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WWW Wednesday #20 (August 19)

Analee @ Book Snacks11 Comments

Hello bookworms! It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means—it’s time for WWW Wednesday! A meme formerly hosted by MizB @ Should be Reading and now hosted by Sam @Taking on a World of Words, all you have to do to join in is answer three questions:

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

Currently Reading

I’m currently reading 2 books; The Night Circus and Joyride. I’m not that far into either of them, but I am enjoying them so far! The Night Circus has a very interesting premise and I’m finding Joyride to be a cute novel. I’m glad to see that although both stories are of different genres, I’m finding equal interest in both. 🙂

Recently Finished

I have finished 5 books over the course of this week, well, technically 3 because I finished Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Lying Game #5) exactly a week ago (so I suppose it doesn’t really count as ‘recently’ finished) and True Lies is a novella. But we’ll ignore that, shall we? Cross My Heart and Hope to Die and True Lies were both very entertaining reads, and I’m looking forward to reading the last book in the Lying Game series.

The Sister Pact was an emotional story that I also enjoyed, and same goes for Until We Meet Again. I’ll be posting reviews later on but I really enjoyed them both. Confess is the second Colleen Hoover book I’ve read (the first being Ugly Love) and it was great. I enjoyed it more than Ugly Love, mostly because the plot and characters was more appealing to me. I’m so glad I decided to read more CoHo books, because Confess was a great one!

Read Next

My read next is actually pretty uncertain. The one book I’m really sure on is Seven Minutes in Heaven (since it’s the last book in a series) but other than that, I’m quite unsure. City of Fae had been on my ‘Read next’ last week, but right now I’m not exactly in the mood to read it, although I might later on this week. The Kiss of Deception and Red Queen are both super-hyped books that I’m excited to read, but at the same time I don’t want to read them because I don’t want to be disappointed, you know? I’m sure we’ve all been there at some point. Love Letters to the Dead is one of the books I’ve hauled in 2015, I think in… June? And it seems like a very interesting (but sad?) story, so I might go with that. But again, I’m not sure. The Start of Me and You also seems like a good one. But I don’t know. You see? I’m a mess. XD Being completely honest here: If any of you have any suggestions of which one to go with first, I’d be super grateful ’cause I’m stumped! 

So that’s it for this week’s WWW Wednesday! What books have you been reading, will read, etc? Do you have any suggestions for which book I should go with next, from my list? (Because I’m quite desperate. haha.) Let me know in the comments below, I’d love to hear from you! ❤

Hope you have a wondrous Wednesday! (See that awesome alliteration there? :P)

Analee 10

WWW Wednesday #19 (August 12)

Analee @ Book Snacks28 Comments

Hello and welcome back to another lovely Wednesday! And you all know what Wednesday means, I’m sure; it’s time for WWW Wednesday, a meme formerly hosted by MizB @ Should be Reading; now hosted by Sam @Taking on a World of Words. Feel free to join in by answering these questions:

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

Currently Reading

I’m currently reading 3 books, although I’ll be finishing Cross My Heart and Hope to Die pretty soon, as I’m near the end of it. The Sister Pact is also a very nice read, I’m around 30% into it and interested in seeing what will happen next! I’m not too far into Until We Meet Again yet, but it seems to be promising.

Recently Finished

I have actually been quite tired and busy this past week, and am quite relieved that I didn’t fall into a reading slump! I enjoyed reading all of these books, especially The Summer of Chasing Mermaids and The Wrath and the Dawn. I was worried that since the other books I was reading at the time were contemporary-ish, I might not enjoy the latter, but boy, did I enjoy it! It was an awesome read. Dash and Lily was also a very fun read. Pepped Up was an unplanned read, a review copy that had me pleasantly surprised.

