WWW Wednesday: 2/4/25

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Happy Wednesday! How has your week been so far? We’ve had some glorious sunshine here which has been lovely.

WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words, where we share what we’re reading and what’s up next on the tbr.

I’ve just started my final book for The Climate Fiction Prize shortlist, The Morningside by Téa Obreht. I’m not too far in yet, so no real opinions, but I going by the blurb I feel like it will be my favourite of the books on the list.

Last week I finished four books, the first being And So I Roar by Abi Daré not long after I hit post on last week’s WWW Wednesday! This book was fantastic, and I’ll have a review soon as it’s another Climate Fiction Prize book.

Next was Briefly Very Beautiful by Roz Dineen, my third book for The Climate Fiction Prize. This one was very tense reading, right in the midst of a climate apocalypse that I could absolutely see happening for real.

One of my most anticipated 2025 books was next, Dissolution by Nicholas Binge and it did not let me down! Mind-bending thriller sci-fi about memory. I love Binge’s work, and highly recommend this!

Finally, I read Orbital by Samantha Harvey, another Climate Fiction Prize read. Short and sweet, and I can definitely see why it won the Booker Prize last year too.

Next up I will definitely be reading The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai. Pan Mac kindly sent this to me, and I want to get it read and reviewed before its release.

Other books I might pick up are Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert, The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara and Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson.

PS. I am fiddling about with the visuals of the blog this week since I finally upgraded my plan! So if things look off then that’s why!

8 responses to “WWW Wednesday: 2/4/25”

  1. Ohh definitely will check these books about the climate I am very intrigued by this since you mentioned it in an early post. Enjoy your reads and can’t wait to read your thoughts on them. I would like to read Orbital as well

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    1. Orbital was short and very poignant, lovely book!

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      1. I added it to my list and placed a hold on it in the library! Can’t wait 🙂

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      2. On a side note, this book made me think of you The Botanist’s Daughter by Kayte Nunn i just bought it as it sounds like anything i have read before 🙂

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      3. Oh I actually have this on my shelf! I think I originally bought it for my mother haha, but I’ll make sure I check it out soon.

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      4. Hahaha this is great! I think the premise is intriguing and nothing I have read before so I hope we both will enjoy it when we get to it! 🙂

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  2. I’ve not heard of the majority of these books before but you’ve made them all sounds so very interesting! Orbital sounds like a good short and sweet read to try so I’ll have to keep my eye out for that one. The Cat Who Saved the Library also sounds like a very fun read and I hope you enjoy it and all the other books you pick up 🙂 Happy reading!

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    1. Orbital was great, though you’ll see from my review when I write it that I don’t feel it should have been a shortlisted book lol.
      The Cat Who Saved Books is the first in that series, both are really lovely reads, I highly recommend.

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