“WWW” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Taking On A World of Words.
Hi everybody, and welcome to a new WWW Wednesday! For this post, we’ll be answering three questions (the 3 Ws):
- What did you recently finish reading?
- What are you currently reading?
- What do you think you’ll read next?
I just finished reading City of Gods and Monsters by Kayla Edwards in ebook format.
I really wanted to love this urban fantasy series. It’s been compared to Crescent City and I was looking for a similar series with a big cast of characters to love. But this was not for me – I just had too many issues with it. While the main male character was interesting and I liked that we had dual POV, the main female character had zero personality. There are too many characters in it, so I got lost among them all pretty quickly, but also none of them even stood out remotely. This had potential for amazing found family vibes and friendship groups but it just did not deliver and even felt childish. I mean, there was a scene where one of the friends was found back alive after being kidnapped and presumed dead, and all the so-called best friends talk about is which boy they think is hot. Where is the depth? Where are the real emotions? Nope, I feel sorry that I read all 700+ pages and did not just DNF this…
I just finished reading Phantasma by Kaylie Smith as audiobook.
THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO ROUND UP MY HALLOWEEN SEASON. But also, wow, I LOVED this book. This dark fantasy romance is described as Caraval meets Throne of the Fallen, and is about a necromancer working together with a phantom to survive a deadly competition that is based on the nine circles of hell and is set in a cursed manor. It is both eerie and spicy and the romance is just all sorts of goodness. Highly recommend!!
I am currently reading The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch as ebook.
This is adorable and fun and cute and sweet and just the perfect palate cleanser for me in between some darker fantasy romances.
I am currently reading Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy #2) by Lauren Roberts as audiobook.
Though I had some issues with the first book in this trilogy (subpar worldbuilding), it also had some things that made me love it regardless (an amazing swoonworthy romance). So yes, I decided to continue the series and I am looking forward to all the pining in this one.
As usual, I’m a huge mood reader so who knows what I’ll be reading next? Until the moment I pick up a book, not even me knows. I’m also starting to crave rereads (as I usually do near the end of the year) so maybe I’ll focus on that a bit more until the end of the year. Here are a few possibilities I’m thinking of (both new and rereads):
Tell Me:
What are you currently reading?
Have you read any of these books already?
I want to read The Nightmare Before Kissmas so bad!!! I am glad you are enjoying it!
You sold me The Nightmare before Kissmass😂
The Nightmare Before Kissmas sounds so adorable! Glad you’re enjoying it so far!
I can’t wait to read Nightmare Before Kissmas! Phantasma also sounds fantastic so I think I might be adding that to my radar list. Keen to see what you’ll think of Juliette Cross’ new book. I have that on my radar as well but haven’t been in the right mood to pick it up yet. Happy reading!
Sounds like I’ll have to read Phantasma! And I’m glad you’re enjoying The Nightmare Before Kissmas. 😀