Read Next

I can’t pinpoint the exact inspiration for these next reads, except for True Lies, Seven Minutes in Heaven (to finish the Lying Game series), and The Night Circus (was on my read-next last week). Joyride, Confess and City of Fae are complete instinct picks. Joyride seems like a cute contemporary and I’ve been meaning to read more of Colleen Hoover’s standalone books, and Confess seemed like a good one to pick. City of Fae had been pretty hyped up a couple of months ago (or is that just me?) and I’m looking forward to trying it out as it seems like something I’d enjoy.

So that’s it for this week’s WWW Wednesday! What have you been reading now, then and next? What do you think of my selection of books? Let me know in the comments below or link your post!

Happy Wednesday!

Analee 10

WWW Wednesday #16 (July 22)

Analee @ Book Snacks53 Comments

Hey there fellow bookworms! It’s time for a WWW Wednesday post, a meme formerly hosted by MizB @ Should be Reading and now hosted by Sam @Taking on a World of Words. To play along, answer the three questions:

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

Currently Reading

I’m currently reading 3 books. I’m enjoying them all, even Yes Please, to my delight. 🙂 Usually books like Yes, Please isn’t my thing, but I guess I’m okay with it so far. What You Left Behind is an e-ARC I was approved for on Netgalley, and I’m also really liking it! I actually think I might be able to finish it today or tomorrow. Like Candy is a review copy and is also pretty good! This week’s current reads are looking pretty good so far, thankfully! 🙂

Recently Finished

I finished 6 books throughout this week:

Oh god, just looking at this list shows me how behind on my reviews. In my defense though, I have lots of books I’m reading! But still. No excuse for my slacking…again. Either way, I enjoyed most of these, although The Almost Moon & Hello, I Love You are… still under debate, let’s say. It took me a LONG time (like, REALLY LONG) to get through The Almost Moon. I don’t know, I had other books I was reading, and I just wasn’t in the mood to read The Almost Moon most of the time. Magonia, Spellbinder and The Heartbreakers, on the other hand, were super quick reads; they were all addicting and I finished them really quickly!

Read Next

Learning to Swim and Me Before You are both for my Popsugar challenge. After I read read those I think I’ll have only a few left! XD Hide and Seek is the fourth book in The Lying Game series, as I recently finished the third book, I felt compelled to continue with the next book! I finally got a Netgalley account (Yay!! I’m so excited!) and I got approved for an e-ARC of Until We Meet Again. It’s on my TBR and I’m super excited to read it! Simon vs and Made You Up have both been quite hyped up in the bookish community, and I really want to read them this week! I’ve heard such great things.

So that’s it for this week’s WWW Wednesday! What do you think of my books this week? What books have you been reading now, then and next? Let me know in the comments below or link your post!

Have a great Wednesday!

Analee 10

WWW Wednesday #15 (July 15)

Analee @ Book Snacks38 Comments

Hi! It’s time for a WWW Wednesday post, a meme formerly hosted by MizB @ Should be Reading and now hosted by Sam @Taking on a World of Words. To play along, answer the three questions:

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

Currently Reading

I’m not exactly sure when I started all of these except for Hello I Love You (this morning). The Almost Moon, I think I had been reading for 5 days now? And I’m still near the start of the book, I just can’t seem to get into it. Other than that, Magonia and Eat, Pray, Love are both pretty good.

Recently Finished

I finished 6 books this week:

Never Have I Ever and Pretty Dark Sacrifice were both earlier reads, I didn’t start them this week, but finished them early at the start of the week.
I do know I finished Lord of the Flies this morning (it was really good!) and Twisted yesterday. Clearly I have way too much time on my hands! Which is a good thing. Mostly. Considering how many reviews I have piling up at this point, I should really stop reading this many books…

Read Next

I’m still trying to finish my Popsugar challenge. hence the first three books. Spellbinder is a novella I recently acquired (you may have seen it in yesterday’s Top Ten Tuesday list) and will probably be the first one I start next. Along with that I have Like Candy, a review copy, and Two Truths and a Lie, the third book to the Lying Game series. (I have to know what happens!)

So that’s it for this week’s WWW Wednesday! What books have you read now, then and next? Let me know in the comments below or link your post!

