Thank you to RT Teen Day, I'm thrilled to share an interview with one of this year's YA authors, Jennifer L. Armentrout!
Chatting and hanging out with readers, of course!
Who doesn't love a good romance? Whether it's the driving force of the story or snuck off to the side, I'm always up for it! What appeals to you about including romance in your stories?
To me, romance symbolizes hope. That no matter what is going on in the story, if there are battles between aliens or an evil government, romance is the hope of a story. It is proof that everyone deserves a happily ever after.
What are some of your favorite romance tropes? For example, I love the enemies to lovers trope!
Enemies to lovers is so much fun. I also love best friends to lovers.
Who are some of your all time favorite fictional couples? Books, movies, comics... whatever!
Feyre and Rhysand, Ella and Reed, Scully and Mulder
Obviously I think Young Adult books are simply incredible. I love the variety and the quality. What's you're favorite part of being an author of young adult books?
YA deals with a lot of firsts -- first love, first hate, first kiss, first lust, first heartbreak and grief. There's something magical about getting to experience those firsts over and over.
If you could spend a day inside the world of any book, which would you choose and why?
Black Dagger Brotherhood. That's not a YA series, but I'd love to hang out with the vampire brothers.
What have you been reading or recommending lately?
I was lucky enough to read A Court of Wings and Ruin (comes out 5/2), the final book in the ACOTAR series, and if you haven't read those books yet, DO IT. It's the perfect blend of fantasy and romance.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Lena Wise is always looking forward to tomorrow, especially at the start of her senior year. She's ready to pack in as much friend time as possible, to finish college applications and to maybe let her childhood best friend, Sebastian, know how she really feels about him. For Lena, the upcoming year is going to be one of opportunities and chances.
Until one choice, one moment, destroys everything.
Now Lena isn't looking forward to tomorrow. Not when friend time may never be the same. Not when college applications feel all but impossible. Not when Sebastian could never forgive her for what happened.
For what she let happen.
With the guilt growing each day, Lena knows that her only hope is to move on. But how can she move on when tomorrow isn't even guaranteed?
Jennifer's newest YA release, IF THERE'S NO TOMORROW will be released on September 5th, 2017 from Harlequin Teen. You can pre-order the book from Amazon and add it to your TBR list on Goodreads. Read an excerpt from it on EW, here.
ABOUT JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT
#1 New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer L. Armentrout Lives in West Virginia.
All the rumors you heard about her state aren’t true.
Well, mostly. When she's not hard at work writing, she spends her time, reading, working out, watching zombie movies, and pretending to write.
She is the author of the Covenant Series (Spencer Hill Press), the Lux Series (Entangled Teen), Don't Look Back (Disney/Hyperion) and a yet untitled novel (Disney/Hyperion), and new YA paranormal series with Harlequin Teen.
Jennifer also writes New Adult and Adult romance under the pen name J. Lynn. The Gamble Brothers Series (Tempting the Best Man/Tempting the Player) and Wait for You. Under her pen name, she is published with Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
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Gosh, I still haven't read any books by this author. But she seems pretty awesome :) Hopefully reading something by her one day ;p Lovely post Katie. <3
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