WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

I’m going for total honesty here and exposing the ridiculousness that is my Goodreads “currently reading” list. I hope that by exposing my truth here maybe I will actually finish up some of these books!

The Silent Patient, Wayside School, The Pen Commandments, and 100 Objects are all books I’m in the middle of already, why won’t I finish them??

I just started City of Beasts for book club, The Dutch House as an audiobook and I picked The Whispering Skull up from the library this week.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

The book cover has a yellow and purple string art showing a chicken with purple mountains behind it and features the title “Engagement and Espionage”

A yellow cover that looks like an old newspaper features the title “The Poison Squad, One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusad for Food Safety and the Turn of the Twentieth Century.”

I did manage to finish the delightful, fun, and totally consuming Engagement and Espionage this weekend. My full review is here but, let me just say, I loved this newest romance from Penny Reid.

I also finished The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum and, even though it started a bit slowly, I found myself riveted by this nonfiction book. The full review will be up Friday for my NonFiction Friday.

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

No! I cannot add anything new until I get my currently reading list under control!

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

A yellow cover that looks like an old newspaper features the title “The Poison Squad, One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusad for Food Safety and the Turn of the Twentieth Century.”

Wow! ALL nonfiction! I am more than half way through The Poison Squad and nearly finished with The Pen Commandments and still loving them both. And, I am 75% finished with the audiobook version of Code Girls which is equally excellent.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

A red sunset frames a large Gorilla, a baby elephant, and a small dog sitting together. All three look happy and kind.

A young, human-like alien with purple eyes and long silver braids stares out.

I finished reading The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate and Aurora Burning this week. Both were excellent books and I even got my reviews posted! I think it was the review I did for Notes on a Nervous Planet that set me back upright again and I took stock of what was working (and all the things that weren’t) and made some big changes this week. I even managed to write up a compilation of all my favorite Disability Awareness Books for July since this month is Disability Pride Month.

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

The Silent Patient is a book I read half of for book club and never finished. The library wanted my copy back but I managed to get a physical copy so I wanted to finish it. I also have my eye on A Woman of No Importance and, of course, I am still planning to get around to reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

A young, human-like alien with purple eyes and long silver braids stares out.

A yellow cover that looks like an old newspaper features the title “The Poison Squad, One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusad for Food Safety and the Turn of the Twentieth Century.”

Well, I managed to get nothing read this week and yet I still managed to add another book to my currently reading. I’m listening to Code Girls as an audiobook and, at least, I am actually listening to it! I can’t seem to crack past my 100 page minimum on books….I don’t quit reading, I just add another one to the pile. This is mood reading taken to 11 everyone.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

Nothing! A great big nada!

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

I still plan on starting To Kill a Mockingbird but I really (seriously) need to stop opening new books and finishing nothing.

Tell me, please!

Any tips on getting over their weird reading slump?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

A yellow cover that looks like an old newspaper features the title “The Poison Squad, One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusad for Food Safety and the Turn of the Twentieth Century.”

A young, human-like alien with purple eyes and long silver braids stares out.

I am tearing through The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum. She peppers the history with just enough I-can’t-believe-it facts that you just don’t want to stop reading.

The Pen Commandments will be finished this week and I have really enjoyed this book. It is clear, concise, and easy to apply advice for beginning writers of any age.

And I have just started Aurora Burning. I am a little afraid based on the response from other readers that I will be devastated by the ending of this one but I feel strong enough to take it!

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

A drawing of a man who is Jim Thorpe looks out to the distance from the cover. He is wearing a red jersey with a large C on it and holding a football.

I finished both Winterwood and Undefeated this week. Winterwood was not for me. This is no reflection on the book or the writing, I was just in no mood for how long it took for the main character to stand up for herself. In another mood it might have been a great coming of age / powers story but not right now.

