Tag: The Song Rising

WWW Wednesday – December 15th, 2021

Welcome to WWW Wednesday which is currently being hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. It’s really just a place to do little update on what all you’ve been reading lately. Anyone is welcome to join, just leave a link to your post in the comments and be sure to give the appropriate credit to Sam!

Currently Reading

  • The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon – audiobook, reread
  • Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert – physical read

I have been steadily working my way through Dune over the past few weeks. And boy, it has been a ride. To say that I’ve become obsessed would be an understatement. This book has quickly become a new favorite for me, even with all of the info dumping and heavy philosophy. I saw the movie on opening night and can’t get enough of it ever since.

I’m still working my way through Song Rising. I haven’t listened to it much recently, focusing on podcasts instead but I’m flying back home for the holidays tomorrow and hope to listen to it a lot during the trip.

What did you recently finish reading?

  • The Boy Next Door (Fear Street, #39)  by R.L. Stine – physical book, buddy read

I am delighted to announce I’ll be a guest on tomorrow’s episode of the Fear Street Book Club podcast hosted by my dear friend, Hannah! For this episode we read and reviewed Boy Next Door with our other book friend, Heather. It was so much fun and I hope you all go check it out!

What do you think you’ll read next?

 

  • Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten – physical ARC
  • A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw – eARC
  • Just River by Sara B. Fraser – physical ARC

What are you currently reading? What books did you finish this week? What are you planning on reading next? Have you read any of the books on my list? If so, what did you think of them? Leave a link to your WWW Wednesday post in the comments below!

WWW Wednesday – November 17th, 2021

Welcome to WWW Wednesday which is currently being hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. It’s really just a place to do little update on what all you’ve been reading lately. Anyone is welcome to join, just leave a link to your post in the comments and be sure to give the appropriate credit to Sam!

Currently Reading

  • The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon – audiobook, reread
  • Cazadora (Lobizona, #2) by Romina Garber – ebook

I haven’t been listening to Song Rising. It’s been sat to the side in favor of some podcasts instead, specifically reality tv related podcasts. Haha! But I should get back to it soon… Hopefully.

I’ve picked Cazadora back up after sitting it aside for a few days. It’s going pretty good so far but it’s just now really hit an interesting plot line. This is such an interesting series and the story is super unique. I don’t see it getting mentioned, but I wish it would!

What did you recently finish reading?

  • The Big Reveal by Jen Larsen – ARC
  • Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey – physical book
  • All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2) by Olivia Dade – ARC

Of course I absolutely loved Abaddon’s Gate. That series just keeps getting better and better with each book. I also really enjoyed The Big Reveal. I loved the empowering feminist and body positivity message. It definitely did it much better than other books, I think. Which may be why All the Feels really fell short for me. I’ll dive more into it soon with a full review. But for now, just know it wasn’t my favorite.

What do you think you’ll read next?

  • Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten – ARC
  • A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw – ARC
  • Just River by Sara B. Fraser – ARC

What are you currently reading? What books did you finish this week? What are you planning on reading next? Have you read any of the books on my list? If so, what did you think of them? Leave a link to your WWW Wednesday post in the comments below!

WWW Wednesday – November 3rd, 2021

Welcome to WWW Wednesday which is currently being hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. It’s really just a place to do little update on what all you’ve been reading lately. Anyone is welcome to join, just leave a link to your post in the comments and be sure to give the appropriate credit to Sam!

Currently Reading

  • Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey – physical book
  • The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon – audiobook, reread

Still making my way through Abaddon’s Gate. This series is pretty dense in general so I tend to read it slower than normal. But man, do I love it! I’ve finally reached the halfway point and shit has hit the fan. I don’t want to put it down!I also did make some progress in Song Rising, though still not a quarter of the way through yet. I hope to listen more this week but work has been crazy lately so not sure if it’ll really happen or not.

What did you recently finish reading?

Nothing this week!

What do you think you’ll read next?

  • Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert – physical book
  • The Big Reveal by Jen Larsen – ARC
  • Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten – ARC

I am participating in #NetgalleyNovember this month so other than Dune, expect to see a lot of ARCs on my TBR for the next few weeks. 42% is not good and my goal is to get up to good standing again. Which also means y’all will be getting a lot of reviews coming your way. Stay tuned!

What are you currently reading? What books did you finish this week? What are you planning on reading next? Have you read any of the books on my list? If so, what did you think of them? Leave a link to your WWW Wednesday post in the comments below!

