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WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

~ I am a bit of the way into The Story Thieves by James Riley. I heard about it on a blog and it sounded fun and it was a recent daily deal. I am liking it so far, but I am early in.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

~ I stared Updraft by Fiona Wilde yesterday. It is really good so far. I read a novella by her earlier this year and really wanted to see what her longer stuff was like. It helped that the book was narrated by the same person that did Daughter of Smoke & Bone, which I really enjoyed earlier this year.

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH?

~ I have finished two things recently... The Crown's Game as an e-book and All the Birds in the Sky as an audio. I really liked The Crown's Game and cannot wait for the sequel. I liked All the Birds in the Sky, but didn't love it in the way that I had hoped. Maybe I should have read it instead of listening...

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?

~ I think I am really just planning my reading for 2017. The month is busy and I am just taking it as it goes. In January I am sure I will want to read everything... I kind of have some projects that I would like to accomplish next year, but I suck at reading lists.

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This is the very first picture I ever took of Casey almost exactly 5 years ago because we got her in December of 2011. She was a cuddler and lap cat right from the start!

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

~ I am having a quiet reading month and kind of expected it. I started The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye earlier this week and I am really liking it so far. I just haven't really been sitting down to read... Maybe before the week is out I will get to settle in and finish it!

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

~ All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders. This is one of the 2016 books I really wanted to read, so I grabbed an audio and now sneaking it in before 2016 ends. It is really quite good so far, but I am still early in only having started it yesterday.

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?

~ Since my last post for this, I have finished two audiobooks. Who am I? lol The first was Where'd You Go, Bernadette and was a really fun listen that I have been meaning to get to for ages. The other was Free the Darkness by Kel Kade. For some reason I loved this book and just flew through it. I am hesitant to recommend it after reading other reviews of it simply because I understand why people didn't like it. But, I did and I am excited for the sequel, which I also grabbed a copy of and hope to get to soon. Then, I just read comics. I really enjoyed Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat on Marvel Unlimited. I look forward to more in that series. And then I checked out Volume 2 of Sunstone. That is so not my normal genre at all, but I don't mind them and have Volume 3 here to read soon.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?

~ When I downloaded All the Birds in the Sky onto my iPod, I also downloaded Mort(e). So, that is likely what is up next. It only wasn't up now because I got that as part of a sale, while I used a credit for All the Birds in the Sky. Actual reading is looking like comics unless my mood changes!

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WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

My actual reading has been quiet the last few days. Just haven't had time to pick up a book and settle in with it. I am technically reading The Queen of the Blood by Sarah Beth Durst. I am liking it so far and hopefully will get some time to settle in with it soon!

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

I have started exploring my Christmas present audio books! I went with Where'd You Go, Bernadette as my first listen and am almost done. I actually own this book in paperback, but had heard the audio was good... And, it is. So, I won't get mad at myself for buying something I all ready own. At least it will soon be off my TBR!

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?

Last week I had so much to talk about... This week, I have finished The Book of the Unnamed Midwife on audio. It was good for a splurge that I had not even heard of before. It is a twist on the typical end of the world type stuff and actually touches on gender and sexuality a lot. I liked how it was not like the other books out there and it actually made me think about issues that are presented in the book. If I had to guess, I would say she read The Handmaid's Tale.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?

That is always the question... I have so many books that I wanted to get to this year, and now here we are the last month of the year and I am reading so slowly. December is always a busy month, so we will see how things play out!

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WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

~ I am about 100 page into The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick. This was a book I heard about back when everyone was sharing their BEA loot, but then never actually heard that much about after the fact. It sounded like something that I would like, though, so I pre-ordered it. I am very happy with this decision so far! I have some other essay collections and short story collections started, but I don't download them to my device and no internet for three days put me behind in electronic things.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

~ I grabbed a copy of The Book of the Unnamed Midwife off of Audible because an editor on there mentioned it and I was indecisive on what to listen to next. I honestly have not heard of it before, but it is a different take on very common themes in books at the moment and I am liking it so far. My reading is usually so planned out nowadays, so it was nice to just listen to something that was not planned at all. I am also in the midst of Everything, Everything, but that is another electronic thing that I am behind in at the moment.

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?

