WWW Wednesday 4/08/2020

It's WWW Wednesday! This weekly bookish meme is hosted by Sam of Taking on a World of Words. To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

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


My answers:


What are you currently reading? I’m currently reading two books. First, I am reading The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan with my kiddos. We started the Percy Jackson series in January and this is the 4th book in the series. It seems my kids have picked up my love for any type of mythology so this series has really been perfect for us to read. For my personal read I’m reading My Life in Shambles by Karina Halle. I don’t know a lot about this book. I’ve actually barely cracked it open but I made it my goal this year to read every Bookworm Box and Amazon First Reads book I get this year and so this is one of them. I believe this was a freebie e-book that came along with my March Bookworm Box.



What did you recently finish reading? City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. I just posted a review of this book but to sum it up, I loved it. I think it was a really nice wrap up to a series and now I feel better about going on to some of her newer books. I’ve been holding off because I knew I needed to finish this series first.



What do you think you’ll read next? I Love on Beach Avenue by Jennifer Probst. This was my Amazon First Reads choice. I don’t know what it is about this year but I usually have a good mix of genres in my first read choices. Although, so far every single book I’ve chosen has been Romance. I think part of it is we have enough heaviness right now, I just want love and fun. Hopefully this one brings me what I need.








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City of Heavenly Fire
Author: Cassandra Clare
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 725
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Paranormal
Publication Date: May 27, 2014

Synopsis:

In this dazzling and long-awaited conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother.

Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell.

The embattled Shadowhunters withdraw to Idris - but not even the famed demon towers of Alicante can keep Sebastian at bay. And with the Nephilim trapped in Idris, who will guard the world against demons?

When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee - even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where no Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human being has ever returned...

Love will be sacrificed and lives lost in the terrible battle for the fate of the word in the thrilling final installment of the classic urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments!

It might be a little surprising to my friends that I haven’t read this book before now. I was a devoted follower of the Mortal Instrument world ever since the City of Ashes was released in 2008 but fell off this original series after book 5. I have actually read the first 4 books multiple times and love them with all my heart. But that 5th book... it messed the series up for me. I originally read City of Lost Souls when it was first released and then again earlier this year. And just like it did the first time through, it gave me that feeling that I didn’t want to go on. It gave me a dread that made me not want to continue. So just like last time, I stopped again. I can’t say that I hate the book... I love the writing. It’s the characters and what happens in the book. Jace, Clary and squad are some of my favorite characters and the heartbreak that they’ve had to endure just gets to me every time I try to read COLS. Anyway, rambling... When my daughter found out I quit again, she got mad at me. She told me that I HAD to finish the series and that I would love CoHF, so here I am. I’m finally finished. And of course she was right. I loved it.

With this being the last book of this series I wanted to absorb every last drop so even though I was actively reading, it took me a month to finish. Mainly because it felt like every so many pages I had to stop and decompress. This book has so much going on and the emotions that come along with it were just getting to me. I’ve had this type of emotion for books before but I think it’s so much stronger since I knew this was a wrap to a story that I’ve held near and dear to my heart for over 10 years. I didn’t want to say goodbye. But finally, after a really long month, I finished the book this afternoon. I think Cassandra Clare did a really good job wrapping it up. I know everyone and their neighbor has probably read this series already, but I don’t want to spoil the ending for anyone who hasn’t. So I’ll just say that I loved how things came to be with Sebastian/Jonathan. Finally. I cried for Maia and Jordan. I jumped for joy for Simon. And of course, who could forget Clary and Jace. I love their love.. I always have and I always will. There was also the surprise of meeting two of Cassandra’s characters from another of her series. It makes me want to go finish up The Infernal Devices which I’ve actually already planned on doing this month.

If you have never read any of The Mortal Instrument series, I really recommend that you do. You’ll be in for an amazing ride. 

My Rating:

WWW Wednesday 4/6/16

It's WWW Wednesday!  To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

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


My answers:
Click on the book covers to take you to the book's GoodReads page

What are you currently reading? I'm currently actively reading two books.

Book 1 is for a group read- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair-bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.  For the group read we are only to read 6 chapters at a time. I did read my 6 chapters yesterday but I found it really hard to put the book down. I know for a fact that there's no way I'm going to make this book stretch out an entire month. The relationship between Louisa and Will is too cute. I've heard people talk about this book being sad. Being in chapter 6, I haven't gotten there yet but I think I'm ready for a big, ugly cry. It's been way too long since my last.


Book 2 is Underneath It All by Kate Canterbary. Sometimes the universe conspires to bring people together. Other times, it throws people down a flight of stairs and leaves them in a bruised and bloodied heap.  I don't entirely have an opinion about this book yet. I wanted a quick, easy read while I was reading Me Before You and I'm not really finding it quick or easy. It's my goal to finish it today because it's not long at all so hopefully it'll get more steamy as I go!

What did you recently finish reading? A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole. One kiss lasts a moment. But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime. One boy. One girl. A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade. A bond that neither time nor distance can break. A bond that will last forever. Or so they believe. This story is.. sweet and sad.. I did have quite a few crying moments in this book, but nothing like a big, ugly cry. I'm going to be doing a review on the book, I'm just trying to sort out my feeling on how the it ended. Which, is not a way I would have ended it. But I'm not the author, am I?

What do you think you’ll read next?  I think I'm going to go back to our good ol' Jace and Clary in City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare. I read CoFA back when it came out in 2011, and I never bought or read the rest of the Mortal Instruments series. Now that I have recently purchased Lady Midnight in Cassie's newest series (which picks up 5 years after City of Heavenly Fire), I'm going to catch up TMI first. The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last.



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