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 managed to finish 3 books. It was a better reading week for ratings, with a 5-star read of a book that’s been on my TBR for way too long. I’m so glad I finally read it!
Before I Let Go (Skyland #1) by Kennedy Ryan ★★★★★
This book was… Everything. I get why so many loved it (I did!), but I can also see why others like Leslie, who I buddy read with, didn’t. Please read the trigger warnings and read with care—it goes hard on grief and trauma and Ryan has a way of making you feel all of it. I lost count of the number of times I cried while reading. These characters are so incredibly messy and it shows in their past and present, but they’re also incredibly human and despite their bad decisions and the way they sometimes really irked me, I empathised with them so much. I’d 100% recommend this if you love emotionally raw and incredibly intense and angsty romances. While that’s not always my cuppa, I loved it so much in this book and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio ★★★★☆
This was a weird little novella but I really enjoyed it! It’s part mystery and part horror (not in the paranormal sense but in the humans are so effed up sense). There’s an odd but endearing found-family vibe with this group of insomniacs who bond over a shared smoking space and who come together in the most unexpected ways.
Iron & Embers (The Ashes of Thezmarr #1) by Helen Scheuerer ★★★½
I still have mixed feelings about this. It didn’t blow me away and I wished we got a lot more world-building and character development, but I was also eating it up and whenever I had to put it down I wanted to pick it back up again. The romance was angsty horny drama, but I liked their chemistry(?) and it was a nice slow burn! I wasn’t sure whether to continue the series but then I suddenly (somehow) bought book two, so I guess that means I will, haha! 😂
- A Forgery of Fate ⇢ 43% ⇢ Still buddy reading this with Anna, but it’s been a couple of days since I picked it up. Mostly because it’s been super busy but also I haven’t wanted to carry around my massive copy. 😂 I’ve got an appointment tomorrow though so I’m bringing it to keep me company while waiting around! I’m enjoying it though—it’s so nice to be back in Lim’s world. 💜 Her writing is magical, as usual! ✨
- 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World⇢ 36% ⇢ I started this on a whim as it fulfills one of my reading challenge prompts this month. It’s heartbreaking, infuriating, and so intense. It also feels like a somewhat timely read as International Women’s Day approaches with the global theme on justice. Shafak’s writing is wonderful and makes for an easy read (even if the books events are not easy to digest). Her lush descriptions transport me and her metaphors leap off the page—I love it!
- Live Love Lasso ⇢ 44% ⇢ I want to badly to love this book but despite making it this far, I can’t recall a thing I’ve read. I’ve not connected to the characters at all and the romance? I’m totally missing the link here and I’m really sad about it. I’m tempted to just put it down for now and maybe come back to it at a later date or maybe restart from the beginning over the weekend and binge it in a day? Let’s see! Sad about it though.
Charlotte, Leslie, Veros, and I are continuing our group read of the Lady Trent series and I’m excited to dive back in—although I admit that I remember close to nothing about how the last book ended… 🫣 I also started reading the first chapter-ish of Pet the other day and I think I want to continue!
What are you currently reading? I hope you’re enjoying whatever book you’ve picked up, friends!
dinipandareads 
I’m currently reading Just One Damn Thing after Another by Jodi Taylor. I’d heard good things about this series although personally I wasn’t too sure about this at the start but it began to get more interesting on reaching the dinosaur part
Last week was more productive than the previous one! 🥁
1 Sweetwater and the Witch by Jayne Castle
2 Journey by Veronica Scott
3 Conrad County Lethal Homecoming by Rachel Lee
4 Danger Zone by Cindi Myers
5 At Star’s End by Anna Hackett
Probably book 2 in the Chronicles of St Mary’s by Jodi Taylor up next, although that could change!
Gill
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Oooh, so… Confession time! I started the first Jodi Taylor book a couple of years ago because I, like you, heard lots of good things about it. I was liking it but it wasn’t reeling me in the way I expected. I’m glad to hear that you were also feeling the same way initially and that it gets better though! I’m still hoping to give it a go because I *did* get quite a few of the books in the series when they were going for 99p deals. 🤭 I hope you continue enjoying the book (and series if you continue), Gill!
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yes, I’ve got the first 3 at 99p too.
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That’s so sad about the LIVE LOVE LASSO book because I saw the cover in your post and I was like oooo…but now I doubt I’ll try it lol. I’m sorry it’s not working for you! 😢
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Girl, tell me about it. There’s nothing more disappointing when an anticipated read that you’ve been anxiously waiting for doesn’t hit the way you expect. I don’t know if it’s just my current fragile reading mood but this is a pretty light-brain read, so idk! I just know I’m bummed about it 😅 I’m gonna give it one more go, maybe rewinding a bit in the book, and see if how I read the “chemistry” was correct if my brain was just tripping.
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I’m so glad you loved Before I Let You Go! I had too much trauma to unpack. lol All of the covers on your list today are so beautiful. I’m glad you are enjoying A Forgery of Fate! I’m so excited for our next Lady Trent book!! ❤ Have a wonderful week, Dini!
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I totally get it, Leslie! It’s clearly a situation where if you haven’t been through it yourself, you just don’t know the depth of the pain and how triggering even thinking about it can be. Sending hugs 🫂 I’m so glad that we read it together though! I’m also very excited to continue our Lady Trent reads! Y’all are gonna have to remind me about how the last book ended though, haha. My brain has forgotten practically everything (help) 🤣
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I think Lady Trent is helping me get out of my slumpy feels. I love that series so much! Haha, I think we all kind of felt the same since it had been a while since we read the second book!!
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Glad you enjoyed Graveyard Shift… it certainly was a weird novella but I enjoyed it. I hope you enjoy all your current reads 🙂
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Thanks, I’ve seen some mixed reviews and was surprised by how many people didn’t enjoy it. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it too!
By the way, were we discussing a potential buddy read on a different post? I can’t remember if it was yours or mine… And what book we were also talking about. Was it also with you or someone else? 🤣
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😂😂😂 I think it was The Only Good Indians? I’m not sure if anyone else wanted to jump in but I should be able to fit it in towards the end of this month if that works for you? 😊
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Omg yes, that’s the one! I’m totally down to read this whenever. I don’t know anyone else who has it on their TBR but if you do and they’d like to join, that’s totally cool 🙂 Maybe I’ll message you on IG?
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Sounds good to me! I don’t think I know anyone planning on reading it, but insta sounds good 😊
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Glad you loved Before I Let Go! I loved that one. Hope you enjoy the rest of your books!
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It was so intense but I adored it. I love how messy and real these people were and their story shattered me, lol. I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in the series! Have you read the others?
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I still have to read the other books in the series but yes, loved how real they were!
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I read this earlier in the week but didn’t have time to comment, sorry!
I am always so surprised by how beautiful that edition of A Forgery of Fate is❤️ Her covers are truly as beautiful as her stories! I cannot wait for us to reach the end, I think we’ll make great progress this weekend.
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No worries at all! I haven’t actually haven’t checked our buddy read on SG since yesterday or the day before, but I’ll go see after this! I thought I was going to read more today but I was determined to finish the monster romance I’d started and I’m almost done with that. I think I might spend the day reading our book tomorrow 🙂
I hope you have a lovely weekend, Anna!
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