WWW Wednesday #11/ Waiting on Wednesday #9

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I have been slacking in lately! Postgrad life is depriving me of my blogging/ review writing :(. Anyway, the aim of this meme is to showcase what we're currently reading and what we want to read. It's a way to show off some books and give them a bit of extra publicity :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?


What are you currently reading?

I'm currently reading Hottentot Venus by Barbara Chase-Riboud. It's not a book I would have personally chosen to read but it definitely isn't the worst. It is a book that is being studied as part of my Neo-Victorian Mutinies module so it deals with a lot of colonization and societal issues. Deep stuff! 

What did you recently finish?

Again with the course books, I've recently finished reading Farrell's Siege of Krishnapur, Ackroyd's Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (amaaazing book!) and Wanting by Richard Flanagan. It was a good book I will admit, it confronts various issues such as trauma, sexuality, racism, gender. I rated this one as 3/5* :).

What do you think you'll read next?

Sarah Waters' Fingersmith. Finally a book I actually want to read! I was so happy when I found out that this book was on my course. Nooooot a problem ;).

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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on :). Generally we are meant to chose from books that have yet to be released, buuuut my choice this week is:

Sarah J. Maas - Throne of Glass



In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake: she got caught.

Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament—fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin’s heart be melted?

I'm probably one of the few that have yet to read this, but I will eventually!! :) What have you guys been up to this week?

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WWW Wednesday #10 / Waiting on Wednesday #8

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I'm actively taking part in in which we show off the books we've read, we're reading and going to read :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

• 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 third and final book in the trilogy. I've been sat on the second chapter for a week now... not liking it!

What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. Wow, what a book. I absolutely loved it and cannot wait to get my hands on the next one! Eeeeesh, woman has some serious skills, lol! Amazing, amazing, amazing.

  

What do you think you'll read next?

 It'll be a toss up between Maze Runner and Divergent. I've had Roth's book for awhile and recently bought Maze Runner so it's going to be difficult to decide which one!

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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on :). My choice this week is:


Laini Taylor- Days of Blood and Starlight

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Karou must come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she’ll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets, new characters and old favorites, Days of Blood and Starlight brings the richness, color and intensity of the first book to a brand new canvas.

I adored the first one and cannot wait for the next!

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WWW Wednesday #9/ Waiting on Wednesday #7

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I'm actively taking part in in which we show off the books we've read, we're reading and going to read :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

I'm reading The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa. It has taken awhile to get into it but it will need something drastic to make it into 4* territory. Really disappointing as it sounds amazing on the cover!

What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished reading a few books, 13 by Kelley Armstrong and Conspiracy in Death by J. D. Robb. I adored both of them. So sad that the Otherworld series has ended but it was nice to discover another series at the same time :).

  

What do you think you'll read next?

It'll be a toss up between Maze Runner and Divergent. I've had Roth's book for awhile and recently bought Maze Runner so it's going to be difficult to decide which one!

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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on :). My choice this week is:


Kristen Painter - Blood Rights

Rebellion has a price.

The lacy gold mapped her entire body. A finely wrought filigree of stars, vines, flowers, butterflies, ancient symbols and words ran from her feet, up her legs, over her narrow waist, spanned her chest and finished down her arms to the tips of her fingers.

Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle's body bears the telltale marks of a comarré—a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world...and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks.

Now, Chrysabelle and Malkolm must work together to stop a plot to merge the mortal and supernatural worlds. If they fail, a chaos unlike anything anyone has ever seen will threaten to reign.

Sounds good doesn't it?! :)

Whilst your on my page, head on over and check out my sci-fi/fantasy give-away which ends Friday :). 

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WWW Wednesday #8/ Waiting on Wednesday #6

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I'm actively taking part in in which we show off the books we've read, we're reading and going to read :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

I'm reading 13 by Kelley Armstrong. The finale of the Otherworld series *sob*. I finally made myself read it - I just wasn't ready to accept that this was the end of the series. I didn't really enjoy Spellbound so I thought maybe it would be easy to let go, but so far this book is amazing! Come on Kelley, one more? 

What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished reading Two and Twenty Dark Tales. It is a book which I received for review from the ever faithful Net Galley and I absolutely loved it! Some of the stories were a bit eehhh, they just didn't go anywhere, but the majority were incredibly inventive and gave me the spooks! Review to come soon :).

  

What do you think you'll read next?

Conspiracy in Death by J. D. Robb. Me and my Nan made a trip to the fantastic shop; The Works and they now have four books for £5! Heaven! They can move shop more often if they're going to up their bargains haha. My Nan grabbed this book (as well as two other crimes and a Dystopian novel; Maze Runner for me) and gave me this bad boy. It's the 8th in the series so I'm hoping this isn't going to be a 'must-have-read-the-others' kinda book!

