WWW Wednesday is a tag currently hosted at Taking on A World of Words. The three W’s are:

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

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Where I live the weather has been absolutely lovely lately, so I’m hoping to spend lots of time outside where I can! I’m a big fan of reading outside, so I hope that will happen this week.

In terms of what I’ve been reading, I’m actually in the middle of three books. Usually, I do two if I want to read multiple books at once, so this is definitely different! This is what this week looks like for me:

Currently Reading:

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun is a story that follows Klara, an Artificial Friend. She spends her days in the store watching those who browse, as well as observing those who pass on the streets outside. She hopes that someday, someone will choose her.

The synopsis of this book is pretty brief, so I wasn’t too sure what to expect from it. I am enjoying it so far though – I’m so curious about the dystopian element of this book and I’m looking forward to seeing how that will be revealed over the course of the story.

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Vicious follows Victor and Eli, two college roommates, whose research into the supernatural one day goes terribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor is out of prison, looking to catch up with his friend-turned-enemy. Meanwhile, Eli is set out to eradicate every person with a superpower, aside from him and his sidekick. With both Victor and Eli set on a course for revenge, who will come out on top? 

I just started a buddy read of this book so I’m not too far into it yet. I’m definitely hooked from the first chapter though! Vicious has been on my radar for a while now, so I’m happy to finally be giving it a try.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

This story follows Adeleine LaRue, who makes a bargain with the devil in order to flee her arranged marriage. As a result, she will live forever, and she is immediately forgotten by everyone she meets. But one day, 300 years later, she finds a man in a New York City bookstore that remembers her name.

So this was a bit of a last-minute reading decision! Addie wasn’t on my TBR, but since it came out my interest in reading it has been growing. I love the way that it’s written – I’m definitely taking my time reading it.

Recently Read:

The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton

This book follows rock duo Opal Jewel and Neville Charles, and the story of their rise to fame. But a chain of disastorous events begins when a rival band under their label brandishes a Confederate flag at their concert; a constant reminder of the issues Opal will continue to face as a Black woman in the music industry. Decades later, music journalist S. Sunny Shelton has the oppportunity to write their oral history when a huge allegation threatens to change everything.

I feel like I don’t read books about music too often, but I really enjoyed this book! The characters and the amount of history the author put into this book made the characters feel so real. The author also took some different writing formats with this book and executed it so well! I’m glad I picked this book up.

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Honey Girl follows Grace, who goes on a girls trip to Vegas after getting her PhD in astronomy. She’s a hard worker and a high acheiver, yet she doesn’t feel very fulfilled after completing her degree. She’s also the last person to think she would get drunk and marry a woman she just met, until she does just that. And after struggling with her father’s expectations and feelings of burnout, Grace flees to New York with her wife, only to face what she’s been running from all along.

I also don’t read contemporary romance often! I thought this was a really good read – I liked not only the romance but also the conversations about mental health, careers (especially as a WOC in STEM), burnout, and navigating your twenties. The only thing I would have liked was a longer, less quickly wrapped-up ending. Maybe after this, I will pick up contemporary romances more.

Up Next:

I don’t know, to be honest!

Usually, I like to have this all planned out. But between all of the book club, buddy reads, and other books I have this month, I may plan it as I finish my current reads. I am in the middle of three, after all, and don’t really want to continue with that! So I think I will hold off on deciding what to read next until I finish two of my current reads, which will probably be in a couple of days.

That’s all for this week’s WWW Wednesday. Leave a comment if you participated this week too so I can read your post – or let me know what you’re currently reading below!
Julie Anna
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