The WWW Wednesday 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?
Currently Reading
I started reading Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley yesterday and so far so good. It’s about a man and women in their twenties who have issues. Hers possibly being a bit more serious (and interesting) as she’s allergic to other people. I do like unique books and this definitely sounds a bit different from the norm 🙂
Unfortunately my audio book Attack of the 50ft. Women by Catherine Mayer returned itself to the library and I haven’t been able to get it back out so it’s on pause for the moment. I am kind of missing having an audio so if you have any recommendations please shout out. I have three free audible books to pick so all suggestions welcome. I was thinking about Game of Thrones to make the most of my freebie (it’s like 30+ hours) 🙂
Recently Finished
I’ve had another really great reading week with four books finished. First up, I’m very happy to say was Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. It was possibly just that I had a physical book and couldn’t cart it around with me but this seriously seemed to take me forever to read. It is slightly longer than my usual reads but it just felt really slow and drawn out. Yep, unpopular opinion time, I didn’t love it. There wasn’t anything particularly bad about it, I just found that I didn’t really care what happened. I also wish I’d known there were spoilers for The Infernal Devices trilogy which I haven’t finished. I do have the next book so I’ll keep going but I may swing back and finish TID first.
Second book finished was Kathy Reich’s latest release Two Nights which I received from NetGalley. I hadn’t read any of Reich’s other books or watched the TV show so I can’t compare but I liked this a lot. It’s been a while since I’ve read this type of book and I’d forgotten what I was missing. This is supposed to be a stand alone with a new main character but I’m kind of hoping she changes her mind and turns this into a series. I liked Sunday Night (yes, that is her name) a lot and while she is a little cliched (bit of an attitude, doesn’t like authority, gets into trouble) I would like to see more of her.
Looking for something a lot lighter, and not involving murder or terrorism, my next book was The Duet by R.S. Grey. It’s a contemporary romance about two singers who are forced by their record label to collaborate on a duet for an awards show. As you can probably guess they initially clash before things get hot and steamy. It’s probably not going to win any prizes for literary greatness but I enjoyed it and it was the kind of book I was in the mood for. I do like to alternate between different genres.
Fourth and final book finished this week was psychological thriller Don’t Close Your Eyes by Holly Seddon. I still haven’t figured out the reason for the title as it’s about twin sisters and their seriously dysfunctional families and relationships but it’s definitely one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve read in a while. I found it completely addictive reading and while it’s not necessarily edge of the seat and action packed it just drew me in completely. I did think the ending was a little bit of a let down (it was all over too quickly) but the writing was brilliant and it had a surprising amount of emotion in it.
Reading Next
I posted my reading list for the Summer TBR Wipeout challenge hosted by Candid Cover at the weekend (here) so whatever book I read next will definitely come from there (well probably). I’m thinking most likely one of these.
It should really be Waiting for Columbus as that’s my RL book club book and the meeting is next Friday but I just don’t fancy it and the reviews are less than encouraging (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest meets Mills and Boon). If anyone has read it and wouldn’t mind giving me details of exactly what happens so I can fake it that would be great 🙂
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Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!
Two Nights and the Duet looks interesting. Here is my post
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Would definitely recommend both. Very different but very enjoyable.
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I vote ROAR! I read it a few weeks ago and loved it. I have been really drawn to lots of dark plot lines recently, not sure why! And I have yet to read any of Cassandra Clare… No particular reason why, just haven’t got around to it! 🙈🙈
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I think it should definitely be Roar next too. I keep seeing the trailer for it everywhere and it looks sooo good. Happy to hear you loved it so much.
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I’ve been eyeing Don’t Close Your Eyes. Enjoy your books, and thanks for sharing. Here’s MY WWW POST
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Don’t eye it. Go get it 🙂 I did really like it and found it much more addictive than I was expecting. The ending was a little bit of a letdown but otherwise would recommend
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The Duet sounds like a light and fun read! Here is my WWW post: https://hersforthereadingsite.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/w-w-w-wednesday-july-5-2017/
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I’ve been really enjoying R.S. Grey books recently and the bonus is that most are on kindle unlimited so I can go nuts. I already have the follow up downloaded.
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Ooooh – the KU tip is great to know!
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Wow, that’s a lot of books in one week! Teach me your ways!
Here’s my post:WWW Wednesday – July 5th!
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haha. I think the only reason there are so many finished is I was halfway through most last week. I would not recommend trying to read multiple books at the same time.
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Too bad Lady Midnight didn’t work out for you! But I’m glad you enjoyed your other reads. And I like the sound of The Duet!! 🙂
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I think I maybe just wasn’t in the right mood for Lady Midnight. Everyone else seems to love it so much but I just found it hard going. Maybe it’ll pick up in the next book.
The Duet is probably not the most memorable of reads but it was a welcome change of genre 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed Two Nights I’ve got a copy to read, and I think I’ll pick up Don’t Close Your Eyes when I get a chance, sounds good!
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Two Nights is a little bit cliched but provided you don’t mind that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. Would definitely recommend Don’t Close Your Eyes, there’s something very disturbing about it and it really draws you in.
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‘Roar’ by Cora Carmack sounds very interesting! We hope you enjoy it 😊.
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I’ve been looking forward to get a copy of Roar ever since I read an excerpt, so I hope you will enjoy it!
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I received it in my FairyLoot box and hadn’t heard of it but now seem to be seeing it everywhere. Looking forward to it.
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I’m going to have to add Close Enough to Touch to my TBR because it sounds right up my street- I love books that add an unusual twist! I’m allergic to a lot of things myself so it speaks to me!
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I finished it yesterday and would definitely recommend. Very sweet and funny but also a little sad.
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I’m going to have to add Close Enough to Touch to my TBR because it sounds right up my street- I love books that add an unusual twist! I’m allergic to a lot of things myself so it speaks to me!
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