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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on :). My choice this week is:


Theresa  Romain - Season for Surrender

Honor Among Rogues
Alexander Edgeware, Lord Xavier, has quite a reputation—for daring, wagering, and wickedness in all its delightful forms. But the wager before him is hardly his preferred sport: Xavier must persuade a proper young lady to attend his famously naughty Christmas house party—and stay the full, ruinous two weeks. Worse, the lady is Louisa Oliver, a doe-eyed bookworm Xavier finds quite charming. Yet to refuse the challenge is impossible—he will simply have to appoint himself Miss Oliver’s protector…

Mischief Among Misses
Louisa knows her chance for a husband has passed. But she has no desire to retire into spinsterhood without enjoying a few grand adventures first. When Lord Xavier’s invitation arrives, Louisa is more intrigued than insulted. And once inside the rogues’ gallery, she just may have a thing or two to teach her gentlemen friends about daring…

I requested this awhile back on Net Galley and I'm reeeaallly hoping to be accepted! It sounds so good so fingers crossed for this one!

Whilst your on my page, head on over and check out my sci-fi/fantasy give-away :). 

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WWW Wednesday #7/ Waiting on Wednesday #5

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I'm actively taking part in in which we show off the books we've read, we're reading and going to read :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

I'm reading A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter. It's a freebie from Amazon and is the group read for a discussion I'm participating in. I'm around 45% of the way through and it really isn't grabbing my attention at all. It should make for an interesting discussion though!

What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished reading Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James. This one surprised me. I felt pained rating the book at a 3/5* as everything within me was screaming that I shouldn't give this book anything slightly positive after my reaaally not liking the first. My inner feminist really wasnt't feeling all that happy. BUT, this one actually had a storyline, it wasn't entirely focused on the smutty scenes. I found that I'd learnt to tune them out and skip on to the next bit. It made for a much more bareable book!

  

What do you think you'll read next?

Something from my ever growing pile of Net Galley to-be-reviewed books. I've been incredibly lazy with them! So I'm going to go with Two and Twenty Dark Tales by Georgia McBride and Michelle Zink.

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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on :). My choice this week is:


Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows she is the best- but she does not know if even she is good enough for this job. Hired by the dangerously beautiful archangel Raphael, a being so lethal that no mortal wants his attention, Elena knows failure is not an option—even if the task is impossible.

Because this time, it's not a wayward vamp she has to track. It's an archangel gone bad.

The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other—and pull her to the razor's edge of passion. Even if the hunt does not destroy her, succumbing to Raphael’s seductive touch just might. For when archangels play, mortals break.

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WWW Wednesday #6/ Waiting on Wednesday #4

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I'm actively taking part in in which we show off the books we've read, we're reading and going to read :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

 I'm currently reading Fifty Shades Darker by E. L. James. I know, I know, I trashed the first book in the series but I couldn't resist finding out more about the elusive Christian Grey. So far I will admit this book is better than the first in the sense that it has an actual story line BUT, the smutty scenes are still irritating, the vocabulary is still very limited and I still cannot stand the figure of Ana Steele. If anyone needs a good shake it's her! Haha.


What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished Kristin Cashore's Fire. I really enjoyed it. Everyone that had spoken of the book said that it was a lot better than Graceling which I loved anyway! So I was really looking forward to reading this. Needless to say, I really did enjoy this book BUT I disagree with it being above Graceling. Out of the two I've read so far, it is still my favourite. Really looking forward to reading Bitterblue and *fingers crossed* she writes more! :)

 

What do you think you'll read next?

Probably 13 by Kelley Armstrong. I think I've been putting it off so long just to prelong the ending of the series. I'm not sure though. The Works book shop has had a sale on recently due to its moving location so I nabbed four books for £3.96 yesterday! Plus my to-review pile is massive. I keep meaning to finish reading George R. R. Martin's series; A Song of Ice and Fire as well but just can't seem to get round to it!

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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on :). This weeks book is a book which has been out for awhile but I've recently ordered from eBay:

 

The Vagina Monologues - Eve Ensler

Summary:

"I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don't think about them. . . . So I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues. I talked with over two hundred women. I talked to old women, young women, married women, single women, lesbians, college professors, actors, corporate professionals, sex workers, African American women, Hispanic women, Asian American women, Native American women, Caucasian women, Jewish women. At first women were reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them."
So begins Eve Ensler's hilarious, eye-opening tour into the last frontier, the forbidden zone at the heart of every woman. Adapted from the award-winning one-woman show that's rocked audiences around the world, this groundbreaking book gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, and thoroughly human stories, transforming the question mark hovering over the female anatomy into a permanent victory sign. With laughter and compassion, Ensler transports her audiences to a world we've never dared to know, guaranteeing that no one who reads The Vagina Monologues will ever look at a woman's body the same way again.

