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.

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