Wednesday Catch-Up 23rd March 2016

Every Wednesday we are linking up with WWW Wednesday. WWW Wednesday is hosted at Taking on a World of Words and asks 3 questions: What are you currently reading?, What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you'll read next? 

Clare:

Currently Reading:

I am nearly finished reading Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard and I'm not sure how I feel about it so far. There is a lot of girls hating other girls which I always dislike but I am hoping I end up enjoying it. I am also now on page 190 of The Warden by Anthony Trollope which I am definitely enjoying. It's a very light and easy read and it's introduced a neighbourhood that I am sure I am going to enjoy as the series continues.

Recently Finished:

I am very glad I finally read Passenger by Alexandra Bracken. I had been worried I'd hyped it up too much and I had a tiny bit but I really enjoyed this story and I even almost cried in a few places. The ending was a bit of a cliffhanger so I am very excited for the next book in the series. I then read A Tyranny of Petticoats which is a short story collection edited by Jessica Spotswood. The stories are ordered chronologically which I really liked because it showed how attitudes towards and of women - and the issues they faced - changed over the years. I thought the last half of the book was my personal favourite but there are stories to appeal to anyone and I do recommend it. The Steep & Thorny Way was every bit as amazing as I had expected it to be. There is no way to over hype a Cat Winters book, they always seem to exceed expectations. I can't even talk about this book rationally but I loved the characters and the historical elements broke my heart even as Cat Winters put it back together again. Dorothy Must Die was, I'll admit, a bit disappointing. The action was there but I didn't feel emotionally connected to the characters and the first two thirds didn't really hold my attention. If the library has the sequels then I will probably read them, but I don't think they're a priority for me. Princess of Thorns was a great fairy-tale sequel with an original twist on the origin story which I liked and it also melded two fairy tales into one in a very good way. I always enjoy Stacey Jay's writing and I think this may be my favourite of hers so far. I then read The Shadow Queen which I actually really enjoyed - I will have a full review up for this tomorrow.

Planning to Read Next:

I am probably going to read Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard next and then I am thinking of reading The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury and then The Young Elites by Marie Lu - I enjoyed the Legend trilogy and from what I've heard this series is even better. 

You can also find us on Goodreads (Ann and Clare) to keep up with what we are reading