Undefeated, however, is the story of the Carlise Indian School’s Football Team. Jim Thorpe was the first biography I ever read in elementary school and I will always pick up any book featuring him. I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed this middle grade book that was, at its core, about the history of football. That review will be up Friday for NonFiction Friday!

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

Every summer I look through summer reading lists and pick a few that I have never heard of and classics that I somehow missed reading. Both A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and To Kill a Mockingbird were books I wasn’t required to read in my youth and so…I just haven’t. I have a copy of each book and I think I will crack into one of them this week.

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

A yellow cover that looks like an old newspaper features the title “The Poison Squad, One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusad for Food Safety and the Turn of the Twentieth Century.”

A drawing of a man who is Jim Thorpe looks out to the distance from the cover. He is wearing a red jersey with a large C on it and holding a football.

This weekend I looked at my toppling pile of currently reading and vowed to not add more until at least one was completed! I managed to finish two books this week so, of course, I reached onto my shelf and immediately replaced them.

I loved Wayside School when I was a kid. I started the new book in the series a few weeks ago until I lost it in the abyss that is my current book “organization”. I started it back up this morning and I will finish it quickly. It is just as silly and humorous as the originals and I’m glad to be back in the sideways school.

I am also still working through The Pen Commandments and The Poison Squad. Both are great and I’m loving having so much nonfiction in my life right now.

I also started Undefeated by Steve Sheinkin. Jim Thorpe’s biography was the first one I ever read as a child and I cannot wait to read more about this amazing athlete.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

Cover of book shows a half cracked empty eggshell and the title.

Aurora Rising: A teenage girl with chin-length black hair with a silver white stripe stares out to the reader. One of her eyes glow red. Constellations twinkle around and behind her.

I finished two books this week. That doesn’t sound like much but I also managed to write reviews for them both. That’s right! I have been so terrible about reviewing books for weeks (months) now and I vowed to get myself organized this week.

If At Birth You Don’t Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny by Zach Anner was a hilarious memoire but one of my favorite comedians. My full review will be up Friday for nonfiction Friday but let me just say, I laughed so hard I choked.

I also finished Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff and thoroughly enjoyed it. My full review is here.

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

A young, human-like alien with purple eyes and long silver braids stares out.

I will certainly start reading the next in the Aurora Cycle series with Aurora Burning. I’m really enjoying sci-fi right now and so The Razor is looking promising. Similarly, I need all the nonfiction in my life that I can so I have Thank You for Arguing cued up.

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

A yellow cover that looks like an old newspaper features the title “The Poison Squad, One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusad for Food Safety and the Turn of the Twentieth Century.”

Actually, according to Goodreads I have ten (TEN) books in my currently reading pile. But, actually, I’m only putting my hands on two books right now. The Pen Commandments has been a fantastic book to pick up, read a chapter, and try one of the prompts. Meanwhile, I started The Poison Squad yesterday and I am already completely consumed by this book.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

A dark cover features actor Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard looking directly at the reader.

I finally started with my own shelf when looking for a book this week (kind of) and read both Flunked by Jen Calonita and Picard, The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack. Both were wonderful but Picard especially makes me want to go back and re-watch season one of Picard.

I also borrowed Evie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes as an e-book from my library and absolutely loved it. It was a fairly unique contemporary romance that I enjoyed thoroughly. Just take a read at the description!

In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn’t correct them.

Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy’s childhood best friend, is wrestling with what miserable athletes living out their worst nightmares call the “yips”: he can’t throw straight anymore, and, even worse, he can’t figure out why. As the media storm heats up, an invitation from Andy to stay in Maine seems like the perfect chance to hit the reset button on Dean’s future.

When he moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie’s house, the two make a deal: Dean won’t ask about Evvie’s late husband, and Evvie won’t ask about Dean’s baseball career. Rules, though, have a funny way of being broken—and what starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something more. To move forward, Evvie and Dean will have to reckon with their pasts—the friendships they’ve damaged, the secrets they’ve kept—but in life, as in baseball, there’s always a chance—up until the last out.

