Hello and welcome back to another WWW Wednesday post! It has bene a hot minute since I last did one of these, but I’ve been reading some things and thought it would be nice to share them with you all. So, what am I currently reading, have I recently been reading, and will I be reading next? Let’s take a look!
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they’ve recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning to read next. Essentially you have to answer three questions (the Three Ws): What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Since I’m a mood reader, you have to take my last W with a grane of salt though. So, let’s take a look into my 3 W’s, shall we?
What are you currently reading?
At the moment I’m listening to Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider. This book was neither planned on my April TBR, nor on my Spring TBR, but I wanted to read it some time soon. I’ve heard great things about it, especially about this being an easy read. And that was exactly what I needed. So, I took the plunge and so far, I’m satisfied. The story unfolds a bit predictably nonetheless, I’m hoping for some nice twists and turns!
What did you recently finish reading?
Recently it took me a while to finish some books. This wasn’t really due to the books themselves, but more due to the lack of energy and me being both tired and busy. First I read Devney Perry’s Rites of the Starling, the sequel to Shield of Sparrows. I have to admit that I wasn’t too impressed by this book. It suffers a lot from second book syndrome and I zoned out quite a few times. I was anticipating this one, but am unfortunately feeling a bit let down. I even struggled to pick it up, I just didn’t feel the urge and hunger to know what would happen next. The same pacing issues I had with the previous book occurred in this one as well. Furthermore, it was not as action-packed and I didn’t feel the chemistry between the main characters that much this time. I hope this was just a build-up to the next book, and that that one will be action-packed once again.
Another book I finished last week is Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid. Everyone seems to have either watched the TV adaptation, or read the book itself. I hadn’t done either so far and after reading the book, I’m not sure I ever want to watch the adaptation. Or pick up the other books in this “Game Changers” series. Because you guys, this is a smut fest. The scenes are pretty graphic and there was a lot of smut, already starting in the prologue. I’m always looking for well-developed characters, and to me, both shane and Ilya aren’t. They hardly show any growth. I do see why it’s adapted for TV however, I think this story works better on screen. If you prefer character driven novels with plenty of character growth, then this is definitely not the book for you.
What do you think you’ll read next?
April is nearly over and I still have three books on my monthly TBR to finish. Two of these I’ve taken with me from my March one, but I’m not sure whether I’m up for them now. I think Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi has a slight chance of being picked as my next read, although the buzz seemed to already have fizzled out. I also want to make a dent into my spring 2026 TBR, which I’m slightly ignoring at this point. I’m just not sure about what book to pick as The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is another one I feel like prioritizing. Oh well, lots of options here.
So, you’re all caught up now on my week in books! How was yours?