It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Sept. 10, 2018)

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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...

A group of the people I graduated from high school with way back in 1968 got together for lunch on Saturday. It was nice to get a chance to talk more to some people I haven't seen in 50 years. Our reunion in July was wonderful but it was hard to spend enough time talking to each person with well over 100 at each event. We hope to get together more frequently with the people who are still in the area now that we have reconnected.

I also spent some time rearranging some blog posts this week because I found that I had some Oct. 9 releases on my calendar before some Oct. 2 releases. I really do try to put them on the calendar and read them in publication order. After rearranging, I found that it was time to read Uncompromising Honor by David Weber which the newest volume in his Honor Harrington science fiction series that I have been reading since the beginning many years ago. The only problem is that it is over 900 pages long which means it is not a one day or even two day read. I'm at 65% and enjoying the story.

However, some books I thought I'd read last week will have to be moved to reading this week and I won't be able to make any progress to rebuilding my one month cushion and may even lose a few days.

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.)

• The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - TBR mountain. My review will be posted on Sept. 22.
• Damsel by Elana K. Arnold - YA review (Oct. 2) -- My review will be posted on Sept. 24.
• Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand -- YA review (Oct. 2) -- My review will be posted Sept. 26.

• Broken Things by Lauren Oliver -- YA review (Oct. 2) -- My review will be posted Sept. 28.
• A Knife in the Fog by Bradley Harper -- Review -- My review will be posted Sept. 27.

Currently

Uncompromising Honor by David Weber (Oct. 2) -- This one may take a while it is over 900 pages long.

Next Week

• Del Toro Moon by Darby Karchut -- YA review (Oct. 2)
• Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron -- Review (Oct. 9)
• The Perfect Candidate by Peter Stone -- YA review (Oct. 2)

• The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas -- Review (Oct. 2)
• Grenade by Alan Gratz -- YA review (Oct. 9)
• A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn -- Review (Oct. 9)

Reviews Posted

On Inside of a Dog:

• In Cold Chocolate by Dorothy St. James
• Read and Gone by Allison Brook
• Burning Ridge by Margaret Mizushima

On Ms. Martin Teaches Media:

• Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice by Lawrence Goldstone
• The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney
• Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older

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

TBR Pile:

• The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Makenzi Lee
• Play Dead by Anne Frasier
• Leverage in Death by J. D. Robb

• Murder at Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose
• Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright

Review Stack:

• The Perfect Candidate by Peter Stone -- YA review (Oct. 2)
• Embolden by Syrie James & Ryan M. James -- YA review (Oct. 30)
• Seal's Honor by Megan Crane -- Review (Nov. 6)

• Those Who Go By Night by Andrew Gaddes -- Review (Nov. 13)
• In Peppermint Peril by Joy Avon -- Review (Nov. 13)

• The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek by Mari Mancusi -- Middle Grade Review (Nov. 20)
• The Lady Traveler's Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria Alexander -- Review (Nov. 20)

• Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins -- YA Review (Feb. 5, 2019)
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia -- YA Review (Feb. 26, 2010)
• Dreaming Darkly by Caitlin Kittredge -- YA Review (April 9, 2019)

What was your week like?