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 reading three more titles for the N.E.W.T. readathon… The first is a pending ARC due soon: The Girl Made Of Clay by Nicole Meier. It’s still early days, but it seems to be a fast read. I also started another physical copy and a Dutch translation of Half Bad by Sally Green. I’ve been meaning to read this series for years, so the N.E.W.T.s were a good excuse to finally do so. I have a feeling I would enjoy the story better reading it in English on my kindle, but I also know I really need the practise. 😉 I also started All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin before I realized I needed to read the ARC first.
- WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?
1. The Chaos Of Stars by Kiersten White (2/5 stars) REVIEW 17/09
It doesn’t happen often that I have such an instant dislike of a character, but Isadora pretty much does the trick. What a whiny, annoying, self-centered, arrogant and disrespectful brat! Basically, she managed to enrage me on every single page, and I had to work hard on my breathing techniques to prevent myself from throwing my kindle against the wall. And no, sadly I’m not exaggerating here. Add a case of insta-love and a couple of other YA cliches and you have the gist of what happens in The Chaos Of Stars… I’m adding an extra star just for the occasional appearance of the Egyptian mythology elements the story promised.
2. Toxic by Lydia Kang (3,5/5 stars) REVIEW
Even though science fiction isn’t really my genre, it was actually those elements that stood out for me. Especially Cyclo was fascinating, since the ship was almost like another character with its own development, ’emotions’ and flaws. I could have done without the more cliche romance scenes, and I wasn’t a fan of Hana, but overall I really enjoyed my time with Toxic.
3. Gone To Ground by Rachel Amphlett (4,5/5 stars) REVIEW 16/09
If you are looking for a detective thriller series that keeps delivering, a plot that will keep you guessing until the very end or simply a very engaging and absorbing read, you will find all those things are covered in every single Detective Kay Hunter book. Gone To Ground is no exception and has exactly the same high quality I have become used to. I liked spending more time with my favorite team and while the case they investigate took some time to start rolling, the ending left me completely shocked. I definitely didn’t see that coming! Yet another detective thriller winner and without doubt worth the read.
4. Bang by Barry Lyga (3/5 stars) REVIEW 17/09
I have been meaning to pick up another of Barry Lyga‘s books for ages. The Jasper Dent series is one of my absolute favorites and I had high hopes for Bang, but sadly it wasn’t as good as I hoped. The topic itself is really important, but I felt it was pushed mostly into the background as there was more focus on the whole pizza baking and contemporary romance in general. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, since I’m a huge foodie myself, but the story fell rather flat for me.
5. Hero At The Fall by Alwyn Hamilton (3/5 stars) REVIEW 20/09
This was one of my most anticipated releases, as I loved the first two books and was dying to find out how things would end. It might have been that it has been too long since I read the first two books and didn’t remember all the details, but the fact is that I can’t say I actually enjoyed Hero At The Fall. Amani really annoyed me, with her whole ‘I’m not worthy’ and negative attitude in general. I admire the author for not being afraid to kill of characters George R.R. Martin style, but I do feel some of the deaths were unnecessary and didn’t add anything to the plot. The plot and pace itself were rather slow, and overall I had a hard time keeping myself invested into the story. Such a shame the series had to end this way for me!
- WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL READ NEXT?
I’m going to pick up The Ballroom by Anna Hope next as I’m trying to pass all Hogwarts subjects with at least an Acceptable grade… Afterwards I’ll probably read The Shattered Mountain by Rae Carson first since it’s a novella. Then comes Lies Between Us by Ronnie Turner, which I have been really excited about. I also plan to read Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman soon.
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I’m so curious about that Neil G. Book. I’ve never read one of his before. I need to. Maybe at I read your review. 😉
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Ohhh his books are wonderful!! Neverwhere and The Ocean At The End Of The Lane are my absolute favorites, but who knows, I might have a new one after reading this one. 😉
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Seconding this. Neil is a treasure! Adding American Gods and The Graveyard Book to this list of books of his to read.
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I can recommend those titles as well. 😉
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That’s a lot of books! I always admire people who read so much. I used to be that way until life started to get in the way. Stupid life!
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Don’t let this WWW misguide you, I only manage to read so much because I’m doing a month long readathon at the moment and I’m reading every spare minute I can find. 😉 Have a wonderful day!
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Blast, I have still to read Hero at the Fall but yours is not the first negative review I’ve come across.
Have also been tempted by Chaos of Stars but maybe I won’t rush to read that one.
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I’m still sad I wasn’t able to enjoy Hero At The Fall better… But at least it’s good to know I’m not the only one. I hope it will work out better for you though! And I can not recommend The Chaos Of Stars as I’ve seen mostly negative reviews out there and the MC is truly intolerable. I guess it’s easy to find out how the story will work out for you though, because you will only need to read a couple of pages to discover how you will react to the MC.
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Hmmm…I am gonna wait to read what your thoughts are on “The Girl Made of Clay”. I’m intrigued and am thinking of adding it to my TBR list. Here is my WWW post if interested: https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2018/09/12/www-wednesdays-september-12-2018/
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I managed to finish it last night and I can’t say it was a favorite of mine… It mostly had to do with the lack of connection to the characters though, so the story can go either way depending on how you react to them.
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Hmmm…I’m normally the kind of reader that has to have a connection with the characters to like the book, so this may not be the one for me.
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Oooo I cannot wait to see what you think of Norse Mythology! Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. Not sure what format you have, but audiobook is definitely the way to go with a NG book since he narrates them himself. He is brilliant!
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Oh shoot I really wish I had an audiobook version now! Although I admit the few attempts at audiobooks weren’t exactly successful. xD I am really excited about Norse Mythology though as he’s one of my favorite authors as well.
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Wow you’ve read a lot of books, more than I could read anyway 😛 Norse Mythology is one I really want to try sometime but knowing me my tbr will always be too full 😉
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I know the feeling! I have so many books that have been on my TBR for years, and I just know many of them will be on there for another long period. 😉
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The Girl Made of Clay sounds like it’ll be a good book. Hopefully it is! Sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy The Chaos of Stars, but I understand how enraging a character can be to ruin your experience. Happy reading! 🙂
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The Girl Made Of Clay wasn’t for me, but that was mostly because it’s a character driven story and the characters weren’t for me… I’ve seen positive ratings as well. Happy reading!
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