WWW Wednesday – October 27th, 2021

Welcome to WWW Wednesday which is currently being hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. It’s really just a place to do little update on what all you’ve been reading lately. Anyone is welcome to join, just leave a link to your post in the comments and be sure to give the appropriate credit to Sam!

Currently Reading

  • Cazadora (Wolves of No World, #2) by Romina Garber – ebook
  • Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey – physical book
  • The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon – audiobook, reread

I have only just started Abaddon’s Gate so I don’t have much of an opinion yet, though I’m sure I’m going to love it as much as I did the two previous books in the series. Seriously, one of the greatest scifi series I’ve ever read! I also haven’t actually started Cazadora just yet as I’m trying to focus more on my physical reads, instead of my ebooks. I haven’t made much progress into Song Rising either, due to not really having had any time to listen to the audio recently. I hope to remedy that soon though!

What did you recently finish reading?

  • Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages & Co., #1)  by Anna James – physical book
  • Little Thieves  by Margaret Owen – ebook, ARC
  • Once Upon a Broken Heart  by Stephanie Garber – physical book
  • Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) by Katherine Arden – physical book

All of these books were really great but I have to say that Little Thieves was by far my favorite. Though I do have high hopes for the OUABH sequel. 

What do you think you’ll read next?

  • Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert – physical book
  • The Big Reveal by Jen Larsen – ARC
  • Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten – ARC

What are you currently reading? What books did you finish this week? What are you planning on reading next? Have you read any of the books on my list? If so, what did you think of them? Leave a link to your WWW Wednesday post in the comments below!

Hype or Like Friday – Coming to a Close and Shining Stars

This meme and Goodreads group were created by myself, Jill @ Rant and Rave Books, and Britt @ Geronimo Reads. To join our group and find out more information about what it’s all about, please go to our Goodreads page HERE.

The November BOTM is Zodiac (Zodiac, #1) by Romina Russell.

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RULES:

  • Answer the weekly discussion topic.
  • Optional: Discuss your chosen hyped book of the week.
  • Optional: Talk about your progress on the BOTM.

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: I’m combining last week’s topic and this week’s because I missed it.. Oops!

Coming to a Close… What book(s) do you hope to read before the end of the year?

Shining Stars… What have been your favorite reads of 2017?

Coming to a Close

  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
  • The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh
  • The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) by S.A. Chakraborty

These are all books that I’ve received from Book of the Month Club this past year. I’ve heard some amazing things about each one of them and am super excited to hopefully get to them before then end of the year. I’ve been trying to actually read some of the books I’ve received from that subscription service more, as I had really just been putting them off. I think 4 in a month seems like a good step in that direction, haha!

Shining Stars

  • Caraval (Caraval, #1) by Stephanie Garber
  • Defy the Stars (Constellation, #1) by Claudia Gray
  • Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
  • An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
  • This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) by Victoria Schwab
  • A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
  • Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto
  • Heartless by Marissa Meyer
  • Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer
  • A Million Junes by Emily Henry
  • The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon
  • The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss
  • The Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen, #2) by Alison Goodman

Basically you all should just go read these books/series because they’re amazing. Seriously. Stop reading this post and go pick one up. RIGHT NOW.

What are some books that you hope to finish by the end of the year? What have been some of your favorite reads of 2017 so far? Have you read any of the books on my list? If so, what did you think of them? Leave a link to your Hype or Like Friday post in the comments below!

WWW Wednesday – July 26th, 2017

Welcome to WWW Wednesday which is currently being hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. It’s really just a place to do little update on what all you’ve been reading lately. Anyone is welcome to join, just leave a link to your post in the comments and be sure to give the appropriate credit to Sam!

The Three W’s are:

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

What are you currently reading?

  • The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon
  • Parker by Jillian Quinn
  • The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley – audiobook

I’m still chugging along with The Winter Sea, but this audiobook is over 15 hours long so I expect it’ll be a while before I finish it. I’ve finally moved on to the third book in The Bone Season trilogy and so far it’s really good. There’s a map of Ireland in this one, which gives me hope that Paige and the gang will be heading there at some point. AHHHHHHH!!!

What did you recently finish reading?

  • The Wicked & The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen –  4/5 stars, graphic novel
  • The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1) by Samantha Shannon – 5/5 stars
  • Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman – 3/5 stars
  • A Million Junes by Emily Henry – 5/5 stars
  • The Mime Order (The Bone Season, #2) by Samantha Shannon – 5/5 stars

You can thank the 24in48 Readathon for why I had such a good reading week. I really enjoyed all of the books that I read this past week, though I was let down by Gaiman’s newest novel. I think my expectations were just too high.

