The WWW Wednesdays meme is currently hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do a weekly update on what you’ve been reading and what you have planned.
To take part all you have to do is answer the following three questions:
- What are you currently reading?
- What did you recently finish reading?
- What do you think you’ll read next?
Here’s this weeks WWW.
Currently Reading
I’m almost finished The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon which I received from NetGalley. It’s a contemporary YA romance about two teenagers, Daniel and Natasha who come from very different backgrounds but meet by chance (or is it fate?) on the day where Daniel has an admission interview for a college he doesn’t really want to go to and Natasha is facing deportation. They have nothing in common but could change each others life.
As it’s set in New York and is about a couple of teenagers I have to admit I did a lot of comparing to Dash and Lily at the start which was completely unfair. It does have it’s cutesy moments but deals a lot more with cultural differences, racism and bigotry. Now that I’m further into the story I’m loving it a lot.
Recently Finished
It’s been a bit of a mixed week for me with a fantastic book, a truly terrible read and something decidedly average.
First up was The Score by Elle Kennedy which is the third book in her Off Campus series. It’s a new adult romance about a girl who after breaking up with her long term boyfriend gets involved with a bad boy hockey player. It was an ok read but I didn’t think there was anything particularly stand out about it. Thankfully having just finished Heartless by Marissa Meyer and suffering from a major book hangover it was exactly what I needed.
After The Score I still didn’t want to start anything good so picked up The Swarm by Christopher Pearson (basically it fit a challenge I was doing). It’s a horror story with swarms of mutant bugs attacking people everywhere. I’d describe it as the worst book ever written but I suspect that would just encourage more people to read it 🙂 It’s like a bad B movie or a teenage boy trying to come up with the most over the top gory book ever. Unfortunately it’s not even so bad it’s kind of good. It’s just bad.
The final book of the week was the one that I’ve been looking forward to for what feels like forever, Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. It’s the follow up to Six of Crows and is a mixture of young adult fantasy and a clever heist story. I absolutely love Bardugo’s writing, there is something about it that draws you in, but the highlight for me was the relationship between the characters and all the little moments of humor.
Reading Next
Not 100% sure at the moment but I think my plan is still to read Love You to Death by Caroline Mitchell and What Light by Jay Asher next. I received both from NetGalley and am really excited about them as they sound really good in very different ways. I also have my next real life book club read to make a start on, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. I haven’t been massively impressed with the book club choices so far but have higher hopes for this one.
Have you read any of the books above or have any other book you’d recommend? Leave comments and links below.
Happy Wednesday everyone.
A Bookish Life 
Swarm does sound terrible lol. I will stay away from that one. I also got Love you to Death. It sounds really good so I am tempted to skip my next reads and just get to it. Enjoy all your books this week. Happy reading 🙂
Here’s my WWW:https://ahavenforbooklovers.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/www-wednesday-october-27th-2016/
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I was wary of even putting Swarm in my WWW in case it encouraged someone to read it 😉
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I love things that are so bad they’re good but The Swarm definitely sounds like it’s in the “so bad it’s bad” category!
I didn’t love Everything, Everything so I have been sort of holding off on The Sun is Also a Star but it sounds like it might be a really good read so I may have to bump it up my TBR!
Here’s my WWW Wednesday
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I haven’t actually read Everything Everything so I’m afraid I don’t know how the compare. It’s definitely different from the usual YA contemporary romances.
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Yes! Crooked Kingdom is amazing.
Here is my list: https://darnellouis.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/www-wednesday-oct-25th-2016/
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The title of Elegeance of the Hedgehog has my attention alone!
I’m reading the last in Bardugo’s Grisha trilogy and then moving on to her Six of Crows duology! I can’t wait because I keep hearing amazing things 🙂
Happy Reading ❤
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Six of Crows is brilliant but it’s definitely worth reading the trilogy first as a couple of characters do make an appearance 🙂
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I just finished Ruin & Rising last night and now I can’t wait to move to the duology 😄!
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I need to find time to read Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom! I’m so intrigued with those books because everybody seems to love them!
Thanks for dropping by my WWW earlier! 🙂
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They are excellent reads. I love Leigh Bardugo’s writing so much. Her world building is incredible
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I hope you read The Goal even though you didn’t fall in love with The Score. I loved it so much!
My WWW Wednesday.
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The Score was OK. It’s just so similar to a lot of other books. I will no doubt read the others in the series at some point
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I’ve preordered The Sun is Also A Star and I’m really excited to read it 😀 http://www.curious-daisy.com/www-wednesdays/www-wednesday-october-26-2016/
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I think you’ll really enjoy it.
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Glad to hear you’re enjoying your current read so much. I’m intrigued by that title, and the themes featured, so will have to look in to that. I hope you enjoy your upcoming books 🙂
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I hope you liked Crooked Kingdom. The second book in a series always has expectations and can often disappoint. Happy reading and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!
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It was really, really good and definitely lived up to expectations
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Ahaha, The Swarm sounds hilarious. Hope you enjoy Crooked Kingdom. I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about it. I’ve got both it and Six of Crows reserved at the library, so hopefully I’ll get to see what all the fuss is about soon enough.
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I wish it had been funny 🙂 It wasn’t helped by the fact the writing was bad.
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The cover is the reason I haven’t bought Elle Kennedy’s books yet. I really want to read this series but I just don’t get the cover. Okay, so I’m staying away from The Swarm! But at least you had one great read too 🙂 Happy reading!
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You make me look forward to Crooked Kingdom even more! I’m going to make time for it next month no matter what. And I have Love You To Death on my TBR pile as well… Some time soon. I hope you will enjoy your books and happy reading!
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