WWW Wednesday: What Am I Reading? #amreading

On By Teri PolenIn WWW Wednesdays

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 The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black.  This came out a year ago, and the sequel was actually released earlier this month, so I’m way behind in the series.  The book club category for our next meeting is New Adult, so it seemed like a good time to get started with this series that I’ve heard so many people raving about.  This will be my first Holly Black book, and I’m shocked it’s taken me this long to get to her.

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. 

I recently finished The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson.  All I had to do was read the first line of the book description to know I wanted to read this novel.  Didn’t need to know anything else about it.  I can honestly say it’s one of the most unusual books I’ve ever read.  A dark, heartwarming, bittersweet look at death.

A good friend will bury your body, a best friend will dig you back up.

Dino doesn’t mind spending time with the dead. His parents own a funeral home, and death is literally the family business. He’s just not used to them talking back. Until Dino’s ex-best friend July dies suddenly—and then comes back to life. Except not exactly. Somehow July is not quite alive, and not quite dead.

As Dino and July attempt to figure out what’s happening, they must also confront why and how their friendship ended so badly, and what they have left to understand about themselves, each other, and all those grand mysteries of life.

Next, I’ll read an ARC from NetGalley, Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera.  Isn’t that a beautiful cover?  This is my first book by this author – and with a fierce, all-girl crew, I’m looking forward to it.

At night, Las Mal Criadas own these streets.

Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City. That roles brings with it violent throw downs and access to the hottest boydega clubs, but the sixteen-year-old grows weary of the life. Her dream is to get off the streets and make a home in the exclusive Mega Towers, in which only a chosen few get to live. To make it to the Mega towers, Nalah must prove her loyalty to the city’s benevolent founder and cross the border in a search for a mysterious gang the Ashé Ryders. Led by a reluctant guide, Nalah battles other crews and her own doubts, but the closer she gets to her goal, the more she loses sight of everything—and everyone— she cares about.

Nalah must do the unspeakable to get what she wants—a place to call home. But is a home just where you live? Or who you choose to protect?

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

    1. Definitely bizarre, Priscilla. Sometimes I’d laugh, then read such a profound statement, then on the next page get so frustrated with a character I’d be ready to put it down. But absolutely worth the read.

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  5. I read The Cruel Prince last year, my first Holly Black book as well but I was a bit disappointed. I think I was expecting too much because of all the hype and it wasn’t what I thought it would be like. Also, it’s only a few months later and I’ve forgotten most of the story. 🙈 I might pick up the sequel and see if I like it better but it’s not at the top of my TBR. Hope you’re enjoying it, though!

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  6. I started the cruel prince last summer, but i admit dnfing it about a 1/4 of the way through. it wasn’t bad, or anything, i just didn’t feel… interested to know more.
    And that sure is a great line – a good friend will bury you, but your best friend will dig you up…. it really is attention catching.

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    1. Just finished it last night, Diana. Up until the 50% mark, not much really happens, but after that, the plot speeds up and there are quite a few twists. I’ll probably continue with the series – but have a lot of other books to read before I can get to The Wicked King.

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