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WWW Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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On July 15, 2020

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

So Monday night, my Internet service goes down—and stays down for 16 hours. It’s times like this that remind me how dependent I am on the silly thing. Can’t post anything, can’t keep on on my bloghopping/social media, or any of the handful of other things I needed to do. And then, of course, I’m still telecommuting—so missing out on over half my workday on Tuesday was icing on a really nasty cake*. Before I realize what’s happening, it’s time for WWW Wednesday! I need these questions just to help me get my head on straight.

* The cream filling was that I caught up on my reading after a slow week last week, 1.7 books in that 16 hours.

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?
(assuming the shipment arrives when UPS says it will) I’m reading Peace Talks by Jim Butcher and am listening to Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe, Joe Jameson (Narrator)..

Peace TalksBlank SpaceVeloctiy Weapon

What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished Abbi Waxman’s I Was Told It Would Get Easier and haven’t finished the audiobook I started last Wednesday (probably will today).

I Was Told It Would Get Easier

What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be The Silence by Luca Veste and is still going to be Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson, George Guidall (Narrator) on audiobook.

The SilenceBlank SpaceLand of Wolves

Hit me with your Three W’s in the comments!

WWW Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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On July 8, 2020

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

It’s the 190th day of 2020, which happens to be a Wednesday, so we might as well do a WWW Wednesday, right? (every time I previewed this, at least one image didn’t show up…hey, look, the host transfer issues I worried about are showing up!)

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 One Man by Harry Connolly and am listening to Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe, Joe Jameson (Narrator).

One ManBlank SpaceVeloctiy Weapon

What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished M. W. Craven’s The Curator and Heartburn by Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep (Narrator) on audio.

The CuratorBlank SpaceHeartburn

What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman and Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson, George Guidall (Narrator) on audiobook.

I Was Told It Would Get EasierBlank SpaceLand of Wolves

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

The Friday 56 for 7/3/20

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On July 3, 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 56% of:
One Man

One Man by Harry Connolly

“You were going to describe the fight,” Mirishiya said.

“The fight is the best part of the story! Swift, bold strikes! One man against many! The pirate captain crippled! The pirate crew throwing down their weapons in terror! When I tell it, it’s like an old tale of adventure.

“But the truth is I didn’t see any of it. The night was darker than any I’ve seen before or since. The watch lanterns on Scream for Mercy seemed to wink out, as though a shroud had been thrown over them. I heard the clash of metal. I heard screaming. By the fallen gods, I heard screams that haunt my dreams to this day. But all I could see was growing darkness and the flicker of blue firelight.”

WWW Wednesday, July 1, 2020

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On July 1, 2020

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

It’s the first of July, the beginning of a new fiscal year for my employer, and the height of the season to ignite recreational explosives to torment dogs, Vets, and possibly burn down your state. But let’s ignore all that and deal with a 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 The Curator by M. W. Craven and am listening to Briev Cases by Jim Butcher, with Narration by James Marsters, Jim Butcher, Cassandra Campbell, Julia Whelan & Oliver Wyman on audiobook.

The CuratorBlank SpaceBrief Cases

What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished Spencer Quinn’s Of Mutts and Men and The Fangs of Freelance by Drew Hayes, Kirby Heyborne (Narrator) on audio (if we’re going for things I actually finished, not something I stopped listening to).

Of Mutts and MenBlank SpaceThe Fangs of Freelance

What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be One Man by Harry Connolly and Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg, Mike Chamberlain (Narrator) on audiobook.

One ManBlank SpaceSmarter Faster Better

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

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

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On July 1, 2020

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

In this month that ended before I realized it had begun, I somehow finished 23 works with a total of 6,881 pages (or the equivalent). I DNF’ed one book, but the rest had an average rating of 3.8. As usual, I didn’t write as much as I wanted to–which didn’t bother me until I saw how many things this month didn’t get covered. I’m sure I’ll get them done pretty soon, but, it made me wonder what I was doing.

Still, a pretty good month here. Hope you had one, too.

So, here’s what happened here in June.
Books Read

Burn Me Deadly Wait for Signs American Demon
3.5 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars
Crossing in Time Fair Warning The Power of Habit
4 Stars 3.5 Stars 3.5 Stars
The Ghosts of Sherwood Anna Luck and Judgement
4 Stars 3.5 Stars 4 Stars
The Finders Working Stiff Out of Range
4 1/2 Stars 3.5 Stars 3 Stars
Imaginary Numbers Muzzled Why Would Anyone Go to Church?
4 1/2 Stars 4 1/2 Stars 3 Stars
Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why Captain's Fury How the Wired Weep
3 Stars 5 Stars 4 1/2 Stars
The Fangs of Freelance Looking for Rachel Wallace WONDER TWINS VOL. 1: ACTIVATE!
3 Stars 5 Stars 3 Stars
The Hope of Israel Of Mutts and Men Happy
4 Stars 4 1/2 Stars DNF

Still Reading

Tom Jones Original Cover Institutes of Christian Religion vol 1 Brief Cases
The Curator

