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 started reading Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas at the weekend but I have to confess progress has been on the slow side. Nothing against the story or the writing, the start was gripping, I’m just struggling to focus on anything at the moment.

My lack of focus is probably not being helped by starting to read choose your own adventure story Infected by James Schannep. It’s been years since I read a gamebook and this one is proving totally addictive. I’ve run through a couple of different possibly paths so far and one thing is quickly becoming clear, I will not survive a zombie apocalypse.

Recently Finished

I was on holiday from work last week which should have meant more reading time but having just completed a pretty intensive team reading challenge I felt like I needed a bit of a break to recharge my reading batteries. It’s therefore been all about the easy reads, lots of romcoms and rereads.

• The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan  – I’m a big fan of Colgan but it’d been a while since I read any of her books so it was quite nice to settle into this, her latest one. It’s quite a sweet and easy read but while it has a little more depth than the usual romcom I’m not sure it’ll stay with me. Still it made for a great holiday read.
• The Bride Test by Helen Hoang – I absolutely loved The Kiss Quotient, a gender switched Pretty Woman, so had been both wary and excited about The Bride Test. I wasn’t entirely sure Hoang could do it again but this exceeded expectations. It’s sweet, funny and there’s a lot of chemistry between the leads. You can read my full review here.
• At Graves End by Jeaniene Frost – My re read (or listen to be more accurate) continued with the third book in the Night Huntress series. I was doing a lot of walking and driving so I blitzed through this in a couple of days, enjoying it almost as much as the first time. They just make me laugh (and thankfully my walks have been along fairly deserted beaches).
• Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost – So Vlad popped up in At Graves End and reminded me how much I loved him. Needless to say I wandered off from Night Huntress and onto the spin-off series of books about him.

Reading Next

I am on a mission this month to try and get my NetGalley shelf under control and there seems to be an awful lot of YA fantasy lurking on it so I think I’ll probably pick up one of the following.

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 ❤

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 on holiday!!! Okay I have a week off work and am not away anywhere but I’m trying to make the most of it. A holiday does require some holiday reading so I’ve picked up The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan. It’s been a while since I’ve read any books by Colgan, and the second in a series was maybe not the best place to start, but I’m really enjoying it. It’s a nice and easy read set in the Scottish Highlands with lots and lots of lovely book references (and you don’t have to have read the first book to be able to enjoy it).

Recently Finished

I spent most of the weekend in Edinburgh at the inaugural Cymera book festival so my reading has been a little bit limited but I did manage to finish four books.

• A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C. A. Fletcher  – I cannot recommend this book enough. I was a little wary going in (it’s a book with a dog) but while it is emotional it’s sooo worth it.
• Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard – I’m contemplating joining a new RL book group and this is the book they’re currently reading. It’s essentially a couple of feminist essays looking at the ways women have been silenced or denied any real power. I did find it a little too focused on the historical with no real practical ideas of how to improve things but it was an intriguing read.
• Coldhearted Boss by R.S. Grey – I do enjoy Grey’s books and this, her latest, was no exception. It’s a hate to love style romance which I always love and I flew through it pretty fast. Not sure I’ll remember it in a week or so but fun at the time.
• One Foot In The Grave by Jeaniene Frost – I made the mistake of reading a Cat and Bones short story a couple of weeks ago and that’s started me on a re read of the whole series. Think this the second book could potentially be my fave.

Reading Next

I’m undecided on my next read and am useless at sticking to what I put here so instead here are four books I picked up from NetGalley over the last week (the request ban is going really well).

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 ❤

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

Confession time, I’m writing this on Sunday as I have a chaotic week ahead so I don’t know what I’ll be currently reading but it’s likely to be Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo Del Toro and Cornelia Funke. I was lucky enough to get a copy of this from NetGalley and am ridiculously excited about it despite never having seen the film (I know I really should watch it). I have read the first few pages and instantly fell a little bit in love with the writing so I have very high hopes. Fingers crossed it lives up to them.

I also started reading A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World at the weekend but progress has been a little on the slow side. The writing is great and there’s something instantly likeable about it but I have it on good authority that it’s gonna be a total sob fest so I can only really read it when I’m safely hidden away at home where no one can see me bubbling. Unfortunately I haven’t been in much so I haven’t been able to disappear into the story. I would like to finish it before the weekend though as  I’m hoping to see the author at an event on Sunday.

Recently Finished

Before anyone thinks wow that’s a lot of books I should say it’s two weeks worth and I’m doing a reading challenge on Goodreads (which is pretty much a how many books can you read in three weeks thing). This also explains why, with a couple of exceptions, there are an awful lot of light and fluffy reads on here (I can read them much faster than other books).

