It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 23, 2018)

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.

I will be combining my YA and adult reading and purchases on this one weekly roundup. YA and middle grade reviews will still be posted on  Ms. Martin Teaches Media - my other blog.

Other Than Reading...

I'm writing this on Saturday afternoon in the middle of my 50th reunion festivities. I am just back from the lunch provided by the school for anyone from their 50th reunion and older. The oldest attendee was the mother of one of my classmates who graduated with the class of 1947. Last night's mixers were filled with seeing people I have not seen for 50 years and catching up on their lives. I feel all talked out and still have this evening's dinner and social hour and tomorrow's wrap up pizza lunch to go. I expect next week to be a week of quiet and grunting instead of talking.

I did get a lot of reading done this week since baseball took a few days off for the All-Star Break. I also took advantage of Amazon Prime Day to buy myself a new Kindle. It is my 4th. My 3rd one is showing wear marks where I hold it and I thought it was time to do an upgrade. I did have a little bit of panic though because Amazon's website said that it was delivered but it didn't show up on my porch. I had been checking the website and my porch frequently during the day. When I went out to dinner at about 5 PM the website still said that the package was out for delivery. When I got home about 6 PM, I checked again and found that the website had been updated saying my package had been delivered at 9:42 AM.

The next morning by neighbor across the street came over and gave me my package. It had been delivered there by mistake. UPS and FedEx stop at her house at least once a day so she didn't immediately notice that the package was mine. Once I got it and charged it, I had a fun time transferring books to it. I was surprised that I was able to transfer my review books from Edelweiss and NetGalley since I thought they were proprietary to a certain machine. I though I'd still be using my old one until I had finished all my review copies. I also went to Edelweiss and NetGalley and updated where they should send future review books (and found more new ones to add to my stack.)

Next week should include good reading time too. I have a doctor's appointment Monday morning but then a clear and empty week.

Read Last Week

If you can't wait until the review shows up on my blog, reviews are posted to LibraryThing and Goodreads as soon as I write them (usually right after I finish reading a book.)

• Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - re-read
• Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop - re-read
• Nine by Zach Hines - YA science fiction dystopian story that I have mixed feeling about. My review will be posted on August 3.

• Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop - re-read
• Slaying It by Chloe Neill - A novella in the Chicagoland Vampires series that ties up some loose ends and gets us ready for her new spinoff series. 
• The Point by John Dixon - Science fiction thriller. My review will be posted on August 4.

• Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop - re-read
• The Body at the Tower by Y. S. Lee - The second Agency historical mystery. It's been on my stack since 9/16/2012. My review will be posted August 6.

Currently

Lake Silence by Anne Bishop - re-read for the 4th or 5th time

Next Week

• #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil (August 7)
• Mortal Arts by Anna Lee Huber - Mine
• Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill (August 14)

• Shadowspell by Jenna Black - Mine
• Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - Mine since 7/23/14
• The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y. S. Lee - Mine since 9/16/2012

Reviews Posted

On Inside of a Dog:

Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer

Paradox by Catherine Coulter

Murder, She Reported by Peg Cochran

On Ms. Martin Teaches Media:

Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener

Contagion by Erin Bowman

Want to See What I Added to My Stack Last Week?

Bought:

• A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
• Thick As Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
• Slaying It by Chloe Neill

Review:

• In the Mood Fur Love by Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden, & Kate Baxter (Oct. 2)
• Uncompromising Honor by David Weber (Oct. 2)
• The Lies We Told by Camilla Way (Oct. 9)

• Deadfall by Stephen Wallenfels (Dec. 11)
• The Antidote by Shelley Sackier (Feb. 5, 2019)
• The Pioneer by Bridget Tyler (March 5, 2019)

What was your week like?