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July is ending in just a few hours, and I’m feeling the pressure when it comes to all the things I wanted to do this Summer (or this month, truth be told, but I think it’s too late for that). It has cooled down by a few degrees here, so that helps. Especially if you think of the gray skies as being full of rain clouds, and not wildfire smoke.

That’s a dark and not-readerly direction, eh? Let’s see if I can get back on track.

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?

Today I’m diving into the ARC of The Last Shield by Cameron Johnston, and I hope it’s half as good as it looks. I’m also listening to the very fun and relatable Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed, read by Paige McKinney on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished J. Brandon Lowry’s The Glass Frog, a charming little read, and Midnight Riot/Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith on audio—which was as fun to revisit as I expected.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be The Nameless Restaurant by Tao Wong and my next audiobook should be What’s Eating Jackie Oh by Patricia Park, read by Ami Park. I didn’t mean to pick a theme there, but I seem to have done so.

What’s the end of July look like for you? How’re you doing on any Summer Reading Goals?

Taking a quick break from the deluge of Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week to take a peek at what I’m reading this week—which, yes, involves a couple of self-published books. And a few that aren’t.

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?

I’m midway into  This Is Who We Are Now by James Bailey, and really am not sure where it’s going, but I’m enjoying the ride. I’m listening to A Study In Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas, read by Kate Reading (a voice I should’ve recognized) on audiobook, I wasn’t crazy about this for the first few chapters, but I am finding it pretty compelling listening. A nice take on Holmes and Watson, too.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished S.L. Rowland’s Cursed Cocktails, which was perfectly charming, and Swiped by L.M. Chilton, read by Georgia Maguire on audio, which was just as charming—just in a very different way.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be A Farewell to Arfs by Spencer Quinn—I need my Chet fix. I’ve turned a friend onto Peter Grant, and feel like I could use a refresher as I talk to him, so my next audiobook should be Midnight Riot/Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

What kinds of goodies are you dipping into this week?

Why do I keep doing this to myself? “I’ll need a break from this Non-Fiction book occasionally, so I’ll read this novel, too.” It almost never works well, and I end up making tiny progress in both–yet I don’t want to press pause on one to just finish the other. Am I alone in this silliness?

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?

The books sabotaged myself by reading simultaneously are The Camelot Shadow by Sean Gibson and Red Dead’s History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America’s Violent Past by Tore C. Olsson. I’m listening to The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman, read by Fiona Shaw on audiobook (and I’ll be about to hit “that” moment about the time this posts…alas).

What did you recently finish reading?

James T. Lambert’s Steam Opera and the audiobook of Storm Front by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Rise of Akaisha Morningstar by Kataya Moon (I’ve been curious about this for months) and my next audiobook should be Swiped by L.M. Chilton, read by Georgia Maguire.

How many books are you juggling? Do you regret it, like me, or does your brain work better this way? (and yes, Allyson, I’m looking at you)

It’s days like this that make me so glad to be a bookworm/bookwyrm/ink drinker and not someone who enjoys spending time outside—as I post this, it’s 107° F. No thank you. I’d be like one of those guys at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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?

I’m reading Steam Opera by James T. Lambert, which is the least steampunk-ish steampunk novel I’ve ever read (at the 30% or so mark) and is also the best thing that Lambert has done to date, so what do I care? I’m listening to Storm Front by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters on audiobook, because it’s been too long since I spent time with Harry.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Jordan Harper’s The Last King of California and Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell, read by Helen Laser on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be for The Camelot Shadow by Sean Gibson and my next audiobook should be Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke, read by MacLeod Andrews, Neil Shah, Dani Martineck, Sophie Amoss, Neil Hellegers, Cary Hite, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Joshua Kane, Amy Landon, Nicole Lewis, Brittany Pressley and Jonathan Todd Ross (which is a lot of people for 208 minutes).

Are you “beating the heat” (or at least avoiding it) with anything fun and/or good and/or compelling?

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?

I’m reading Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs, and am listening to A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen, read by Jesse Vilinsky on audiobook–it’s a very strange semi-zombie Fantasy novel. Thankfully, there’s only one zombie-ish thing wandering around. (still, I shook a virtual fist at the friend who recommended it to me).

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Bruce Borgos’s Shades of Mercy–and Borgos was not messing around with this sequel. The last audiobook I finished was Labyrinth by Kat Richardson, read by Mia Barron.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be for The Last King of California by Jordan Harper and my next audiobook should be Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell, read by Helen Laser. I’ve been wanting to read this Harper book for ages, meanwhile, I didn’t know anything about the audiobook until yesterday. But I’m curious about what Marvel’s trying on the novel front, might as well start here, right?

