By Tessa Pulyer Posted on

WWW Wednesday | Check Out My Great Reads This Week – 6/10

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Currently Reading

YA Fantasy
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A RUNAWAY WITH A HIDDEN PAST
Lydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides.

A COMMANDER IN DISGRACE
Killian is Marked by the God of War, but his gifts fail him when the realm under the dominion of the Corrupter invades Mudamora. Disgraced, he swears his sword to the kingdom’s only hope: the crown princess. But the choice sees him caught up in a web of political intrigue that will put his oath – and his heart – to the test.

A KINGDOM UNDER SIEGE
With Mudamora falling beneath the armies of the Corrupter, Lydia and Killian strike a bargain to save those they love most—but it is a bargain with unintended and disastrous consequences. Truths are revealed, birthrights claimed, and loyalties questioned—all while a menace deadlier and more far-reaching than they realize sweeps across the world.

My Thoughts

This is book 2 in the series. I read book 1 a few weeks ago. I loved book 1 – Dark Shores – so I’m looking forward to getting into this book today. I thought I needed to read book 1 first, but I saw something the other day that said you could read them in either order. I think they are separate stories in the same world and then they come together for the third and final story. I find that approach very interesting.

Just Finished

Police Procedural
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Nobody saw a thing. Or so they say…

Baywood police department detective A.L. McKittridge is no stranger to tough cases, but when five-year-old Emma Whitman disappears from her day care, there isn’t a single shred of evidence to go on. Neither the grandmother who dropped her off, nor the teacher whose care she was supposed to be in, can account for the missing child. There are no witnesses. No trace of where she might have gone. There’s only one thing A.L. and his partner, Rena Morgan, are sure of—somebody is lying.

With the clock ticking, A.L. and Rena are under extreme pressure as they discover their instincts are correct: all is not as it seems. The Whitmans are a family with many secrets, and A.L. and Rena will have to race to untangle a growing web of lies if they’re going to find the thread that leads them to Emma…before it’s too late.

My Thoughts

I loved this book! This is the 2nd book in a detective/police procedural series. I reviewed the 1st book, Ten Days Gone in February of this year. I enjoyed Ten Days Gone but was disappointed with character development. It really wasn’t an issue in this story as the reader was not asked to sympathize with either of the main characters to the degree that was required in the first novel. Plenty of action and suspense and the investigation intricacies make you want to create your own storyboard.

Reading Next

Mystery Thriller
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From the bestselling author of Our Little Secret comes a suspenseful new thriller featuring two estranged sisters desperate to keep their deepest and darkest secret where it belongs–in the past.

Blood is thicker than water… And it could cost you everything.

Alexandra Van Ness has the perfect life. She lives in an idyllic resort town tucked away in the Rocky Mountains, shares a designer loft with her handsome boyfriend, Chase, and has her dream job working in child protection. Every day, Alex goes above and beyond to save children at risk.

But when her long-lost sister, Ruth, unexpectedly shows up at her door, Alex’s perfect life is upended. Growing up, Ruth was always the troublemaker, pulling Alex into her messes, and this time will be no different. Still, Alex will help Ruth under one condition: we will never, ever, talk about the past. But when a local child goes missing, both women are forced to confront the secrets they’ve promised to keep buried.

Utterly engrossing and claustrophobic, Hurry Home is a tantalizing reflection of the chain-and-shackles relationship between sisters that asks: what lines wouldn’t you cross for your own?

My Thoughts

Hurry Home sounds deliciously thrilling. I can’t wait to start it in a few days.

What are you reading this week?

23 Replies to “WWW Wednesday | Check Out My Great Reads This Week – 6/10”

  1. Just_Me :) says:

    Intersting titles, Tessa. I haven’t heard about these titles before but all sound quite compelling. Should check these out soon.

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  4. Mae Clair says:

    All three sound intriguing, but the last one Hurry Home is most appealing to me. I can’t wait to read your review on it!

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    1. Tessa Pulyer says:

      No One Saw is very good and I am eager to start Hurry Home. The Romance of the Forest sounds lovely. There is almost something whimsical about the title.

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    1. Tessa Pulyer says:

      Oohh…I haven’t. I will check out the series. And I’m all for adding thrillers into your TBR 😊

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    1. Tessa Pulyer says:

      The covers are absolutely gorgeous for both book 1 and book 2. It is an extremely well-written epic fantasy that doesn’t feel YA at all.

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