WWW WEDNESDAYS is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World Of Words and is all about answering the three questions below.
- WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
Both current reads I’ve only started recently, so I can’t say too much about them yet other than that they will both help complete challenges. The first is All The Birds In The Sky by Charlie Jane Anders, a very interesting sounding mix of science fiction with romance I’m really looking forward to continue even though I’m not impressed by what I’ve read so far. The second book I’ve started is set during the Civil War: Fallen Land by Taylor Brown. I’m not too far into the story, but so far it looks promising as well.
- WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?
A recent knee injury basically left me sitting on my butt all day, so I managed to finish a lot of books since last week.
* The first book I finished was Random by Tom Leveen, which turned out to be a really quick and interesting read about the consequences of (cyber)bullying. Definitely recommended!
* I then picked up Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley, a book I was really looking forward to but turned out to be a bit disappointing. It was too religious to my taste, read a bit slow and it took a long time for the two different storylines to connect and make sense.
* I then read Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom which was entertaining enough, although the love triangle slightly spoiled the story for me. It’s one of the first books with a blind main character I’ve read though (All The Light We Cannot See being the first as far as I can remember.)
* I was in the mood for non fiction so I read Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon afterwards, which turned out to be brilliant. Highly entertaining and relatable and definitely something I would recommend to anyone trying to be creative.
* I then realized that even though I quite a few of Katie Alender‘s books on my TBR, I never actually read any of them, so I picked up Famous Last Words. I really enjoyed this horror/ghost story and would have given it an even higher rating if it weren’t for the annoying love triangle.
* The last book I managed to finish is Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch, which turned out to be a disappointment. I enjoyed the first book and the love triangle didn’t bother me that much back then, but the sequel is different. Both the main character Meira and the love triangle really started to bother me, the pace slowed down quite a bit and the plot was all over the place… I don’t like her new mission and the many ‘plot twists’ didn’t really make sense other than being able to confuse you more. More about my complains in the full review…
- WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL READ NEXT?
I want to pick up A Darker Shade Of Magic by V.E. Schwab (and the sequel A Gathering Of Shadows), but after I finished Ice Like Fire I needed a little time off before I start another fantasy read. Random question: does ADSOM have a love triangle? Because I really don’t think I can take another love triangle right now…
Other books I have been wanting to read that aren’t fantasy and I will probably pick up first are The Girl In The Ice by Robert Bryndza and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah… My new TBR jar pick is still The Conspiracy Of Us by Maggie Hall.
Hope your injury heals soon (though, what is a bit of injury when you could read books all day? =p)
I’ve read mixed reviews about All the Birds in the Sky. I’ve read the first pages then put it on hold for other books.
And while you’re sick of love triangles, I’m aching for one. Like, a good one. lol Happy reading!
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Haha true; it did make me finish tons of books since last week. 😉 And I’m not sure what to think of All The Birds In The Sky… I thought it was an adult novel, but the beginning reads more like a middle grade story. I’m going to keep reading just to see where things go, since a lot of reviews mentioned it’s a ‘weird’ story in the first place.
And I’m probably not the best person to ask for a book with a good love triangle haha, but I agree that when they’re well done I don’t really mind them. Happy reading!
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I hurt my foot (my horse stood on it) a couple of months ago and I’m still struggling to walk so I feel your pain. It is good having an excuse to sit around and read all day though 😉
No love triangle in ADSOM so you should be ok.
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Ouch! Luckily my knee isn’t that bad this time and I should go back to walking normally by next week or so… But I understand your pain; I had a pretty bad ankle injury a few years back that left me limping for months. At least we’re able to read more so that’s something. 😉
I’m glad to hear ADSOM doesn’t have a love triangle! I will definitely pick it up soon then. 😀
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You´re the first person I´ve even seen say that Where Things Come Back is disappointing. Everyone and their seems to love yet I feel no particular interest in picking it up. Happy reading! https://ireadboooks.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/www-wednesday-april-6-2016/
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It’s not necessarily a bad read, but it just wasn’t for me. Too religious, two storylines that don’t connect until the very end and characters I wasn’t convinced by… Not as good as I would have hoped. I guess it won’t be the first time I end up having an unpopular opinion about a book haha. 😉
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I really liked The Girl in the Ice but then I gelled quite quickly with the lead character which helped. Hope your knee is fully recovered soon!
