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.

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Currently Reading

Exciting news this week as, after languishing on my Reading Next list for the last 30 years (ok probably 6 weeks), I’ve finally made a start on A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. I have to admit I haven’t read much, only a few pages, but there is something instantly likeable about the writing style so I have high hopes despite a slightly uncomfortable plot line.

As A Long Way Down is a physical book (which I stole borrowed from my brother) I’m also reading ebook Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton which I got from Amazon a month or so ago. I generally find Elisabeth Naughton books to be pretty enjoyable and quick reads. Perfect if you’re looking for a bit of romantic suspense (and who isn’t??).

I’m between audio books at the moment as I can’t find any that I particularly want to listen to so if anyone has any recommendations I’m open to suggestions.

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Recently Finished

I had a look at my books read for this week and kind of gave myself a fright. I can’t believe I finished 6 books. Things have been a bit quieter at work so I’ve had a little more free time which I think I’ve used to read pretty much non stop.

The first book finished was Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige which I received from NetGalley. It was a retelling of the Snow Queen which unfortunately despite having the bones of a really good read turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. The reviews of it are mixed so there are others who love it. I just felt it was a little too rushed and not enough time was spent on character development or world building. You can read my full review here

My second book read, Resistance is Futile by Jenny Colgan, was something completely different. It’s a science fiction/romance about a group of mathematicians brought together to solve a mysterious code that’s been received from space. It turned out to be a lot different from what I was expecting and after a slightly shaky start I ended up loving it. It’s quirky, cute and funny but has some really touching bits to it as well. Definitely one I’d recommend if you’re looking for something unique and out of this world. Again, I’ve actually posted a review which you can read here

Following Jenny Colgan I went on a bit of a Jeaniene Frost reading binge. I finished the audio book I’ve been listening to for the past couple of weeks, The Beautiful Ashes and then made the fatal mistake of moving onto her Night Prince series. I had meant to just start Once Burned as my next audio book but things got a little bit out of control, obsessive compulsive reading kicked in and I read and/or listened to all three books in the series so far over the weekend. Oops!

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Reading Next

I think I’m going to abandon my previous reading next plan as I’ve been on a mad book acquiring spree over the last week or so and have managed to pick up a few new ones which I desperately want to read right now.

From NetGalley I was really excited to get The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee. Not sure what appeals to me about this but it does. Maybe just been too long since I’ve read any YA dystopian. Also managed to get Faithful by Alice Hoffman. Have to admit haven’t read any of her books so not sure if it’ll be for me or not but the plot sounds interesting.

Amazon had a sale on (never good) so I bought Paige Toon’s latest novel The One We Fell In Love With for 99p a couple of days ago. I love Paige Toon and it’s been on my wish list for a while so I don’t think I’ll hold out long.

Have you read any of the books above or have any other book you’d recommend? Leave comments and links below.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

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.

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Currently Reading

Unusually for me I currently have three books on the go at the moment. I tend to just focus on one book and one audio for when I’m driving but due to some indecisiveness at the weekend I somehow started two books at the same time.

The first of these books is Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige which I received from NetGalley. It’s another retelling (I know I have an addiction), this one based on the Snow Queen. I was very excited to get this but it does seem to have a lot of negative reviews. I’m only around 15% through so it’s very early days but so far I am definitely enjoying the writing. We’ll see what happens when I reach the love quadrangle.

The second book I’m reading is Resistance is Futile by Jenny Colgan. I started it at weekend as it sounded like quite a quirky, funny read and something a bit different from Jenny. For some reason though I’m struggling to get into it. I’m sure if I persevere I will love it but I’ve already wandered to another book which is not good. Hopefully I’ll wander back at some point 🙂

I’m also still listening to The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost. It’s the first in a paranormal/romance/urban fantasy series and this time instead of vampires and ghouls it’s angels and demons. Not quite enjoying as much as the Night Huntress series as the main character is kinda bugging me but it is good.

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Recently Finished

The first book finished this week was Unhinged by A.G. Howard. It’s the second book in the Splintered series which is based on Alice in Wonderland. I think this was possibly suffering from “middle book in a trilogy syndrome”. It seemed to take a while to get going and then took off towards the end to reach that big cliffhanger which means I’m probably going to have to read the third and final book to find out how it all ends….grrr!!

