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Did you know that we are two days away from National Book Lover’s Day here in the States? (yes, there is a Day for everything under the sun—it’s also Veep Day, Shop Online for Groceries Day, National Rice Pudding Day, National Hand Holding Day, and Co-Working Day). Which makes it at least the 5th consecutive year that I don’t have anything prepped for it. You’d think that’d be a gimme of a post, right? But I’ve yet to come up with a decent idea.*

Also, around these parts, Every day is Book Lover’s Day. Anyway, I felt like I needed a couple of nonsense sentences before we got to the meat of this post. Let’s get on with things.

* Okay, I might have just thought of a post I could put together

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 Mystery Science Theater 3000: A Cultural History by Matt Foy and Christopher J. Olson, which might be trying too hard to explain humor. I’m listening to Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston, read by Imani Parks on audiobook to remind me exactly where the story has us before I open the third volume.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Brock Poulsen’s Bizarre Frontier Omnibus #1, and that will not be the last time I read Poulsen* . I also just finished and enjoyed Mortal Coil by Derek Landy, read by Brian Bowles on audio, which was fun even if I had trouble adjusting to a new narrator, and was troubled that I let my son read this in grade school.

* In case he reads this, I hope he notices that I spelled his name correctly this time.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next books will be some fun MG-lit, I’ll be reading The Legendary Mo Seto by A. Y. Chan and my next audiobook should be Homerooms and Hall Passes by Tom O’Donnell, read by James Fouhey (the premise alone gets it 3 Stars).

What kinds of things have caught your eye lately?

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)