WWW Wednesday (5/1/19)

In this weekly meme, I will answer three questions: 
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish?
What do you think you'll read next? 

This meme is held by http://samannelizabeth.wordpress.com. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading.

What are you currently reading?

The enigma is Father Emilio Sandoz, a Jesuit linguist whose messianic virtues hide his occasional doubt about his calling. The mystery is the climactic turn of events that has left him the sole survivor of a secret Jesuit expedition to the planet Rakhat and, upon his return, made him a disgrace to his faith. Suspense escalates as the narrative ping-pongs between the years 2016, when Sandoz begins assembling the team that first detects signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life, and 2060, when a Vatican inquest is convened to coax an explanation from the physically mutilated and emotionally devastated priest. A vibrant cast of characters who come to life through their intense scientific and philosophical debates help distract attention from the space-opera elements necessary to get them off the Earth. Russell brings her training as a paleoanthropologist to bear on descriptions of the Runa and Jana'ata, the two races on Rakhat whose differences are misunderstood by the Earthlings, but the aliens never come across as more than variations of primitive earthly cultures. The final revelation of the tragic human mistake that ends in Sandoz's degradation isn't the event for which readers have been set up. The Sparrow on Goodreads.

What did you recently finish?

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco - In this dark fantasy novel, Tea comes from the witches but has a special skill - she can raise the dead but it comes at a price. I didn't enjoy this book that much, I found the writing dull and plot non-existent. The Bone Witch on Goodreads. My rating: ★★

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - This book packs one hell of a punch; it's a young adult sci-fi centered featuring young love, corporate war, spaceships and military action. I loved it. Check out my full review here. Illuminae on Goodreads. My rating: ★★★★★

What do you think you'll read next? 

I'll definitely be continuing with the Illuminae series, Gemina is the next book in the series. I also want to start The Fifth Season, which is the first book in The Broken Earth series.