After that I was looking for something quick and light so decided to read some Kelly Oram. Kelly Oram is the author of one of my all time favourite happy books, Cinder and Ella (if you haven’t read it you should). After a bit of a search on Amazon I picked up The Libby Garrett Intervention, which is the second in the Science Squad series. It was quite a cute (but slightly more adult than I was expecting) story about Libby who’s in a toxic relationship which she refuses to give up until her friends stage an intervention. This is one of those books which has a positive (ish) message for young girls but somehow manages to be quite funny rather than preachy.

I enjoyed it so much I couldn’t resist re reading the previous book in the series The Avery Shaw Experiment. It’s quite similar and is about Avery, Libby’s best friend, who uses the seven stages of grief to try to get over a broken heart. It’s also a pretty good read and one I’d recommend if you’re looking for something light and fun.

Final book finished this week was One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost which is book 6 in the Night Huntress series. This time Cat and Bones were doing a bit of ghost busting which made for something a little bit lighter than their usual end of the world, doomsday type stuff.

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Reading Next

Yep, A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby is still on my reading next list. I think that makes it five or six weeks it’s been there now. I’m saying nothing… Other than that I’m not too sure what other books I will be reading. I have a book bingo challenge starting which I think will have me choosing books based on what picture is on the cover rather than the story.

I do have The Island by Victoria Hislop which is my next real life book club read. Have to admit I’m not overly excited by it as it’s not the type of book I usually go for. I’m just biding my time until it’s my turn to choose a book then it’ll be all zombie apocalypse or YA dystopian 🙂

I’m also thinking about trying a bit of Neil Gaiman with The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I think it’s well overdue that I read one of his books and I’ve had this on my kindle for a while. Just not sure if it’s the best one to start on.

Have you read any of the books above or have any other book you’d recommend? Leave comments and links below.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

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.

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Currently Reading

I was looking for a book with either a title or author starting with U at the weekend (always a good way to choose books) so decided to pick up Unhinged by A.G. Howard. It’s the second book in the Splintered series which is based on Alice in Wonderland. I’m around halfway through at the moment and while it was a little bit slow at the start it’s starting to pick up the pace now.

I also have an audio on the go at the moment, The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost. It’s the first in a paranormal/romance/urban fantasy series and this time instead of vampires and ghouls it’s angels and demons. Really enjoying but not getting as much time as I’d like to listen to it as I haven’t been doing much driving.

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Recently Finished

First book finished was Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent. I requested this from NetGalley after hearing a lot of good things about it and I’m so glad I did as I think it’s one of the best books I’ve read this year and definitely the best thriller. It starts off with respectable couple Andrew and Lydia murdering someone and covering it up so it’s less of a who dunnit and more a why did they do it and will they get away with it. It’s one of those stories that you just can’t put down so I’d definitely recommend. You can see my full review here

After Lying in Wait I was in need of something a little bit lighter so picked up The Ex Factor by Eva Woods which was another NetGalley request. It’s a story about four thirty something best friends who find themselves single at the same time. Rather than internet dating one of them suggests they set each other up with their ex boyfriends on the basis that they’ve already been vetted and just because they weren’t right for one of them doesn’t mean they wouldn’t be perfect for another. Unsurprisingly things get complicated and a little awkward.

I thought the start was a bit shaky but it turned into a pretty good read. What I really liked was that you were never 100% sure how it would all turn out. I’ll be posting a full review closer to the release date in September.

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Reading Next

This week I am absolutely positively determined that I’m maybe going to make a start on A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. It seems to have been on my reading next list forever but I do really need to pick it up soon.

After a recent trip to the library I’m also thinking about making a start on Resistance is Futile by Jenny Colgan. I do love Jenny Colgan but must admit to picking up this one based on the cover and the title. It doesn’t hurt that it’s described on the back as “a charmingly quirky tale of love, friendship…and the possible obliteration of mankind”. Sounds good to me. 

I was also very excited to receive The Trespasser by Tana French from NetGalley during the week. She’s another favourite author so I doubt I’ll be able to resist reading this latest offering for long 🙂

Have you read any of the books above or have any other book you’d recommend? Leave comments and links below.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

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.

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Currently Reading

Tuesday seems to have turned into my start a new book day as I’ve just started my latest read Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent. It’s a psychological thriller that I received from NetGalley and I’ve heard some really good things about it. It is still early days but I’m enjoying it a lot. There are definitely some interesting characters that, while I’m not sure I like them or agree with their attitudes, make for some fascinating reading.

