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WWW Wednesday, September 9, 2020

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On September 9, 2020

In Books, Currently Reading, News/Misc., WWW Wednesday

It’s 9/9—or if you prefer the European convention, it’s 9/9 (I keep hearing hear Sgt. Terry Jeffords shout the name of his precinct in my mind as I write that date). Either way, it’s time for WWW Wednesday!

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?

Easy enough, right?

What are you currently reading?

I’m reading A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire and am listening to Child of Fire by Harry Connolly, Daniel Thomas May (Narrator) on audiobook.

A Killing FrostBlank SpaceChild of Fire

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Nick Kolakowski’s Rattlesnake Rodeo and My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows with narration by Sophie Amoss on audio.

Rattlesnake RodeoBlank SpaceMy Calamity Jane

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson on audiobook.

The Inheritance GamesBlank SpaceThe Warden and the Wolf King

Hit me with your Three W’s in the comments! (c’mon, you know you want to…)

20 Books of Summer 2020: Wrap-Up

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On September 7, 2020

In Andy Carpenter, Books, Chet and Bernie, Currently Reading, David Rosenfelt, Don Winslow, Fantasy, Fiction, General Fiction/Literature, Ian Rankin, InCryptid, John Rebus, Kevin Hearne, Luca Veste, Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller, News/Misc., Non-Fiction, Spencer Quinn, Urban Fantasy

20 Books of Summer
Well, that’s a wrap on the 2020 20 Books of Summer. You may accuse me of playing fast and loose with the challenge (and you’d be right!), but this seems like a casual enough thing that I really don’t care (and I can’t imagine anyone else does, either). As I mentioned last month, I did a lousy job of taking into account new releases, review copies, and life when I made the original list. I made a valient effort, but I just couldn’t post about all these books by September 1 (I did read all of them by the end of August, I note only semi-defensively), but in that last week, it hit me, June 1-August 31 isn’t really “Summer.” It works as a rough designation, but June solstice to the September equinox is a better definition. I’m not that pedantic though (well, about seasons). But here in the States, “Summer” also is defined as the period from Memorial Day through Labor Day, which was just the time I needed to get everything posted.

So I’m calling this a win. I liked the focus this gave me for the last couple of months, and I know I read some things I’ve been meaning to read for months because they were on this list and I couldn’t make (yet another) excuse to put it off. I think next year I’ll do a better job of taking into account New Releases when I make my list (how Peace Talks wasn’t the first book I put down I’ll never know) to make life easier for me–I also think I’ll put down more of the books I own, but keep delaying on. I really like freeing up space on my (literal) TBR shelf.

I had a lot of fun doing this and looking at others working their way through the challenge. Congrats to the winners.

✔ 1. Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why by Alexandra Petri (my take on the book)
✔ 2. The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold (my take on the book)
✔ 3. Screamcatcher: Dream Chasers by Christy J. Breedlove (my take on the book)
✔ 4. The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton (my take on the book)
✔ 5. Fair Warning by Michael Connelly (my take on the book)
✔ 6. One Man by Harry Connolly (my take on the book)
✔ 7. The Curator by M. W. Craven (my take on the book)
✔ 8. The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge (my take on the book)
✔ 9. The Rome of Fall by Chad Alan Gibbs (my take on the book)
✔ 10. American Demon by Kim Harrison (my take on the book)		 ✔ 11. Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne (my take on the book)
✔ 12. Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (my take on the book)
✔ 13. Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire (my take on the book)
✔ 14. Curse the Day by Judith O’Reilly (my take on the book)
✔ 15. Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn (my take on the book)
✔ 16. Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin (my take on the book)
✔ 17. Muzzled by David Rosenfelt (my take on the book)
✔ 18. Bad Turn by Zoë Sharp (my take on the book)
✔ 19. The Silence by Luca Veste (my take on the book)
✔ 20. The Revelators by Ace Atkins (my take on the book)

20 Books of Summer Chart Aug

The Friday 56 for 9/4/20

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On September 4, 2020

In Currently Reading, News/Misc., Quotations, The Friday 56

The Friday 56This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice

RULES:
The Friday 56 Grab a book, any book.
The Friday 56 Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
The Friday 56 Find a snippet, short and sweet.
The Friday 56 Post it

from page 56 of:
Lone Jack Trail

Lone Jack Trail by Owen Laukkanen

“You do nothing,” the man told her. “You do how we talked about. Go about your business and forget it ever happened. Let us handle the rest.”

