Monday, February 8, 2016

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Feb. 8, 2016)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

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.

Other Than Reading... 

This week was consumed by the "cold that defies description." I finally went to Fast Care after school on Friday to find out it is bronchitis. I was prescribed some strong pills to mute my cough, which I expected, and steroids for the infection, which is new to me. I don't think I've ever gotten steroids for bronchitis.

We also had two snow days this past week. I was delighted to nurse my cold on my couch on Tuesday and Wednesday and watch the snow fall and the wind blow without having to go out in it. Our teaching contract requires that teachers make up the hours missed. Half of those hours can be done at home; the rest need to be at school. I made up about 4 of my 11 hours rearranging my calendars and lesson plans. I also set up the next two lessons in Google Classroom for my 4th and 5th graders.

I also spent a fair amount of time trying to reschedule our Continuing Education committee meeting. It is really hard to find a day when a majority of our seven members are available to meet. After trying to find a date next week, I gave up and asked about the week after. Hopefully, we'll be meeting on February 18, weather permitting.

This coming Monday night I have to be at an Open House for the Middle School/High School. Our school is on the block schedule and teachers got whole new groups of kids on January 26. It is going to be a similar event to our Open House in September. The elementary keeps the same kids all year and does not have this Open House. They do have two evenings of conferences in March.

Read Last Week
The latest In Death - Brotherhood in Death - was another excellent addition to this long-running series. I love watching the relationships in the story develop from book to book. I also thought this was an interesting police procedural as Eve has to find the murderers of some men she really doesn't like because their crimes bring up old memories of Eve's abused childhood. My review will be posted on Feb. 24.

Currently
Ghost Gifts by Lara Spinella was my choice from this month's Kindle First offerings. It is a paranormal mystery and will be released on March 1.

Next Week
I have two more mysteries on my TBR stack for next week.
Reviews Posted
Want to See What I Added to My Stack Last Week?
I got the long-anticipated 4th book in the Alex Craft urban fantasy series - Grave Visions by Kalayna Price.

I also bought Iron Lake by William Kent Kruger when it was a Kindle Daily Deal. I have been meaning to give this series a try.
Brotherhood in Death by J. D. Robb arrived on Tuesday and I spent my whole first snow day reading it.

I also added a couple of books to my review stack.
The Thing Is by Kathleen Gerard sounded like an intriguing story when it was pitched to me by its author. It will be released on Feb. 9 but my calendar is full until the middle of May. I slotted it in on my first open slot - May 17.

Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella was my pick from the Kindle First program. It will be released on March 1.

State of the TBR Pile - I have added 52 books this year. 42 are still unread. 29 are review books.

To see what Young Adult books I have been reading and plan to read, check out Ms. Martin Teaches Media - my other blog.

13 comments:

  1. Good luck with your open house! I love being able to stay home, too. It's what I'm looking forward to the most with moving down to part time so I can go back to school.

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  2. I just got Ghost Gifts last week as a Kindle First book. I loved a previous book of hers that I read, although it was more romance than suspense. I'm excited to try this one - I hope it's good! Enjoy, I'll look forward to hearing what you think of it!

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  3. Hope you are feeling better! I think that I had bronchitis because I had a cold that turned into a vicious cough that lingered for weeks, kept me up and made me short of breath.

    I finally decided to continue with JD Robb series, since I only read book 1, but everyone I know loves this series!

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  4. So glad you had the snow days in which to nurse the cold...

    Enjoy your books...I keep planning to resume reading the J. D. Robb series (I've only read the first three). This one looks as good as all of them I've been seeing lately.

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  5. Oh dear, bronchitis is no fun but good to sit and watch the snow. I intend to read Brotherhood in Death very soon, it is an amazing series, I keep wondering how she manages to keep coming up with new material.

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  6. Ooh nice! I am curious about this Ghost Gifts! Love a good paranormal mystery! Hope you enjoy your new reads!

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    Have a GREAT day!

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  7. That is an interesting stipulation in your teaching contract. CA used to make teachers keep track and have signed off PD hours in order to renew your credential online but that's been done away with. Just give them the money.

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  8. Snow days are nice, I enjoy winter when I can look at it out the window LOL and stay warm. Hope your bronchitis gets better soon. Take care and have a good week.

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  9. Hope you are feeling better. The snow days came a just the right time! Currently reading Brotherhood in Death and liking it. Have a good week.

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  10. Your calendar sounds like mine :)

    Have a great reading week
    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

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  11. I do hope the medicines are helping. Glad that you at least got some days home to try to get over the cold.
    You have many good books going and I see that your TBR stack is growing. :-) I am ready soon for a JD Robb book. I did get to do TBRs in January for Sci Fi reading and now I need to work on review titles before I can get back to some TBRs. Stay warm and Happy Reading!

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  12. Uck I hope you are feeling better! Steroids help open up your airways - hopefully they worked quickly for you. Whenever I have had bronchitis that really affected my breathing, I have gotten a steroid shot and felt so much better.

    I have been meaning to read the William Kent Krueger series as well!

    Thanks for your kind words about Wyatt on my post ~ I appreciate them!

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  13. Uck I hope you are feeling better! Steroids help open up your airways - hopefully they worked quickly for you. Whenever I have had bronchitis that really affected my breathing, I have gotten a steroid shot and felt so much better.

    I have been meaning to read the William Kent Krueger series as well!

    Thanks for your kind words about Wyatt on my post ~ I appreciate them!

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