WWW Wednesday July 31, 2019

 

Before we leave July I have gotten through a few books and wanted to join WWW Wednesday this week!

The Three W’s for WWW Wednesday are:

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

What are you currently reading?

Right now I am reading All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven.  I am only a couple of chapters in but I am enjoying this YA book.  It is starting in a very dark place.  I am excited to see where the author will take us (like, where are all those bright places?)

 

 

 

 

 

What did you recently finish reading?

Before this, I read Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.  I have seen a lot about this book.  Not reviews, really – just that a lot of people are reading it.  I liked it.  To me it felt I was reading a book about Fleetwood Mac meets Cameron Crows ‘Almost Famous.’  A good book about the dynamics and intricacies of life as a band.

 

 

 

 

Before that I read The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry.  This is my oldest sons summer reading – WHICH I must say – whoever said “If you read, your kids will see you and want to read too”- well, that is not true in this house.  I have a book with me almost everywhere I go and NONE of my kids are interested in books.  But anyway, I read my son’s book to see what summer reading is like for eighth graders – it was okay.  I think he will like it.  It is s quick and full of fart jokes.  Right up his alley.

 

 

Before that I read my daughters summer reading, Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer.  I enjoyed this book way more than the fart joke book.  I am hopeful that my daughter will enjoy it as well as there is a lot of heart in the characters and plot.

 

 

 

 

*Spoiler Here* Before that I read The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom.  And I truly hated this book.  I came to this book right from Orphan Train – and the synopsis was so similar I was so ready to enjoy this story.  It was NOTHING like that.  We start in an Orphan Train type story and then go down the dark alley of sexual abuse and the after effects for years to come.  Just awful.

 

 

 

Last WWW Wednesday I forgot to add the book The Stories In Between by one of our WP writers, River Dixon.  I did receive a free advanced copy of this book.  I really enjoyed this book which was a collection of spooky short stories that kept me intrigued and surprised.  Well written and enjoyable to read.  River’s book can be found here.

 

 

 

 

Also, I have forgotten to mention another book written by another WP writer, Jeff Cann, called Bad Ass My Quest to Become a Back Woods Trail Runner.  Although I am not a trail runner, I am a runner and I thoroughly enjoyed Jeff’s book – which was so much more than a book about running.  True to Jeff’s style, the book was very introspective, with bits of humor on his quest and journey to become a bad ass back woods trail runner.  Jeff’s book can be found here.

UPDATE!  Jeff’s book can be downloaded for FREE here!

 

 

 

Finally, I read Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.  I really enjoyed the two stories of heartache and loss, from two different time periods.  How these women found each other, shared their stories and how they could relate to each other even with so many years between them was very enjoyable to read.

 

 

What do you think you’ll read next?

I don’t what I am going to read next.  I have a pile to sift through to see what feels right.

Til next time!

Thank you, Sam for hosting WWW Wednesday!