Here’s my WWW – http://bookboodle.co.uk/2016/04/06/www-wednesday-april-6th 🙂
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I’m really looking forward to The Girl In The Ice! It sounds exactly like the read I need right now. And I ‘should’ be back to normal by next week, thanks! 😀
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I can’t wait to hear what you think of A Darker Shade of Magic 🙂
And I love the title of Steal Like An Artist. I’m going to have to check that one out!
Here’s my WWW: https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/www-wednesday-6th-april-2016/
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I’m looking forward to finally read both books! And Steal Like An Artist is definitely worth reading; full of interesting advice and facts.
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The Nightingale – YES!!!!!
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I can’t wait to finally read it! 😀
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Ooh I really enjoyed The Girl in the Ice, hopefully you will too! Definitely going to give Ice Like Fire a go as it sounds really good and a novel I haven’t heard much about before!
Here’s my WWW post! http://snazzybooks.com/2016/04/06/www-wednesday-6-april-2016/
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Good to hear you enjoyed The Girl In The Ice; I’m really looking forward to it! Ice Like Fire wasn’t nearly as good as Snow Like Ashes, but the worldbuilding is without doubt interesting. 🙂
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I am sorry about your knee injury.Are you better now?I hope so.
I haven’t read any of the books on your list but I look forward to your review of The Girl in the Ice.It has been reccomended to me a couple of times.
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I should be back to walking normally next week, thanks! 🙂 The Girl On The Ice sounds like a really good mystery/thriller, so I’m having high hopes for that one.
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I hope that you will like it.Glad your knee is getting better.Quick recovery and happy reading.
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I hope your knee heals quickly! Both of those books you are currently reading have gorgeous covers! I need to check both of them out. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on A Darker Shade of Magic. People rave so much about it so I bought it a month ago but haven’t had time to start it yet.
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Thanks! I should be back to walking normal next week… All The Birds In The Sky isn’t quite what I was expecting, but a lot of reviews did call it a ‘weird’ read so I’m curious to find out how things continue…
I have been wanting to read A Darker Shade Of Magic for so long now and I don’t think I’ve seen a negative review out there so far… Hopefully it doesn’t disappoint.
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I’m sure other people have already answered this, but there is no love triangle in either ADSoM or its sequel, so don’t worry about picking it up.
I’m glad you were able to get a lot of reading in, but I hope your knee feels better now!
Thanks for visiting my WWW post, and happy reading!
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Now I know ADSOM doesn’t have a love triangle I will definitely pick both books up soon! Happy reading and thanks! 😀
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I really liked Not If I See You First, but I wasn’t too thrilled about the love triangle. The love triangle was a bit weird too. I really hope to read A Darker Shade of Magic soon!
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Yes me too! I think that’s the only thing that really bothered me about Not If I See You first…
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I hope you like ‘A Darker Shade of Magic’ enough to forget about your knee injury. Feel better, soon! Happy reading and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!
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Thanks! I’m really looking forward to start reading it soon. Happy reading and thanks for hosting!
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Hope your knee gets better soon! I injured my leg at work a couple of week ago, it had me stay on the couch all day, I loved it xD
I am sensitive to cyberbullying so I am adding Random to my TBR.
I hope you get a nice reading week 🙂
Here’s my WWW https://chocolatenwafflesblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/this-week-in-books-april-6th-2016/
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Thanks! Needing to ‘rest’ my knee is one of the best excuses to read all day lol, although I can’t wait to walk normally again. 😉 If you’re interested in books about cyberbullying, definitely read Random! Other interesting titles on the (cyber)bullying I’ve read so far would be Tease, Thirteen Reasons Why and Nothing Everything Nothing…
I hope you’ll enjoy your books this week!
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I’ll check them out, thanks! 🙂 Happy reading week!
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Ooo! The Nightingale was so good! I hope you love it. (Just letting you know it’s a little slow to start but WAY worth it.) Happy Wednesday!
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I can’t wait to start reading it! I always enjoy a good WWII story and this one sounds perfect. Happy reading!
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I’ve heard good things about The Nightingale. Hope you’ll enjoy that 🙂
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I’m looking forward to it! 🙂
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