WWW Wednesday is a tag currently hosted at Taking on A World of Words. The three W’s are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
I got quite a bit of reading done in the last week – here’s to another one! (I also may have added two more books to my list this month – oops).
Currently Reading:
Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee
Forest of Souls is a YA fantasy that follows Sirscha, who is training to be the queen’s next royal spy. But after Sirscha’s best friend Saengo is killed by shamans, and Sirscha restores Saengo’s life, she is known as the first soulguide in living memory. Now, Sirscha is summoned as the only person who can confront the Spider King, and in that time it is up to her to master her new abilities to bring peace back to the kingdoms before it is too late.
It’s been so hard to put this book down! I love the high fantasy setting of this novel and how the story immediately has me wanting to know more with each chapter.
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Loveless follows Georgia, who recently started college and has never fallen in love. She’s convinced she’ll find her happily ever after with the help of her roommate and friends, but after her plans end in disaster, she begins to question her true identity.
I really wanted to pick this up because it sounded like it matched my identity and experiences for the most part, but now? I’m not so sure. I read almost half of this in one sitting, but at the same time, the way some of the identities are expressed in this story, as well as the characters, just did not sit right for me. I have no idea how I ultimately am going to feel about this book in terms of a star rating, but I have a feeling that my review on this one is going to be veeeeeery long.
Recently Read:
Uhura’s Song by Janet Kagan
This Star Trek tie-in novel follows Uhura, who many years ago befriended a diplomat from the planet Eeaiuo, and exchanged forbidden songs and secrets. Now the Eeaiuoans are suffering from a plague, and the Enterprise is on its way to save them. Uhura’s songs might be the key to ending the plague, but within the song lies mysteries that the Enterprise must resolve first.
This book was honestly just okay! I was really hoping Uhura would be one the of the central characters in this book, and I think the first quarter was the best part of this book. After that, the pacing changes in such a way that I was gradually losing interest, unfortunately.
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
It’s been 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but since then, things have changed. Teen girls are now required to attend the Annual ball where men choose a suitor. But those who are not chosen from are never heard from again. This story follows Sophia, who would rather marry her childhood best friend, and flees the ball. During her escape, she encounters one of Cinderella’s descendants – and together they attempt to bring down the kingdom.
I really liked this retelling overall! There were some elements of the worldbuilding that I thought could have been a little bit better, but the most important aspect of this book (that was done very well in my opinion) were the messages this book sent to its readers. I’d love to see similar YA books published in the future.
Up Next:
Children of Time by Adrian Tchiavosky
The Children of Time duology follows the last of humankind and their quest to find a new planet to settle on as Earth is in ruins. They find a new planet that seems perfectly crafted for humankind. Little do they know that new masters have turned this planet from an ideal habitat to their worst nightmare.
I really would love to just decompress with a big sci-fi book this weekend, so I think I’m going to get started on this duology. I mean, it’s about spiders! In space! And I’ve had these on my TBR forever, so it’s about time.
That’s all for this week’s WWW Wednesday. Leave a comment if you participated this week too so I can read your post – or let me know what you’re currently reading below!
-Julie Anna
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I’ll definitely be interested to read your review for Loveless. I’ve been hearing a ton of mixed reviews. Also I really want to check out Cinderella is Dead.
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Thank you! Yeah, there’s been a lot of conversations around it and I don’t know quite yet how to explain my feelings on the representation but I think I’m starting to form some clarity on it. Cinderella is Dead was a great book! I don’t know what made me stop reading retellings for a while but I thought the direction Cinderella is Dead went was really cool.
I always love the ideas of retellings but I don’t always pick them up (except Austen retellings. I’m a SUCKER). CiD has just interested me in such a huge way!
I don’t think I’ve read an Austen retelling actually! But yeah, I don’t tend to read retellings much either. But now I’m starting to get into them again!
The Children of Time duology sounds so good. A great weekend read, for sure. Happy reading!
Thank you! Can’t wait to delve into a big book. 🙂
It looks like you are having a great week of reading! I’m glad you are enjoying Forest of Souls 🙂
Thank you! I can’t wait to finish it this weekend 🙂
So many amazing books! Cinderella is Dead and Forest of Souls are on my TBR! So glad that you enjoyed and are enjoying them. 🙂
Thank you! I hope you enjoy them when you read them too!
Thank you!