WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they’ve recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning to read next. Essentially you have to answer three questions (the Three Ws):
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
So, let’s get to it.
What are you currently reading?
Mr Mercedes by Stephen King (Paperback)
In preparation for the new Stephen King novel, Holly, coming out in a couple of weeks, I decided to go back and read King’s earlier novel, Mr Mercedes. A deeply intense and dark thriller, Mr Mercedes is so far proving to be an outstanding book and I really should have tried to read it sooner. I am about a quarter of the way through Mr Mercedes at the moment and I look forward to seeing the how the rest of the elaborate and shocking narrative unwinds.
The Shadow Casket by Chris Wooding (Audiobook)
Unsurprisingly, I’m still getting through the massive fantasy release The Shadow Casket by Chris Wooding. The sequel to his epic 2018 novel, The Ember Blade, The Shadow Casket follows a desperate band of revolutionaries as they attempt to overthrow an evil empire, while also dealing with dangerous supernatural threats. I made a ton of progress this week with The Shadow Casket and I currently only have a third of the book left. I am fairly confident that I will finish The Shadow Casket off in the next week and I cannot wait to see how this epic fantasy novel concludes. This is already proving to be one of the better fantasy reads of 2023 and I am getting really drawn into its exceptional and addictive narrative.
What did you recently finish reading?
Never a Hero by Vanessa Len (Trade Paperback)
I managed to power through Never a Hero by Vanessa Len in the last week and it really lived up to all my expectations. The sequel to Len’s impressive young adult fantasy debut from last year, Only a Monster, Never a Hero was an outstanding novel that took its protagonist on a dark and twisty journey, loaded with tragedy, betrayal and time travel. Highly recommended!
Ripper by Shelley Burr (Trade Paperback)
I also managed to quickly knock off the fantastic Australian murder mystery Ripper by Shelley Burr this week. The sequel to her outstanding 2022 debut, Wake, Ripper was an extremely clever and well-written novel that had me hooked from the very beginning. Review to follow soon.
What do you think you’ll read next?
The Pit by Peter Papathanasiou
I’m having a lot of fun with Australian fiction at the moment, so I think the next book I’ll check out is the intriguing outback murder mystery, The Pit, by talented author Peter Papathanasiou. This book sounds very cool and I look forward to digging my way through it.
Warhammer 40,000: Longshot by Rob Young
If I manage to finish off The Shadow Casket in the next week, I plan to start listening to the latest Warhammer 40,000 novel, Longshot by Rob Young. Following a talented sniper as she gets drawn into an intense battle against manipulative alien forces, Longshot sounds really compelling and clever and I already know I am going to have a ton of fun with it.
That’s it for this week, check back in next Wednesday to see what progress I’ve made on my reading and what books I’ll be looking at next.
The Unseen Library 
So many tempting titles! I haven’t read a Stephen King book in ages.
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