Good morning, fellow bookworms. It is ‘Hump Day’ Wednesday which means we are halfway through the working week (if you’re at work) and it is time for WWW Wednesday! A weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, which simply involves answering the following Three Ws:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Currently Reading: The non-fiction Margaret Tudor by Melanie Clegg, an interesting look into the life of the eldest daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York; wife of James IV of Scotland; mother to James V; and grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots. A big but often overlooked player in Tudor history – Obscured in the long shadow of her more infamous brother, Henry VIII. I have never read anything about Margaret before, so I am learning a lot and it is really entertaining too.
Recently Finished: Sadly I have had to make the tough decision to give up on the mystery-thriller The Virgin of the Wind Rose by Glen Craney. While at first it was a fun, light read to dip into when I had time, eventually the typos and anachronisms got too much for me. The final straw being a glaring comment about the queen dropping two crumpets in her tea rather than one… As a crumpet is a thick, flat savoury cake you shouldn’t be dropping any in your tea! Such a shame because the premise had such promise. It is also my first DNF of the year.
Reading Next: The science-fiction, thriller Cold Fire by Dean Koontz, which will tick off another category for my What’s in a Name 2019 challenge.
So that’s what I’ve been reading recently – Come back next week to see what I read next. Bye for now!
Now over to you: Have you read any of these? What have you been reading?
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It’s a shame that The Virgin of the Wind Rose didn’t work out. Glaring errors in otherwise good books are frustrating (and I get *really* twitchy if there are a bunch of spelling mistakes).
Sammie, glaring mistakes really are frustrating – It wasn’t so bad while the story was set in other countries, but as soon as the action moved to Britain it just became so glaring I was unable to ignore it anymore! 😛
The Margaret Tudor nonfiction book looks really interesting. Do you like it? I think I will have to add it to my TBR.
Sarah, I really enjoyed the Margaret Tudor book – In fact it was my joint favourite read of November! 🙂
Haha – can’t say I’ve ever heard of anyone dunking a crumpet – that most be a huge cup of tea.
Lynn 😀
Well Lynn, they didn’t even so dip they worded it has drop, which is even odder really. I wonder if they were thinking of sugar cubes? 😛
Crumpets don’t lend themselves to dunking – the consistency is all wrong, Errors like that would make me annoyed too.
Karen, it is comforting to know I am not the only one who would find this annoying… I did wonder if I was just being over-sensitive 😛
I am looking forward to read Margaret Tudor and about the Tudors in general. I watched the series on Netflix and just loved it. 🙂
Just_Me 🙂 I hope you will enjoy reading Margaret Tudor. I’m afraid I never watched the Tudors TV show, but glad you loved it.
Hmm dropping a crumpet in your tea sounds a but strange to me as well!
Hello Nicki, thank you for stopping by and commenting. 🙂 And it is very comforting to hear I am not the only one who thinks it is very strange to drop a crumpet in your tea! 😛
Margaret Tudor sounds fascinating! I’ve always been interested in history, particularly the Tudor period, but I had never heard of this book until now! I’m definitely going to have to check it out.
Hello Danni, thank you for stopping by and commenting. 🙂 The Margaret Tudor book is so far proving very interesting and I hadn’t heard of it before, but I was just lucky to pick a review copy off Netgalley – I think it is an older book which has been republished.
You’re welcome. 🙂 Oh really? is it still available to request on NetGalley? I would love to give it a read!
I’m afraid I got my copy quite awhile ago, so it has been archived now and can’t be requested.
ah okay, thank you anyway! I will see if I can buy a copy from somewhere 🙂
I’m glad you’re enjoying the Margaret Tudor book. I learned a lot from it too. It’s a shame The Virgin of the Wind Rose turned out to be a DNF. You certainly wouldn’t want to drop a crumpet in your tea!
Thank you, Helen 🙂 It is a shame to DNF a book, but one just can’t be dropping a crumpet in one’s tea! 😛
Glad you’re enjoying your current read! Hope you enjoy Koontz’s book, too. Good luck finishing your challenges!
Thank you so much Ali – I am particularly looking forward to starting Koontz’s Cold Fire. 🙂
I’m sorry you had to DNF the book you were reading. I hope the next one will turn out to be more successful! Happy reading 🙂
It is such a shame to DNF a book, but as it is the first of the year then I think I have been pretty lucky this year. And thank you – Happy reading to you too! 😀
Yes definitely!
I may never have seen or eaten a crumpet. I wonder where I could find one in America! I am currently reading Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem, because I had never read it and now the movie is out. I recently finished Fox by Dubravka Ugresic, a Croatian author read for my translated literature challenge. It was challenging! Next: if Thanksgiving, that very American holiday where we eat until we cant’ move, does not slow me down too much I plan to read The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva. And then it will be December, oh my gosh.
Ooo I hope you find a way to eat a crumpet as they are delicious toasted and slathered in butter, but not dropped in your tea 😛 And I know December and Christmas are so close now – I hope preparation for that and your Thanksgiving celebration don’t get too much in the way of your reading. 😀
Your current book sounds fascinating! I really know very little about her, so I look forward to your review.
A shame about the Glen Craney novel.
I just finished a classic sci-fi anthology yesterday and hope to get into some non-fiction next. November has been a very good reading month for me. 🙂
Yes Kelly, the Margaret Tudor has been really interested, which is making up for the disappointment of The Virgin of the Wind Rose.
I am really pleased to hear November has been a good reading month for you. I hope you’re able to get to some non-fiction too. Happy reading! 🙂
I love Dean Koontz! Should be a good read ☺️
So pleased to hear you’re a Dean Koontz fan, Tessa – I have only read one of his books, Innocence, just last year, but I really enjoyed it so I am looking forward to reading more. 🙂