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?

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Currently Reading

Wow, I can’t believe we’re into July already. This has been such a quick year. Anyway, I started reading Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas at the weekend and made some really good progress with it. Unfortunately this progress came to a bit of a halt on Monday when I discovered my commute to work would be by replacement bus service rather than train. I get travel sick if I try to read on a bus (or car, or plane) and my commute is now three times as long so it’s proving difficult to get much reading done. It has been a great read so far so fingers crossed I can find some time to devote to it.

Recently Finished

Two books finished again this week, both very different reads but both enjoyable.

• The Binding by Bridget Collins – Have to confess I picked this up largely because of the cover, I’m not sure I even read the blurb, but thankfully this turned out to be good decision as I loved it. It wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be, it’s more of a love story than a fantasy, but the writing and descriptions are wonderful and the central concept of being able to remove memories and bind them into books is brilliant.
• 99% Mine by Sally Thorne – As someone who absolutely loved The Hating Game this was one of my most anticipated reads of this year but after seeing a few not so great reviews I’d been putting it off. I couldn’t however resist when it popped up on NetGalley and read the whole thing in pretty much a day. It’s a very different book, with very different characters from The Hating Game but it had to be and I loved it. I think I just really liked main character Darcy and found her very relateable. The romance could have had a bit more heat but the whole thing just made me so emotional I couldn’t not adore it.

Reading Next

I finally got around to posting my Summer TBR at the weekend so I feel like I should maybe try to stick to it for at least the next week or so 🙂 Despite this however it is looking likely that my next read will be The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (which is not on my TBR) as I got it on Libby and it’s due back in a few days.

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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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 ❤

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?

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Currently Reading

I am going through one of those phases again where I find it downright impossible to decide what to read. I think it’s a combination of a lot of stuff going on in RL and feeling a bit slumpy but I’ll pick up a book read a few pages then put it down again.

I have however started reading Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff and so far it does seem to be holding my attention. I’m kind of hoping that a fun, action packed YA will be just what I need and I’m really excited to finally be reading something by these authors. So far it’s reminding me of Star Trek and Aliens, with maybe a bit of Firefly in there too.

On a semi related note I spied a Firefly book in the bookstore (Firefly: Big Damn Hero) but didn’t get it despite being sorely tempted. Has anyone read it? Is it any good?

Recently Finished

So yeah, my reading has been a little all over the place over the last week but somehow miraculously I managed to finish three books, the first of which was Sleep by C.L. Taylor.  I always enjoy Taylor’s books and this one was no exception. It’s about a group of people stuck in a hotel on Rum (small island off the coast of Scotland) during a storm and one of them may be a killer. It’s an exciting and twisty who dunit that’s packed full of red herrings. I may have guessed the killer but it really kept me questioning my theory till the very end.

Second book finished was NA romance The Shameless Hour by Sarina Bowman. This is one that’d been on my TBR for a while so when it popped up on Kindle Unlimited I couldn’t resist. Bella is such a wonderfully original character and the story while tough to read at times was very well done.

The third and final book finished this week was Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer, which I received from NetGalley. Not sure why I decided to read this now (it’s not out for a month or so) but am very glad I did as I absolutely devoured it. I think I read pretty much the whole thing in a morning and loved every moment of it. If you like YA contemporary I’d highly recommend. Kemmerer is great at creating complex characters and stories that are full of emotion (I cried… more than once).

Reading Next

As I’ve failed miserably at reading any of the books I’ve put here over the last two weeks, this week I’m just going to list the new books I’ve gotten (or are due to arrive tomorrow). Very excited about all of them and will no doubt end up reading them instead of the ARCs I really should be reading.

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?

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Currently Reading

I started reading Sleep by CL Taylor on Monday and am making great progress with it. It’s one of those “group of strangers stuck in an isolated location and one of them is a killer” type stories so I am of course loving it. I swear it’s one of my favourite thriller tropes and to make this one even better it’s set in Scotland 🙂 I’m already about 60% of the way through and it is sooo twisty.

