You’d be forgiven for not remembering the last time I did a WWW Wednesday (it was back in March, fyi) because I’ve been on the Top 5 Wednesday bandwagon for a little while instead. However, this week, I’ve decided to plump for a WWW post and talk a little about what I’m reading and planning to read soon.
WWW Wednesday is currently hosted by Sam at Taking On A World Of Words so do head over to her blog if you want to see more readers’ WWW Wednesday posts.
The Three Ws are:
1. What are you currently reading?
2. What did you recently finish reading?
3. What do you think you’ll read next?
1. What are you currently reading?
I’m currently reading a couple of books because I’m incapable of being a monogamous reader. The first is Changeless by Gail Carriger, the second book in the Parasol Protectorate series, a paranormal fantasy series in which vampires, werewolves, and ghosts are accepted as part of Victorian society and indeed form part of Queen Victoria’s Secret Council. It’s steampunk-y and it’s overly “British” (in that sort of inaccurate, stereotypical way) and it’s jolly good fun, you guys. However, I wasn’t completely feeling it one day when I wanted to read something before going to bed so I’ve also recently started reading Howards End by E.M. Forster, after a pleasantly successful time reading another of Forster’s novels, A Room with a View. Howards End tells the story of three different middle-class English families (the Wilcoxes, the Schlegels, and the Basts), all of whom represent a particular “grade” of middle-class life at the time. Their lives obviously intertwine in interesting ways and I’m enjoying it so far!
2. What did you recently finish reading?
As mentioned above, I recently finished reading A Room with a View by E.M. Forster and was very pleasantly surprised by not only how quick of a read it was but also how enjoyable it ended up being. (I did a review on it, if you’re curious!) Likewise, unsurprisingly, I also recently finished (re-)reading Soulless by Gail Carriger, the first book in the Parasol Protectorate series. I re-read that one so I could pick up the later books in the series as I never did got around to continuing onward with the series the first time that I read Soulless. And, lastly, I finished reading The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill, a book set in Depression-era Montreal, about two creative and imaginative orphans who grow up in the underworld of the city but reunite eventually to put on a show involving clowns and chorus girls and their special talents. It’s disgusting and spellbinding all in one, I loved it, and (though I will struggle to articulate it) I’m going to be putting up a review for it soon so stay tuned!
3. What do you think you’ll read next?
Providing I manage to finish both of my current reads, then I hope to pick up the third book in (yes you’ve guessed it) the Parasol Protectorate series, Blameless by Gail Carriger to continue on with the roll I’m on with that series. However, I’m sure that at the same time I’ll want to have another book on the go so, if I’m brave/stupid enough, I’ll possibly pick up the next ASOIAF book, A Dance with Dragons: Part 1 by George R.R. Martin. I want/need to keep going with the series, whilst I still remember what happened in the previous volume. If I’m not quite brave/stupid enough to start that tome, though, I’m inclined to pick up another non-fantasy (just to balance things out), maybe Decline and Fall or Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. We shall see!
Ok, that’s all the time we’ve got, folks I hope you enjoyed this insight into my current reads. Do you have a WWW Wednesday post of your own? Please link it below if so (or answer in the comments), I’d love to hear your responses.
Have you read any of the books I mentioned – how did you like (or not like) them?
Until next time – happy reading!
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