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 was so busy last week I completely forgot to post on Wednesday, so I made a point not to let it slip by this week.

Over the weekend I started She Who Rides the Storm. One of the comp titles is a favorite dark fantasy of mine, and any time an archaeologist is mentioned it piques my interest. Maybe it’s an Indiana Jones kind of thing, who knows.

In this atmospheric YA fantasy that is Wicked Saints meets There Will Come a Darkness, four teens are drawn into a high-stakes heist in the perilous tomb of an ancient shapeshifter king.

Long ago, shapeshifting monsters ruled the Commonwealth using blasphemous magic that fed on the souls of their subjects. Now, hundreds of years later, a new tomb has been uncovered, and despite the legends that disturbing a shapeshifter’s final resting place will wake them once again, the Warlord is determined to dig it up.

But it isn’t just the Warlord who means to brave the traps and pitfalls guarding the crypt.

A healer obsessed with tracking down the man who murdered her twin brother.

A runaway member of the Warlord’s Devoted order, haunted by his sister’s ghost.

A snotty archaeologist bent on finding the cure to his magical wasting disease.

A girl desperate to escape the cloistered life she didn’t choose.

All four are out to steal the same cursed sword rumored to be at the very bottom of the tomb. But of course, some treasures should never see the light of day, and some secrets are best left buried…

During my marathon reading session on the patio over the weekend I finished The Last House on Needless Street. I can’t say much about this without spoilers, but if you’re a fan of dark, twisty, psychological thrillers bordering on horror, DO NOT miss this book.

This is the story of a serial killer. A stolen child. Revenge. Death. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street.

All these things are true. And yet they are all lies…

You think you know what’s inside the last house on Needless Street. You think you’ve read this story before. That’s where you’re wrong.

In the dark forest at the end of Needless Street, lies something buried. But it’s not what you think… 

Next up is Summer Sons. The cover intrigued me, plus I live about an hour from Nashville and Vanderbilt. Reviews look good so I’m hoping for a winner.

Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later, only days before Andrew was to join him in Nashville, Eddie dies of an apparent suicide. He leaves Andrew a horrible inheritance: a roommate he doesn’t know, friends he never asked for, and a gruesome phantom with bleeding wrists that mutters of revenge.

As Andrew searches for the truth of Eddie’s death, he uncovers the lies and secrets left behind by the person he trusted most, discovering a family history soaked in blood and death. Whirling between the backstabbing academic world where Eddie spent his days and the circle of hot boys, fast cars, and hard drugs that ruled Eddie’s nights, the walls Andrew has built against the world begin to crumble, letting in the phantom that hungers for him. 

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

  6. All three of these books sound amazing. I am particularly intrigued by She Who Rides The Storm. I love Shapeshifters! Thank you for sharing all of these! I am currently reading “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey. 🙂 Yep, I’m that weird. I just finished “Shattered Lives” by Sarah Stuart and I don’t know what’s up next. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. It’s been a while since I’ve read a psychological thriller, and now I’m wondering why after Needless Street. In my current read, I’m just getting to the part where the archaeology angle may come into play. Thanks for dropping by, Yesha!

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