Hello, hello and welcome back to another episode of WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words, which means I’ll be answering these questions:
- What did you read last?
- What are you currently reading?
- What will you read next?
Since last week I’ve managed to finish three books. I’m still not reading very much and I contribute that to my overstimulated and stressed-out brain but also to the fact that gaming seems to be what’s working for me right now!
(ARC) The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill ★★★★☆
If you love O’Neill’s Tea Dragon Society books you’ll love this wonderful MG fantasy about community, found family and belonging. And of course, it’s beautifully illustrated! I recommend it. 😍 [Check out my review!]
(ARC) Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee ★★☆☆☆
So sad that this didn’t end up being as great as the cover is! I BR this with Leslie and Julie and unfortunately, we all struggled to get through it… This just really wasn’t for us!
(KU) Sweet Berries (Cambric Creek #2) by C.M. Nacosta ★★★½
Monster romances are very much outside of my comfort zone and I honestly can’t recall why I ended up picking this up (esp. since I haven’t read the first book) but it was interesting! It had more depth than I expected even though it was Very Horny™️ but this couple was great together! However, it was a little too repetitive and meandering.
(ARC) I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu ★★★★☆
A great YA mystery that covered tough topics and took an unexpected turn but it’s what made this stand out to me. Would highly recommend reading the CW/TW before picking up because it’s a heavy read and can be triggering! [Check out my review!]
The Next New Syrian Girl by Ream Shukairy
ARC → 45% → I’m reading this for my spot on a blog tour this week. I’ve read a few books about the Syrian war and this is very different. It’s surprisingly a bit more pointed and political but I like that! The ego of one of the MCs is huge but she’s slowly becoming bearable. I’m curious to see where it goes!
The magic of ✨mood reading✨ means it could be any of these.
What’re you currently reading? Have you read any of these books or are they also on your TBR? Happy reading, friends! 😍
dinipandareads 
It sounds like that Mooncakes book had such potential and failed. I’m sorry it was such a struggle for all 3 of you. Better luck next buddy read!
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I was SO excited for it and I’m so sad that it didn’t end up being what I anticipated… I think this next buddy read will be much better though 🙂
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That’s disappointing about Fake Dates and Mooncakes
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Yep, super disappointing! 😭 We were all so excited for it!
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Fake Dates and Mooncakes has been at the top of my unreleased TBR so I’m so sad to hear you didn’t like it.
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SAME HERE! We were all so incredibly disappointed that we struggled with it. 😭
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It pains me to see a two star read up there. You deserve a gold star for sticking with it to the end
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Same here, Sam. Especially since all three of us were looking forward to it. We were thinking of DNFing but then I ended up reading it through my train ride to work cos I didn’t have internet and that was the only book downloaded so the others decided to skim to the end too. Defo would’ve been a DNF otherwise!
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I have seen so many people respond to Mooncakes. I think I had the most comments on that review than I’ve had in a long time. I’m so sad that we didn’t enjoy it. I’m so excited for Saint and also… Thorn is on our list, I think! So we can BR that when you’re ready too! I hope you have an amazing week, Dini! ❤
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Leslie, we need to power through some of our buddy reads. Shall we make a schedule or something for April to get through as many as possible? 😂 We haven’t really had many buddy reads this year, makes me sad. I miss it but I know it’s all me and my ridiculous work schedule! 😭 Haha I’m gonna have to check out the comments on that review of yours!
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Yes, totally agree! I messaged you back. Let’s get some on the books! It’s been a crazy start of the year for both of us. We will get some in, no worries. ❤
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Bummed we didn’t enjoy our BR book more, but hopefully, we all love Saint! And I’d really like to read The Moth Keeper. It sounds so good!
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I really hope we love Saint more than Mooncakes. I’m not gonna jinx us though but I do hope that we do! 😂 Also, The Moth Keeper was great and I hope you enjoy it if you do pick it up!
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Ah that sucks about Mooncakes, it sounded like it would be a good read. Intrigued to see what you think of Saint though, I’ve been debating picking it up for a while now. Happy reading 😀
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Yeah, it was a shame about Mooncakes. All three of us were so sad about it 😭 I just picked up Saint last night but didn’t get very far until I knocked out, lol. But I’m excited to dive back into Fable’s world and learn about her parents! 😃 Happy reading to you too, Becky!
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Oh man, you’re the second one that’s been disappointed with Mooncakes 😦 I’m worried now, what a shame. I’m glad that the rest were good experiences though.
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Yeah, I was really bummed after reading Mooncakes. So sad 😭 I feel like those that were disappointed in the story are still in the minority though so I mean, if you’re still curious and can get a library copy it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try? Lol
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I’m so sad y’all didn’t like Fake Dates and Mooncakes. I’ve been dying to read it, and now I’m just disappointed. 😔
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Omg Chris, you have no idea how disappointed all three of us were 😭 We were so sad!
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I’ve seen a lot of people reading Monster Romances. Definitely not a subgenre for me lol, but the covers are always nice.
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Haha, yeah, I don’t even know how I landed on the subgenre as I was browsing KU. It’s definitely a subgenre that’s very much on the edge of my comfort zone but I’m glad that I gave this one a try. It was very different but also not as outlandish as I thought it’d be? Or maybe it’s just cos y’know, I read fantasy and monster romance has that fantasy element? Haha 😂
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