The WWW Wednesday meme is 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’m technically between books at the moment as I just finished one and wanted a break before starting another. I’m fairly certain however that my next read will be Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly as I’ve just realised it’s publishing next week (I have seriously got to get on top of my ARCs). I absolutely loved Donnelly’s previous book Stepsister so I’ve been really looking forward to this one. Plus, it’s a retelling of the Snow White and I am a big fan of retellings. Fingers crossed it lives up to expectations.
Recently Finished
Two books finished this week, with the first The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton. This was one of my most anticipated reads this year and for the most part it did not disappoint. It’s not as complex as Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (no notebook was required) but it’s still a very twisty tale that really keeps you guessing.
If I had one criticism it’s that I wish it had leaned a little harder into the horror aspects of the story. There are some creepy moments in the story but I feel like Turton could have gone a little further. It is a great read with intriguing characters and a stunning ending but not quite the 5 star read I was hoping for.
The second book finished was The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry. I received an advance copy of this a month or so ago via NetGalley but it was only available to read on the app which is not great so I decided to wait until I could buy a copy.
I’m a big fan of Henry’s writing and I think this ranks as one of my favourites. I more or less read the whole thing in one sitting, I just could not put it down. It’s an 80s set monster in the woods story that’s more gore fest than spooky tale. It’s maybe a little on the tropey side but it was a lot of fun to read.
Reading Next
If I manage to finish Poisoned I think I’ll probably switch back to my October TBR and The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E Schwab. It’s currently sitting on the arm of my sofa calling my name so I don’t think I’ll be able to resist for long. I’m also hoping to pick up Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco soonish so I may try to get to that one too. I also have my RL book club on Friday so there’s a possibility they’ll come up with a book I want to read. I think my days in book club are numbered as out of the 10 books so far I’ve only liked 1 (although to be fair I didn’t read 4 of them).
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 
Finally! Someone else who isn’t completely in love with Stu Turton’s latest! I thought it was very, very good, but not 5 stars because something was missing for me. My review is half-written and I think it’s going to be a tough one to finish! 🙂
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Yes! I was starting to think it was me rather than the book as everyone else seemed to absolutely love it. I’m very happy to not be the only one. I heard Turton talking about the book and he said himself he struggled to balance the horror and mystery. I keep thinking maybe the balance was a little off or that not enough was made of certain scenes to build the atmosphere/horror. I did like it a lot but there is something holding me back from the fifth star.
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I definitely can’t wait to read The Devil And The Dark Water and Addie LaRue! I might just give in and pick up the second next week as I never seem to be able to resist Schwab’s books for long… xD Happy reading! xx
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Addie is definitely calling to me. I feel like I’ve been hearing so much about it for so long I can’t hold out much longer.
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Oh yes! Especially since Schwab herself has been wanting to share Addie’s story for so long… I will most likely just give in and start it next week. 😉
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The Ghost Tree and the Devil and the Dark Water both sound so amazing! So perfect for the spooky October feels. Hope you enjoy Kingdom of the Wicked 🙂
My WWW: https://samsbeachreads.com/2020/10/14/www-wednesday-october-14-2020/
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Both were great reads and I would totally recommend. Looking forward to Kingdom of the Wicked too.
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Your WWW Wednesday looks like a fall TBR come to life! I love that!
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I’m trying, the temptation to wander back to romcoms is strong so we’ll see how long it lasts.
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Good to see you liked The Devil and the Dark Water, I’m undecided about whether to read it as Seven Deaths.. was such a head-trip and took a lot of effort!!
My WWW: https://booksonthe747.com/2020/10/14/www-wednesday-14th-october-2020/
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I haven’t read any of your books, but I am tempted. Thanks for sharing, and here’s MY WWW POST
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Poisoned sounds so good! I think I’ve only read one Snow White retelling and in the past couple months I’ve been wanting to read more retellings in general. Happy reading!
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I finished Poisoned not too long ago, and didn’t think it was as good as Stepsister
Still good! Just not as amazing as Stepsister. Interested to see what you think! Also very cool to know that The Ghost Tree is so good… Alice Henry is one of those authors I keep meaning to read but haven’t yet.
My WWW post is here: https://jamesleahgdi.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/www-wednesday-october-arc-edition/ 🙂
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I ended up feeling pretty much the same about Poisoned. Liked it but didn’t love in the way I did Stepsister. I think Sophie just irritated me too much.
Oh you should definitely read a Henry book. I very much enjoyed The Ghost Tree and Girl in Red was also brilliant. I still need to pick up some of her older stuff.
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