WWW Wednesday – 8 February 2023

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words, where bloggers share the books that they’ve recently finished, what they are currently reading and what books they are planning to read next. Essentially you have to answer three questions (the Three Ws):

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

So, let’s get to it.

What are you currently reading?

The Death of John Lacey by Ben Hobson (Trade Paperback)

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I just started this intriguing Australian western from excellent author Ben Hobson.  Following several distinctive characters during the height of Australia’s goldrush era, The Death of John Lacey is already proving to be quite an awesome read and I am hoping to finish it off in the next few days.

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Warhammer 40,000: Bloodlines by Chris Wraight (Audiobook)

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Yeah, so I needed another fix of Warhammer Crime and the remaining major novel left to me is Bloodlines by Chris Wraight.  Featuring a dark missing persons case in the despair filled city of Varangantua, Bloodlines is another outstanding addition to the fantastic Warhammer 40,000 canon and I am having an epic time listening to this audiobook.  I will hopefully get through this by the end of the week and I will love every second of it.

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What did you recently finish reading?

Downfall by Louise Carey (Trade Paperback)

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An epic ending to the awesome Inscape series, review to follow soon.

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Warhammer 40,000: Hereticus by Dan Abnett (Audiobook)

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The perfect follow-up to Xenos and MalleusHereticus was an incredible Warhammer 40,000 novel that I read in no time at all.

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How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins (Trade Paperback)

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A cool and twisty Australian legal thriller from debuting author Joanna Jenkins.  I loved the fun story within which sees a backstabbing legal firm devolve into manipulation and murder.

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I Say Your Name in the Dark Nights by Jonathan Maberry (Audiobook)

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Before I read Jonathan Maberry’s next epic novel, Son of the Poison Rose, I chose to quickly listen to his associated short story, I Say Your Name in the Dark Nights.  A cool companion story to his 2022 release, Kagen the Damned, this tale was a dark and entertaining tale loaded with werewolves and other freaky occurrences.  I had a fun time with this short story and I am planning to listen to Son of the Poison Rose very soon.

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What do you think you’ll read next?

I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

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That’s it for this week, check back in next Wednesday to see what progress I’ve made on my reading and what books I’ll be looking at next.

Top Ten Tuesday – 2023 Debut Books I’m Excited About

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that currently resides at The Artsy Reader Girl and features bloggers sharing lists on various book topics.  For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, participants are required to list the debut books of 2023 that they are most excited for.  This is a pretty interesting topic to think about, especially after I had such a good year for debuts in 2022.  As such, I took some time and managed to pull together a great collection of upcoming, announced 2023 debuts that I am particularly excited for, including a generous honourable mentions section.  So let us see what made the cut.

Honourable Mentions:

Judgement Day by Mali Waugh

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We’re all Lying by Marie Still

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How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins

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Top Ten List:

City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

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Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim

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The Ugly Truth by L. C. North

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Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

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Seven Faceless Saints by M. K. Lobb

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Shanghai Immortal by A. Y. Chao

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Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

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Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee

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Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne

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Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

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Well, that’s the end of my latest Top Ten Tuesday.  As you can see from the above, there are some epic debuts coming out in the next year, all of which sound pretty damn awesome.  It will be interesting to see how many of the above books make my end of 2023 best debut list, especially as I am sure a ton of other great authors will be debuting this year as well.  No matter what though, 2023 looks set to be an exceptional year for fiction and I look forward to getting through all the exceptional debuts above when I get the chance.