“You’ll make sure they don’t find me?” she said.

“You keep your mouth shut, you’re going to be fine,” the man said. “We have as much to lose as you do if this goes south, remember?”

The woman seemed to contemplate this. She was silent a long time, and the man, restless, walked to the window and looked out at the road, watched dusk sap the last light of day, hiding the houses opposite, and the forest beyond, in deep shadow. Finally, he heard the woman’s breath hitch.

“Okay,” she said.

“We’ll get it handled,” the man told her. “Don’t worry.”

WWW Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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On September 2, 2020

In Books, Currently Reading, News/Misc., WWW Wednesday

It’s the Second of September, the 246th day of the year, and the first of five Wednesdays of the month and these nifty little mid-week check-ins that we call WWW Wednesday!

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?

Easy enough, right?

What are you currently reading?

I’m reading Robert B. Parker’s Fool’s Paradise by Mike Lupica (oh, I’m so nervous about the new direction the series is taking under a new author) and am listening to My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows with narration by Sophie Amoss on audiobook.

Fool's ParadiseBlank SpaceMy Calamity Jane

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Tim W. Jackson’s The Secret of Rosalita Flats and The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne, Stephen R. Thorne (Narrator) on audio.

The Secret of Rosalita FlatsBlank SpaceThe World’s Strongest Librarian

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire and Child of Fire by Harry Connolly, Daniel Thomas May (Narrator) on audiobook.

A Killing FrostBlank SpaceChild of Fire

Hit me with your Three W’s in the comments! (no, really, do it!)

August 2020 in Retrospect: What I Read/Listened to/Wrote About

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On September 1, 2020

In Books, Calendar Items, Currently Reading, News/Misc.

In a nutshell: 27 books, 7,415+ (one book of I’m guessing 200+ pages was an Audible Original, so I don’t have a solid page count), and an average of 4 (there are four books I’m still deciding on tho, so that average can really change). Didn’t write as much as I wanted to, but more than I feared I would. A busy month, and a good one.

So, here’s what happened here in August in a bit more detail.

Books Read

Tales from the Folly Dream Chasers The Answer Is
4 Stars 3 Stars 5 Stars
The Heirs of Locksley Deadly Assessments Nightwing: Year One Deluxe Edition
4 Stars 3.5 Stars 5 Stars
Bearing God's Name The Revelators A Bad Day for Sunshine
3.5 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars
Going Back Far from the Tree Ink & Sigil
4 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars
The Rome of Fall Persons of Interest The Library Murders
4 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars
As the Stars Fall Grit The Ninja Daughter</a
3.5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 4 Stars
Bad Turn The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church Skeleton Key
Still Deciding 5 Stars 3 Stars
Curse the Day The Last Smile in Sunder City The World’s Strongest Librarian
Still Deciding Still Deciding 3.5 Stars
Rather Be the Devil A Savage Place Weakness Is the Way
Still Deciding 5 Stars 3.5 Stars

Still Reading

Tom Jones Original Cover Institutes of Christian Religion vol 2 My Calamity Jane
The Secret of Rosalita Flats Blank Space Blank Space

Ratings

5 Stars 5 2 1/2 Stars 0
4 1/2 Stars 2 2 Stars 0
4 Stars 7 1 1/2 Stars 0
3.5 Stars 6 1 Star 0
3 Stars 3
Average = 4

TBR Pile
Mt TBR August 20

Breakdowns
“Traditionally” Published: 22
Self-/Independent Published: 5

Genre This Month Year to Date
Children’s 0 (0%) 3 (2%)
Fantasy 3 (11%) 263 (15%)
General Fiction/ Literature 2 (7%) 14 (8%)
Horror 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Humor 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller 13 (48%) 68 (38%)
Non-Fiction 3 (11%) 12 (7%)
Science Fiction 0 (0%) 14 (8%)
Steampunk 0 (0%) 2 (1%)
Theology/ Christian Living 3 (11%) 14 (8%)
Urban Fantasy 3 (11%) 24 (14%)
Western 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Review-ish Things Posted

Other Things I Wroteotherwriting
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th), I also wrote:

How was your month?

The Friday 56 for 8/28/20

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On August 28, 2020

In Currently Reading, News/Misc., Quotations, The Friday 56

The Friday 56This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice

RULES:
The Friday 56 Grab a book, any book.
The Friday 56 Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
The Friday 56 Find a snippet, short and sweet.
The Friday 56 Post it

from page 56 of:
Rather Be the Devil

Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin

‘So what’s this all about?’ Chatham enquired.

