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WWW Wednesday 2

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What I am currently reading

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
When I heard about this book I wasn’t sure if it was something I would like. So far I have thoroughly enjoyed it and it really makes you think.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass
I have only heard excellent things about this series and I see why! It is so full of adventure that it takes you to a whole new world.

What I recently finished reading

Love a La Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm (Read my REVIEW)
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
When Lock Every Door came out I started hearing about it everywhere. I had never read a book by Riley Sager before but after finishing Lock Every Door I was wondering where he has been my whole life! I saw a lot of readers saying they enjoyed his other works more but I thought Lock Every Door was excellent and I look forward to reading his other books. I can’t wait to write my review on it too.

What I Am reading next

This is a good question because I’m not entirely sure. I know Netgalley is doing their reviewathon for the month of August and I definitely have some ARCs to catch up on. I have also been suspending my library books so I don’t have a bunch become available at once.

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
This is #2 in the series since I am loving the first one right now!
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
My next audiobook from my library that’s becoming available
Gypsy Secrets by J. L. Vampa
My first ARC outside of GR! Her books aren’t well known (yet) and I LOVED the first one! I can’t wait to make a post and introduce you all to J. L. Vampa.

REVIEW: Scythe by Neil Shusterman

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Scythe by Neil Shusterman
Genre: YA, Fantasy
Duration: 435 pages
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy. The best we get is pleasatness.

Scythe, Page 192

Synopsis

Citra and Rowan are unremarkable, normal teenagers until they both encounter Scythe Faraday in different ways. Scythe Faraday notices that they have a certain kind of compassion in them – so he decides he wants to take them on as scythe apprentices. Citra and Rowan are abhorred about the idea at first – who would want a life where their job is to be “death.” A very necessary job, but one where everyone fears you in an age where mortality doesn’t exist. After a few months of training they attend their first conclave – a congregation of the areas scythes that includes meetings and the apprentices being tested. Scythe Godddard, someone who believes his method is the future of scythedom, brings up a proposition that only Citra or Rowan can become a scythe and whoever wins needs to glean (kill) the other. The story follows this predicament and how they try to work around it.

Review

I always really enjoy books like these – it reminds of hunger games and maze runner. It is always a crazy and entertaining adventure. The characters work really well together and there is a hint of romance but it definitely does not precede the entire story. It is more of the beauty of friendship and how they can be clever to get around the hand that was dealt to them. I highly recommend this book and I look forward to reading the next one.

“The longer we live, the quicker the days seem to pass. How troublesome that is when we live forever”

Scythe, page 293

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Did you read this book? What do you think?

REVIEW: Love à la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm

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Love à la Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm
Genre: YA, Romance
Duration: 304 pages
Format: Audiobook
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Synopsis

Rosie and Henry happened to be seated near each other on a flight from Chicago to France. They start talking because Rosie is reading Henry’s culinary magazine over his shoulder. He is smitten by how beautiful Rosie is and promises to give her the magazine once he is finished. After exiting the plane they realize that they are headed to the same place – Denis Laurent’s culinary school in Paris. This book shows their hardships in culinary school and the blossoming of a relationship together.

Review

This book had a lot of fun moments but Henry really frustrated me at times. His mother was pushing him to get excellent grades while Henry was pushing himself to be an excellent chef. This in turn burned Henry out and when Rosie was worried about him he kept her in the dark. There would’ve been no harm in explaining to her about the pressure he was being put under. Then when Bodie Tal – a student with a famous chef father started talking to Rosie, Henry would get so upset and just bottle it inside and blame Rosie. If he didn’t have these anger issues I would have enjoyed the romance more.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Have you read this book? What did you think?