You got anything explosive on your hands for tomorrow?*

* Yeah, I should do better. Sorry.

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?

I’m reading The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti, translated by James Christian Brown, and am listening to Labyrinth by Kat Richardson, read by Mia Barron on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

Yesterday I finished Wesley Parker’s Detours and Do-overs and Robert Germaux’s Grammar Sex and Other Stuff: A Collection of (mostly humorous) Essays. I most recently finished The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, read by Wil Wheaton on audiobook, and at least temporarily set aside One in the Chamber by Robin Peguero, read by Zion Jang because it just wasn’t working for me (but I can see why it would for many people).

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What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be the ARC of Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos—I think this series has legs, and I’m eager to be proven correct. My next audiobook should be A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen, read by Jesse Vilinsky, assuming the friend who is currently listening to our library’s copy (and recommended it to me) finishes before I finish Labryinth.

Tell me what you’ve been reading lately—or what neat thing is coming up on your TBR.

I’m having a hard time lately putting the book(s) I’m reading down and picking the laptop up to write something. Which is both wonderful and frustrating. Hopefully having today off will allow me to post this and something else. We’ll see how long that honey-do list ends up being, eh?

This post contains 1 book from my 20 Books of Summer list and 2 from my Books on My Summer 2024 to-Read List (That Aren’t on My 20 Books Challenge). This feels rather promising when it comes to accomplishing my goals.

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?

Today I’ll start The Teachings of Shirelle: Life Lessons from a Divine Knucklehead by Douglas Green. Last week, I’d said it was going to be my last book, but then I consulted a calendar and shuffled things a bit. I’m currently listening to Erasure by Percival Everett, read by Sean Crisden on audiobook—the first half of this is so good, but I’m worried that it’ll fall apart in the end.

What did you recently finish reading?

A few hours ago I finished Robert Galbraith’s The Running Grave, the fastest-moving Strike novel in a while. The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos, read by James Babson is the last audiobook I finished.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt, I’m practically guaranteed good time with a new Andy Carpenter. For my next audiobook, I think I’m going to try One in the Chamber by Robin Peguero, read by Zion Jang.

We’re approaching the middle of the year—how’s your 2024 reading looking? Or, how’s this week shaping up for you?

Whoops, I almost forgot about this. Blame M.W. Craven.

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?

I literally had to force myself to close The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven and put some distance between me and so I could get this post (and tomorrow’s) ready. I’m closing out Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne, read by Luke Daniels on audiobook—I’m more eager than I was a couple of days ago for the third installment in this series (and I was pretty eager then). Also, this might be the best thing that Luke Daniels has ever done (and that’s no small feat).

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished E. Rathke’s Howl and I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle, read by Shaun Taylor-Corbett on audio. Am I allowed to say that I enjoyed it more than The Last Unicorn? It feels like the kind of thing I should whisper—or maybe only admit to someone in a parking garage while standing in the shadows.

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What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be for The Teachings of Shirelle: Life Lessons from a Divine Knucklehead by Douglas Green and my next audiobook should be The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos, read by James Babson.

What has found its way to the top of your TBR?

Yesterday, I told some people that anything I posted this week was a result of me being unable to get anything written about Robin Sloan’s Moonbound, and while this is a regular post for me—it’s still true. I’m taking time away from staring at an empty text file to put this together. Hopefully, there’s another post today, I really need to get something out there about this.

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?

I’m reading Bad Actors by Mark Pepper and am listening to The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith, read by Robert Glenister on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Craig Johnson’s First Frost and the last audiobook I finished was Dark Days by Derek Landy, read by Rupert Degas.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be the new Poe and Tilly novel, The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven. It’s probably my most anticipated read of the year, and I cannot wait to open it up. My next audiobook should be I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle, read by Shaun Taylor-Corbett.

Things got away from me today, so this is going up later than it should. But I’ve been blathering too much as it is…

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?

I’m reading Rites of Passage by M.D. Presley, and am just about finished listening to Dark Days by Derek Landy, read by Rupert Degas on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished the ARC of Rob Hart’s Assassins Anonymous—and you’re going to want get your hands on this one—and Backpacking Through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire, read by Emily Bauer on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be First Frost by Craig Johnson (assuming I get to Shared Stories by the time I finish Rites of Passage) and my next audiobook should be The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith, read by Robert Glenister.

How are you closing out the month?