• How to be Famous by Caitlin Moran – I was a huge big fan of the previous book How to Build a Girl but while I did enjoy this I’m not sure it was as good. I will say that Johanna is one of the most unique and memorable characters I’ve ever come across and that it literally made me laugh out loud at times (including on the train… oops). I felt however that it sometimes wandered into these long commentaries on society and feminism which I found myself skimming through.
• Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews – I’ve been meaning to start this series for a while but honestly I found it a bit meh. It wasn’t bad it was just a little bit heavy on the descriptions and the history of the world, for me it was too much too soon and I found my attention wandering again. I have heard that the series gets better but I’m not sure I really want to start another long series
• I Heart New York & I Heart Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk – I went to see Kelk at an event last night (or given it’s really Sunday I’m going to see her on Tuesday) so thought I should maybe read one or two of her books. It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve read a rom com so I very much enjoyed them (the first more than the second).
• The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston – Safe to say I had mixed feelings about Geekerella (I liked it but it was too similar to Cinder & Ella) but I really enjoyed this and devoured it in a few hours. It’s inspired by the Prince and the Pauper and while I still question whether two random strangers could look so alike they could swap places without anyone noticing it was a lot of fun to read.
• The Billionaire Boss Next Door by Max Monroe – I needed a book with a billionaire so have to say it was a little disappointing Trent wasn’t actually one despite the title 😀 This was an easy and quick read but while I enjoyed the banter I never really connected with the story or the characters. It was fun but not memorable.

Reading Next

So reading challenge finishes on Sunday but before then I have the first ever Cymera festival in Edinburgh to go to. I will be spending a lot of time hanging around train stations and travelling but I suspect I won’t get a huge amount of reading in. I am however hoping to squeeze in Griffin and Schwab’s latest books. They’re both appearing at the festival so would be good to read them before I see 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 ❤

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

My NetGalley request for How To Be Famous by Caitlin Moran was approved at the end of last week so I couldn’t resist starting it pretty much immediately. It’s the sequel to How To Build A Girl, a book I read a couple of years ago and absolutely loved. Main character Johanna is most definitely one of a kind and a lot of the things she comes out with are either shocking or absolutely hilarious (and often both). I’m only around 25% through so far as I struggled a little at the start (a bit too much social commentary and not enough action) but getting into it now.

Recently Finished

It’s been a pretty awesome reading week with three books finished and each of them almost in one sitting (there has been some binge reading).  Skyward by Brandon Sanderson did take me a little longer but only because I had to go to work. I could have very happily disappeared into the world Sanderson created. I will admit the story is possibly a little longer than it needs to be but I loved it regardless. There’s something classic and a bit epic about it. Not sure how I’m going to manage the wait for a sequel.

Skyward did leave me with a bit of a book hangover but I spied Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy on Amazon and decided to splurge. Him is one of my all time fave M/M romances so I was very excited when I found out they were teaming up for a new one. I probably didn’t love Top Secret as much as Him but it made for addictive and enjoyable reading.

The third and final book read was Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella. I love Kinsella and this had been sitting on my TBR for a while. Have to admit it’d been sitting on my TBR for so long I’d forgotten what it was about but that may not have been the worst thing as it was quite nice going in blind. It’s actually a YA story about a girl with severe anxiety and depression so not always the easiest of reads but there’s a lot of humour in it too and it deals with the condition quite sensitively.

Reading Next

I started a new reading challenge on Monday so I’m planning to read I Heart New York and Magic Bites for a couple of the tasks. Both of these have been on my TBR for a while so it’ll be nice to finally knock a couple of books off the backlist. I also really want to pick up One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence. I’ve heard lots of great things about it.

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 ❤

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 seem to be mostly in a sci fi mood at the moment so started reading Skyward by Brandon Sanderson at the weekend and am absolutely loving it. So much so that I expect I’ll probably finish it today. I’ve been wracking my brains trying to figure out what it reminds me of (there’s something reassuringly familiar about the story) and I think I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s kind of Top Gun with maybe a dash of Enders Game thrown in. It’s all about a girl training to become a fighter pilot and while it has many of the usual competition/YA clichés it’s an incredibly enjoyable read and a completely immersive experience.

Recently Finished

Between a really busy week at work and being ill I haven’t had a lot of time for reading or the energy to focus on anything (staying awake has been enough of a struggle). I did however manage to finish Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. This was my first book from either of these authors and it was a really fun one. Kind of reminded me of Firefly with a ragtag group of misfits whose first mission goes a little awry. There’s loads of action, a lot of banter and a few surprises along the way. It is told from multiple pov’s which is not my fave but I will most definitely getting the next book in the series (and probably reading the authors’ other books in the meantime).

Reading Next

I’m still a little all over the place reading wise at the moment so rather than committing to anything I’m just going to list the books I’ve bought, borrowed or received in the last week.

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 ❤