WWW Wednesday July 25, 2018

We all know it and love it – its WWW Wednesday! This meme is hosted, as always, by the lovely Sam at Taking on a World of Words. I am so happy to hear she is on vacation and I hope she’s having as wonderful a time as I did on mine. I just returned from almost two weeks in Canada where I soaked up the beautiful scenery, learned to say exactly three things in French and ate because, damn… Canada has great food. I read a lot of books and I still don’t know how to properly pronounce Quebec. Let’s do this!

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What Did I Just Finish?

I had a fantastic time reading the past few weeks. The books I finished came in three categories: physical books off my TBR shelf, audiobooks and kindle downloads. First, the physical books I read on vacation.

I was determined to finish The Fellowship of the Ring while away and I did! I had difficulties paying attention to the story so I just broke it down into a daily amount. Twenty pages a day (sometimes more if the mood struck me) and it became my wonderful quiet time with Hobbits everyday. I tried to pair my journey through the first book with a nice cup of tea at elevensies. Loved it!

I have had a copy of Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills sitting on my shelf for far too long and so I took it with me for the trip. In the story, Claudia accidentally overhears the epic breakup of Paige and Iris and is thrown into various intense friendships, possible romances and situations outside of her comfort zone. I don’t normally enjoy books written about high school but this one was fantastic. Review coming soon!

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertini is a book I knew I would enjoy and frankly, I was saving it. But, with Leah On the Offbeat out I felt it was safe to use up my lone remaining Albertini. Also, I want to watch the movie. Simon was, as expected, a great story. Review also coming soon.

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang has become a highly recommended book for those who enjoy contemporary romance. In the book Stella Lane has Asperger’s and a perchance for algorithms. When an associate accuses her of being bad at sex she is determined to rectify that in the only way she knows how to – through lessons. So, she hires Michael Phan to teach her. This gender swap of Pretty Woman was very enjoyable and I consumed it along with the two cups of tea I had to drink to avoid taking a poutine-induced nap.

I also read Caraval by Stephanie Garber. Perhaps it was my vacation fatigue but this one did not hit the spot. I know many people enjoy this book but it was not for me.

Now, onto kindle books.

I vastly under-estimated the time I would have to read and found myself running low on physical books quickly. And, I had two nights of insomnia due to a bed that was apparently filled with sawdust. So, I turned to my trusty kindle.

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor was the first kindle book I finished. This science fiction / time traveling / historical fiction book is amazing and I have already purchased the second in the series. I actually started the second book one late night when I couldn’t sleep but her encounter with Jack the Ripper terrified me. So, I did what I always do and turned to the inexpensive romance books. So soothing…. Review (you guessed it) coming soon!

Wish by Deborah Bladon and Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey kept me company on separate nights when I couldn’t sleep. They are sweet books. 69 Million Things I Hate About You is by Kira Archer and has, undeniably, the worst cover ever. However, the story of a much abused secretary winning the lottery and torturing her boss was, at times, hilarious. Cute book.

And then, the audiobooks.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is the only audiobook I finished while on my trip. I downloaded and completed Mike Myers’ Canada after I returned home but finished it yesterday. Both are wonderful books that I loved listening to and will be reviewing just as soon as I finish all the stuff that piled up while I was gone.

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What am I Currently Reading

I am currently burning through Circe by Madeline Miller. I continue my journey to Mordor with The Two Towers and my twenty pages (or so) a day continues to keep me going. On my kindle I have Kill the Farm Boy which I have anxiously awaited all summer and is proving to be fine enough but I am hopeful that it will swing into awesome soon. And, finally, I am listening to Stuff Matters as an audiobook.

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What I Plan to Read Next

I have so many books currently going the only one I know for sure I want to start next is Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It is another on my physical TBR that I hope to clear by the end of the year.

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Tell me, please!

How was your reading these past few weeks? Post your link or list below!

Also, how do you pronounce Quebec?

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