WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Currently Reading

SWORD CATCHER by Cassandra Clare: I wasn’t in the mood earlier to break into something that probably has some worldbuilding. But now I am, so here we go! While scheduling this post I was ~50 pages in and it’s a bit of a slog at the moment. I definitely don’t remember who each of the aristocrats are and from which trade they profit. Hopefully it picks up…only 550+ pages to go. “Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.“

ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell: Surprisingly, I’ve never read this, not even in school. I found it browsing the classics on Libby and decided to give it a go considering it’s only 4 hours long. I’m about 25% through and so far I like it.

RAGE BECOMES HER by Soraya Chemaly: This is my backburner book, but I finally picked it up because I have been in my feels lately. I adore the wordplay of the title. I’m not too far into this, but I have a feeling it’ll be very informative. “Rage Becomes Her is an “utterly eye opening” (Bustle) book that gives voice to the causes, expressions, and possibilities of female rage.“

Recently Finished

STARLINGS by Mike Stark: My review will be up next week for this nonfiction book about starlings.

ONCE WE FLEW by Nikky Lee: I read this sci-fi novella as part of the SFINCS contest. You can check out my review here.

MORNING AFTER THE REVOLUTION by Nellie Bowles: “From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people in America lost their minds—and how she almost did, too.” After being worried about this last week, the LGBTQ+ chapter finished out fine, in my opinion. At times it’s hard to separate the sarcastic tone in the audiobook with the authors’ opinions. To be fair, she discusses why some things shouted from the rooftops by uber liberals are problematic. So, sarcasm is very frequent. But, ultimately she is a moderate liberal and her assessment of things seemed rather, well, moderate.

ANNIHILATION by Jeff VanderMeer: The 10th anniversary covers snagged my attention at Barnes & Noble. So I bought the first one to see if I liked it. Spoiler: I did and I ordered the remaining two in the main trilogy from my indie bookstore. At ~200 pages, it’s easy to get into and is what I needed when I couldn’t focus on anything else because of the *~*chaos*~*. It’s science fiction, I guess, but more so eco horror. Apparently there’s a movie adaptation; maybe I’ll track it down once I finish the series.

BELOW ZERO by Ali Hazelwood: I’m now finished with all three of these STEM novellas. This was in the middle of the pack for me. But I love that all of them are quick, light reads, which I need sometimes.

Reading Next

OATHBREAKERS by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry: Ever since loving THE DARK QUEENS, I keep an eye out for early medieval literature. Could be nonfiction or fiction, I don’t care. I have finite time with this once as it’s a library loan. (This isn’t the U.S. cover, but I already had it uploaded in WP from a different post, so why bother to replace it?) “The authors of The Bright Ages return with a “real-life Game of Thrones” (New York Times Book Review)—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and redefine the future of Europe.”