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?
I feel like I’ve been reading a lot but I’ve started more books than I’ve finished. Since last week I’ve managed to finish 2 books.
A Taste of Gold and Iron (Mahisti Dynasty #1) by Alexandra Rowland
Rating: ★★★★½
Oh, how I came to love Kadou and Evemer. Despite wanting a bit more from the world-building, it was the characters and their relationships that made this a fantastic read. The romance was the most delicious slow-burn and the angst and yearning/mutual pining had me racing to the finish! I loved it. 🥰
Lady Derring Takes a Lover (The Palace of Rogues #1) by Julie Anne Long
Rating: ★★★★☆
This was my first JAL romance but it won’t be my last! I loved the found family vibes, the women taking back control of their lives, and the swoontastic romance between Lady Derring and Captain Hardy. The mutual pining, coy flirtations, and sexual tension were as fantastic as the strong female friendships and I enjoyed it so much!
It’s another week where I’ve got multiple reads ongoing. I’m reading little bits of each one because my mood has been all over the show, so while it feels like I’ve been reading a lot, I guess I haven’t really? 🫣 Most of these will fulfil the final prompts for my two reading challenges this year I’m just struggling cos of my mood…
- Black Water Sister ⇢ 28%
- Under the Mistletoe With You ⇢ 20%
- Only Santas in the Building ⇢ 5%
- Only Mostly Devastated ⇢ 5%
I’m starting to feel more of the festive mood so I’m keen to read more books set around the holiday season! ❄️
What are you currently reading? I hope you’re enjoying whatever book you’ve picked up, friends!
dinipandareads 
I read Black Water Sister when it was first released and really enjoyed it, I hope you like it Dini, as well as all the others you have going atm 🙂
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It’s not what I thought it’d be (i.e. it’s less scary than I expected) but I’m enjoying it a lot! I hope to finish it tomorrow 🙂 I hope you’re enjoying all your reads too, Becky!
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I read Only Mostly Devastated a while back and thought it was very sweet. Hope you enjoy it and have a great week.
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My mood can’t decide whether I want to read it or not but I think I’m going to push forward cos it’s less than 300 pages and with a YA that’s usually a pretty quick read for me. Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Let’s see if I manange to get through it right now 🤭
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I’m glad you ended up enjoying A Taste of Gold and Iron. That definitely has me wanting to give it a try.
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Ooh, yay! It’s definitely not what I expected at first (especially the pacing) but I ended up really enjoying it cos of the characters. I hope you do as well if you give it a try 😃
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Looks like a good week of reading! Enjoy your books!
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Thanks, Yolanda! Same to you 🙂
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I have felt the same way!! I think I have 5 books going on right now. I keep jumping all over the place. My mood is nuts. lol. I did manage to finish Butcher and Blackbird and now I feel like that’s helped me get out of a slumpish feeling! I hope you end up loving one or all of these!! Have a wonderful week, Dini ❤
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My mood is super funky too, lol. Glad to hear that Butcher and Blackbird got you out of that slumpy feeling though! That’s always a good start to getting back in some kind of groove 🤣 Hope you’ve had a good week so far, Leslie!
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Thank you, Dini! I think you would really like Butcher and Blackbird! I wonder if it’s the holiday’s or the gloomy weather. I have such a bad headache I can’t kick! I hope you have a wonderful week!
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I also have more books started than I’ve finished recently. 😂 I hope I get back on track in January once the holiday season is over.
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I hope that I can get back on track before December ends but if not at least by the start of the new year! Hope you do too! 😂
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I loved Only Mostly Devastated when I read it years ago.
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I’ve just gone back to it again today (I think it’ll be my daily commute read) and omg, the teenage angst. And omg, kids/teenagers really can be so awful to each other 😭 It’s giving flashbacks, lol
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