WWW Wednesday – 3 March 2021

On March 3, 2021 By The Unseen LibraryIn WWW Wednesday2 Comments

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?

The Art of Death by David Fennell (Trade Paperback)

I have made some serious progress on this cool new murder mystery novel from debuting author David Fennell and so far I am very much enjoying it. The Art of Death is a great book that sees a murderous artist pose his kills throughout the streets of London as part of a twisted exhibition (think evil Banksy). I am about halfway through The Art of Death at the moment and it has a pretty cool mystery to it that should be really fun to unravel.

Relentless by Mark Greaney (Audiobook)

I finally got a chance to start reading Relentless, one of my most anticipated releases for the 2021. Relentless is the 10th book in Greaney’s outstanding Gray Man series and follows it’s assassin protagonist as he attempts to identify a new enemy threatening the CIA for their own nefarious reasons. I have a lot of love for this series after deeply enjoying the previous two entries in the series, Mission Critical and One Minute Out (one of my favourite books and audiobooks of 2020), and this latest novel is so far pretty epic, full of cool espionage and intense action.

What did you recently finish reading?

The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Trade Paperback)

Kal Jerico: Sinner’s Bounty by Josh Reynolds (Audiobook)

The Hunting by Stephen Leather (Trade Paperback)

Storm Front by Jim Butcher (Audiobook)

Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray (Audiobook)

What do you think you’ll read next?

The Three Paradises by Robert Fabbri (Trade Paperback)

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.

WWW Wednesday – 17 February 2021

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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?

The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Trade Paperback)

The Girls I've Been Cover

I managed to start reading The Girls I’ve Been this week and I am extremely happy that I did. The Girls I’ve Been is a young adult thriller that follows a former teen con artist who must utilise her unique set of skills to escape a deadly bank robbery. I was deeply intrigued by this cool sounding book when I first heard about it and so far it is living up to its hype. This amazing book has a lot of fascinating layers and I am having an outstanding time reading it. I am about halfway through this book at the moment, although I am hoping to finish this it off in the next day or so. If it keeps being as awesome as it currently is I am probably going to give this book a full five-star rating because it is pretty damn incredible.

Kal Jerico: Sinner’s Bounty by Josh Reynolds (Audiobook)

Kal Jerico - Sinner's Bounty Cover

I was in the mood for something a little different the other day, so when I came across this intriguing book I missed last year I just had to grab a copy to check out. Kal Jericho: Sinner’s Bounty is an awesome science fiction novel that is part of the extended Warhammer 40,000 universe. Set deep underneath a massive hive city, this book follows the notorious bounty hunter, Kal Jerico, as he attempts to capture the biggest prize of his career. Filled with fun action, magnificent depictions of a chaotic underground world, a wildly entertaining protagonist and an inordinate amount of backstabbing, Sinner’s Bounty is an extremely entertaining read that is an absolute treat to read. I have been powering through this audiobook pretty quickly and hopefully by the end of tomorrow I will know how this twisty and captivating novel ends.

What did you recently finish reading?

The Last Convict by Anthony Hill (Trade Paperback)

The Last Convict Cover

Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz (Audiobook)

Prodigal Son Cover

What do you think you’ll read next?

The Hunting by Stephen Leather (Trade Paperback)

The Hunting Cover

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.

WWW Wednesday – 10 February 2021

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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?

The Last Convict by Anthony Hill (Trade Paperback)

The Last Convict Cover

Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz (Audiobook)

Prodigal Son Cover

What did you recently finish reading?

City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop (Trade Paperback)

City of Vengeance Cover

The Imitator by Rebecca Starford (Trade Paperback)

The Imitator Cover

What do you think you’ll read next?

The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Trade Paperback)

The Girls I've Been Cover

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.

WWW Wednesday – 3 February 2021

On February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 By The Unseen LibraryIn WWW Wednesday3 Comments

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?

City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop (Trade Paperback)

What did you recently finish reading?

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (Trade Paperback)

Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Audiobook)

Black Canary: Breaking Silence by Alexandra Monir

What do you think you’ll read next?

The Imitator by Rebecca Starford (Trade Paperback)

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.

WWW Wednesday – 27 January 2021

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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?

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (Trade Paperback)

I finally got around to starting The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart, which was one of the most highly regarded fantasy debuts of 2020. I am only about 50 pages into this novel at the moment but so far I am really enjoying this book with its weird bone magic, Eastern influenced setting and sinking islands. The Bone Shard Daughter looks set to be an awesome read and I am really glad that I’ve begun reading it.

Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Audiobook)

I have made some substantial progress on this latest Star Wars novel. Light of the Jedi is a fantastic and compelling new addition to the canon set hundreds of years before the Skywalker Saga during the period known as The High Republic. An awesome and exciting read, I should finish this off in the next few days.

What did you recently finish reading?

The Return by Harry Sidebottom (Trade Paperback)

Colonyside by Michael Mammay (Audiobook)

Either Side of Midnight by Benjamin Stevenson (Trade Paperback)

What do you think you’ll read next?

Black Canary: Breaking Silence by Alexandra Monir

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.

WWW Wednesday – 20 January 2021

On January 20, 2021 By The Unseen LibraryIn WWW Wednesday1 Comment

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?

The Return by Harry Sidebottom (Trade Paperback)

I started reading the latest impressive Roman historical fiction novel from the amazing Harry Sidebottom, The Return, and I am about two thirds of the way through it at the moment. This is the third great Roman novel Sidebottom has done in recent years (make sure to check out my reviews of The Last Hour and The Lost Ten), and I am really enjoying the excellent blend of historical fiction and dark murder mystery elements. A fantastic and compelling read, I should hopefully finish it off in the next couple of days.

