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The wheels have really come off of my plans for the week–boh in terms of writing and reading. Real Life can be such a drag, you know? But we’re at the mid-point, and hopefully, I can recover a bit. And if not? At least I’m spending some time with these good books that I’m about to talk about in this 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 third DetectiveEve Ronin thriller, Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg, and am listening to book about a woman on the other side of the law, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano, Angela Dawe (Narrator) on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Stephan Pastis’s Squirrel Do Bad, a MG Graphic Novel, and Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie, Cris Dukehart (Narrator), another adventure for Tori and her mystik pals on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Dust & Grim by Chuck Wendig—which might be a bit too much MG in one week for me, but library due dates are calling the shots, you know? My next audiobook should be Fallen by Benedict Jacka, Gildart Jackson (Narrator), as I get close to wrapping up this re-read through the series.

How are you spending the last week of October?

Prepping for these WWW Wednesday posts can sometimes cause me a little headache. For example, when I finished my most recent read, I didn’t know what to read next. I have a shelf-and-a-half of TBR books staring me in the face (plus a couple of handfuls on my e-reader), and I do want to read them all, just not now. I picked 3 or 4 that I would want to read after my next one, but I wanted something else for now. Does that make sense? In the end, I went with something that will get me closer to finishing the While I Was Reading Challenge for the year—and it turned out to be just the right choice. Still a mystery, but different in tone, structure, and approach than anything I’ve read in years. A good palate cleanser.

Not quite a slump, but it’s as close as I’ve been to one in ages. Shall we get on with with it?

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 Case of the One-Eyed Witness by Erle Stanley Gardner—fairly sure this is the first time I’ve read this one (and if not, it was pre-1995, so it might as well be—and I’m listening to Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney (Narrator) on audiobook, time for more mayhem in Amish Country.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Jo Perry’s Everything Happens novella and Dark Heir by Faith Hunter, Khristine Hvam (Narrator) on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be the Western-Zomie-Steampunk sequel Bodacious Creed and the Jade Lake by Jonathan Fesmire and my next audiobook should be a return to the Guild Codex with Dark Arts and a Daiquiri by Annette Marie, Cris Dukehart (Narrator).

What about you? Anything good?

I had a week away from this post (which is good, because I read enough that it’d have been tricky to post this), but now I’m back how and 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 the tribute to post-NIrvana grunge Grenade Bouquets by Lee Matthew Goldberg and am listening to the memoir Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald (Narrator) on audiobook (yeah, I feel like jumping on a bandwagon after his death, which is probably why my library just bought it).

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Nick Petrie’s Tear it Down and had a blast with it. Listening to A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones, Lorelei King (Narrator) on audio last week was plenty of fun, too.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Abandon All Hope by Scott Spires and my next audiobook should be my monthly Jane Yellowrock check-in, Dark Heir by Faith Hunter, Khristine Hvam (Narrator).

Are you reading/listening to anything good at the moment?

It’s time for the last WWW Wednesday of September. It really slipped up on me–I’d have told you that there were a handful more days left in the month while still knowing that next week is October. Anyone else’s brain this messed 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 Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson, there are few fictional places I enjoy visiting than Absaroka County and its sheriff’s department. I am listening to Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes, Kirby Heyborne (Narrator) on audiobook—it’s nice to catch up with Fred and the gang, too.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s The Hawthorne Legacy, the sequel to that twisty YA novel. I also just revisited The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Lesley Manville (Narrator) on audio in advance of getting my hands on that sequel (I really should’ve done the same for the Barnes book, it took me a while to reorient myself).

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be a hoot—Fan Fiction by Brent Spiner. My next audiobook is up in the air—I’ve got a lot of time on the road scheduled for the next week or so, and I imagine we’ll be listening to one or two audiobooks.

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

The last two weeks have basically been full of me staring at my laptop screen, unable to get words to come out. That’s an exaggeration of sorts, but it sure doesn’t feel like it. What’s worse, is that I’m excited about just about everything I’ve been trying to write about.

That’s one of the nice things about these WWW Wednesday posts, they require very little thought. Also, they’re fun to do apart from their ease. So, I”m going to give myself a little reprieve, schedule this and then catch some shut eye and try again tomorrow.

