It’s WWW Wednesday time.

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?

So here’s my W’s for the week.

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Currently Reading

I found out at the weekend that Pierce Brown is coming to Edinburgh this week as part of his book tour so I couldn’t resist requesting tickets. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to get there but in the off chance I can I’m trying to read a bit more of his Mars trilogy to get up to speed. I read Red Rising a few months ago and, while I enjoyed it, I didn’t love it so took a bit of a break before reading on. I have now started Golden Son and while I’ve only managed to read a couple of chapters so far I’m definitely enjoying it.

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Recently Finished

I had a bit of a reading fest over the weekend and managed to finish three books this week. First up was What Would Lizzy Bennet Do? by Katie Oliver. As you can probably guess from the title there are a few links to Pride and Prejudice (as well as some other Jane Austen) but it isn’t really the same story. Initially I was a little disappointed it wasn’t a straight re telling but once I got over that I ended up enjoying it.

The second book I read was How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran. It’s possible the most foul mouthed and explicit book I’ve read but I have to say I laughed my way through the whole thing and loved it. It was the perfect book to shake me out of a downer.

The final book of the week was Chasing Daisy by Paige Toon. I have to admit I chose to read this as I was looking for a book with a pink cover as part of a challenge (I know, not the most legit reason for choosing a book but never mind). It turned out to be a great read and once I started reading I couldn’t stop.

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Reading Next

This week I will mostly be trying to avoid reading A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab which I received yesterday. It’s the sequel to A Darker Shade of Magic which I read at the start of the year and loved. It is however a book of the month on GoodReads so I’m trying to hang off so I can read along with the group. It’s very unlikely I’ll hold out.

In the event that I don’t cave I think I’m going to try reading either Flawed by Cecelia Aherne or Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan. Both are ARC’s I received from NetGalley and favourite authors of mine so I’m looking forward to both.

Have you read any of the books above? Do you have any recommendations?

It’s WWW Wednesday time.

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?

So here’s my W’s for the week.

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Currently Reading

I recently started reading What Would Lizzy Bennet? Do by Katie Oliver which I received as an ARC from NetGalley. It’s still early days but so far it’s been ok. I am liking how the author manages to work in elements and references to Austen’s books but it’s maybe a little bit light on descriptions. Initial impressions of the Mr Darcy character are not that great but I suppose that’s consistent with the original Darcy 🙂

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Recently Finished

I finished a couple of books this week. First up was the book I’d just started last week, Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover. This was my second attempt at a Colleen Hoover after being a bit underwhelmed by Hopeless a month or so ago. I have to admit I’m still not convinced her books are really for me. It was an easy enough read but I didn’t find any of the characters particularly likeable and I thought it just missed a bit of spark.

The second book I started and finished was Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre. This was another book I’d received from NetGalley and had been lurking on my “Reading Next” list for the last few weeks. So glad to finally get the chance to read it as I found it very enjoyable. A little slow to get going but by the half way point I was totally hooked. It’s quite twisty and keeps you guessing pretty much to the very end. Definitely one I’d recommend even if you haven’t read any of the others in the Jack Parlabane series.

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Reading Next

I’m still determined that I’m going to make some more progress on the pile of ARC’s I have sitting so after my current read I’m probably going to move on to either Flawed by Cecelia Aherne or Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan. Both are favourite authors of mine so I’m looking forward to both. I also had a trip to the library this week (always dangerous) and picked up The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, A Monster Calls and How to Build a Girl. I’m due a bit of time off work after all of the extra hours I’ve been working so hopefully can make a start on at least one of them too. Just need to decide which.

Have you read any of the books above? Do you have any recommendations?

It’s WWW Wednesday time.

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?

So here’s my W’s for the week.

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Currently Reading

I’ve just started Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover. It’s a book of the month in one of my reading groups so thought I’d better give it a try (I actually nominated so I feel like I really should). This will be my second Colleen Hoover book. I previously read Hopeless and had kind of mixed feelings about it but I’m hoping this will be a bit better (although I have seen some not great reviews).

