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’ve finally picked up most-anticipated release The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, which I’ve been wanting to read ever since I first heard about it. I’ll also be starting I Am The Night by Ethan Cross, one of my final August ARCs and a serial killer thriller that is being republished. I hope to finish both before the end of the month!
- WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?
1. Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks (4/5 stars) BLOG TOUR REVIEW 03/08
Look out for my full review during my stop of the blog tour!!
2. The Bookish Life Of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (4,5/5 stars) REVIEW 08/08
I have been craving a good contemporary, and I admit that I have been eyeing The Bookish Life Of Nina Hill for a while now. I love bookish elements in my stories, and this book sounded like a perfect fit… And I definitely ended up having a brilliant time with this story. As I already expected, Nina was easy to like and relate to, and I loved getting to know her better. The writing itself is super engaging and I literally flew through this story.
3. Playing Nice by JP Delaney (4/5 stars) REVIEW
I’ve been meaning to try JP Delaney‘s writing for a long time now, and even bought a physical copy of The Girl Before last year so I would finally do so… But somehow his titles have always slipped through the cracks so far. I was delighted when my request for his newest title Playing Nice was approved, because it ment that I now had the guarantee I would finally do so as I’m a sucker for sticking to deadlines… And I most definitely enjoyed my first experience with his writing. Well written, suspenseful, intense, shocking… Playing Nice is a more than solid psychological thriller.
4. The Switch by Beth O’Leary (AUDIO& REREAD) (4/5 stars) REVIEW 09/08
I had actually read The Switch already in June, but as I really enjoyed my time with both Eileens the first time around and I kept hearing how wonderful the audiobook was, I just couldn’t resist trying this format too. I must say that I think I liked my experience with this story even more the second time around! The audiobook version is indeed marvelous and fits the story very well.
5. The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (4,5/5 stars) BLOG TOUR REVIEW 18/08
Look out for my full review during my stop of the blog tour!!
6. Sight Unseen by Sandra Ireland (4/5 stars) BLOG TOUR REVIEW 12/08
Look out for my full review during my stop of the blog tour!!
- WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL READ NEXT?
I really need to get those final five 20 Books Of Summer titles in as I won’t be having that much time to read in August… We have almost reached the painting/cleaning stage of our home improvement project (next Monday if all goes well), and I will hardly be having spare time to read during probably at least the first two-three weeks of August with the move after and all. First up is Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, which I’ve been wanting to read for a long time now. Then it’s back to the final two August ARCs and blog tours: When I Was You by Amber Garza and The Last To Know by Jo Furniss. My newest TBR jar pick Dead Girls Don’t Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf will probably have to wait until at least mid August, as I really don’t have time for it right now (and I also have a bunch of other reads I want to read first 😉 ).
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I’m really looking forward to listening to The Switch! xx
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I hope you will enjoy it too! The narrators are brilliant. xx
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Glad to see you enjoyed The Night Swim as much as I did!
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Oh yay I’m happy to hear that! I’ve seen some mixed thoughts floating around, so it’s good to know someone else ended up loving it too. 😉
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I’ll definitely have to listen to The Switch when I get to it. I’m curious to see what you think of The Glass Hotel. I’m hoping to read that soon. Glad to see that all of your recent reads were at least 4 stars!
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The Switch is brilliant on audio! The Glass Hotel didn’t really work for me in the end, although I’m not sure if it might just not be the right story for me right now. I’ve been lucky with my choices otherwise lately though! xx
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I really need to read The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. I have seen reviews that were good for it and now you say you enjoyed it. Off I go to the library request page!
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Oh yay, I hope you will enjoy The Bookish Life Of Nina Hill too! As long as you’re able to connect to her character, you will have a brilliant time. xx
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So happy you enjoyed both The Switch and Nina Hill 😊, I’m going to listen to The Switch soon, it will be a reread but I love a good British narration.
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The Switch audio was a reread for me too, but I couldn’t resist the audio as people kept telling me the narrators were brilliant. I hope you will enjoy it! xx
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Were they brilliant? 😁 either way I’m looking forward to it
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Oh they were! Especially the grandma Eileen voice, although both did a fantastic job. xx
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Awesome 😁
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Yay! You loved Nina💜 Great titles, Yvo!
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I’m so happy I finally got the chance to read it! xx
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I’m glad you ended up liking The Night Swim more than I did! I am really looking forward to reading The Switch.
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I do confess I kept my expectations low after your review just in case… I think The Night Swim is one of those books that either works for you or falls flat. I hope you will enjoy The Switch! xx
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Looks like you’ve been reading some great ones lately! I am super intrigued by the cover of The Last To Know. Can’t wait to read your thoughts on that one.
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I’ve been lucky with my choices lately indeed! I’ve heard fantastic things about The Last To Know so I can’t wait to read it; I’ll probably pick it up during the weekend. xx
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The Last to Know sounds really intriguing!
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I’m looking forward to that one! I’ve heard great things about it so far. xx
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I definitely want to read The Glass Hotel!!
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I hope you will enjoy it when you pick it up! xx
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Now I can’t wait to read Night Swim next week. Have a fab week and happy reading.
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I hope it will be a good one for you as well! Happy reading. xx
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it looks like you read a lot of great books this past week!
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Last week was definitely a good one. xx
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