Ratings

5 Stars 2 2 1/2 Stars 0
4 1/2 Stars 4 2 Stars 0
4 Stars 6 1 1/2 Stars 0
3.5 Stars 5 1 Star 0
3 Stars 6
Average = 3.8

TBR Pile
Mt TBR January 20

Breakdowns
“Traditionally” Published: 19
Self-/Independent Published: 4

Genre This Month Year to Date
Children’s 0 (0%) 2 (2%)
Fantasy 3 (13%) 18 (15%)
General Fiction/ Literature 1 (4%) 8 (7%)
Horror 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Humor 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller 8 (35%) 48 (39%)
Non-Fiction 4 (17%) 8 (7%)
Science Fiction 2 (9%) 11 (9%)
Steampunk 0 (0%) 2 (2%)
Theolgy/ Christian Living 2 (9%) 9 (7%)
Urban Fantasy 3 (13%) 17 (14%)
Western 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Review-ish Things Posted

Other Things I Wroteotherwriting
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th), I also wrote:

How was your month?

20 Books of Summer 2020: June Check-In

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On June 30, 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
Here we are at the end of June, one-third of the way through the summer, and I’m roughly one-third of the way through the challenge. That worked out nicely. I’ve made one substitute because I had some trouble getting my hands on the one non-fiction book that was on the list. And, hey, I just read a non-fiction book, so might as well put that one in. Otherwise, I’m on track for finishing the list as originally conceived.

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

20 Books of Summer Chart June

The Friday 56 for 6/26/20

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On June 26, 2020

In Currently Reading, News/Misc., Politics/Current Affairs, 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:
Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why

Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why by Alexandra Petri

N.B. I hesitated to use this book, since I posted about it earlier, but I used my current read last week, and I didn’t want to double-dip. And then my next read is an ARC that, and I try not to quote from them since I don’t know if it’ll make the final cut. So…

His head ached all the time. Once he used his excess mental energy to tip over a glass with his mind, but nobody gave him any credit for it. Just for kicks, he raised and lowered the flag on the Interior Department so that it appeared Ryan Zinke was there when in fact he was NOT, but that was not as much fun as anticipated. Everything began to wear on him. He could not sit through international summits. Everyone spoke too slowly.

Gradually he tried to move things that were bigger and bigger. By the end of the first week he was able to knock rockets out of the sky. He sent a tweet about it, but nobody understood that this was what he was trying to say. All the TV ever seemed to show was people closely misreading his tweets. It was miserable. It was a nightmare.

WWW Wednesday, June 24, 2020

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On June 24, 2020

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

It’s the 24th day of June, which is a Wednesday, it’s time to ask those three magic questions!

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 How the Wired Weep by Ian Patrick and am listening to The Fangs of Freelance by Drew Hayes, Kirby Heyborne (Narrator).

How the Wired WeepBlank SpaceThe Fangs of Freelance

What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished Alexandra Petri’s Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why and Captain’s Fury by Jim Butcher, Kate Reading (Narrator) on audio (which was just so good, I’m going to have to re-read this series more often).

Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is WhyBlank SpaceCaptain's Fury

What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn (which’ll make it 3 dog-centric out of the last 5 novels I’ve read) and Briev Cases by Jim Butcher, with Narration by James Marsters, Jim Butcher, Cassandra Campbell, Julia Whelan & Oliver Wyman on audiobook, I’ve been holding off on this until now, so I can be primed and ready for Peace Talks in a couple of weeks.

Of Mutts and MenBlank SpaceBrief Cases

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

The Friday 56 for 6/19/20

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On June 19, 2020

In Currently Reading, Fiction, Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller, 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 56% of:
How the Wired Weep

How the Wired Weep by Ian Patrick

He turns back as Sienna comes over with more drinks and some food. ‘Here, eat this,’ she says. Ben looks at the house burger and fries. His pupils widen. He’s unsure at first.

I know he’s thinking this is all some psychological ploy to make him talk. In a way it is but it was genuinely presented and both of us hope he’ll eat rather than give up the information. He will tell me. He knows I’m interested. It all sounds good. Not for the potential victim but with any luck the whole thing can be nipped in the bud before the victim gets whacked. We hope.

‘OK…OK…here’s the deal,’ Ben says as he leans across and grabs the plate.

WWW Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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On June 17, 2020

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

Between the Scylla of Tuesday and the Charybdis that is Thursday, we find ourselves at Wednesday, making it 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 Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why by Alexandra Petri, Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire (finally!) and am listening to Out of Range by C. J. Box, David Chandler (Narrator).

Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is WhyBlank SpaceImaginary NumbersBlank SpaceOut of Range

What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished Jeffrey B. Burton’s The Finders and Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek, MD and T. J. Mitchell with Tanya Eby (Narrator) on audio.

The FindersBlank SpaceWorking Stiff

What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be Muzzled by David Rosenfelt and Captain’s Fury by Jim Butcher, Kate Reading (Narrator) on audiobook.

MuzzledBlank SpaceCaptain's Fury

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

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