Leslie and I are planning a group read for Dungeon Crawler Carl starting in January 2026! Find more details on Leslie’s page or at the end of this post!
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?
We’re somehow doing Wednesday posts in December already… Still trying to let that sink in a bit 😂 Since last week I only managed to read one book? I don’t know what I’ve been doing… Haha, maybe gaming and just being all around lazy really, but distractible at best! 🙃
Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith
★★★★☆
This was a great YA contemporary that explores the incredible highs of being part of an online gaming community, but also the terrifying and very real-life dangers that come with it too. Divya and Aaron were great characters and I found this a well-balanced read mixing the very serious and lighter elements (including a romance) evenly! I’d recommend it to all readers, but especially younger ones (middle/high schoolers+).
I haven’t gone back to Anthropocene from last month (not surprising) but I am fully obsessed with one of my current reads that I started on a whim over the weekend. It’s so good and I can fell that addictive feeling brewing every time I immerse myself into that world.
- Assassin’s Apprentice ⇢ 62% ⇢ I already mentioned that I’ve become increasingly obsessed with this but I really can’t get enough. I love learning about Fitz’ story from his reflective pov, and it got so intense this morning that I even cried on the train! 😭 I was so into it. If this is how I feel now, how am I going to feel by the end of reading the entire Realm of the Elderlings Series?! I can’t wait to find out 😍
- Crier’s War ⇢ 16% ⇢ This is the last Owlcrate buddy read that our group has fallen behind on but we’re determined to complete this challenge before the year ends. I don’t have much to say right now but I am enjoying it and I find the concept/world very interesting. I feel like I might attempt a binge this weekend!
I’ll be starting my next buddy read with Leslie tomorrow and we’re reading the fifth Thursday Murder Club book. I’m sad there aren’t anymore to get to after this! I also just got sent the eARC for the next Kate Canterbary and we all know I’m obsessed with her books. So excited to read it! 😍
Join our big group read for Dungeon Crawler Carl in January 2026!
Even before we finished the seventh book in September, we already knew we wanted to do a bigger re-read of the series in the lead up to the eighth book coming out in 2026! We also figured this would be really fun reading in a bigger group, so that’s what we’re doing! We’ll start in January and read roughly 1 book per month to prepare for the release of the next book later in the year! We’re hosting it on Instagram so leave a comment below or message me (@dinipandareads) or Leslie (@booksarethenewblack11) over there if you’d like to join.
🧨 GET EXCITED, CRAWLERS! 🧨
What are you currently reading? I hope you’re enjoying whatever book you’ve picked up, friends!
dinipandareads 
I’m glad that you’re enjoying Assassin’s Apprentice. And all those lovely books in the series to look forward to 😀
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It’s so good and I finished it so quickly 😂 Already on to the second book now and I’m very excited at the thought of having so many books to explore in this series!
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I’m currently reading Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie.
Had a good week last week and got through quite a few novellas in the Intergalactic Dating Agency books
1 A Cowboy’s Claim by Vivian Arend.
2 Irresistibly Wicked by Melissa Foster.
3 Lorrd by Sue Mercury.
4 Balarr by Sue Mercury.
5 Warrin by Sue Mercury.
6 The Wake by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Next up will be the new Anna Hackett, Burn the World Down
Gill
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Ooh, Intergalactic Dating Agency sounds fun 🤭 I do love a good novella moment! I hope you enjoy all your current and future reads, Gill!
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I read Don’t Read the Comments a few years ago and enjoyed it. I believe I have a copy of Crier’s War that I just haven’t had time for.
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I’ve had Crier’s War on my TBR for way too long so I’m glad that we’ve finally got to it this year 😂 Just at the tail end, but at least it’s getting read, haha.
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OKAY, I will start the Hobb series. hehe. No, I really have been dying to for so many years! I am going to try and find time to fit in this month so I can continue the series with you!! I am so glad you are loving it. I can’t wait for TMC tomorrow! 🙂
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YES! Omg, it’s SO GOOD! I’m properly obsessed and I haven’t felt this way about a fantasy series in a long time. There’s just something so wonderful about the writing. It flows so well and fully captivates you, lol. And YES! If you do read it and catch up and love it, we can do like a massive Realm of the Elderlings year-long readathon or something for the rest of the books in this world 😂 I’m already super excited at the thought of having so many books to read in this world, hahaha. I hope you love it so we can read together 💜 I think this’ll be a super fun one to do!
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YAY! I am so excited by your excitement. haha. I know, so many people love this world. My friend’s husband read it and loved it too. I’m going to see if I can fit book one and two in soon. Then we can do like one a month!
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It is crazy that this is the last month of the year. Let’s make it a good one.
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SO crazy! I hope we can make it a great one 😊
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Glad you enjoyed Don’t Read the Comments!
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It was great! Can’t wait to read more YA from Smith 🙂
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The Farseer trilogy is probably my favourite fantasy every – word of warning, if you’re already tearing up, the end of book 3 had me sobbing like a … very very sobby thing!! Loved it ❤
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Y’know, I had a feeling this series would emotionally devastate me, especially since I became so quickly invested after the first book! I’ve never felt as rage-y towards characters as I do towards several of the ones in this book and… now I’m pretty scared about what’s going to happen in book 3. 😂 Are all the series in Realm of the Elderlings connected? Or are the stories interconnected but don’t pick up after the other? (not sure if my question makes sense, sorry lol)
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They are connected, albeit telling stories from different parts of the world. For example, the Liveship books does feature a character from the Farseer ones (no spoilers!) but is set on another continent. Those two series can be read in either order, though (and fair warning: people usually love the one they read first, and find the other not exactly disappointing, but maybe too different?), while other series follow Fitz and need to be read more in order. As the whole lot continues, you build up more of the background picture to the whole world/history – it’s amazingly well done!
And argh, I totally need a reread now!!
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Robin Hobb is a really popular author, so I am glad you’re enjoying Assassin’s Apprentice.
Seems like you and Leslie are both really enjoying the Thursday Murder Club books! Are there going to be mroe or is it the last one?
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She really is and I fully understand why. Something about her writing is just so… Comforting and like coming home after a long day? It’s so easy to read! And the TMC books are amazing! There’s apparently going to be more but this the one we’re reading is the final one that’s out at the moment. I really hope he continues writing them—they’re so comforting and funny! 😍
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I’m glad these two are such comforting reads for you!
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