WWW Wednesday: 29/07/26

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Happy Wednesday!

  1. What did you read last?
  2. What are you currently reading?
  3. What will you read next?
Just Finished…

Last week I finished 3 books. First up was Her Roots Reclaimed, an eARC from Danielle Lauren (whose street team I am on). It follows a girl in the 16th Century who is ostracised for being a witch because of her hair colour. Turns out she is actually immortal, and in the modern day she is searching for others like her. I really enjoyed it, and I love Dani’s writing. ARC signups are still open, so if you like the sound of it, jump on while you still can!

The next book I read was Break Room by Mi-ye Lee. I was really interested to see what she’s written after loving DallerGut, but this one was just okay for me. I thought the concept was really interesting, but felt like I needed more from it. While I didn’t necessarily need a whole novel, it could have been a bit longer so we could have explored the theme more in depth.

Finally I read The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow. Why did I wait 5 years to read this??? It was amazing. The writing is incredible, the sister relationships are brilliantly written and the whole thing was just perfect. Definitely a contender for favourite of the year.

Currently…

I’m currently reading 3 books. I won’t talk about Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer again, but it’s still here.

I’m still reading Ocean by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield. I’m really enjoying it so far, and the reason I haven’t read it faster is because I have the very large and heavy hardback copy so it’s not really transportable or easy to read away from a table! I love it though, the pictures really add to the information.

Finally I have picked up Wilderlands by Eloise Kane. This one is transportable, so it’s what I am reading when I am not reading Ocean. I’ve only just started it though, so no thoughts yet. It’s a non-fiction looking at the history of Britain for the last 12000 years through the lens of human interaction with nature. It’s on the Wainwright Prize longlists for this year, which is a prize I try and read from each summer.

Up Next…

I have no idea what I am going to read next. My main focus will be working my way through some of the books on the Wainwright Prize lists for 2026, so I expect it will be another from those!

YOU TELL ME: What are you currently reading?

11 responses to “WWW Wednesday: 29/07/26”

  1. I’m currently reading What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jodi Taylor. I’d put off reading these after book 3, and I couldn’t get on with book 4. But they’ve gone into KU now so I’m pressing on and enjoying them more.
    In the last week I finished 🥁

    1 Outback Justice by Elle James & Kendall Talbot

    2 The Depths by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

    3 Her Cyborg Bounty Hunters by Susan Hayes

    4 No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor

    Quite a few coming up in the next few days. A new Barbara Erskine and Honey Phillips. Plus a few more St Mary’s
    Gill

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    1. I hope you do enjoy the book in the end! Happy reading Gill!

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  2. Ooh, you’ve really piqued my interest in Her Roots Reclaimed. Just popped over to the author’s instagram to see more about it and some of the promo makes it sound intense, heartbreaking and heartwarming, too. I’m definitely adding it to my TBR! I hope you continue enjoying Ocean and your other reads. The Wild Britain history book sounds very interesting too 🙂

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    1. It’s such a good book! (I promise I’m not saying it because I know Dani haha.) I think eARCs are still available for a week if you wanted to grab one, but it’ll be released properly soon anyway as she’s self-publishing.

      Wilderlands is excellent so far, I’ve tabbed so much!

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  3. URGH. I want to read all of those non-fiction books so much, they all look really interesting (and one is already on my shelves 🤦🏼‍♀️).

    Hope you have a great reading week!

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    1. I do love me a nature non-fiction! I hope you enjoy whichever one you have already!

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  4. I’m reading Frankenstein, though I haven’t made much progress in it these last few days, Supersaurio, which I’m really enjoying, and We Could Be Magic, a graphic novel! I really want to finish them all because of how much fun I’m having with each of them!

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    1. Ooh it’s been an age since I read Frankenstein! We Could Be Magic looks so cute too,

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  5. I’m interested to see what I think of Break Room, since I also enjoyed Dallergut Dream Department Store! The book about wild Britain also sounds really interesting.

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    1. I’m very intrigued to see your thoughts on Break Room, especially as you know so much more about the culture than I do! I think you’ll probably pick up on more nuance than I did.

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      1. I’ll definitely post about it when I get around to reading it!

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