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Recently Finished

First book finished over the last week was The Paris Secret by Karen Swan, which I received from NetGalley. I do love Karen Swan and this book was no exception. I think the highlight was probably the locations of Paris and Antibes which the author wrote so well I almost felt like I was there. I had a couple of little niggles about the romance and the male MC but would still recommend to anyone looking for a great holiday read. You can see my full review here

I then made the mistake of having a bit of a look around on Overdrive and found the The Moth in the Mirror by A.G. Howard which is a novella in the Splintered series. It’s a sort of Alice in Wonderland retelling and the novella follows on from the first book in the series. It was an ok enough read, I’m just not always that keen on novellas and short stories as unsurprisingly I don’t feel like there’s enough depth to them. This one definitely didn’t add much to the series.

After that I decided to carry on with Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series which is becoming a bit of an addiction for me. I don’t know what I’m going to do when I finish them all. This time I was actually reading First Drop of Crimson which is a spin off from the main series and features a couple of the secondary characters. I did enjoy it but I kind of missed the main series.

Final book read was More Than This by Patrick Ness. I’d got this from the library a few weeks ago and was sitting at the weekend flicking through books, read the first few paragraphs and got completely hooked. It starts with the main character dying, in a pretty brutal way, and then waking up which is definitely a great hook. It’s yet another absolutely fantastic book from Mr Ness and one I’d definitely recommend if you haven’t read it yet. It keeps you guessing until the very end and has some incredible world building and great characters. Personally I loved Tomasz. Hopefully I’ll post a review soon (once I’ve figured out what it all meant).

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Reading Next

As I’ve finally made a little bit of progress (or abandoned the books that I’m never going to get to) on my reading next list I have some new books to add this week. I’m still planning to read A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby as I need it for a challenge I’m doing (and want to read) but I picked up a couple of new books from NetGalley that I doubt I’ll be able to resist for long. These are Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige and The Ex Factor by Eva Woods. I’m pretty excited about both as I’m in the mood for something light.

Have you read any of the books above or have any other book you’d recommend? Leave comments and links below.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

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.

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Currently Reading

I’m currently reading The Paris Secret by Karen Swan, which is my latest NetGalley book. I’m a big fan of Karen Swan and absolutely loved Christmas at Tiffany’s and Prima Donna so I’m excited to see what she does in her latest work. It’s very early days for me (I think I’m at chapter 3) but I thought the first chapter was excellent and really hooked you into the story. From the blurb and reviews I’m expecting some art and antiques, secrets, exotic locations and a bit of romance. Basically the perfect summer read.

I’m also kind of listening to the audiobook of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. I say kind of because for some reason I just can’t get into it and will probably abandon it. I’m missing the Night Huntress books so I think I need something similar if anyone has any suggestions.

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Recently Finished

Things have been very busy at work at the moment so I haven’t managed to read as much as I hoped. Only three books finished, none of which were particularly taxing reads.

The first one finished was Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire, a new adult romance about a girl trying to escape her past who meets a boy with a bit of a temper and a bad reputation. It was an enjoyable read and something a bit different from what I was expecting but I kind of felt like the on/off thing went on a little bit too long. There were also a few things that were just a bit too convenient and contrived. It’s good for what it is but I’ve read better.

Continuing my romance fest (when I’m stressed I turn to trashy novels) I also read Grinder by Samantha Whiskey. It’s about a hockey player who after he’s injured and his wife leaves him hires an old female friend to be the nanny for his daughter. Predictably enough there’s a lot of chemistry between the player and the nanny but both have their reasons for not wanting to cross the line from friendship. It was an OK read but the plot was very predictable and I found the main female character’s attitude annoying. Let’s just say if you know from the start what the deal is you have no right to complain about it and emotionally blackmail someone to get what you want. Sorry getting a bit ranty 🙂

The final book finished this week was This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost which I think is book 5 in the Night Huntress series. I had to switch from audio to ebook for this latest installment which is probably safer but a bit less fun. It was still an enjoyable read, just not as good as the previous one in the series in my opinion.

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Reading Next

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby and The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley are probably at the top of my reading next list. The first because it fits a reading challenge I’m working on (and I’ve had it and wanted to read for a while) and the second because it’s a library book I’m due to return imminently.

After those, or possibly before I’m also looking forward to reading Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent which I received from NetGalley. I’ve seen some really good reviews but was waiting to read until around the release date.

Have you read any of the books above or have any other book you’d recommend? Leave comments and links below. I’m a little slow in replying at the moment as work is manic but I’ll get there eventually 🙂

Happy Wednesday everyone.