WWW Wednesdays: 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 can’t believe it’s been two months since I did a WWW post!  The holidays really kicked my tail and had me running crazy, but it’s time to get back into the habit of posting this every other week.

I’m currently reading The Deep by Alma Katsu.  Anything involving the Titanic has always fascinated me, so I grabbed this one from NetGalley.  Just look at that gorgeous cover!  I’ve only read about ten pages, so I don’t have a good feel for this one yet.

Someone, or something, is haunting the Titanic.

This is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the passengers of the ship from the moment they set sail: mysterious disappearances, sudden deaths. Now suspended in an eerie, unsettling twilight zone during the four days of the liner’s illustrious maiden voyage, a number of the passengers – including millionaires Madeleine Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim, the maid Annie Hebbley and Mark Fletcher – are convinced that something sinister is going on . . . And then, as the world knows, disaster strikes.

Years later and the world is at war. And a survivor of that fateful night, Annie, is working as a nurse on the sixth voyage of the Titanic’s sister ship, the Britannic, now refitted as a hospital ship. Plagued by the demons of her doomed first and near fatal journey across the Atlantic, Annie comes across an unconscious soldier she recognises while doing her rounds. It is the young man Mark. And she is convinced that he did not – could not – have survived the sinking of the Titanic . . .

Brilliantly combining fact and fiction, the historical and the horrific, The Deep reveals a chilling truth in an unputdownable narrative full of unnerving moments and with a growing, inexorable sense of foreboding. 

A few days ago I finished Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales.  Such a sweet, charming book with a MC who was genuine, humorous, and a perfect narrator.  Grab this when you have a chance.

SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA meets CLUELESS in this boy-meets-boy spin on Grease

Summer love…gone so fast.

Ollie and Will were meant to be a summer fling—casual, fun, and done. But when Ollie’s aunt’s health takes a turn for the worse and his family decides to stay in North Carolina to take care of her, Ollie lets himself hope this fling can grow to something more. Dreams that are crushed when he sees Will at a school party and finds that the sweet and affectionate (and comfortably queer) guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High.

Will is more than a little shocked to see Ollie the evening of that first day of school. While his summer was spent being very much himself, back at school he’s simply known as one of the varsity basketball guys. Now Will is faced with the biggest challenge of his life: follow his heart and risk his friendships, or stay firmly in the closet and lose what he loves most.

The next book I’ll read is for my book club.  The category this month is A Book You’ve Been Meaning to Read, and my choice is Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman.  The first book in this series, Scythe, was one of my favorites of 2016, and I just bought the third book in November, so I’m really behind.  I’m just hoping to remember what happened, because there’s no way I have time for a re-read.

Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythes—not only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. He is a dark folk hero now—“Scythe Lucifer”—a vigilante taking down corrupt scythes in flames.

Citra, now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie, sees the corruption and wants to help change it from the inside out, but is thwarted at every turn, and threatened by the “new order” scythes. Realizing she cannot do this alone—or even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being “deadish” so she can communicate with the Thunderhead—the only being on earth wise enough to solve the dire problems of a perfect world. But will it help solve those problems, or simply watch as perfection goes into decline?

37 thoughts on “WWW Wednesdays: What Am I Reading? #amreading”

  7. So much yes to The Deep! I have an ARC of it, and I just cannot wait to pick it up. I’m a sucker for anything with the Titanic, too, especially if it involves ghosts and hauntings? Whaaat?

    I hope you love Thunderhead. It’s my favorite book of the series, but be prepared for your feels to take a major hit. Just an FYI. xD

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  12. Nikki @The Night is Dark and Full of Books

    Glad you enjoyed your recent read. I really want to read Scythe at some point. I’m horrible with series but that premise just sounds to good to pass up. Hope you enjoy it. Have a great week!

    My WWW

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  15. Teri, The Deep sounds brilliant, a terrific storyline and I hope the blurb holds up! The cover is captivating! Sophie Gonzales book sounds delightful and a perfect relaxing read … did you find this on NetGalley as well?

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