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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.

WWW Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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On August 12, 2020

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

Hey, it’s the middle of the week. Time for WWW Wednesday!

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 Ink and Sigil by Kevin Hearne and am listening to Far from the Tree by Rob Parker, Warren Brown (Narrator).

Ink and SigilBlank SpaceFar from the Tree

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Neil Lancaster’s Going Back and A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones, Lorelei King (Narrator) on audio.

Going BackBlank SpaceA Bad Day for Sunshine

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be The Library Murders by M. R. Mackenzie and Persons of Interest by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson (Narrator) on audiobook.

The Library MurdersBlank SpacePersons of Interest

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

The Friday 56 for 8/7/20

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On August 7, 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 Revelators

by Ace Atkins

(a rare lighter moment in this book)

“How you feeling, brother?” Donnie said.

“Might ask you the same.”

“Nobody’s been shooting at me,” Donnie said. “Not in a long while.”

“Those Cartel boys got you pretty good,” Quinn said. “You’re lucky they didn’t kill you.”

“Takes a lot more to kill ole Donnie Vamer,” he said, grinning. “You see that woman I was just talking to? That’s damn Rita Wright, Pat Wright’s little sister. She wasn’t nothing but a kid when I left. But damn, she ain’t a kid no more. That little yellow dress about busting at the seams.”

“You’re too old for Rita Wright,” Quinn said.“You forget we’re the exact same age.”

“Nope,” Donnie said. “I’m six months older. And six months smarter. I rode a bike, drove a car, and got nekkid with a woman long before you and Boom. Y’all can deny it all you want. But those are some braggin’ rights, son.”

WWW Wednesday, August 5, 2020

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On August 5, 2020

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

Technical difficulties (and lethargy) kept me from this post last week, but I’m back, online, and caffeinated, so let’s break out the 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 Revelators by Ace Atkins and am listening to Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes, Kirby Heyborne (Narrator).

The RevelatorsBlank SpaceDeadly Assessments

What did you recently finish reading?
I just finished Carrie Vaughn’s The Heirs of Locksley and The Answer Is . . .Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek, narrated by Ken Jennings and Alex Trebek on audio.

The Heirs of LocksleyBlank SpaceThe Answer Is

What do you think you’ll read next?
My next book should be the Iron Druid Chronicles spin-off, Ink and Sigil by Kevin Hearne and some sort of audiobook, I’m not sure what–we’ll see what the Library has to offer.

Ink and Sigil

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

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

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On August 1, 2020

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

I finished 27 books (okay, fine…26 books and one picture book), with 9,217 pages (800+ of those I’ve been working on for a few months, though) and a 3.85 average rating. That counts as a very good month around here. I didn’t post as many things as I wanted to (I talked a little bit about that this morning), but I liked what I did post. If I only felt free to leave me house, I’d call July a win—a pretty good month, regardless.

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

Brief Cases The Curator Vagrant Queen
5 Stars 5 Stars 3.5 Stars
Smarter Faster Better Heartburn Elphie Meets the End of The World
3.5 Stars 3.5 Stars/td> 3 Stars
One Man Spells for the Dead I Was Told It Would Get Easier
4 Stars 4 Stars 4 Stars
Veloctiy Weapon Peace Talks Firefly The Sting
4 Stars 5 Stars 3.5 Stars
Land of Wolves The Silence Coffee and Condolences
3.5 Stars 4 Stars Still Deciding
The Monster in the Hollows In Plain Sight Legends Rise
3 Stars 3 Stars 3.5 Stars
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed Institutes of Christian Religion vol 1 Struck Down But Not Destroyed
2 1/2 Stars 5 Stars 4 Stars
Dark Jenny Betty Early Autumn
4 1/2 Stars 4 Stars 5 Stars
Twenty Palaces The Blues Don’t Care The Bitterroots
4 Stars 3.5 Stars 3 Stars

Still Reading

Tom Jones Original Cover Institutes of Christian Religion vol 2 Blank Space

Ratings

5 Stars 5 2 1/2 Stars 1
4 1/2 Stars 1 2 Stars 0
4 Stars 8 1 1/2 Stars 0
3.5 Stars 8 1 Star 0
3 Stars 4
Average = 3.85

TBR Pile
Mt TBR July 20

Breakdowns
“Traditionally” Published: 19
Self-/Independent Published: 8

Genre This Month Year to Date
Children’s 1 (4%) 3 (2%)
Fantasy 5 (19%) 23 (15%)
General Fiction/ Literature 4 (15%) 12 (8%)
Horror 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Humor 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller 7 (26%) 6 (32%)
Non-Fiction 1 (4%) 9 (6%)
Science Fiction 3 (11%) 14 (9%)
Steampunk 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Theology/ Christian Living 2 (7%) 11 (7%)
Urban Fantasy 4 (15%) 21 (14%)
Western 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Review-ish Things Posted

Other Things I Wroteotherwriting
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th), I also wrote:

How was your month?

20 Books of Summer 2020: July Check-In

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On July 31, 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
So, I did a lousy job of taking into account new releases, review copies, and life when I made the original list. I only read 4 of the remaining 13 books in July, which doesn’t bode well for August. I think I can still pull this off, but I’m going to have to make a couple of more substitutions, based on how long it took me to read Winslow’s The Cartel and Hearne’s A Plague of Giants, I’m not going to be able to tackle their follow-ups in August (which annoys me greatly, I was counting on this challenge to help force my hand with these). So I’m substituting Hearne’s next book, the launch of a new series, Ink & Sigil (there’s a balance to that) and The Revelators by Ace Atkins (not as epic in scope as Winslow, but … it’s the best I can realistically do).

✔ 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. Ink & Sigil 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 Revelators by Ace Atkins

20 Books of Summer Chart July

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