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WWW Wednesday: 29 March 2023

Hi hello and welcome to WWW Wednesday! This was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. This is a really fun and easy weekly post where you answer the three W’s: what are you currently reading, what did you recently finish reading, and what do you think you’ll read next? Let’s get started!
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What are you currently reading?

I'm currently reading The Fae Queen's Captive by Sierra Simone! I saw a TikTok of Rachel from amodelwhosread talking about this and she was giving it rave reviews. So much so that she was asking for a full-length book! And I had seen this as part of the Peculiar Tastes series (which I read The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert and loved that) but it wasn't one that I was rushing to pick up just yet. That all changed after seeing Rachel's video and she was absolutely right! I'm about 15% in and it's so good so far. I cannot wait to see where this goes!

What did you recently finish reading?

I finished my ARC of On Twisting Tides by Val E. Lane and to no surprise, I loved it. I actually loved it so much that I wrote a full-on review for it, which I haven't done in quite a long time. But I had so many feelings that I wanted to just put them all into a review! If you're interested in seeing my in depth thoughts about On Twisting Tides, check out my review here!

What do you think you'll read next?

I just picked up Vow of Moonlight by Morgana Stewart because of Emma from Midnight Pages on TikTok and I'm so in love with the cover, oh my gosh. I also picked up Ghostland by Duncan Ralston because I keep seeing it in a horror book group I'm in and I've been wanting a nice spooky read lately. Both of those are on Kindle Unlimited if they look like anything you'd be interested in reading! And I recently got approved for an ARC of The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro which is on my Spring TBR and I may or may not have done a little dancey dance when I got approved. Not only is the cover stunning but it's also about a woman dealing with her dark family history while also being haunted by La Llorona which just sounds so up my alley it's insane.
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And that's it for this weeks WWW Wednesday! I'm really enjoying doing these posts because I'm already seeing changes in my reading tastes week to week. I'm a mood reader so I don't typically stick to TBR's or anything, so it's fun to see how one week I'm in the mood for one thing and then the next, I've picked up a book that's completely different. How is your reading going this week? Have you picked up anything new? Are any of the books I mentioned today on your TBR? I'd love to know so be sure to leave me a comment below and we can chat! Don't forget to visit Taking On a World of Words and see Sam's post for the week, and maybe check out some others awesome weekly posts from the comments! Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you in the next chapter!

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Top Ten Tuesday: If You Liked This, Try This!

amélie wen zhao 8:00:00 AM

Hi hello and welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This weekly post is hosted by the wonderful Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl so please be sure to go check out her post with all of the information about TTT. This week, the topic is Books for People Who Liked Author X where you pick an author and recommend a book or two that you think someone would enjoy based on their enjoyment of the author. It's basically if you liked this, try this, but with authors. Let's get started!

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Starting off with one of my favorite authors in the spicy romance genre, we have Katee Robert! You’ve probably heard of her Wicked Villains, Dark Olympus, or Deal With a Demon series and all of those are fantastic choices to read. One is spicy Disney villain retellings, another is spicy modern Olympus, and the last is, well, monster lover romance. She has a ton of books and definitely knows what she’s doing when it comes to writing books with great spice, lovable characters, and an addictive story! But if you’ve read all of her books, then what should you pick up next? I recommend Ashley Bennett and Kimberly Lemming. Whether you’re looking for cute, spicy, funny, or adventurous, all three of these authors have something to offer that you’ll absolutely devour!

Tracy Deonn basically exploded the book community with her amazing book Legendborn, which is still one of my favorite fantasy books I’ve ever read. Whether or not I’ll forgive her for writing such an amazing book and then making me wait a million years for the sequel remains to be seen, however. But if you were a fan of Tracy Deonn’s insane world building and writing, allow me to recommend Amélie Wen Zhao, author of the Blood Heir trilogy, and Sophia Slade, author of Nightstrider. All of these authors are fantastic at creating these incredible worlds that you’ll want to spend hours getting lost in and have writing that only amplifies the world they’ve built. These authors are absolute stars and you should definitely read at least one book from each of them so that you can experience their worlds!

Moving on to something a little more…spooky. If you’re a fan of how Catriona Ward writes books that are unsettling, creepy, spooky, whatever word you want to use, then you need to add T. Kingfisher and S.A. Barnes to your list of authors you should read. Sundial was my favorite book of 2022 and I loved how weird and wrong it was, wrong being used in a positive way which probably makes no sense unless you’ve read the book. T. Kingfisher made me so wonderfully uncomfortable with What Moves the Dead, and S.A. Barnes succeeded in making me pull my feet up from the bottom of the bed just in case while I was reading Dead Silence, and I think they both pair perfectly with Catriona Ward’s vibes.

And last, but certainly not least, this one is for my extreme horror fans! If you’re into the more, well, extreme side of horror books, then you’ll undoubtedly know the name Aron Beauregard. He’s an incredible writer who really brings the blood, guts, and gore to his books and I’m always impressed with each book I read from him. So if you’re looking for some new authors in this genre to check out, try Chandler Morrison and Duncan Ralston. Dead Inside is probably the most messed up book I will ever read (for now, at least) and I loved it so much. I wonder what that says about me? And Woom was just so wild that I couldn’t help but laugh because what even happened?! These three extreme horror authors are definitely some of the best in the genre and you won’t be disappointed by any of them!

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And that does it for this Top Ten Tuesday! I actually struggled with this one simply because I wanted to pick the right authors to pair together, and that was harder than I thought it would be. But everyone’s recommendations are going to be different and I’m so excited to see some of them! Did you participate in this weeks Top Ten aTuesday? What are some authors you would recommend? Let me know in the comments below and please be sure to link me your post so I can go discover some new books and authors! My TBR is crying already, I can hear it. Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you in the next chapter!

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