I have to confess I put Night by Night by Jack Jordon on the back burner yet again. Not sure what it is about this book that’s making me keep putting it off. I’m sure if I just sit down and read it I’ll enjoy it but for some reason I keep finding other things to read instead.

It’s all change on the audio front this week too as my hold on Armada by Ernest Cline came in. I made it about a third of the way through the last time I got my hands on it so I’d really like to get it finished before it has to go back again.

Recently Finished

I’ve been taking part in a team reading challenge over on Goodreads for the last three months so as it came to an end today I had one last big push to finish books for tasks and managed to get through quite a few reads

• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid – I got this from NetGalley around the same time as Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo but kept putting it off for some reason. I think it’s just not the type of book I go for but honestly I absolutely loved it and think it may be one of my fave reads of the year.
• Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid – When I finished Daisy Jones I went on the hunt for more by the author and came across this little shortie. It’s told in the form of letters between two people who discover their respective spouses are having an affair. It’s an okay read but probably a bit too short for any real depth or emotion.
• Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come by Jessica Pan – Another random NetGalley pick (what can I say I loved the title). It’s non fic and is all about an introverts experiment to try and live like an extrovert for a year. I liked it. The writing style is warm and funny and the author is incredibly relateable. My only niggle was that I felt it was a little light on the mental health aspects. Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone is one thing, making yourself ill is another.
• The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders & Leslie Saunders – So you know that challenge I mentioned, I needed a book with a yellow cover. This was actually one of those free Amazon prime books that I’d never gotten around to reading. It was an okay read but for me not particularly memorable. A lot was very similar to numerous other YA dystopians so it was pretty predictable.

Reading Next

Ummm… yep this is pretty much the same list as last week with the addition of Holy Sister. I have a long weekend coming up and Holy Sister in hardback so it seems like a good opportunity to finally read 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?

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Currently Reading

I started reading Night by Night by Jack Jordon on Sunday but have to confess I wandered off and read something else so I haven’t made a huge amount of progress. I think I just needed a break from thrillers but I’m back focusing on it again and really enjoying it.

On audio I abandoned my previous plan to listen to Heroes by Stephen Fry and decided to continue on with The Diviners series instead. They’ve changed the Libby app so every time I open it I’m told how many people are waiting for every book I’ve borrowed (which for Heroes was a lot) and I hate feeling under pressure to finish something. I used an audible credit for Lair of Dreams so I can take as long as I like and just enjoy it.

Recently Finished

My furbaby is back to his usual self (at least until his next fight), the weather was great over the weekend and I have lots of chocolate so I actually managed to find some times for reading and finished three books.

• From the Shadows by G.R. Halliday – I very much enjoyed this murder mystery/ police procedural set in the Scottish Highlands. It’s a little gruesome and dark but the setting is wonderful and the story keeps you hooked. Definitely a promising start to a new series even if I would have liked a little more depth to the characters and maybe just a smidge of humour.
• Moon Called by Patricia Briggs – This series has been on my TBR for a while so was great to finally have an excuse to read it (it fit a challenge task). I thought it was a little slow to get going and is quite similar to a lot of other urban fantasy series but I will no doubt continue on with the series.
• Geekerella by Ashley Poston – Another book from my backlist and honestly I’m not sure why I decided now was the right time to finally read it. It was there 🙂 I’m a big fan of retellings and had heard great things about this but I’m afraid while it was enjoyable and addictive the story was just too familiar to me. From the very start the story and the romance in particular just reminded me of Cinder and Ella. The family situation is different and it goes into more detail on fandom but it just lacked the feels.

Reading Next

I think I’m crime/thriller’d out for the moment so am probably going to switch to something completely different. I got my hands on The Bride Test from NetGalley a couple of weeks ago so I don’t think I’ll be able to resist for long. I also have Archenemies sitting on my shelf and really want to find out what happens next in that series. I also bought I Heart New York last week so would be good to pick up that one too.

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 ❤