Analee 10

The Lying Game by Sara Shepard | Book Review

Analee @ Book Snacks16 Comments

(The Lying Game #1)

Published: December 7th 2010

Synopsis:

I had a life anyone would kill for.

Then someone did.

The worst part of being dead is that there’s nothing left to live for. No more kisses. No more secrets. No more gossip. It’s enough to kill a girl all over again. But I’m about to get something no one else does–an encore performance, thanks to Emma, the long-lost twin sister I never even got to meet.

Now Emma’s desperate to know what happened to me. And the only way to figure it out is to be me–to slip into my old life and piece it all together. But can she laugh at inside jokes with my best friends? Convince my boyfriend she’s the girl he fell in love with? Pretend to be a happy, care-free daughter when she hugs my parents goodnight? And can she keep up the charade, even after she realizes my murderer is watching her every move?

From Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars books, comes a riveting new series about secrets, lies, and killer consequences.

Let the lying game begin.

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My Rating: 4 stars 4.5/5 (Amazing)

Book Information

Publisher: HarperTeen

Genre(s): Thriller/Mystery, Romance, Young-adult

Page Count: 307

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 0061869708

This was used for the Popsugar challenge: A book based on or turned into a TV show.

This book was positively addicting! The only thing that prevented me from reading this in one sitting is that I didn’t have enough time. It did give me some PLL vibes at first, but overall it was its own story that I really enjoyed!

Quick Summary

Emma Paxton finds out she has a long-lost twin sister (named Sutton Mercer) and is excited to go meet her. The problem? She can’t meet her. Because Sutton is dead.
Now Emma is stepping into her twin’s life, and it seems no one knows that Emma isn’t really Sutton. Emma has to figure out who killed her twin before it’s too late…Read More »

Popsugar Reading Challenge Week 5 Update!

Analee @ Book Snacks8 Comments

Hiya! Time for another Popsugar Reading Challenge Update, this time for week 5! I’m happy to say this week has been quite productive! Since my last update, my challenge now stands at: 28/50 (Week 1: 5 books, Week 2: 4 books, Week 3: 7 books, Week 4: 3 books, Week 5: 9)! A bit more than halfway through, yes! 😀

  • A book with more than 500 pages: Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
  • A classic romance: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • A book that became a movie: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
  • A book published this year: The Heir by Kiera Cass
  • A book with a number in the title: Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth
  • A book written by someone under 30: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
  • A book with nonhuman characters: Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick
  • A funny book: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
  • A book with a one-word title: Aftermath by Tom Lewis
  • A book of short stories: The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter
  • A book set in a different country: Tiger’s Promise by Colleen Houck
  • A popular author’s first book: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
  • A book a friend recommended: Hereafter by Tara Hudson
  • A book at the bottom of your to-read list: Skinned by Robin Wasserman
  • A book based entirely on its cover: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
  • A book you can finish in a day: The Fill-in Boyfriend by Kasie West
  • A trilogy: (Penryn & the End of Days by Susan Ee) Angelfall, World After, End of Days)
  • A book with a love triangle: Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout
  • A book set in the future: Flash Point by Nancy Kress
  • A book set in high school: The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
  • A graphic novel: Sisters by Reina Telgemeier
  • A book by an author you’ve never read before: Animal by Nikki Rae
  • A book you own but have never read: Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
  • A book that was originally written in a different language: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
  • A book you started but never finished: Wicked by Sara Shepard
  • A banned book: The Giver by Lois Lowry

9 books in one week! Definitely my best. (The fact that Sisters is graphic novel and Aftermath was really short will be ignored…) I would love to celebrate my progress, but as a result of all this reading, my studying has been… procrastinated. I will most assuredly not be getting good grades this year… Oops! Better get to it. Exams almost over, though, woo-hoo! Hopefully I’ll be able to finish up the many rough drafts of my reviews that I have pending soon.

How are your reading challenges going? Let me know in the comments below!

-A