WWW Wednesday – 3rd August 2016

Welcome to this week’s WWW Wednesday post, a meme hosted by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words. Please go and have a look at everyone else is reading and make sure you post your own WWW in the comments so I can have a look.

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The premise of the post is quite simple – answer the three Ws:

  1. What are you currently reading?
  2. What did you recently finish reading?
  3. What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

I am currently halfway through I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak. It’s a slower process than I anticipated because, although the story is fairly simple, the writing is so complex it requires every word to be devoured individually. This was what I loved so much about The Book Thief, so I’m really glad it’s the same here. I want to mash both books up into soup and drink them. They are both so beautiful. At the moment, I’m reading around 40 pages a day, before being too mentally exhausted to go on.

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What did you recently finish reading?

The last book I read was A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, which turned me into a blubbering mess. It really is the best book I’ve read in a long time, and I urge everyone to get yourself a copy and read it. It took me a few hours in total, and I loved every minute of it. I don’t want to say much here because I’ve already gushed at great length in my review, so please go and have a look at that instead! See my review here.

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What do you think you’ll read next?

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah has been at the top of my TBR pile for so long, but I think I’ll read something light and easy first, maybe After You by Jojo Moyes. It all depends how I feel after the beautiful monster that is I Am The Messenger!

What have you been reading this week?

21 thoughts on “WWW Wednesday – 3rd August 2016”

  2. TrainOfThought says:
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    Great reads :). A Monster Calls is one I have heard a lot of. I did begin it, but never got round to finish it. It’s gathering dust on my TBR pile, but that’ll change now! I never knew there was a sequel to ‘Me Before you’. I’ll have to check that out!

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  4. Claire | Art and Soul says:
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    Hooray! I’m so glad you loved A Monster Calls! 🙂 It was one of the best books I read last year and one of the best books I think I may have ever read. So emotional and so wise at the same time. Just brilliant.

    I’m still not sure I want to read After You. I really liked where we left Louisa at the end of the first book and I like to think of her still in Paris having a nice time. I’m not sure I want to know what happened to her next! 🙂

    Thanks for visiting my WWW post earlier (https://clairehuston.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/www-wednesday-3rd-august-2016/) and happy reading!

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  5. alilovesbooks says:
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    So glad that you loved A Monster Calls. It’s probably one of my all time favourites and I’m currently trying to track down a limited edition hardback to add to my collection.

    I’m not sure I would say that After You was a light and easy read. I think I cried most of the way through it, although I do cry at pretty much everything 🙂

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  6. Diana says:
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    I have wanted to read A Monster Calls since your review. It sounds quite interesting. I am also glad that you are enjoying I am a Messenger. Markus never disappoints and his writing is so beautiful, devouring it sounds like the best way to go about it. After You has some mixed reviews, I look forward to reading your review though. I am still on the fence about reading it. Happy Wednesday!

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  9. Chloe McKay says:
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    I’ve been meaning read A Monster Calls for a while with the movie coming out I might have to push it to the top of my TBR!
    I read After You as an ARC a while back it is good but no Me Before You but I think any fan of the original will still get a kick out of reading it.

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  10. Sam says:
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    I keep thinking I need to read some Patrick Ness. Everyone says amazing things about him and I haven’t had the chance to read one yet. Happy reading and thanks for participating in WWW Wednesday!

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