What have I been reading this week?
WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. All you have to do is answer these three questions:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently Reading
One of my New Years Resolutions (which you can find here!) is to read more classics, so I’m currently reading Susan Hill’s I’m The King Of The Castle. I loved The Woman In Black and similarly in this book, her writing style doesn’t disappoint.
I’m finding it a very frustrating book… but that shows how well written it is. It focuses on the stifling, seesawing relationship between two young boys: Kingshaw is angry. I’m angry. The hate is palpable.
I’ve nearly finished reading it, so a review is incoming! Keep an eye out for it.
Recently Finished Reading
My last read was Five Survive by the incredible Holly Jackson. If you’ve read her other YA murder mysteries, A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, you’ll know her penchant for telling gripping mysteries with characters that leap from the pages. While a few of the characters fell flat for me in Five Survive, it’s about six (gasp) friends locked in a caravan with an active shooter outside. The only way out? To reveal their secrets… or die trying to escape.
I was hooked from the start and the setting combined with how it’s set across just 8 hours made Five Survive one of the most unique books I’ve ever read. Check out my full review here.
My Next Read
After sitting on my shelf for an embarrassingly long time, my next read is Us by David Nicholls. His bestseller One Day is one of my all time favourite books and I found Starter For Ten both heartbreaking and hilarious (find why in my review here). So, I’m both excited and slightly nervous to see Nicholls apply his incredible storytelling to a couple on a final family holiday, truing to decide if a divorce is the right route to end their story.
I’m slightly scared – I think this book is going to end in tears. But have you read Us? Or any of Nicholl’s other books? If so what did you think, and did you enjoy Us! Let me know in the comments.
I still need to read Good Girl’s Guide to Murder! Happy reading!
My WWW!
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Thank you! Pip is one of my favourite YA characters I hope you enjoy it 😊
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I keep hearing good things about Five Survive! I might need to pick it up soon!
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It’s honestly brilliant! Do you like mystery books? If so, you’ll love it. Let me know if you ever try it!
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I have A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder on my huge TBR. I hope you enjoy reading it!!
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Thank you! My TBR pile is huge too haha
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I have to read more Holly Jackson. Happy Reading!
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Thank you! She’s honestly my favourite YA mystery author!
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I’m looking forward to picking up Five Survive after loving A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Glad to hear it hooked ya!
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Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. I’m sure you will if you enjoyed her other (fabulous!) series 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed Five Survive! It wasn’t for me but she is a good writer.
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Ah sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy it too much. I’m super interested – which bits didn’t work for you?
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I read The Woman in Black, but it’s been years. I used to read at least one classic per year, but that goal has kind of fallen to the wayside. I need to make more of an effort.
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One classic a year sounds like an admirable goal! What was your favourite classic that you read?
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Probably Pride and Prejudice. I think Jekyll and Hyde was the least favorite so far.
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I read one other Stevenson novel but it was written in Scottish dialect and I was struggling 😂
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