WWW Wednesday 5/25/22

Welcome to my first WWW Wednesday! This is a meme hosted by Sam of Taking on a World of Words. A fun midweek check-in where you answer three questions:

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

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke. I have been sitting on this title for ages and finally said it was time to read it. I know it's a mystery/thriller type with the possibility of some fantasy elements so I am excited to see where that goes.

Also started Circe by Madeline Miller. I have actually had this since 2018 but am just now getting round to reading it. So far so good. I am a little worried I won't love it as much as all the hype it has had.

I love Greek Mythology and there has been a massive resurgence of myth retellings in the past few years and this is one that I am not the most familiar with so I am hoping that will be to my advantage.

Ghost Music by An Yu - This was an ARC I received through NetGalley. I will post the review for it closer to the release date in September. I really enjoyed this story.

A Galaxy Next Door, Vol. 1 - This was also an ARC through NetGalley. I love manga and I really enjoyed this one. It was different then what I was used to but also had those familiar elements that made it a comforting read.

Smile Beach Murder - A new cozy mystery series that I think would appeal to many. It's got all the charming qualities that make up a cozy mystery but has some different twists and environments that I think readers will enjoy.

I am hoping to start Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir next. This is a title I see a lot on BookTok so I am interested to see what all the hype is about. And then I have an ARC that I want to finish before the end of June called Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead.

And that's it for the first WWW Wednesday! Have you read any of these titles? What did you think? Let me know down in the comments!

~A.G.

Comments

The Family Plot - Megan Collins

4/5 ⭐ A family brought up learning about everything through the lens of true crime. Murder, mayhem, and death are the Lighthouse family's close companions. I was looking forward to this book since reading the summary. I have a mild interest in true crime and was interested in seeing how this story would incorporate such a widely talked about topic. For some, true crime is overdone and saturates media. And if anything, I think Collins does a fantastic job of acknowledging that fact and takes on true crime in a new and unique fashion. We are immediately introduced to the main setting, Blackburn Island, home to a serial killer who was never caught and the home of the 4 Lighthouse children and their... peculiar parents. I thought that Collins did a good job with the characters introducing them one right after another without it feeling rushed or like we were missing something. If anything it felt as though we learned a lot about the family within just the first few chapters. Without ...

Up All Night - Laura Silverman

4/5 ⭐ Thirteen short stories exploring what happens at night. A perfect summer read for when you're not ready to go to sleep just yet. This anthology features a wide variety of stories all focusing on high schoolers/young adults and certain events or predicaments that they must deal with. Added with the I am not the most familiar with anthologies but I did enjoy the variety and that they were diverse in their characters and representations. I think a lot of teens would enjoy this one. I do think that some stories were better than others, but that is just my opinion. Overall, I really enjoyed this anthology. Thanks to Algonquin Young Readers & NetGalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review. 6/22/21 *This review was previously posted on my Google Site.

Gallows Hill - Darcy Coates

5/5 ⭐ TBR: 9/6/22 And she is back with another bone-chilling, keep you up all night, make your heart pound horror. If you’ve been around you know that I love Darcy Coates' work. And any and every chance I get, I try to get a copy to read and review. When I saw that she was releasing a second novel this year I squealed and immediately when on the hunt for the arc. Enter Margot Hull, daughter of the recently deceased Hugh and Maria Hull, owners of the world-renowned Gallows Hill Winery. Margot knows little about her parents and her family as she was sent away at a young age and never went back until the day of the funeral. When she arrives at her old family home, secrets long buried come to light as Margot is forced to face the nightmares that curse the land. This is a slow burn tense and foreboding atmospheric masterpiece. And what I thought was going to be a ghost story turned out to be so much more, in the best way possible. This haunted house tale comes with it all. A tragic, blo...

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