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Recently Finished

Managed to get a flat tyre on Friday night so was trapped indoors for most of Saturday while my hero went off to find me a new one (I don’t have a spare only a repair kit). Between that and some very horrible weather I managed to get quite a bit of reading done this week and finished three books.

First up was Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom which is about a 16 year old girl Parker Grant who’s blind, dealing with the loss of her dad and the return of an ex boyfriend. Not my usual type of read but I did enjoy it for the most part. I loved Parker but thought some of the supporting characters were a bit weak. I would have liked to have had a bit more background or details. You can read my full review here.

After that I felt like something a lot more adult so ditched my planned reading (sorry ARCs) and went for Lick by Kylie Scott. It was quite a quick, enjoyable read and pretty much what I expected. I did think for a romance it missed a bit of spark and I was more interested in one of the supporting characters than the male lead but it passed a lazy Saturday.

Finally, I finished Fairest by Marrisa Meyer yesterday. It’s book 3.5 in the Lunar chronicles and is a bridging book between Cress and Winter. I’ve read and enjoyed all of the others in the series so knew what to expect and it didn’t let me down. It’s quite a short book at only 220 pages but it was a good 220 pages. Hopefully I’ll get a review up soon.

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Reading Next

It’s getting quite embarrassing now that I still haven’t read any of the books I’ve listed over the last couple of weeks as “reading next” but I’m determined that this week I will make a start on Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre. I haven’t read any of his books in a while so looking forward to it. Will also be good to read something other than YA and romance.

In addition to Black Widow I also have another couple of ARC’s I’d like to read (although I make no guarantee that I will actually start them this week). I was very excited today to receive Flawed by Cecelia Aherne. I’m a big fan of her books so I can’t wait to see what she’ll do in her first YA book. Finally, I also have Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan, another of my favourite authors.

Hopefully this week I will actually manage to read some of these books but we’ll see 🙂

Have you read any of the books above? Do you have any recommendations?

It’s WWW Wednesday time.

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?

So here’s my W’s for the week.

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Currently Reading

I’ve just started Fairest by Marissa Meyer. It’s a short’ish book set in the world of the Lunar Chronicles series. I’ve read all of the other books in the series, including the novella prequel, and have loved pretty much every one. They’re all based on fairy tales but set in the future and I love how the author works in the parts of the original story. Fairest gives the back story of the evil queen Levana so looking forward to finding out what made her so bad.

I’ve also started reading Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom. I requested this from NetGalley based on the blurb and reviews. It’s another YA book but this time about a girl who is blind and so far pretty feisty. It’s not the type of book I usually go for but so far so good (although I’m only about 10% in).

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Recently Finished

Managed to finish two books this week, You and Me Always by Jill Mansell and  Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness.

I’ve always been a big fan of Jill Mansell books so was quite excited to receive You and Me, Always. It’s sweet and romantic, with quite a few funny moments. I’d recommend if you’re a fan of Jill or if you’re looking for a quick light read but I have to admit it’s not the most memorable of stories and a lot of it has been done before. You can see my full review here.

I only really finished Monsters of Men yesterday. It was the final book in the Chaos Walking trilogy so I’m a little bit sad that it’s all over. I’ve enjoyed Patrick Ness’s writing a lot. He has the most incredible imagination and he makes the most bizarre things (talking animals) completely believable and realistic. I don’t think I’ve ever come across such fantastic world building. I’m probably going to need a bit of time before posting a proper review.

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Reading Next

Unfortunately my list for reading next is pretty much the same as last week’s as it took me a bit longer than expected to finish the books I was reading. This hasn’t really been helped by me wandering off and reading Fairest 🙂 As soon as I finish my current books I plan on reading one or more of the ARC’s (which aren’t really ARC’s anymore it’s taken me so long to read them) The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman, Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre or What Would Lizzy Bennet Do? by Katie Oliver.

I also have Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, which I got from the library and am kind of curious about. I’m a big Sophie Kinsella fan so am interested to read her take on YA. From what I’ve seen so far the reviews are a little mixed.

Again there’s a fair chance I won’t read any of these but something completely different. I’m a bit of a mood reader so find it difficult to plan.

Have you read any of the books above? Do you have any recommendations?