What do you think you’ll read next?

  • Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
  • Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo

Yes, that’s right – I have not read this extremely well-loved duology! But you know, better late than never, right? And if you’re wondering if I had these books on my shelves since their release…well, you might be right. Oops?

What books have you read this week? What are you currently reading? Do you have anything exciting up next on your TBR? Have you read any of the books on my list? If so, what did you think of them?

WWW Wednesday – July 19th, 2017

Welcome to WWW Wednesday which is currently being hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. It’s really just a place to do little update on what all you’ve been reading lately. Anyone is welcome to join, just leave a link to your post in the comments and be sure to give the appropriate credit to Sam!

The Three W’s are:

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

What are you currently reading?

  • The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1) by Samantha Shannon
  • The Wicked & The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen – graphic novel
  • Parker by Jillian Quinn
  • The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) by Susanna Kearsley – audiobook

Don’t ask me how I got to be reading/listening to 4 different books. I honestly have no idea, because this isn’t typical for me at all. I do plan on finishing The Wicked & The Divine tonight though, so that should cut it down to a more acceptable amount… I hope so at least.

What did you recently finish reading?

  • The Wicked & The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen – graphic novel, 4/5 stars
  • Bone Gap by Laura Ruby – audiobook, 2/5 stars
  • This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) by Victoria Schwab – 4/5 stars
  • Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity, #2) by Victoria Schwab – 5/5 stars

What do you think you’ll read next?

  • The Mime Order (The Bone Season, #2) by Samantha Shannon
  • The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon

The most logical choices as I continue on with Smashing Series Summer. I’m really excited to see where this series is going next as I’m falling in love with The Bone Season all over again!

What are you currently reading? Did you finish any good books this week? Have you read any of the books on my list? What did you think of them?

Smashing Series Round 2: June Summer Smash TBR!

So I’ve been looking over my stacks of TBR in preparation to start packing to move, when I realized that once again, I have a butt load of series to read. Now when I say series to read, I mean any series that I need to finish or catch up on. Such is the curse of being a bookworm! With that being said, I thought June would a good month to try and do a little summer cleaning on the old TBR. I originally came up with Smashing Series back in September and it was a success. I got caught up on and finished so many series! You can go read my announcement and wrap-up posts, HERE and HERE.

Now anyone can join if you’re interested! This is a very casual and fun way to help clear out some series from your TBR. It’s like a reading challenge but more of a personal one! If you’re like me, then you know how crazy those TBRs can get and it’s always nice to check some of those books off that list!

My June TBR

Aftermath: Life Debt (Star Wars: Aftermath, #2) & Aftermath: Empire’s End (Star Wars: Aftermath, #3) by Chuck Wendig

I will finally get to finish this trilogy after reading the first book. I’ve heard that the final book is fairly good so I can’t wait to see how it all ends!

Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) & King’s Cage (Red Queen, #3) by Victoria Aveyard

I thought the first book was fun, if lacking on originality. However, the ending was really my favorite part as I love a good plot twist. Now I haven’t heard great things about the next two books in the series but hopefully they aren’t too bad.

The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1), The Mime Order (The Bone Season, #2), The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) by Samantha Shannon

I read the first book back when it was first released but I plan to reread it before diving into the rest of this series. I’ll be honest and admit that I don’t remember anything that happened. Oops!I can’t wait to dive back into this series!

Ten Thousand Skies Above You (Firebird Trilogy, #2) & A Million Worlds with You (Firebird Trilogy, #3) by Claudia Gray

I really enjoyed the first book in this trilogy when we read it for the Hype or Like Friday December BOTM. I honestly cannot believe I waited this long to finally finish this series! I wish I had a good excuse for putting it off, but I don’t. Also, can we all just gush over these insanely gorgeous covers? LOVE LOVE LOVE.

To say that my TBR for June is setting the bar extremely high, would be a bit of an understatement. But my reading has been really slow since I came back from my break and so I’m hoping this will finally kick it back into gear, especially since I’ll be revisiting series that I’ve already started. The first time I did was a resounding success and I flew through my TBR list, so I hope I can recreate that this time around!

What do you think of Smashing Series? Do you have tons of series that you’ve started but haven’t finished? What series do you need to finish? Have you read any of the ones on my TBR? Would you like to participate in this round of Smashing Series?