WWW Wednesday: What Am I Reading? #amreading

On By Teri PolenIn Writing

WWW Wednesday is a meme from Sam at Taking On A World Of Words

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

I’m currently reading Analiese Rising by Brenda Drake.  This is my first book by this author, and it was the cover that first caught my attention, but I’ve always had an interest in mythology also.  I’m about halfway through, and it’s a fast-paced read, but it hasn’t really grabbed me yet.

When a stranger gives Analiese Jordan a list of names before he dies, the last thing she expects to see is her own on it. Not. Cool. Her search for answers leads to the man’s grandson, Marek, who has dangerous secrets of his own. Both are determined to unlock the mystery of the list.

But the truth is deadly. Analiese is a descendant of the God of Death, known as a Riser, with the power to raise the dead and control them. Finding out she has hidden powers? Cool. Finding out she turns corpses into killers? No, thank you.

Now the trail plants her and Marek in the middle of a war between gods who apparently want to raise an army of the Risen, and Analiese must figure out how to save the world—from herself.

I just finished The Similars by Rebecca Hanover over Thanksgiving.  Me being such a sci-fi geek, all I needed to see was the word ‘clones’, and I immediately hit the request button on NetGalley.  This one had me wanting to curl up in a corner away from the Thanksgiving festivities so I could finish it.

When six clones join Emmaline’s prestigious boarding school, she must confront the heartbreak of seeing her dead best friend’s face each day in class.

The Similars are all anyone can talk about at the elite Darkwood Academy. Who are these six clones? What are the odds that all of them would be Darkwood students? Who is the madman who broke the law to create them? Emma couldn’t care less. Her best friend, Oliver, died over the summer and all she can think about is how to get through her junior year without him. Then she comes face-to-heartbreaking-face with Levi—Oliver’s exact DNA replica and one of the Similars.

Emma wants nothing to do with the Similars, but she keeps getting pulled deeper and deeper into their clique, uncovering dark truths about the clones and her prestigious school along the way. But no one can be trusted…not even the boy she is falling for who has Oliver’s face.

Next, I’ll read The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi.  Early reviews are positive, and I’m anxious to get started.  Another beautiful cover.

Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure.

Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.

To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian who can’t yet go home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much.

Together, they’ll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive.

40 thoughts on “WWW Wednesday: What Am I Reading? #amreading”

    1. I’m hoping to start The Gilded Wolves this weekend, Staci. The advance reviews really have me anxious to get started – just have to finish NaNo and take care of some real life stuff first – you know how it is.

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  13. Wow, Teri — they all sound amazing. Looking forward to a review of the first one. That’s a beautiful cover and I’m interested to hear your take on this story.
    Oddly, at first glance I didn’t care for the second cover, but with the description, it totally works for me. I like it a lot. Happy reading, my friend. Hugs.

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  15. Emily Wrayburn

    I’m going to be reading the Gilded Wolves in January. It sounds so good, I’m hoping it lives up to its promise! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it.

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