The three ‘W’s are what are you reading now, what have you recently finished reading, and what are you going to read next, and you can find this week’s post at the host’s blog here if you want to check out other posts.
What are you currently reading?
I’m most actively reading Making the Monster by Kathryn Harkup. So far it’s more a biography of Mary Shelley and the writing of the book than really being about the science behind it, but it’s starting to get into the background a little more. I loved Harkup’s book about Agatha Christie’s use of poisons in her fiction — it gave me a whole new appreciation, actually — so I’m hoping this will be the same!
What have you recently finished reading?
Oof, I’m not sure — it’s been a couple of days. The October Man, I think? Which was okay, but the voice was so similar to that of the main series, it kind of dampened my enthusiasm. My review is up for that, anyway, so you can read all my thoughts here.
What will you be reading next?
Who knows? But I’m sort of tempted to dig into Olivia Waite’s The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics. Romance and classic crime fiction seem to suit my mood at the moment, because you know that typically they will set the world to rights by the end, and there’ll be a happily ever after in the case of romance (and often in crime fiction as well, really).
I think we can really use the world being set to rights. Oof.
What are you reading?
I just finished Tim Lebbon’s ‘The Hunt’. Decent three star thriller. I have more of his books on my radar but won’t get to them to next year. I’m struggling to decide what to try next every time I finish or DNF a book-it’s disturbing!
Oh dear! Sounds like not a good reading time for you? I wish I could share my current mojo — I want to read too many at once!