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 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino, because I’m more curious than I should be about his prose and am listening to Marked by Benedict Jacka, Gildart Jackson (Narrator) on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Paula de Fougerolles’s The Chronicles of Iona: Exile, a piece of historical fiction, and the fascinating Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be The Case of the Missing Firefly by Chris McDonald and my next audiobook should be The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Lesley Manville (Narrator).

What’ve you been reading this week?

Assembling furniture always takes a lot longer than it should, right? Last night, I got a desk halfway assembled when I noticed I’d switched a couple of legs in step 2. So had to disassemble it, redo that part and then complete the desk. Then, when I got to the last step, I realized that I’d actually had the legs in the right spots earlier, they were just backward—sooo back to the beginning one more time. I got it finished, and am just ignoring the extra parts…

This is just to say, that I didn’t have time to get anything scheduled last night, but here’s a quick 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 two books at the moment: the whimsical history, How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero’s Guide to the Real Middle Ages by Cait Stevenson, and the new Toby Daye novel, When Sorrows Come by Seanan McGuire. I’m also listening to Broken Soul by Faith Hunter, Khristine Hvam (Narrator) on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Spencer Quinn’s It’s a Wonderful Woof (a little more Christmas in September) and Bound by Benedict Jacka, Gildart Jackson (Narrator) on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Pug Actually by Matt Dunn (because I apparently can’t go more than one novel lately without a dog on the cover) and my next audiobook should be Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper on audiobook which looks like a nerdy kind of fun.

Hit me with yours, they’re always inspirational.

I’ve read a couple of killer books in a row, the kind of reads that I’m intimidated to try to write about, you know? Anything I say will be a disservice. But that’s a problem for another time, now, it’s time for the check in that is 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 just started Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza, which I’ve been looking forward to for a while, and am listening to the fairly amusing Yearbook by Seth Rogen (and a supporting cast) on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Lee Matthew Goldberg’s Stalker Stalked, which was just stunning, and the unimpressive Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Exile by Joshua Hood, Ron Butler (Narrator) on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be a little Christmas in September with Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt and my next audiobook should be Bound by Benedict Jacka, Gildart Jackson (Narrator).

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

Running a little late with WWW Wednesday today, but here it is.

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 currently reading the ARC of True Dead by Faith Hunter in preparation for a Book Tour Stop Monday. Also, I’m revisiting Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg, Nicol Zanzarella (Narrator) on audiobook because it was so fun and I wanted to remember a couple of details before book three hits this fall.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished Andrew Cartmel’s The Run-Out Groove, the second Vinyl Detective novel—something that’s been sitting on my shelf since 2018. I also just finished the audiobook for the very clever The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz, Rory Kinnear (Narrator) on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever by John McWhorter, because it sounds amusing and interesting—also, I haven’t read a non-fiction book in so long, I feel like I’ve forgotten how. My next audiobook should be Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Exile by Joshua Hood, Ron Butler (Narrator).

What are you reading to kick off September?

Another day without a “real” post. The struggle with my new schedule continues–I really thought I had a post ready to go today, I just needed a bit more work. And then I started reading, and didn’t get around to writing. I’m on a roll when it comes to books—not sure it’ll be enough for the 20 Books of Summer, but it’ll be close. It helps that I’ve hit a streak of good ones, too. Let’s take a quick look at some of them with this 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 very fun and charming The Good Byline by Jill Orr and am listening to the mildly amusing In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished a couple of books that didn’t hold back the shocking moments: David Nolan’s The Mermaid’s Pool and Cold Wind by C. J. Box, David Chandler (Narrator) on audio.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be the third Sam Batford novel, Fools Gold by Ian Patrick, and my next audiobook might be Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen and Narrated by Iggy Toma if I the hold comes through at the Library—otherwise, I have no idea.

How are you wrapping up the month?

Don’t have the time/energy for much today, but I think I can fit in 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 an ARC of the twentieth Jesse Stone novel, Robert B. Parker’s Stone’s Throw by Mike Lupica and am listening to Burned by Benedict Jacka, Gildart Jackson (Narrator) on audiobook.

What did you recently finish reading?

I just finished one of the noirest noirs I can remember, J. Todd Scott’s The Far Empty and Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo, Kathleen McInerney (Narrator) on audio—which is pretty disturbing, too.

What do you think you’ll read next?

My next book should be Love by Roddy Doyle—outside of periodic re-reads, I haven’t read Doyle this century. It’s about time I fix that. My next audiobook should be Kill All the Lawyers by Paul Levine, William Dufris (Narrator).

Are you reading anything good?