WWW Wednesday—September 10, 2025

It’s been a strange few weeks here–some adjustments with the Day Job (aka “The Thing that Pays for This”), including a much shorter commute–I’ve lost at least 5 hours for audiobooks a week. That’s going to come back to bite me. But I think I can cope with that. Now I’ve just got to get back to my regular posting schedule (or find a new one). In the meantime…

This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words—and shown to me by Aurore-Anne-Chehoke at Diary-of-a-black-city-girl.

The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Seems easy enough, right? Let’s take a peek at this week’s answers:

What are you currently reading?


Babel by R. F Kuang	Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano, read by Angela Dawe

I’m only 1/5 into Babel, but I’m not totally sold on it yet. The world is fascinating. The magic system is something I want to learn so much more about. Some of the characters are promising–and there are a few that I truly hope get their comeuppance (but fear this novel is set up to let them get away with it). But I’m not really connecting with the book–and I should be by now.

I’ve spent the last couple of books thinking that my time with Finlay and Vero has to be drawing to a close–but so far, I’m enjoying this ride a little more than I have been. Which is good enough to keep going for now.

What did you recently finish reading?


Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire	Locks & Keys edited by Alex Scheuermann	The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter, read by Andrew Eiden & Emily Ellet

After Earth-shattering (and Earth-remaking) events over the last three books, it was good to see Toby dealing with some minor life-and-death stakes again. Er, wait…something’s not right about that sentence. Anyway, a very pregnant Toby is a lot of fun for her fans to encounter.

Locks & Keys was a very strong short story collection–I should have something more to say about it soon.

I didn’t not think Carter’s sequel was near as fun or clever as The Blonde Identity was–but it did the job.

What do you think you’ll read next?


Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty Seidule	Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters

I’m sure Ty Seidule’s book is going to make me uncomfortable more than once. I’m looking forward to that.

Time for another Dresden Files audiobook. Proven Guilty adds one of my favorite characters in the series (well, re-introduces her and brings her to the forefront she deserves). Should be fun.