WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Taking on a World of Words. Anyone can take part and it is a great way of sharing what you have just finished reading, what you are currently reading and what is next on the TBR.
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What have you recently finished reading?
The Easter holidays have very much been on my side reading-wise, so I’ve read quite a lot this week!
I finished reading ‘The Glorious Guinness Girls’ by Emily Hourican. This is a fictionalised account of the lives of the famed Guinness sisters, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh. I’ll admit that I was expecting a more traditional biography, but this is an engaging piece of historical fiction that is set against the political unrest in Ireland in the 1920s. I really loved the glamorous parties in 1920s London and spotting the famous historical figures! A blog tour review will follow in May.
I also finished ‘The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls’ by Mona Eltahawy. My review for this engaging and important feminist manifesto is up on my blog tomorrow as part of the blog tour – watch this space because it is an eye-opening book.
I finished ‘Circus of Wonders’ by Elizabeth Macneal, read with the lovely Tsundoku Squad. I’d been looking forward to reading this tale of a Victorian travelling circus and its star turn, Nellie Moon, the Queen of the Moon and Stars – and I wasn’t disappointed. A review will follow nearer publication in May.
I also read ‘A Bad Bad Thing’ by Elena Forbes for a May blog tour. This is the first in a series to feature Eve West, a disgraced police officer who takes on a cold case from a very unusual source! This is a lively and pacey crime thriller.
I also read ‘The Road Trip’ by Beth O’Leary – I loved her other books and enjoyed this one, although I wish it had been a bit more multi-generational (like ‘The Switch’, my favourite of her previous books). My review will follow nearer publication at the end of the month.
I also finished ‘Blue Night’ from the Chastity Riley series of books by Simone Buchholz. I loved this gritty portrayal of Hamburg and the sassy investigator at the book’s heart. It is very dark – kind of German Noir (if that’s a thing) – but also witty, which I really liked. A review will follow shortly.
What are you reading now?
I finished so many books this week that I don’t have so many on the go!
I am still reading ‘Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again’ by Katherine Angel on the recommendation of the lovely Ellie H on Twitter. It is a really interesting look at issues around sex and consent – another one that was put aside for blog tour books but that I’ve nearly finished now.
I’m also reading ‘The Summer Job’ by Lizzy Dent which is proving a light and funny read about a woman well out of her depth when she takes a summer job that isn’t hers!
What do you think you will read next?
I am so excited to have been granted access to the new Ambrose Parry book, ‘A Corruption of Blood’, on NetGalley. Although I’m finding digital reading a bit problematic at the moment, I really want to read this one – I’ve loved this historical crime series so far and cannot wait to return to Victorian Edinburgh for the next instalment.
‘Dangerous Women’ by Hope Adams is another book that seems to be calling to me from my TBR. I am a huge fan of historical fiction, doubly so if it is crime fiction – so this one really appeals.
My next blog tour book is ‘Ariadne’ by Jennifer Saint. I love Greek mythology and have had my eye on this for a while so I was very happy to sign up to be part of the tour in May.
Many thanks to NetGalley, blog tour hosts, publishers and authors for books in exchange for an honest review.
Header photo by Aliis Sinisalu on Unsplash.
I’m about to pre-order Ariadne. I’m crossing my fingers it’s gonna be as good as I hope it will be!
It is next up for me now! Hope you love it x