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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?

How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dayle	The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Marisa Calin, read by Aubrey Hartman

I’m not sure what to say about Dayle’s book yet–it’s a satire set in the Civil War about a white teen in an all-black squad in an almost-all-black regiment. I’m very impressed, but am still trying to figure out just where it’s going before I firm up my impressions.

Calin’s book was being promoted by a local bookstore, and looked like just the needed level of lightness.

What did you recently finish reading?

The Amazing Twin Chicken Freedom Fighters by Zephaniah Sole	Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Sole’s book is either brilliant, the ravings of a mad man, or both. I’m leaning toward the latter. My goal is to expand on that soon.

This is my 3rd time through Lies Sleeping, and I picked up so much this time that I think I missed before (or just plum forgot). And, it’s a rollicking great time.

What do you think you’ll read next?

King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby	Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy by Katherine Stewart, read by Patricia Rodriguez

Family drama, a crime story, and S.A. Cosby…King of Ashes sounds like a grim but fantastic time.

I heard an interview with Stewart this morning, so when I was browsing the Library’s offerings and saw this book, I figured I might as well give it a whirl. Would like to hear a bit more about what lead her to some of her conclusions.

Tell me about your recent reads!

There’s still a little Wednesday left…

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 Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch	Death Masks by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters

I was having such fun reading The Lies of Locke Lamora last night that I didn’t finish this post (or the other one I had planned for today).

Death Masks is such a great book, and it is so pivotal to the series–setting up so much, it’s really hard to believe. And so much fun to revisit.

What did you recently finish reading?

Return to Sender by Craig Johnson	Life Hacks for a Little Alien by Alice Franklin, read by Sally Phillips

You can blame Scott Lynch for not reading my post about Return to Sender today.

Life Hacks… was so much more than I bargained for when I picked it up. A real gem.

What do you think you’ll read next?

The Amazing Twin Chicken Freedom Fighters by Zephaniah Sole	Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter, read by Khristine Hvam

Between the cover, the blurb (click a link above), and the title–I don’t know what to expect from Sole’s book, but Run Amok Crime never disappoints.

My Libby waitlists aren’t shrinking, and I want a little more time before my next Rivers of London, so I might as well take this opportunity to revisit Rift in the Soul.

You have any hot reads for this hot season?

(did I really ask something that cheesy?)

The end of May looms, and I’m behinder than ever. What a problem–too many good things to read. Here’s what’s going in my eyes and ears this week.

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?

A Graveyard For Heroes by Michael Michel	The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven, read by John Banks

Michel has my head spinning with this installment–fantasy readers need to get ready for this release next month (volume 1 is available if you haven’t done it yet). With a little less than 300 pages left to go in this, I’m already salivating over book 3’s release in January (the cover reveal for it will be here tomorrow, btw)

I’ve barely scratched the surface of the Poe audiobook, but already I’m hooked–and picking up on things I missed the first time through. As expected, really. I think this is one I’m going to have to read/listen to at least 5 times to get most of Craven’s moves.

What did you recently finish reading?

Fifth Sparrow Rising by Cindi Hartley	The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Hartley’s book is a sweet dose of encouragement–I’ll try to say more soon.

I had forgotten, somehow, almost all of this Rivers of London book after the first couple of chapters. Shame on me. There’s so much to enjoy.

What do you think you’ll read next?

Return to Sender by Craig Johnson	Life Hacks for a Little Alien by Alice Franklin, read by Sally Phillips

I keep letting new releases sit on my shelf while I’m working on other things this year–I’m putting my foot down now and will read the new Longmire book this week. That’s for many reasons–primarily because there are too many people in Real Life that are going to be annoyed if I can’t talk to them about it soon.

I’ve got nothing to say about Life Hacks… really, was browsing and it looked cute.

How are you closing this month?

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 Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley	Rex Stout: Killer Conversations with Edgar Winner John McAleer by John McAleer	Dead in the Frame by Stephen Spotswood

I’ll have started The Light Brigade by the time this posts, but I’ve yet to put a toe in, so I have no idea what to say about it.

I could’ve easily read Killer Conversations in an hour, but I’m savoring it–just a little at a time. It’s so much fun for Stout fans.

Speaking of Stout, Dead in the Frame is the fifth installment in this “inspired by Stout” series. But the comparisons between the two are getting harder to make. It’s like comparing versions of The Office at this point.

What did you recently finish reading?

Body Breaker by M.W. Craven	Tilt by Emma Pattee, read by Ariel Blake

Body Breaker is not the best-written Craven novel, but it was so compelling that I really didn’t care.

