Hi guys! , I hope you’re all having an amazing time , today I bring you a weekly meme called WWW Wednesday originally hosted by A Daily Rhythm, and revived by Taking on a World of Words.
This meme tries to answer the following three questions:
- What are you currently reading?
- What did you finish recently reading?
- What do you think you’ll read next?
🌺 Before starting I want to thank you all for your beautiful comments wishing me luck with my exam and I want to tell you that I’m so happy cause 🌟 I PASSED🌟 !
So thank you very much everyone for your good wishes, they really worked!! 🌺
What are you currently reading?
The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden
A magical debut novel for readers of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, and Neil Gaiman’s myth-rich fantasies, The Bear and the Nightingale spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice.
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind–she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.
After Vasilisa’s mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa’s new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.
And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. All the while, Vasilisa’s stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent.
As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed–this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse’s most frightening tales.
I’m really enjoying the fact that I’m reading a book based on Russian myths because it’s so new to me and you know that I love mythology in general so obviously I’m having a great time with this book. On the other hand it’s a bit slower than I imagined, maybe because there are many difficult names and those kind of things lol, I don’t know, I hope I can finish it in these days
What did you finish recently reading?
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Guide #1) by Mackenzi Lee
Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men.
But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.
Still it isn’t in Monty’s nature to give up. Even with his younger sister, Felicity, in tow, he vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt that spans across Europe, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.
I’ve already told you everything about this book and my thoughts on my June Wrap Up but even so, if you’ve missed it I’ll leave you my full review HERE
What do you think you’ll read next?
Dream a Little Dream (Silber #1) by Kerstin Gier
Mysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv’s dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she’s in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals.
The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. They’re classmates from her new school in London, the school where she’s starting over because her mom has moved them to a new country (again). But what’s really scaring Liv is that the dream boys seem to know things about her in real life, things they couldn’t possibly know–unless they actually are in her dreams? Luckily, Liv never could resist a good mystery, and all four of those boys are pretty cute….
I want to read this one next as it’s the only one that I need to read from my TBR of the previous month, even though, the promise sounds very interesting and I’m curious to see if I liked it or not. To be honest I don’t have a lot of expectations but that’s fine, I think it will be interesting to see what I’ll feel because the covers of this trilogy are really beautiful and I really want them all lol
These all look fantastic 🙂 Enjoy your reading!
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Thanks Megan!, I hope you have an incredible month 😊
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The Bear and the Nightingale is a slow read and it takes a while to figure out who is who due to all the nicknames (an issue I had when reading the book) but I highly recommend sticking with it. The atmosphere will suck you in eventually and then you won’t be able to stop reading until the end. I need to get the next book in the trilogy because I’ve heard that’s even better and I’m excited to see how Vasya develops.
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I’m just about to finishing it and I think the story gradually becomes much better, right now I feel much more committed to it and I’m enjoying it a lot 😊 . I think it will be a difficult book to rate for me though.
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Ah okay. I suppose if it’s not a book you are used to then it’s difficult to gather all your thoughts on it.
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Enjoy your reading! That’s one I’ve wanted to read for a long time!
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Thank you so much! 🤗
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Enjoy your reading that was one of my favorite books last year! No idea what I’m going to read next there’s like fourteen great options that I really want to get to 🙂
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No matter what you read next I hope you enjoy it! 💕
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Great books! I loved A Gentleman’s Guide, it really surprised me since I don’t typically like that genre
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That’s great!, I’m glad you enjoyed it, it was a surprise for me as well 😄
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Congratulations on passing your exams, that’s wonderful!
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Thanks! I’m so relieved, now I can relax and read 😊
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Great post! I’d really like to read ‘The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.’ I enjoyed reading 🙂
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Thank you! 💕
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Although The Bear and the Nightingale isn’t my typical read, I really enjoyed it. Have Gentleman’s Guide in my TBR. Happy Reading!
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Thanks! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I hope you’re having a great reading month 💕
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