A joyful, hilarious, and hope-filled debut, Evvie Drake Starts Over will have you cheering for the two most unlikely comebacks of the year—and will leave you wanting more from Linda Holmes. from Goodreads

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

Cover of book shows a half cracked empty eggshell and the title.

Lately nonfiction has been the reading that has captured my attention. So, I think I will crack into one of these two books languishing on my shelf next.

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

A dark cover features actor Patrick Stewart as Jean Luc Picard looking directly at the reader.

I’ll be honest. I am not reading the books on my “currently reading list” as much as I am avoiding them. I am thoroughly sick of A History of the World in 100 Objects and need to either power through or take a break. I’m starting to feel like I’m stuck in the IKEA of history with no clear exits.

I am also studiously avoiding listening to American Dirt. I’m not even trying here. Any tips would be appreciated.

A book club member has lent me her physical copy of The Silent Patient and I really appreciate it because I was struggling with the audiobook.

Now Picard, I am loving. I’m trying to put aside all that I know from the show and just enjoy spending time with Captain Picard again.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

I did finish a few books this week. I loved my No Fear copy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This was much easier to read than Hamlet for me and has encouraged me to continue working through The Bard’s plays.

I also finished both Untouchable and Twisted Twenty-Six. Both were light and easy reads and kept me company during my long nights of not sleeping this week. Grandma Mazur is, and always will be, The Queen!

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

A yellow cover that looks like an old newspaper features the title “The Poison Squad, One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusad for Food Safety and the Turn of the Twentieth Century.”

After participating in my 5 On My TBR this Monday I have pulled several nonfictions off my shelf. I would love to start reading either of these this week.

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

My last two weeks have been abnormal (yes, more so than usual) so I accidentally missed posting last week. These books are from the past two weeks.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

I am still working on Tap and A History of the World in 100 Objects. I’m starting to become very annoyed with Tap.

I am also listening to Twilight and The Silent Patient as audiobooks. Since Stephanie Meyer is releasing a new book I wanted to re-visit the original. Why do I not remember how many times Bella falls down? Or, for that matter, how many times she mentions the color of Edward’s eyes? The Silent Patient is a thriller and I am really enjoying it while I row.

Finally, Explorers on Witch Mountain by Alex Bell is part of a middle grade series that I have been enjoying.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

Boy did I have fun these past two weeks reading! I finished another Matt Haig book, How to Stop Time and loved it.

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs by Caitlin Doughty felt innapropriate to read, given that it is answering children’s questions about death, but I couldn’t help by enjoy every bit of it. It was such a fascinating mix of facts and humor!

Dead Voices is the sequel to Small Spaces and was just as well written. I found this one to be even scarier than Small Spaces.

I also read Finding Audrey which is Sophie Kinsella’s YA book. This book deals with some series issues, Audrey is recovering psychologically from extreme (and unexplained) bullying. But, paired with the mother’s hilarious attempts to thwart her son’s computer addiction the book felt lighter than the subject matter.

Finally, I flew through The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot during a particularly long night with insomnia. Love Meg Cabot and I enjoy all of her books.

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

I know I will want to start reading Explorers on Black Ice Bridge when I finish the Witch Mountain and I have Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream cued up for my next Shakespearian adventure. Other than these two I am going to let my mood lead me!

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

A grey book cover with blue green and pink text messaging boxes and the title “Notes on a Nervous Planet.”

The massive pile continues but, somehow, I feel less frantic this week. I continue reading Tap and A History of the World in a 100 Objects slowly but surely and they are still great nonfiction reads to fill in the multiple cracks of my day.

I am more than half way through The Princess Bride and still thoroughly enjoying reading a few pages each night before bed. It has been such a balm and helps me avoid social media impulses directly after eating.