I’m still chewing on the last chapter of Tilt. But what Pattee did up to (and including it) is just stunning.

What do you think you’ll read next?

A Graveyard For Heroes by Michael Michel	First Frost by Craig Johnson, read by George Guidall

I’ve been wanting to dive into A Graveyard for Heroes since about an hour after I finished The Price of Power, but I made myself wait until closer to release day. But the wait is almost over!

I’m really hoping the second time through First Frost helps me appreciate what Johnson was up to.

What are you reading lately? Do you have something special in store for this long weekend?

I haven’t quite read as much as I wanted to this week–and leaving my headphones at home Monday really hurt my audiobook progress–but at least I’ve gotten more sleep than I usually do (see also: the silence for the last couple of days). But, at least I’ve had a good time reading what I have managed to get to. Let’s see if that converts into posts about books anytime soon. But first, let’s get to 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?

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis	Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley, read Hillary Huber

This is possibly my favorite Lewis book–so glad to get back into it (although I wouldn’t mind one of the new-to-me books by him to change the ranking).

I’m not sure how much I’m going to end up liking this audiobook about a doomed Date Night going horribly, horribly wrong–but it’s kept my interest, and I’m enjoying the journey.

What did you recently finish reading?

Kaua’i Storm by Tori Eldridge	Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Eldridge’s thriller/family drama (or is it a family drama/thriller?) is not what I expected from her–but a great ride.

Yet again, Foxglove Summer didn’t fail to entertain me. I’m glad I’m picking up the pace on this series.

What do you think you’ll read next?

Body Breaker by M.W. Craven	Tilt by Emma Pattee, read by Ariel Blake

There’s been an un-read Craven on my shelf for too long, past time to fix it.

I had to grab Tilt after hearing the owner of Shared Stories talk about it–technically, overhearing her tell another customer about it. But the premise intrigued me, and she had nothing but good things to say about it. (click on the link/cover and see what you think)

Are you reading anything good?

Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of my kidney removal–and what a year it’s been. This is not much of an introduction to a WWW Wednesday, but it’s all that I’ve got in me. Well, I mean–I’ve got one kidney in me, as well as a full roster of other organs, that was more of a figurative “all in me,” but then I realized how it sounded and, well…I now realize I should’ve skipped the intro.

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?

Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky	Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn, read by Jane Oppenheimer & Christina Delaine

I’ve been wanting to read Tchaikovsky for years, so I was excited to get the chance. This is a fun combination of creepy, fun, and solid adventure. I can see this not being my last time with Tchaikovsky–I just hope the next books by him that I read aren’t quite so arachnid-heavy. (Shudder)

I was hoping that the sequel to Killers of a Certain Age would be better than it was–sadly, Raybourn is nice an consistent. It’s good enough to keep listening, but that’s about it. I liked the idea and some of the characters, I just don’t think it’s enough to come back for volume three (assuming it comes)

What did you recently finish reading?

Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up by Dave Barry	Back After This by Linda Holmes

Here’s a shocker–Dave Barry’s memoir is a hoot. It’s more than just funny, but that’s a good start.

Holmes’ book was delightful. I think I’m going to have to look into her other novels.

What do you think you’ll read next?

Hive by D.L. Orton	Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

This is a revised version (I’m not sure how much) of a book I listened to four years ago. It should be fun to see this version.

Foxglove Summer is one of my favorites in the Rivers of London series, I’ve been looking forward to it

What are you working through?

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?

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis	Back After This by Linda Holmes

I should be finishing Lewis’ Space Trilogy here this evening–if nothing else, each book in this trilogy is radically different than the one before. I’m very curious about how he wraps this all up.

I really have no idea why I picked up Back After This but one of my favorite (non book) bloggers recommended it, and our tastes generally align. I’m less than a chapter into it at the moment, so I really can’t say anything about it yet.

What did you recently finish reading?

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick	Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike, read by Doug Tisdale Jr.

A Scanner Darkly was something, that’s for sure. I’m not sure what, though. Really well-written, fantastic ideas, but I’m not sure about the whole package.

Pike’s satire was everything I’d hoped it’d be–and more.

What do you think you’ll read next?

Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones	The Mercy Chair by M.W. Craven, read by John Banks

I’ve been reading a lot of dark and heavy things, so as an antidote, let’s see what Good Trouble has in store. Oh, more of the same. Okay, then.

At least at the end of the latest Poe and Tilly book, there’s a somewhat happy ending after all the dark and heavy.

What are you escaping into lately?