Colonyside by Michael Mammay (Audiobook)

Colonyside is the third Planetside novel from an amazing new science fiction talent, Michael Mammay that I have been really looking forward to for a while. Serving as a sequel to his first two epic novels Planetside and Spaceside (both of which were my among my top reads of 2018 and 2019 respectfully), Colonyside sees the protagonist engage in another clever investigation on an alien world. Featuring an deeply captivating mystery and an outstanding story, Colonyside is an impressive read that I am really enjoying. I have just under two hours to go with it and I cannot wait to see how the entire thing ends up (hopefully the protagonist doesn’t nuke an entire planet, again).

What did you recently finish reading?

Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay (Trade Paperback)

Altered Realms: Ascension by B. F. Rockriver (Audiobook)

What do you think you’ll read next?

Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule (Audiobook)

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.

WWW Wednesday – 13 January 2021

On January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 By The Unseen LibraryIn WWW Wednesday11 Comments

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?

Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay (Trade Paperback)

Fool Me Twice Cover

I finally got around to starting Fool me Twice, the exciting sequel to Just Watch Me by bestselling author Jeff Lindsay. This is a very fun thriller series that follows master thief, Riley Wolfe, as he attempts to steal some of the world’s most precious and heavily guarded artefacts. In this second novel, Wolfe is compelled to steal a massive fresco that is not only painted on a wall, but which is located within the Vatican. This should be an extremely awesome read and I cannot wait to see how it turns out.

Altered Realms: Ascension by B. F. Rockriver (Audiobook)

Altered Realms cover

I have nearly finished this cool, if massive, audiobook version of B. F. Rockriver’s LitRPG debut, Altered Realms: Ascension. This is an extremely enjoyable book, that follows a NPC within a video game who is turned into a player and must adventure across his massive fantasy world to save everything he knows. This is an amazing and surprisingly compelling audiobook which is well worth checking out.

What did you recently finish reading?

The Frenchman by Jack Beaumont (Trade Paperback)

What do you think you’ll read next?

The Return by Harry Sidebottom (Trade Paperback)

The Return Cover

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.

WWW Wednesday – 6 January 2021

On January 6, 2021 By The Unseen LibraryIn WWW Wednesday3 Comments

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?

The Frenchman by Jack Beaumont (Trade Paperback)

The Frenchman Cover

This is a really cool spy thriller novel which is apparently written by a former French intelligence agent. I have made some good progress on this book and I am getting pretty caught up in the clever story, especially as it is loaded with a ton of intriguing depictions of tradecraft and fascinating information about France’s intelligence agencies.

Altered Realms: Ascension by B. F. Rockriver (Audiobook)

Altered Realms cover

I was in the mood to try something a little different this week, so I thought I would check out a LitRPG novel, a fantasy sub-genre I am not too familiar with. I ended up going with this debut novel, Altered Realms: Ascension, which follows a NPC within a video game who gets transformed into an adventurer and must quest to save his digital world. I am about a quarter of the way through this book at the moment and it has so far proved to be an extremely fun and entertaining book that I am really enjoying.

What did you recently finish reading?

Call of the Bone Ships by R. J. Barker (Trade Paperback)

Call of the Bone Ships Cover

Cyber Shogun Revolution by Peter Tieryas (Audiobook)

Cyber Shogun Revolution

#NoEscape by Gretchen McNeil (Hardcover)

#NoEscape Cover

Doctor Who: The Knight, The Fool and the Dead by Steve Cole (Hardcover)

Doctor Who - The Knight, The Fool and The Dead Cover

What do you think you’ll read next?

Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay (Trade Paperback)

Fool Me Twice Cover

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.

WWW Wednesday – 30 December 2020

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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?

It has been a bit of a slow reading week for me, which I am choosing to blame on all the holiday excitement. While I have made a bit of progress on the books that I was reading last week (see below), I have not finished anything off. That being said, both of the below books are pretty amazing and I should hopefully knock them off soon.

Call of the Bone Ships by R. J. Barker (Trade Paperback)

Call of the Bone Ships Cover

Cyber Shogun Revolution by Peter Tieryas (Audiobook)

Cyber Shogun Revolution

What do you think you’ll read next?

Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay (Trade Paperback)

Fool Me Twice Cover

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.

WWW Wednesday – 23 December 2020

On December 23, 2020 By The Unseen LibraryIn WWW Wednesday4 Comments

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?

Call of the Bone Ships by R. J. Barker (Trade Paperback)

I honestly have not made a lot of progress with Call of the Bone Ships this week. This is purely because I have barely had time to sit down to read, not because I am not enjoying this great fantasy novel. Call of the Bone Ships has so far proven to be an excellent read, as well as a fantastic follow up to the previous entry in the series, The Bone Ships, and I look forward to finally finishing it off soon.

Cyber Shogun Revolution by Peter Tieryas (Audiobook)

I was in the mood for something fun and different so I thought I would try the audiobook version of Cyber Shogun Revolution, the third book in the United States of Japan series by Peter Tieryas. This is an awesome series that imagines an alternate version of America that was conquered by the Japanese and the Nazis during World War II thanks to the development of mecha technology. I have previously read the second entry in the series, Mecha Samurai Empire, and have been meaning to check out this book for some time. I am a couple of hours into Cyber Shogun Revolution at the moment, and so far it is proving to be an intriguing and unique novel with a rather interesting plot.