.It’s time for WWW Wednesday! This blog hop is hosted by Sam over at A World Of Words. Link up with us by commenting on Sam’s post for this week, and just answer the three questions.
What have you recently finished reading?
I didn’t post last week because at that point I hadn’t fininshed anything or posted any reviews since the previous week.
This week, though, I have finished A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill, which was the 8th book in the Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series. I posted my review here. Then I read Life is Like a Musical by Tim Federle, which is theatre-themed self-help book, which I loved. I reviewed it here.
I also finished reading The Invisible Man by H. G. We
lls via the Serial Reader app. As predicted, I did purchase the full version of the app, so I read it a bit quicker than the estimated 21 days. I felt this story was actually much more compelling than other Wells I have read, but nothing will ever quite beat Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds.
What are you currently reading?
I am about 35-odd% of the way through The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Morena-Garcia. There are aspects of it I really like, like the world-building, particularly the fact that what would in other books be “magic” has a scientific explanation. Or at least, science is interested in it and people are doing research and stuff. And I love Nina, but there are other characters I’m not into so much and it’s a bit slow-going. So we’ll have to see.
On audio, I am listening to The Asylum by Johan Theorin. This is a Swedish thriller and I’m listening to the English translation of course. The hero is a bit naive and has a ~past~ in which he did some things that make him an idiot (imho), and not especially sympathetic. But I’m still listening for now.
What do you think you’ll read next?
I still have The Foretelling of Georgie Spider by Ambelin Kwaymullina from the library, and I imagine it will be quite a quick read like the first two books in the series. I might actually pick it up before I finish The Beautiful Ones if I want something with a faster pace.
What are you reading this week? 🙂
P.S. If you feel so inclined, head on over to my writing blog, Letting the Voices Out, where I’ve shared an excerpt from my current WIP today.
A Keyboard and an Open Mind 
Good to hear The Invisible Man was a good one! I still have to read it some day… I actually thought I got an Audible version of it but it turned out to be a different Invisible Man story instead. (Yes, I was stupid enough not to check the author before). xD Enjoy your books this week and happy reading!
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Haha, that sounds like something I would do! I did notice there was actually one that came up before HG Wells on GoodReads. I did see some reviews saying that it doesn’t really explore the deeper issues that invisibility can bring up, which is true, but I thought it was fun just as story about an invisible guy causing shenanigans.
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I guess I saw an old movie based on the story? Sounds like quite a fun read for a classic; I’ve just added a copy on my kindle. 😉
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I have been very, very tempted by the Beautiful Ones but there was something about it that made me a little suspicious. Possibly just that cover is too pretty. I will definitely be looking out for your review to make my mind up.
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The cover definitely prioritises pretty over telling something interesting about the book. At the moment, it feels like a solid three-star book. I’m waiting for something to happen other than just romance/courtship dramas, and how that goes will probably influence whether the rating goes up.
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I am curious about The Foretelling of Georgie Spider…love that cover!
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All three of the covers in that series are gorgeous.
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Going to check out this app you mentioned! The Asylum sounds like something I would normally read, so I am going to check more into it as well. Thanks for posting about these two things!
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The app is really great! I’m halfway through the Call of Cthulhu now. It’s such a good idea. (Also it bribes you with stats and badges, which I am always a sucker for).
I’m nearly at 60% of The Asylum now and things are starting to be revealed and fall into place a bit more, so it’s not frustrating me so much. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on it.
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I got it and already got the unlocked version of it! So glad you mentioned it. I am reading “A Room With A View” on it right now! Thank you again for mentioning it on here.
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