grows, the more it becomes apparent that she’s not the only one grappling with the lingering scars from the past. And as she watches Rider’s life spiral out of control, Mallory faces a choice between staying silent and speaking out—for the people she loves, the life she wants, and the truths that need to be heard.

If I could think of one word for this book, it would be SLOW. Maybe, I would add subtle, in terms of the plot and storyline, but yeah, slow. Good god, the pacing of this book had me wondering if JLA was building up to something traumatic or some big revelation that would force the MC’s to come to terms with their past and rise above it. There isn't much in the way of action or even one of those “dramatic revelations” that tends to happen in emotional/realistic fiction novels. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, so to say, and I got nothing, which may be part of the reason why I didn’t enjoy this as much as I was hoping. I guess you kind of get a resolution of sorts when it comes to Mallory facing her fears and her past, but everything is just so subtle!

I wanted to connect with Mallory so much and I tried so hard. Yes, the girl had quite the emotional childhood and it’s left her pretty damaged, and you would think from facing high school and all the drama there, she would have like an emotional breakdown, but then rise from that stronger. That just isn’t the case here and I can’t really say how this story goes down without giving anything away, and truth be told, I don’t feel like there’s much to say storywise. I’m not saying I didn’t like Mallory, because I did, but I don’t feel any particular strong way about her. She’s okay. I honestly felt more of a connection with Ainsley, Mallory’s best friend, and how emotional her story is going to be (this is me hoping JLA will write her story since I can already tell it’s going to be a tough one).

And I really wanted to like Rider, but there just wasn’t anything special about him to make him stand out. Again, he was just okay. He had his cute moments, but he barely made a blip on my radar. I liked him enough, but didn't love him like I hoped. I didn’t get any “feels” from him and no swoonworthy moments. It was very atypical from a JLA guy. Maybe she wanted the subject matter to be the main focus of the book and not the actual romance. If that was the case, then she succeeded.

I’d say, if you’re looking for someone with a troubled past who (very) slowly learns to overcome her fear of public speaking with a bit of a slow-build romance thrown in for good measure, then this might be the book for you. Everything in this book was just so low-key, like a lake with a few small waves here and there. That’s probably the best way I could describe it. I don’t know, when push comes to shove, I will say that I liked it, but it was definitely not my favorite JLA book. It's still worth a read though, so don't knock it until you try it.


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