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?
I’m currently still reading The Merchant’s Pearl by Amie O’Brien, a historical fiction ARC set in the Ottoman empire of the late 19th century. I can’t wait to dive into Each Little Lie by Tom Bale afterwards though. I have been reading less mystery/thrillers than usual this month and I’m really missing them! And after loving his other book last year, I can’t wait to read his newest story. I haven’t made progress with Little Women though, mostly because I finished part one last week and I haven’t decided yet whether to just review that part separately or read part two as well and review it as a whole. I’m not enjoying it as much as I thought I would and it’s taking longer than expected, so I’m not sure what to do…
- WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?
1. The Book Of Whispers by Kimberley Starr (2/5 stars) REVIEW
I like stories with a medieval setting and I was definitely looking forward to The Book Of Whispers, but in the end it just wasn’t for me and not just because of the demon overload. The writing style, the demon descriptions, the characters, the romance… There was a lot that unfortunately didn’t work for me and the historical setting couldn’t make up for this. The idea behind The Book Of Whispers is very original though and it must have been a lot of work to mix both elements. There is no doubt this story had a lot of potential…
2. Can’t Buy Forever by Susan Laffoon (1,5/5 stars) REVIEW
I was actually looking forward to Can’t Buy Forever as the blurb sounded quite interesting, but unfortunately I ended up having a completely different experience instead. I won’t repeat all the details I’ve mentioned above since I’ve already talked about each point extensively, but it does become clear it was far too easy to find things that didn’t work for me in the story. Was it just me or is the book to blame as well? I won’t be the judge to read the sentence, but at least I’ve put in my two cents.
3. Four Days by Jamie Campbell (3/5 stars) REVIEW
Four Days is without doubt less of a romance story and more of a road trip and sports-focused contemporary read. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the local scenery and the writing style was quite enjoyable to read. I liked the Dutch words popping up every once in a while and how sports played such an important role throughout the story. I wasn’t sure about the characters though and the steamy scenes were a huge turn off for me. But like I said before, if you don’t mind those you will probably enjoy this story a lot!
4. The Weight Of Lies by Emily Carpenter (4,5/5 stars) REVIEW 22/06
I requested a copy of this story after seeing various glowing reviews and I will definitely be adding another one to the mix tomorrow. After a few mediocre reads, I finally found something again that was able to grab my full attention! I loved the Kitten chapters in between the ‘normal’ ones and the story itself is intriguing. I found myself eagerly turning the pages to try and find out what her mother was hiding and what secrets the island hides… Very good psychological thriller indeed! More in my review tomorrow. 😉
- WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL READ NEXT?
I have more pending ARCs to get to, but luckily the pile seems a little smaller now… So I’m keeping my fingers crossed nothing interesting will come up for a while so I can get to my own books instead. 😉 I need to read The Lost Book Of The Grail by Charlie Lovett, an ARC that was approved a day before it was archived so naturally I didn’t get to it on time. xD I might read What To Say Next by Julie Buxbaum first thought because it has been calling my name ever since I was granted a copy! I also need another dose of mystery/thriller and want to pick up one of my own titles instead of an ARC just this once: Now You See Me by S.J. Bolton. Slip by David Estes is still high on my list as well.
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Love the sound of The Weight of Lies! Glad to hear you enjoyed that after a few mediocre reads!
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The Weight Of Lies was such a good psychological thriller! Definitely made up for the mediocre reads. 😀
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I really want to read What To Say Next. It sounds so good and like something I’ll really enjoy! Have fun reading all of those books! 😀
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After Tell Me Three Things I really can’t wait for What To Say Next! Somehow Julie Buxbaum is able to convince me to love a genre I’m normally not really into haha. Happy reading!
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I haven’t read Tell Me Three Things yet, but I have a copy. I need to read it ASAP!
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It was SO good! And I normally don’t even care that much for the genre haha.
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Ooh you have had some rather mediocre reads this week! I’m glad things are looking up!
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So far my current reads seem to be better than last week, so fingers crossed this week will be better. 😉
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Ouch, I’m sorry so many of your reads this past week have been so meh. Hopefully The Merchant’s Pearl is making up for them, and may a good streak begin!
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I’m keeping my fingers crossed this week’s reads will be better! So far they look promising. 🙂
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Wow! Lots of great books you got there! Sorry you didn’t enjoy Book of Whispers. I hope you find a book that’s better next week!
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My current reads are a lot better so far so I’ll keep my fingers crossed! I hope you will enjoy your books this week. 🙂
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Thanks! I hope so too!
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The Weight Of Lies by Emily Carpenter continues to call my attention & your rating is def a motivating factor, will def have to check that one out. Each Little Lie by Tom Bale also is appealing to me & adding to TBR for the fall when i read all my thrillers. Happy reading 🙂
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I can definitely recommend The Weight Of Lies! And if Each Little Lie is anything close as good as All Fall Down it will be another recommendation as well. 😉 Happy reading!
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Little Women is definitely a slower paced read. It’s one of those books I think you need to be in the mood for. Maybe give the second part a go on audio?
I am looking forward to see what you think of The Lost Book Of The Grail… I’ve had my eye on it 🙂 Happy reading!
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Yeah I’ve definitely discovered that… I have a pile of ARC with the publishing dates coming up so I’ll probably leave part two for July, but I might just try to get an audio version instead (since it worked so well with Wuthering Heights). Happy reading!
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I read The Book of Whispers this month as well and it was not for me either. It is a shame. That tittle made me very excited.
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Same here! I love bookish titles and I was definitely looking forward to it… Shame it wasn’t for us.
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