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Hello Hello! How are you?
I missed last weekโs catch-up post because I had another post planned, but Iโm happing to be checking in with my reading again!
This is my week at home and in online classes so not as busy as when I have to commute to and from university, but still very busy.
Iโve also been trying out the Pomodoro method in the last few days thanks to Fiona from Fiโs Bibliofiles mentioning it to me because I am very bad at giving myself breaks and usually work from 7am to 7pm with just 30 minutes for lunch. Needless to say, I get grumpy really quickly aha! But with the new method and the breaks throughout the day, Iโve been a lot more productive and Iโve got a lot more reading in!
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 youโll read next?

Moon Over Soho (#1 Rivers of London) by Ben Aaronovitch

Iโm into the second section of this book so far and I have been loving it. Iโm enjoying this one more than book 1, which I loved anyway, so I think this will be a case of each book getting better and better. Yikes, what high expectations aha! I love learning more about Peter, and especially more about Nightingale. So far, there have been some really high-stakes and amazing scenes and lots of new events and characters. I am really looking forward to reading the third section in the next days!
The Last Spell Breather by Julie Pike

Onto my second section of this book too and I have quite a few issues with it, which is really annoying because I want to adore this book. I just keep finding myself thinking โwait, how does that work?โ or just having lots of questions about the world, some secrets, the magic. It’s kind of bizarre because although I understand these things, I also donโt for some reason and they are stopping me from loving it. The 2nd section ended on a bit of a cliffhanger though, so hopefully, we will get lots of answers in this next part.
Nightbooks by J. A. White

This is the other Middle Grade Marvels book we are reading this month and I am LOVING this one. It is a really spooky book with lots of great elements โ apart from creepy crawlies, if you donโt like insects, donโt read this book. Someone also likened this to an MG version of The Shining by Stephen King and I can definitely see that. Iโm not one for scary stories, but this one is so good. I hope that Alex and Yasmin will get out of the flat, that they will become friends and I want to know more about Natacha, Lenore, Unicorn Girl and more importantly, about the apartment itself!
Stay Mad, Sweetheart by Heleen Kist

Iโm reading this one for a tour Iโm on in the next few days and itโs one of the BBNYA finalists. I actually read the first 10k words during the second round of BBNYA 2020 and I didnโt really have many thoughts then, and I donโt yet as I just stopped at that point again. Iโm going to put on a reading burst tonight to see if I can finish it and see if my thoughts change. Iโve heard that a lot of people really enjoyed it, so fingers crossed I will too.
City of Fallen Angels (#4 The Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare

Erika, Fiona and I are continuing our Shadowhunter mission and I just read the 2nd section of this book a few days ago. I am getting really annoyed at Jace for being such a useless blob with women and Simon turned a little bitchy, BUT, Iโm enjoying it a lot. Of course, not as much as The Red Scrolls of Magic, but this book is kind of comforting to me at the minute, so Iโll try to read the next part soon.
Poirot Investigates (#3 Hercule Poirot) by Agatha Christie

This is the book that I have been reading in my breaks throughout the day and Iโve been really enjoying the short stories in this book. There is one that I wasnโt a fan of and didnโt understand to be honest, but they have all made me laugh because Hastings is completely clueless and very much into women, so much so he forgets everything else going on around him. Poirot is, as always, such a character. Iโm having a great time reading this book but getting a bit worried because itโs only 3 days into the week and Iโve nearly finished it. I will need to go on the hunt for more engaging, fun and easy books like this one, so please recommend any that come to mind.
Shadows (#0.5 Lux) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

And the last book Iโve been reading lately is the first book in my Armentrout mission. I read Obsidian by this author right at the start of 2020 and fell in love with both the writing style, and the story, so Iโve gone back to the start and Iโm going to slowly make my way through all her books, even those under her penname. I have only gotten a few chapters in, but so far Iโm enjoying it, not as much as Obsidian, but I think itโs just a case of waiting for things to get going.

The Stars That Guide You Home by Jemma Robinson

I read this book last week as an author request and it was quite enjoyable. Here is the warning though, there are a LOT of TWs and some very violent and traumatic things happen in this book, so please donโt think itโs a cute fluffy romance, itโs anything but. I wasnโt the perfect target audience for this and I found it a bit lacking in terms of world-building, plot and character arcs, but it was still an enjoyable historical romance. You can read my full thoughts here!
Silence is a Sense by Layla AlAmmar

And the latest book I finished was this incredible fiction about a young immigrant and refugee from Syria who now lives in England but who is mute because of everything that happened to her while she was travelling through Europe, and what happened in her homeland. It was my 2nd 5-star read of the year and it deserves all the stars because it was incredible. There are again a lot of TWs, but it had a beautiful and raw writing style and narrative that has made me want to pick up this authorโs other book soon. I highly recommend this one, and you can read more about it in my full review.

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

I am going to be picking this one up soon and Iโm really looking forward to it because itโs been a while since I have read a historical fiction. I also donโt think Iโve read one set in Spain, so this is going to be really interesting and Iโm just itโs going to break my heart, but Iโm in that kind of mood so all is well.
Bloodlust & Bonnets by Emily McGovern

This is the book that the TWR Gang is reading this month and we set the discussion for this weekend, so I think my Friday night will be spent diving into this graphic novel. Iโve heard a lot of good things about it and the blurb sounds so good. I think this is going to be fun, really fast and hopefully the perfect book after a long and busy week.
What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson

The next blog tour Iโm on is going to be for this YA thriller, which is admittedly not my favourite genre, but it is a TWR tour, and Dave offers the best book, so no way could I say no. This one has been out a while but I think itโs being released again by Penguin, hence the blog tour, but I remember that I really wanted to read it last year and didnโt get accepted for it on NetGalley, so Iโm looking forward to finally being able to read it.
Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes by M. R. Noble

And the final book on the list for this week is for another blog tour organised by Dave and this time itโs fantasy, so much more my kind of thing. I canโt remember the blurb much other than the fact that itโs got vampires, and thatโs all I need to know, so Iโm keeping this one intentionally fairly vague. Iโll seek my teeth into this one this weekend I think.
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And there you have it, a really long list of loads of books that have graced my reading habits in the last week or so. I think Iโve been reading some really good books and I hope that Iโll get some more finished in the next week!
Thatโs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
I hope you enjoy Stay Mad, Sweetheart as much as I did!
I’ve just finished Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes, and I loved it ๐
Thank you! Iโm excited to continue Stay Mad and looking forward to Karolina! โบ๏ธ
Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes is one I was so tempted to sign up for and read but I just didn’t have the time to squeeze it in. I really hope you end up loving it. Hopefully The Last Spell Breather will pick up for you soon too and you will end up enjoying it ๐
Thank you! I hope you get to squeeze it in soon โบ๏ธ and I hope it will too!