~ I actually have been doing really well on the reading since my last post. I settled in and finished The Girl from Everywhere. It took me a bit of time to get into it, but I think that was just my mood. In the end I really enjoyed it and can't wait for the sequel. Then, I spent an evening finally finishing Feedback by Mira Grant. It was not as good as the previous books I listened to, but still enjoyable. I really just blame a cold for why I was so slow with it. I then finished Behind the Throne by K.B. Wagers and really enjoyed it! It only came out in August and the sequel will be here in December. I am excited! Last weekend, I settled in with The Marvels because I bought it at the end of last year and it was still sitting here unread. I have loved Brian Selznick for years and this was no different. I followed my audio listening up with The Magician's Elephant, which was an Audible deal last week. I didn't love it, but still a good author. And then, lastly, I finished The Evil Wizard Smallbone this morning. I really enjoy Delia Sherman, and this was no exception.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?

~ The question I always have the hardest time with. It is also Thanksgiving Weekend, which in Canada just means sales. I all ready did my annual audio shopping this morning. I am hoping for some good e-book sales over the weekend as well. So, we will see where reading takes me as we finish out 2016!

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WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

~ I am not so sure. Bad Feminist, Lab Girl, and The Girl from Everywhere have all been started recently. I just am all over the place in my reading, so am not sure where my mind is with my reading.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

~ Well, I actually started a new audio! I am listening to Everything Everything and am liking it so far. But, I am still listening to Feedback. It is nothing against the book itself, just me. Hopefully I can finish it this week.

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?

~ I finished Jackaby on Tuesday. It was really good. I saw it around a lot for R.I.P. this year and I am glad I read it! It will be a fun duo, I think. I just need to read the sequel in some sort of a timely manner. Ha! Otherwise I read some episodes of Bookburners, and may even finish Season 1 before the year is over, and finished Being Jazz on audio, which was an interesting look into the life of a teen that happens to also be transgender.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?

~ I don't even know what I am reading now, let alone what to read next. lol There are many, many books I want to read. I just need to find more time to read and settle in with things instead of being all over the place with my reading.

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What are you currently reading?
~ I started The Girl from Everywhere randomly. But, folks, I am hardly reading. Nothing new for me lately, huh? I also still am technically reading Bad Feminist, but haven't picked it up in a few days.

What are you currently listening to?
~ I have had a cold, so have been slacking on the treadmill. This means that I am still listening to Becoming Jazz and Feedback. Hopefully now that I am feeling a lot better, I can get back to them!

What did you recently finish reading?
~ I recently finished The Promise of Canada. It was really quite good. Charlotte Grey looked at 150 years of Canadian history through famous people of its past. And, it was a very diverse group, which made me happy. Let's face it, history is usually told by a bunch of white men. Grey included women, immigrants, and Native Canadians. As a result, she talked about people that I have not read about a million times before. It was refreshing! (Let's face it, all of our prime ministers were white guys. The one girl that was in power was just a figure head while the Conservatives cleaned up after Brian Mulroney.)

What do you think you will read next?
~ Some more nonfiction. I should read something off my list for Nonfiction November, but after really enjoying The Promise of Canada, I kind of want to read one of the other books by Grey on my TBR that I haven't got around to yet... I really want to start some new audios, too. It is late in the month for me to be still on the same ones!

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WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
~ Since I actually finished some things last week, I get to talk about new things!
I am currently reading The Promise of Canada by Charlotte Gray. 2017 is Canada's 150th birthday, so lots of stuff will likely be coming out to commemorate that. This is the first one on my radar because I really enjoy Gray. And, this is really well done so far. I am about halfway. Then, I am reading Bad Feminist in my attempt to read some essays/short story collections on my TBR. I started this when it was new, but like normal put it aside and never got back to it. For my novel, I started Dark Matter. I am still early in, but good so far.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?
~ I am listening to Feedback by Mira Grant as my Audible audio. I listened to the rest of the series on audio, so might as well continue the trend. On Scribd I am listening to Becoming Jazz by Jazz Jennings. I have never seen the television show, but I have heard good things about the book and was curious about checking it out.

