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Hello Hello! How are you?
Iβm having a bit of a bad week as I kind of worked myself to exhaustion these last weeks and now I need a big rest, so Iβm spending a few days this week completely resting and reading as much as I can, because apparently, from the 25th of January, I have to go back to some face-to-face learning at university. Needless to say, Iβm very angry.
Anyway, Iβve not been doing as much reading as I would like as Iβm so tired and end up sleeping most of the day, but today, after my class, I am hoping to get through some books! What are you reading right now?
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over at Taking On A World of Words.
WWW Wednesday is based on 3 questions:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think youβll read next?
Rivers of London (#1) by Ben Aaronovitch
I started this book at the weekend and Iβve only gotten one chapter in because I kept falling asleep, but so far Iβm liking it. This was a recommendation from Fiona from Fiβs Bibliofiles and Erika from And On She Reads and Iβm glad they recommend this one to me as I think itβs going to be one I enjoy, as soon as I can read some more of it!
A Pinch of Magic (#1) by Michelle Harrison
Iβm reading this book with the Middle Grade Marvels book club as the January BOTM and this is a LOT darker than the cover would first make you believe. I struggled with the first couple of chapters, but then the action started to happen and itβs getting so interesting. I think Iβm going to love it and I am so lucky to have the second book already, so I can jump right in after finishing the first book!
The Binding by Bridget Collins
Iβm buddy reading this with Candyce from The Book Dutchesses, and we are just about half-way through. This was also one that I wasnβt expecting to be as dark, but the writing style is so beautiful, it has me completely immersed every time I read and I think Iβm going to adore it overall. Emmett is a really interesting character, this is definitely plot-driven I would say, and I hate some of the side characters, but Iβm loving seeing Emmett grow and evolve. We read three chapters of this a day and I canβt wait for tonights! Β
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Iβm reading this book as part of the TWR Gang book club. I havenβt received my copy yet, so I listened to the first half on Scribd and for someone who has only ever read 2 other audiobooks, Iβm really enjoying it and not struggling to keep up, which is strange because my eyes need words to follow for nearly everything. This one is fun, we suspect everyone and we have a lot of mad theories! I might finish this one tonight or tomorrow night after my class!
Clockwork Princess (#3) by Cassandra Clare
I only just started this and it is part of the Shadowhunter Saturday mission that Iβm doing with Fiona! This one gets going fast, Iβve only read the prologue and the first chapter, so I canβt say much, but it has been months since I read Clockwork Prince, and Iβm not struggling to remember characters. It feels like Iβve picked this one up right after finishing the one before, so thatβs good! Looking forward to more!
The Unadjusteds (#1) by Marisa Noelle
This is the first book that I have finished in 2021 and also the first blog tour organised by Dave from @The_WriteReads! I loved it, I have to get all my thoughts in order to write my review today for my post going up tomorrow, but I really did enjoy this. I love dystopias anyway, and this one was just really good, I found the characters to be believable despite the fact you would think they wouldnβt be (youβll know what I mean if you read the blurb) and the plot and setting were really well set up, even though I did guess one or two little twists. I bought the second one on Kindle already and Iβm hoping to pick it up soon!
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
This weekend we are discussing our other Christie book and then we are jumping into the next one, so I thought I would start it early, or maybe I can try to hold out until my copy gets here! I already know the story of this one, but canβt really remember whodunnit, why and how, so Iβm sure Iβm going to have a lot of fun reading this book.
The Da Vinci Code (#2) by Dan Brown
I feel like starting this book next although I should probably wait until I finish some of the other ones, but Iβm trying to cram in as many books as I can before I go back to university. I read the first book a few years ago but I still remember it vividly and I really enjoyed it. Iβve been told that this one is the best book of the series and Iβm excited for it, so will definitely be starting it soon!
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
Tonight Iβm going to be starting the next buddy read with Stephen from Stephen Writes. We read the One of Us is Lying duology together a few months ago and really enjoyed it, so we knew we wanted to pick up her other book too. This one is more of a thriller I would say and closer to The Cousins by the same author, but I have an open mind and hoping to enjoy it!
Thatβs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, tell me all about your current reads in the comments! See you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
I’m sorry to hear that you have to go back to face-to-face learning. Please try to keep as safe as possible.
I am currently reading Mask of Mirrors and anticipating The Ex Talk and We Free the Stars.
Thank you, I will! It’s complicated as I have high-risk people at home and I’m fairly high-risk myself with my various conditions, but they don’t want to hear anything about our issues, so we just have to suck it up and smile basically. Oh, I’ve heard a lot a bout those! Happy reading!
Wasnt very impressed with the binding.. but then i read the book without any background idea.. was a slow burn
Yes, it is definitely on the slower side and very atmospheric, so I can completely understand that it’s not a book for everyone!
I’m shocked to hear you’ll be going back to face to face learning so soon! I hope they decide to reconsider that if things are still not much improved by then!
You have some brilliant books here. I recently finished The Binding and it was a fantastic read. Really immersive and dark and magical, I loved every second of it!
Rivers of London and a pinch of magic are both on my tbr, not sure when I will get to them because I have more books than I can cope with but they look fabulous and I hope you enjoy them! π
I hope so too, the President is speaking tonight, so hopefully he will announce another lockdown, although I doubt it.
Yes, The Binding is really special! And I hope you get to both A Pinch of Magic and Rivers of London soon, so far they are good! π
Thank you so much! :*
Oooh you have some great books here Ellie! I love the Rivers of London series and the Binding was just so beautifully written. Enjoy your reading π
Thank you so much Becky, I’m excited to get into Rivers of London more and I’m thoroughly enjoying The Binding! π Happy reading to you too lovely!
So many good upcoming books! Hope you enjoy them all!
Thank you so much! π
Hopefully school goes well, and everything goes well. Looks like you have some good books to read. Hope you enjoy them!
β₯ Mae
Thank you Mae! β€οΈ
I’m so behind on my reading this week so I totally feel you.
We need to give each other motivation! β€οΈ
Great to see you are enjoying The Binding! It’s a really impressive book π
Thank you! We have nearly finished it and it’s incredible! We don’t want it to end! :'(