Today on the blog is about to be a fun time -- we were lucky enough to be part of the I Hate Everyone But You blog tour and we get to share an exclusive excerpt with you guys! We recently read this book and loved it (check out the review here), so we are super excited for this awesome opportunity here today. So without further ado, welcome to the I Hate Everyone But You blog tour!
About The Book
Title: I Hate Everyone But You
Author: Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Hardcover, 352 Pages
Publication Date: September 5th, 2017
Summary: Dear Best Friend,I can already tell that I will hate everyone but you.Sincerely,Ava Helmer(that brunette who won’t leave you alone)
We're still in the same room, you weirdo.Stop crying.G So begins a series of texts and emails sent between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as they head off to their first semesters of college on opposite sides of the country. From first loves to weird roommates, heartbreak, self-discovery, coming out and mental health, the two best friends will document every moment to each other. But as each changes and grows into her new life, will their friendship be able to survive the distance?
Excerpt
THE COMPLETE MORTIFICATION OF AVA HELMER (1999–PRESENT)
1) Birth. I poop inside my mom’s womb. I obviously don’t remember this. But I do remember all the times my mom talked about it at family events.
2) Kindergarten. I try to sit on the teacher’s lap during naptime. She tells me that is inappropriate. In front of the entire class.
3) Third grade. Becky Olsberg and Laura Jenner invite me over for a playdate. We share secrets. I confess that sometimes I eat flowers. They tell everyone that I am secretly a horse trapped in a girl’s body.
4) All of middle school.
5) Jordan F. asks me to come over to his house to ask me about you. (Did I ever tell you this? I knew you hated Jordan F. so I might have kept that as a silent shame until now. Oh, no. What if you DIDN’T hate Jordan F. and I ruined your one shot at true happiness as well as any chance of you staying in California for college? He goes to Stanford. I love him so much.)
6) Prom. You remember.
7) Day 3 of rushing. When I find out that only 3 of 10 houses want me back. EVEN THOUGH THE AVERAGE IS 7! Only getting asked back to 3 houses in the second round is unheard of. I’m mortified.
a. One of those houses, Pi Phi, is like the COOLEST house on campus, so they
have obviously just invited me back to be nice. Or as a cruel joke. (Please refer
to #3 above.) I don’t even want to go back to rush. If I do, I’ll feel like I’m asking for it. (Not sexually; I know women can’t actually do that.) I want to cry, but stupid Jessica won’t leave the room!
A dead person, formerly known as Ava Beth Helmer
P.S. I’m already crying. Just really softly.
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You told me about that Jordan F. thing immediately after it happened. You cried on the way home and I bought you fro-yo. Honestly, I’m the most hurt you don’t remember the fro-yo. I asked for whipped cream and everything.
Take a deep breath and remember: college students are idiots. You wouldn’t trust these girls to make you a coffee, why would you trust their character assessment?
Also, you got asked back to 3 houses! And 1 is cool?! Which is a shock to me because I assumed all sororities are inherently UNCOOL!
Maybe this Pie Phi house is the coolest because they have the smartest girls, and those smart girls are about to see how insanely awesome you are. Ever thought of that? Harry Potter was rejected 8 times
before Bloomsbury published one of the greatest gifts to Muggle kind.
Never give up. Never surrender.
(Unless you realize sororities are lame and YOU don’t want to be a part of THEM.)
Gen
P.S. Now I really want fro-yo.
About The Authors
Allison Raskin & Gaby Dunn are two best friends who live in Los Angeles. They started the comedy YouTube channel Just Between Us in 2014 and have since then spent far too much time together. Gaby’s journalism has appeared in pretty much every major publication and Allison has written some really funny group texts with her family. They hope to die within one hour of each other so neither has to plan a funeral. I Hate Everyone But You is their debut novel.
We'd like to once again thank everyone over at St. Martin's Press for making the review of this book and the participation in this blog tour possible. This was such an excellent, funny, hysterical book and we are so glad that it is hitting the shelves and becoming available to all of you guys! Add this book to your TBR if you haven't already -- we promise you won't regret it!
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