It’s that time again: to ask ourselves the three W’s:
Where can I get a dragon egg?
Why don’t I have one yet?
What could possibly go wrong?
Wait, no, that’s not right. We ask these three W’s:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @Taking on a World of Words.
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
★★★★✩ || Goodreads
Giving this a star rating was so hard because, wow, it’s such an important book, but it was also really difficult to read. Drawing from experiences with his own son, Neal Shusterman writes from the point of view of Caden, who is slowly losing touch with reality. In his delusions, he’s a crewmate seeking out Challenger Deep at the bottom of the Marianas Trench. In reality, he’s a teenager trying to wrestle with his mental illness. The book was confusing for most of it, but intentionally so, and it was just so powerful in general. I really enjoyed it.
Some Small Magic by Billy Coffey
DNF || Goodreads
DNF number two for 2019! This was a book club pick, so I had no say in it and didn’t realize much about it. In the end, it just wasn’t a fit for me. The writing’s great and characters seem interesting, but I’m not a huge fan of Christian lit at the best of times, and when it involves sermons and salvation arcs, I’m out. Seems like a good book if you’re into those things, though.
The Night Before Krampus by Peter Johnson
★★★★✩ || Goodreads
This book. Oh. My. Gosh. This book. I’ve been wanting a creepy read, and this had basically everything I wanted. Oh, there be monsters afoot. The lore is solid, the world-building is interesting, and there’s KRAMPUS. Who doesn’t love Krampus?! The writing was super interesting and engaging, too. The only part it really fell down on was the ending, because the resolution was just too dang easy, which was disappointing.
The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara
There’s no place for a girl in Mary’s world. Not in the home of her mum, desperately drunk and poor. Not in the household of her wealthy granny, where no girl can be named an heir. And certainly not in the arms of Nat, her childhood love who never knew her for who she was. As a sailor aboard a Caribbean merchant ship, Mary’s livelihood—and her safety—depends on her ability to disguise her gender.
At least, that’s what she thinks is true. But then pirates attack the ship, and in the midst of the gang of cutthroats, Mary spots something she never could have imagined: a girl pirate.
The sight of a girl standing unafraid upon the deck, gun and sword in hand, changes everything. In a split-second decision, Mary turns her gun on her own captain, earning herself the chance to join the account and become a pirate alongside Calico Jack and Anne Bonny.
For the first time, Mary has a shot at freedom. But imagining living as her true self is easier, it
I’ve been meaning to read this one for, like, a year. Oops. LGBT romance? Yes, please. Love me some historical fiction, and feeling pretty in the mood for it. Plus, PIRATES! Who can say no to a book about pirates? They’re not as good as ninjas, I grant you, but they’ll do in a pinch.
The Anomaly by Michael Rutger
This is not normally the sort of book I read, but I’m really in the mood for some adventure. And if I’m honest, adventure stories about archaeologists that just happen to stumble into trouble (you know, like you do when you’re dealing with weird mysterious objects from the past) is my guilty pleasure.
I Can’t Date Jesus by Michael Arceneaux
The theme this week is catch up on ARCs that are
The Unbinding of Mary Reade sounds fascinating. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
The unbinding Of Mary Reade sounds awesome! I will definitely have to look for that one. The anomaly sounds interesting too!
The Unbinding of Mary Reade has some pretty mixed reviews on Goodreads, but I’m still holding out hope for it. I’m not far enough into it yet to form an opinion. I’m hoping The Anomaly is good. I’m so nerdy that I’ll read pretty much anything with an archaeology or paleontologist as the protagonist. xD
Sorry you had a DNF. To be honest, it sounds like something I would have trouble getting through as well. I can’t handle when books get too preachy. Hope the rest of your reads are better.
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Honestly, at this point, I sort of expect a 50-50 chance that I’ll DNF book club books. I usually either DNF them or love them, and it’s a pretty even split. Problem is that I’m the youngest in my book club by, like, 30-some years, and their reading preferences skew heavily toward Christian lit and women’s fiction, and mine are more … stabby, stabby, oh look there’s a dragon. xD
But at least I gave it a try! And not all books are going to be for me. It’s a sad truth.
“stabby, stabby, oh look there’s a dragon” XD
Sounds like my kind of book too! I’ve been trying to branch out a bit more with my TBR, but I keep coming back to my old favorites.
Same! That’s part of the reason I joined the book club, so that I would get books I wouldn’t normally read. I’ve found some really good books that way, even if some of them are misses. 🙂
But YA, and fantasy in particular, will always be what I come back to.
I’ve seen the Krampus movie (which I loved), but never read any of the books. Sounds like I need to change that. https://teripolen.com/2019/04/03/www-wednesdays-what-am-i-reading-amreading-5/
I haven’t seen the Krampus movie yet, but I’ve really been meaning to!
So many unique and interesting reads! I love it! I’m definitely adding The Night Before Krampus and The Unbinding of Mary Reade to my TBR. Have a great week of reading!
I hope you enjoy! I added quite a few books to my TBR this week today, too, ha.
I haven’t heard of any of these, but sorry for your DNF. I hope you enjoy The Unbinding of Mary Reade!
My WWW
Thank you! DNF’s happen. It’s an unfortunate part of trying to branch out with reading!
I’ve heard really good things about Shusterman and Challenger Derp sounds great. Might have to add it to my list!
It was a really confusing read, but if you can muddle through that, it was really profound. And if you have anyone in your life that struggles with mental illness, it’s a really eye-opening look into at least one person’s experience. I recommend it!
Might be one to save til I can really concentrate on it, but I’m always keen to read well-written mental health themed books. Thanks.
Oh wow! I didn’t know there was a book on Krampus! I will totally have to check that one out!
There are quite a few books based on the legend of the Krampus. 🙂 This one just came recommended to me, and I can see why! Hope you enjoy it.
The Night Before Krampus by Peter Johnson sounds very interesting. I will check it out. I hope you enjoy your books.
Thank you! I am so far, for sure!
I’ve been looking for books like Challenger Deep lately and I completly forgot about that one. I’ll have to pick it up. Thanks! 😊
I have The Anomaly by Michael Rutger too. Just need to find a space in my schedule to read it. Hope you enjoy it.
Isn’t that always the struggle? xD I demand more reading time! Surely, my boss will understand, yeah? lol.
I’ve been really wanting to read Challenger Deep. I hope you enjoy your upcoming reads.
It was great! Some of the quotes in it are just chilling. I grabbed it off KU before my subscription expired lol.