‘It’s just a feeling I got, right back at the start of the original investigation. The feeling we were missing something, not seeing something.’

‘And it’s taken you until now to revisit that?’

‘I’ve been a bit busy. I’m not so busy these days.’

Chatham nodded his understanding. ‘When I retired, it took a while to change gears.’

‘How did you do it?’

‘The love of a good woman. Plus I got the doorman job, and I go to the gym.’ He gestured towards his plate. ‘That’s an occasional treat, and I can work it off this afternoon.’

‘I’ve got a dog I can walk.’ Rebus paused. ‘And a good woman.’

‘Spend more time with both of them then. Learn to let go.’

WWW Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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On August 26, 2020

In Books, Currently Reading, News/Misc., WWW Wednesday

It’s the last Wednesday of the month…time’s flying. So, it’s time for WWW Wednesday! (a special “Try to Wrap up the 20 Books of Summer” edition, it seems)

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?

Easy enough, right?

What are you currently reading?

I’m reading The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold and am listening to The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne, Stephen R. Thorne (Narrator).

The Last Smile in Sunder CityBlank SpaceThe World’s Strongest Librarian

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Judith O’Reilly’s Curse the Day and Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz, Simon Prebble (Narrator) on audio.

Curse the DayBlank SpaceSkeleton Key

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin and My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows with narration by Sophie Amoss on audiobook.

Rather Be the DevilBlank SpaceMy Calamity Jane

Hit me with your Three W’s in the comments! (you know, for kicks!)

The Friday 56 for 8/21/20

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On August 21, 2020

In Currently Reading, News/Misc., Quotations, The Friday 56

running a little late today…

The Friday 56This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice

RULES:
The Friday 56 Grab a book, any book.
The Friday 56 Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
The Friday 56 Find a snippet, short and sweet.
The Friday 56 Post it

from page 56 of:
The Ninja Daughter

The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge

I dropped the phone into my satchel and looped the leather strap around my wrist. Armed with a swingable weapon, I charged. When I glimpsed wheat-colored hair, I realized my mistake. With a tilt of my wrist, I guided the whirling satchel over the man’s head and allowed the force of the arc pulled me off balance.

He rushed to my aid, reaching out a hand to help me off the cement. “Are you all right? What happened?”

I twittered with feigned embarrassment and waved away his proffered hand. “I’m fine. Really.” I struggled to my feet in a most inelegant fashion. “I must have slipped on grease.” I repositioned my glasses, searched the dry cement for the culprit, and finding nothing to blame, offered a goofy smile. “Guess I’m just clumsy.”

WWW Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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On August 19, 2020

In Books, Currently Reading, News/Misc., WWW Wednesday

It’s time for WWW Wednesday, the weekly check-in where I get organized for 15 minutes!

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?

Easy enough, right?

What are you currently reading?

I’m reading The Library Murders by M. R. Mackenzie and am listening to Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (Narrator).

The Library MurdersBlank SpaceGrit

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Chad Alan Gibbs’s The Rome of Fall and Persons of Interest by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson (Narrator) on audio.

The Rome of FallBlank SpacePersons of Interest

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be As The Stars Fall by Steve N. Lee and Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz, Simon Prebble (Narrator) on audiobook.

As The Stars Fall Blank SpaceSkeleton Key

Hit me with your Three W’s in the comments! (no, really, do it!)

The Friday 56 for 8/14/20

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On August 14, 2020

In Currently Reading, News/Misc., Quotations, The Friday 56

The Friday 56This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice

RULES:
The Friday 56 Grab a book, any book.
The Friday 56 Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
The Friday 56 Find a snippet, short and sweet.
The Friday 56 Post it

from page 56 of:
The Rome of Fall

The Rome of Fall by Chad Alan Gibbs

“Wait that kid is in my class,” I said, after the quarterback took off his helmet and jogged to the sideline. “Rome is starting a freshman quarterback?“

Deacon chuckled. “Who, Kyler? Naw, his parents held him back a year for sports, then he failed kindergarten. He should be a junior.”

“Wait, he failed—good lord,” I said then flinched as the sky filled with celebratory fireworks after the extra point split the uprights. “When did Rome get pyrotechnics?” I asked.

“Those were the brainchild of the great Jackson Crowder,” Deacon said. “He thought it was safer than fans shooting their own Roman candles.”

Of course it was safer, but I held my tongue.

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