It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (July 30, 2012)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading, is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.


I had a good reading week this past week even though the Olympics are sucking up a lot of my reading time. I love the Olympics. Here are the Young Adult books I read:

The Far West by Patricia C. Wrede is the final book in her Frontier Magic trilogy. This was was a good conclusion to the series. I love the world building and the mix of magic and historical fiction. My review is scheduled for August 11.

Dark Destiny by M. J. Putney is also third in a series. This historical fantasy with magic and time travel was a very entertaining story. I also liked the romances in this story too. My review will be posted on Aug. 16.

Keeping to a theme, I also read Blazing the Trail by Deborah Cooke which was the third in her Dragon Diaries series. I like this contemporary story with a great main character who also happens to be the only female dragon. This review will be posted on Aug. 23.

I also received and read two Amazon Vine books this week. Game Changers by Mike Lupica was a nice middle grade sports story that will go well this fall in my high school media center. My review will be posted on Aug. 13.

Mothership by Martin Leicht and Isla Neal was a little different. This one is science fiction with an interesting premise. Pregnant young girls are attending a school in space. They don't know that they are pregnant with alien babies until the school is invaded by armed soldiers who have come to rescue them. Part of the fun in this one came from the quirky main characters voice. My review will be posted on Aug. 15.

I also read four adult review books this week.

Timeless Desire by Gwyn Cready is a time travel romance. I liked this one because the main character is a librarian. My review will be posted on Aug. 18.

First Do No Evil by Carey Baldwin is a medical thriller. I thought the characters were well-drawn. It also had one of the creepiest villains I have read about in a while. My review will be posted on Aug. 16.

Off the Grid by P. J. Tracy was also a thriller. It is the sixth in the Monkeewrench series. After reading this thriller - set in Minnesota, I needed to buy the rest of the series. The book had quite a mystery and lots of dangerous situations. My review will be posted on Aug. 4.

Immortally Yours by Angie Fox is a new urban fantasy. The main character is a half-fae doctor who is working in a MASH unit in limbo. The war is between the Old Gods and the New Gods. When our heroine saves the life of a demi-god by grabbing his soul and returning it to his body, she and he get involved in a prophecy that could end the war. My review will be posted on Aug. 25.

I am currently reading Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong. I bought this one and was also sent one by Dutton for review. This is the final book in the Women of the Otherworld series which I have been reading since it began eleven years ago. I am excited to see how the story will finish but am sad that a series I enjoy is ending. 

These four are at the top of the stack for next week. All of them are review copies of books that will be released late in August or early in September.

Tears of the Jaguar by A. J. Hartley is a thriller I got from Amazon Vine. Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King is also and Amazon Vine pick. This is the latest in King's long-running Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series. Both of these will be released on Sept. 4.

My Book of Life by Angel by Martin Leavitt and Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama are both young adult books I got from the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. Both of these will be released on Sept. 4.

My plans are subject to change though. I am waiting for some pre-orders from Amazon that may find their way to the "read now" pile. What are your plans for the week?