I think it sounds absolutely fantastic! Can't wait to read it, so it may actually be my next book. It's something I really want to use on my Masters course as well so here's hoping. My inner feminist is doing a little jig right now, lol!

So, what are you guys reading and looking forward to reading this week? :)

xxx

Www Wednesday #5 / Waiting on Wednesday #3

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I'm actively taking part in in which we show off the books we've read, we're reading and going to read :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

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

 I'm currently reading Jennifer Selzer and Daniel Huber's Legend of the Chosen. It is a book which I accepted for review - the summary just sounded so, so good, I couldn't resist! Having not long read Gibson's Neuromancer, I was desperate for the sci-fi genre to redeem itself and this sounded like the perfect book :). At the beginning I was a little unsure (part of this could have been my trying to recover from that god-awful book) but I persevered and am so glad of this. Currently at 90% of the way through and am wondering how long I'll have to wait for the next one!



What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished Kristin Cashore's Graceling. I loved, loved, loved, looooooooved it! (read in Carrie Bradshaw style enthusiasm). It was a wonderful book and, even though I have many highly rated books not all allow me to fully immerse myself within the world it portrays. This book managed to that more than successfully and I felt completely disorientated coming out of it. It has made itself ever so comfortably at home on my favourite-books shelf just waiting to be cracked open again :). 5/5*!



 What do you think you'll read next?


Without a shadow of a doubt - Kristin Cashore's Fire. I told you I couldn't get enough of the Seven Kingdoms! I nabbed this off Ebay for £3 and it arrived yesterday so am looking forward to sinking my teeth into it. Many have said that this book is the better out of the first two so I'm eager to see what's going on! The only downside is that I think the alternative cover is so unbelievably beautiful, look at it! How lovely is that? I suppose the one above isn't all that bad ;).

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on :). This week is a difficult one as apart from J. R. Ward and J. K Rowling I'm quite patient with waiting for books to come out. There aren't many which make me go HURRRRYYYYY UP! But, I am looking forward to reading a whole different J. K. Rowling in her new book:

J. K. Rowling - The Casual Vacancy

Synopsis:When Barry Fairweather dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock.

Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.

Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems.

And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?

The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.

It sounds like something completely different. In all honesty, the summary really doesn't blow me away. I'm a little worried that she is going to be a case of Harry Potter and that's it. I really hope I'm proven wrong and that it is just as mind blowing as her previous books. I think we are all eager for our fix of J. K. Rowling after the ending of Harry Potter so *fingers crossssssed*. She is an incredibly talented woman, so I'm holding onto the hope that she will blow us all away once again! :)

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WWW Wednesdays #4 & Waiting on Wednesday #2

Wednesday's meme is hosted over at Should Be Reading, a meme which I'm actively taking part in in which we show off the books we've read, we're reading and going to read :).

The rules are simple. All that has to be done is to answer the following three questions:

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


What are you currently reading?

I'm currently reading Kristin Cashore's Graceling. So far I'm really enjoying it! I was a bit put off when my book arrived with a caption of a review: '[This]exquisitely drawn romance... will slake the thirst of Twilight fans' (Publishers Weekly) as I loved Twilight when it was initially published but am in no hurry to read something similar being six/seven years older. So far there is only one little thing that had made go 'erm, what?' and it reminds me nothing of Twilight! :)


What did you recently finish reading?

I recently finished The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. I absolutely loved it. The start was a bit slow and I couldn't see myself getting into the whole water horse thing but it soon turned itself around. In the process of writing a review for it so it shouldn't be too long until it's published on my blog. I loved the characters of Puck and Sean, totally identifiable and likeable :).




What do you think you'll read next?

Good question.I've bought and received so many books lately that I don't know where to start! I think I'll probably go for The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. I set myself a challenge to read as many of her works as I can and she is a massive interest. Considering studying her as part of my Masters dissertation. It will  allow me to knock two books off challenge wise as well - Awesome August J. R. Ward challenge and my own Gotta Have a Bit of Atwood challenge :). 

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine , which allows us to show off the books we cannot wait to get our hands on! :) So as promised in my last post, the woman herself:

J. R. Ward - Lover at Last

Synopsis

In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

This is the eleventh novel in the stunning No. 1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series - the hotly anticipated story that finally unites Blay and Qhuinn . . . forever.

That's the only synopsis I can find on the book so far! I am so excited to read this book - I absolutely adore the BDB series. They're action packed, emotional and absolutely hysterical. I wish I had my own Blackdagger Sisterhood to be a part of! Their bonds are amazing and I cannot wait to see what J. R. Ward has up her sleeve for us! Blay and Qhuinn's turmoil has been going on for so long, I'm not sure how much more us fans can handle!

Release Date: 26 March, 2013

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