It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (March 31, 2014)

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.

Last week was filled with meetings and an author signing. We also ended the 3rd Quarter of our school year. So there was grading to do and planning for the last quarter. It was hard to fit in any reading time until the past weekend.

It was a fun trip to the Red Balloon to see D. J. MacHale. I bought a copy of Storm - which is the sequel to SYLO - but won't be reading it until the final book in the trilogy is published in October. MacHale is a master of cliffhanger endings!

This coming week will be a lot quieter. I have no meetings or travel plans and can concentrate on reading. I am really looking forward to some quiet time.

Read Last Week

I finally got a chance to read Wild Things by Chloe Neill. As the ninth book in this series, I don't recommend it as a starting place but I really liked seeing how the various threads begun in earlier books were being continued. My review will be posted on April 5.

Notorious by Allison Brennan was an excellent thriller which had a unique, somewhat unlikable main character. I loved the fast pace and the engaging writing. My review will be posted on April 3.

I read Plus One by Elizabeth Fama from my YA review stack. I enjoyed this futuristic story which had a well-drawn main character and a nice romance too. My review will be posted on April 3.

Sekret by Lindsay Smith was also an engaging story. This one takes place in Russia in the 1960s and is the story of a a bunch of teenage psychics who are being manipulated by the KGB. It is steeped in distrust and secrecy. My review will be posted on April 4. 

Currently

I am currently reading Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong which is a fantasy. I am enjoying the story so far though it is very different than her Women of the Otherworld series. 

Next Week

These are on the top of the stack for next week.

Adult Books

 I hope to finally get a chance to read Up from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost which is the final book in that urban fantasy series.

I have The Chance by Robyn Carr on my review stack from Amazon Vine. This romance was released in February.

Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick is also a review book. I got this one from Penguin's First to Read program. I love the author and can't wait to read this one.

YA Books

The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa is on my YA stack for the week. I have been following the Blood of Eden series and can't wait to read this concluding story which will be released on April 15.

House of Ivy & Sorrow by Natalie Whipple is also an April 15 release. I chose this one from HarperTeen on Edelweiss because I loved the title. I also like that this is a contemporary paranormal.

Reviews Posted

• Blood and Iron by Jon Sprunk
• RedDevil 4 by Eric C. Leuthardt
• Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
• Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski

I hope to have a good reading week so that I can rebuild the cushion I had. I would like to be a couple of weeks ahead on my blog posts to take off some of the pressure of reading and posting. I also need to build a cushion because May needs to be a massive reading month if I want to meet my review commitments.

What was your week like?