One of my new book club picks is The Humans by Matt Haig. I was hoping to get a copy from my local library but they only had his other works. I was immediately drawn to his Notes on a Nervous Planet (for obvious reasons) and borrowed it. The two works compliment each other wonderfully.

Finally, after finding an absolutely delightful middle grade books, I picked up Greenglass House by Kate Milford. I *think* I started this book a year ago and I am excited to get back into the adventure.

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

A iconic mobster hat and hands are shown behind bars on this red cover.

I finished listening to Mockingjay and I still have a lot of unresolved thoughts about Katniss’ Mother. This series was even better the second time and I finally took the opportunity to watch the second part of the Mockingjay movie.

I also finished Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. This book left me reeling by the sheer amount of information that I didn’t know but sparked so much joy and curiosity. At a short four hours I learned more than I did in Astronomy 101 in college but the one thing I know for sure is that there is just so much I don’t know. Also, we should all be so lucky to love what we do as much as Tyson does. His devotion to his area of science is inspiring.

Another of my book clubs wanted to read The Polar Explorers Club by Alex Bell. I didn’t want to, honestly. I was being such a baby about the whole thing. Then I cracked into it and I couldn’t put it down! After that I read one middle grade book after the other and I am loving each and every one of them.

In short succession I tore through The Mystery of Black Hallow Lane, The Willoughbys, and Al Capone Does My Shirts. Each and every one of them was excellent! I seriously need to catch up on my reviews…eek.

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

If my luck holds, more middle grade books!

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?

WWW Wednesday was last hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and has found a new home with Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. Don’t forget to check all the other participants. It is the #1 way I keep my TBR overflowing!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

WHAT AM I CURRENTLY READING?

One better than last week!

I continue to work through both A History of the World in 100 Objects and Tap slowly but surely and they are each easy to pick up and read for a bit and then put down.

I am listening to Mockingjay as an audiobook and, even though this is a re-read for me, it is the book in the series I remember the least. Anytime I feel bad about being stuck inside this series reminds me how grateful I am that I don’t have to hunt my own food.

I am also re-reading The Princess Bride a little every night in an attempt to unwind. Re-Reads have become a source of comfort for me and have really helped me continue to escape the stress of this world for a bit through books.

I started Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson as an audiobook. It is only four hours long but is packed so tightly with information. Honestly, it is leaving me with more questions than answers but the spark of curiosity is a joyful one.

Finally, I started Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto. This is one of the last books for my Magical Readathon. I am only 20 pages into it but I had to tear myself away to write this post!

WHAT DID I RECENTLY FINISH READING?

I finished The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae a few days ago. I really loved this memoire and it I have become low-key obsessed with Issa Rae. My only complaint is that the audiobook ended abruptly. It didn’t leave me wanting more as much as it made me feel like there was either poor editing or the author ran out of steam for writing.

I also borrowed One of Us is Next from me library (thank GOODNESS for e-loans!) and consumed this book. I loved One of Us is Lying and the author re-created the suspense and excitement all over again. I literally gasped out loud! Twice! I’m only 50 books behind on reviews but I cannot wait to write about this one.

Catching Fire was just as good the second time around. I do wish that there was more Peeta / Katniss action but maybe that is more to do with the lack of romance books in my stack than anything else this week.

I also managed to finish Doll Bones by Holly Black. I love Holly Black but I really didn’t enjoy this book. It was supposed to be a scary middle grade book but the whole thing was more of an adventure story. It was frustrating to read. The kids run away from home with a possessed doll and the whole thing just made me nervous. Interestingly, this book previously belonged to a kid and they had marked page 166 as “the scariest part.” I was so excited for the action to build to this moment but when I got there I realized that the scariest part was one kid confessing another kid’s crush. Not the scare I was expecting but can you imagine the social horror for a 12 year old??

WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

I have to read The Map of Salt and Stars next (or another book that starts with “M”) to finish my Magical Readathon by the end of April.

Tell me, please!

What’s on your WWW?