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 Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly on Monday and I am absolutely loving it. It’s kind of a what happened to the “ugly” stepsisters after Ella married the prince story and has a strong feminist theme to it. I have a lot of sympathy for main character Isabelle and her sister Octavia, both are incredibly likeable but just don’t fit what’s expected of them.
I’m also still working my way through The Mine by Antti Tuomainen but progress has been slow (mostly due to wandering off and reading other books). I do like the writing but the story isn’t especially gripping (and I’ve been tired) so it hasn’t been holding my attention.
On audio I’m still listening to Armada by Ernest Cline but I fear I’m only halfway through and about to lose my loan. I’ve been having car trouble over the last week so not much driving (or minimal use of electrical things whilst driving). Looks like I’m either going to have to use an audible credit or wait a few weeks to get it back. I was really enjoying it.
Recently Finished
Only one book finished this week, Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean. I had high hopes for this one but I’m afraid it turned out to be a bit of a let down. It started well and there is a lot to like about it but there were a lot of pacing issues and characters just weren’t fully developed. I suspect it would have worked better if the author had expanded it out into two books or made the whole thing simpler. As it is it feels pretty rushed and there’s no real emotional investment. You can read my full review here.
Reading Next
I’ve been doing pretty well at sticking to my Spring TBR so far (I know it’s only been a week) so I think I’m going to try and keep going with it. I do seem to have been reading quite a bit of fantasy lately so despite being tempted to carry on and read The Queen’s Resistance next I think I should switch to something completely different. I’m kind of leaning towards Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating or Wolfhunter River.
Have you read any of the books on my list this week? Any others you’d recommend? As always please feel free to leave comments and links below.
Happy Reading ❤
A Bookish Life 
Haha, I love putting together TBR lists but hardly ever stick to them unless I’ve included books I MUST read for blog tours.
Here’s my WWW link: https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/www-wednesdays-20th-march-19/
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My TBR is something like 90% ARCs although have to confess I’m already a bit late on most of them. I’m always wary of signing up for blog tours for that very reason. I’m terrible at sticking to a reading plan, I’m too much of a mood reading magpie (I’m attracted to the new and shiny).
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Great post! I just added Stepsister to my TBR. It looks really awesome! I need to also read Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating because I LOVED The Unhoneymooners.
Here’s mine if you’re interested: https://thereadingchemist.com/2019/03/20/www-wednesday-20-march-2019/
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Yay. It really is awesome. I’m at that stage now where I can’t wait to find out how it all ends but don’t want it to be over 😦
The Unhoneymooners is on my TBR, I do enjoy Christina Lauren’s books.
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I’m curious about Stepsister and The Queen’s Resistance. Enjoy! Here’s MY WWW POST
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Stepsister is absolutely brilliant. I’m currently around the 80% mark and cannot recommend enough. Think it’s going to be one of my fave books of the year.
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I adored Josh & Hazel! That one was so much fun, so if you’re in the mood for a fun book pick that one up. I also have Wolfhunter River to read. I’m thinking of reading it next, too. Depends on my mood.
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I think I may have said this before, but I loved Josh and Hazel. It’s so good – enjoy!
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I usually feel a little torn between reading what I really want to and changing up genres too. I want to start another Discworld book soon, but I’m currently in the middle of two fantasy/sci-fi books, so that’s giving me pause. I try not to harp on myself too much about it though. Happy reading!
https://musewithmeblog.com/2019/03/20/www-wednesday-march-20-2019/
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I have the Christina Lauren book but haven’t had a chance to read it yet. I hope it is good! Here is my WWW: https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/www-wednesdays-march-20-2019/
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I hope you get a chance to finish listening to Armada before it has to go back. I love the cover of the Christina Laurens book, it’s making me want to read it! Happy reading for the week ahead! 🙂
Here’s my post: https://rathertoofondofbooks.com/2019/03/20/this-week-in-books-20-mar-2019-what-are-you-reading/
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I hope you are able to finish Armada before you have to return it! I’m hoping to read Wolfhunter River soon as well… I can’t wait to dive back into that series. Have a wonderful week and happy reading.
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I saw Stepsister on GoodReads recently and immediately added it to my TBR. I love retellings that take the overlooked characters and explore them.
I have Wolfhunter Creek, too. I hope it’s as good as the first two!
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Stepsister sounds so interesting! I’ve read one book by Donnelly and always mean to read more but just haven’t gotten around to it yet.
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Stepsister is brilliant. I highly recommend. I think I’m going to try and track down more books by Donelly. Which one did you read, would you recommend?
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Ah such a shame empress of all seasons was let down by pacing issues and that the characters weren’t fully developed
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