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?
~ I managed to finish a lot of stuff recently. On Monday, I finally finished Gemina. It was really good, but it took a while to get into it because I have been so moody with my reading lately. I am looking forward to the sequel. On audio, I finished What I Saw and How I Lied and Falling Free. They were both really good. Falling Free was a reread! And, then, I finally finished The Geek Feminist Revolution. I had been reading it all month and was glad I was able to finish it as the month ended.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?
~ I am still early into most of the stuff I am reading, so hard to say when I will even get a chance to read something else. I think my next Audible listen will be another book by Lois McMaster Bujold. I have some audios in my wish list for my Scribd project. I guess it depends on what catches my interest next. As to actual reading, I have some non-fiction books on my radar for NonFiction November and then there is always my TBR for the fiction choices.

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I thought I might take a blogging break because I am still pretty upset about Casey's vanishing act, but instead I am trying to pretend things are okay and do normal things. It's not working well, but I try.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

~ I am technically still reading The Round House and Gemina. The same two books I was reading last week. I thought Gemina would be a fast read, but I am not finding time to read it. I also still have not finished The Geek Feminist Revolution. This is kind of getting depressing. It does not usually take me so long to read novels, but I just cannot seem to find time.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

~ Thanks to a very good Audible sale, I am listening to Falling Free by Lois Bujold McMaster. I didn't have much luck reading this series, but couldn't resist the chance to listen to them! It is against my rule to buy books I all ready own, but I got them all second hand with credit at the second hand store, so it is not really like I bought them twice. This first one is a reread. I am also still listening to What I Saw & How I Lied. It is possible I will finish it before this post actually goes live, but who knows.

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?

~ I finished Black Rabbit Hall finally. It was a really good book, but I just cannot seem to work audio time in lately. It was creepy and atmospheric, so it was the perfect read for this time of the year. I really enjoyed the audio performance as well! Then, I read some shorter stuff. I read A Wild Swan by Michael Cunningham. That is a collection of rewritten fairy tales for adult that includes great art! It was really good! And, then, I finally returned to Bookburners and managed to read Season 1, Episode 6 and 7. I think sometimes you just have to read shorter stuff to feel accomplished!

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?

~ Who knows when 'next' will even be with this reading speed... If I open the door and Casey is waiting to come in, I think I will feel a lot better and start reading again. But, the longer I open the door to no cat... The more stressed out I am every day. So, no plans at the moment other than what I have on the go all ready.

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WWW Wednesday - On Thursday (3)

My week has been a bit disorganised because Casey didn't come back in after being out Monday night, and we still have not found her. She is usually pretty predictable when she gets out, so I am concerned to say the least. I find working from home, I keep getting up and opening the door and calling for her. It means I am not settled doing anything this week... So, this post will not be all that different than last week...

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

~ I have been mostly reading The Round House by Louise Erdrich, but I think it is a bit too slow paced for my mood. It is good, though! Last night I started Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff because I think this pace is better for me right now. I am only 60 pages in, but it is good so far. I think this will likely be a better fit for me right now. And, then, I am still technically reading The Geek Feminist Revolution, but keep forgetting about it... oops!

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

~ This has not changed from last week, which is crazy for me lately. I am still listening to What I Saw and How I Lied and Black Rabbit Hall. They are both really good, but I am just not making time for audio like I normally do...

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?

~ I finished The Nightingale. It was really good, but probably also not the exact book for my mood of late, so it took me forever. At least I enjoyed it, though! I hadn't read a historical fiction set in WWII in a very long time. It was a good one to go with to get into it again! I also read Fables: The Wolf Among Us - Volume 2. I had started off the week on a reading high, but I didn't know Casey was missing yet... Anyway, the Fables spin-offs, for me, are never quite as good as the original series, but it was good and I am glad I finally got around to reading it. And now, I have read everything and have no idea if there is anything else coming from the Fables world?

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?

~ I had big plans, folks. Now I have no idea if I will even finish a book this week let alone what to go with next. I am just not good at this whole not knowing thing. Casey could be fine, but she is not here wailing at me for food. I just feel a little off with her not under foot. Last night I actually forgot to feed Finn because I always feed him when I feed Casey, and Casey wasn't here to remind me she was starving.

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WWW Wednesday is a way to discuss your current read, recent reads, and what you plan to read next. I do it on Thursday because I am a rebel like that. It is hosted at Taking on a World of Words.

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?

~ I am reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. I have read Hannah in the past, but her books were not like this one when I read her. I was surprised to see a bunch of buzz surrounding this one and discover it was about WWII. I just never got around to getting a copy. Then, I participated in a book exchange on Facebook and this is one of the books I was sent. I still took a couple months to pick it up, but I am so glad I did! I am really enjoying it and hope to finish it soon. I am also still reading The Geek Feminist Revolution. I should be a lot further into that than I am, but I have been reading an essay or two on my lunch break and I had a long weekend and kind of forgot about it. Hopefully I can find some time for it this week!

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?

~ I am continuing my random use of Scribd audios and went with What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell as my next listen. I have never heard of it before, but the synopsis sounded good and it was short. It is really good so far and I think it is my first time listening to an audio with a younger narrator. Or, at least she sounds young. I am still early into it, so we will see how it goes! For my audible listen, I am listening to Black Rabbit Hall. I am still early in because folks, I just either suck at time management or there are not enough hours in a day. I try to get better at it, but I just can't seem to...

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?

~ My most recent finish was The Dreamer, which I mentioned listening to last week. It was really good considering the bleak landscape it was set against. And, I really thought the narrator did a good job with the narration. It was only 3 hours and seemed to take me forever, but at least I have found a way to work an audio into other areas of my time. The other audio I was listening to last week was The Last Days of Magic and I ended up DNFing it. I really liked it, but it was so hard to keep the story straight on audio. I would have liked to have got a physical copy to follow along with, but the book is way too expensive even in e-book form. So, I plan to get the paperback in March and may try the audio again then, too.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL READ NEXT?

~ Last week I said Black Rabbit Hall, which turned out to actually happen. Yay, me! Otherwise, I am just picking what sounds good. I am making my way through everything so slowly that it is hard to commit to anything. I was hoping the fall could be a time to push through some of the books I have been neglecting all year, but not off to a good start!

WWW Wednesday - On Thursday (1)

WWW Wednesday is a blog feature I discovered yesterday and decided to cheat and post today because I am trying to find posts that make blogging easier. This is hosted over at Taking on a World of Words and is a way to discuss what you are reading, recent reads, and what you hope to read next. I talk about this a bit on my week in review posts, but not in the same way. We will see how this goes!

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
~ I am currently in the midst of a few things. I am reading two of the books I received for my birthday, Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake and The Geek Feminist Revolution by Cameron Hurley. I have read Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood and really liked it. I was excited to see a new series by her with so much buzz, so had to grab a copy. I am really liking it so far, but just need to find some time to read more from it. Then, The Geek Feminist Revolution is my first time reading Hurley. This poor book has been in my shopping cart and then deleted several times this year, but I am excited to finally settle in with it. I have just been reading an essay here and there and it is really good so far. She has a really fun way of writing and I really need to read her fiction!

WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO?
~ I added this in because it made more sense to me than running on forever in question one. I actually am listening to 2 audiobooks. I have Scribd and I do not like the fact that you cannot speed up the audios on the Android app, so I have not really been listening to audios. I decided to see if some short audios would work to start getting my moneys worth from the app, so I went with Brown Girl Dreaming. I listen to it on my tablet while I am in the same room and I find that the slower speed works while I am doing other things, but I always find it too slow for the treadmill. I think the conversational way the book is written helps, too. I am so glad to finally be getting to this and really am enjoying it so far! Then, for my rest of the time audio I am reading The Last Days of Magic, which Beth Fish recommended to me on Twitter. I really like the narrator, but for some reason it took me a while to get into this book. It jumps around a bit and I got lost and had to start over, so now I am only listening when I am not distracted by other things... Which is why two audiobooks this week!

WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?
~ On Sunday I had a bit of a reading day and read Star Wars: Chewbecca, A Game for Swallows, and I Remember Beirut. A Game for Swallows was my favourite of the three, but I enjoyed them all. It was nice to get to some comics because I frankly have not been reading them like I normally do!

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL READ NEXT?
~ That is always the question, huh? I am the worst for not sticking to my plans when I say I am going to read such and such. I think my next audio will be Black Rabbit Hall and then on Scribd Another Brooklyn to check out Woodson's other new book. In print, I have received so many books recently that it is really hard to pick! I want to read everything, so we will see how it goes!