It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Jan. 28, 2019)

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.

Other Than Reading...

This has been another very cold week. Actual air temperatures aren't expected to get above zero today from a low of -17. It is supposed to be even colder overnight tonight. It is perfect weather to stay indoors and read which I have been doing.

I did venture out for two doctor's appointments this week. I see my gastroenterologist every six months and have blood work done every three months. Things went well. There were no changes made to my medications or routines.

I did get to Curves to exercise three times this week but the cold weather kept me home the rest of the week. My Curves location is so near that my car doesn't have a change to warm up before I get there. That is pretty hard on car batteries even if the car is almost new. Besides, I didn't want to bundle up to go out for just half an hour.

I decided to finish the Peter Grant/Rivers of London series this week rather than reading them in the order I have them on my calendar. I really want to read the seventh book which I had for review and reviewed a while ago again now that I know what came before it. I'm probably going to stick to my plan and work on books that are actually on my calendar though.

I spent some time this week setting up the placeholder posts for the books I plan to read in March and will probably finish setting up those posts this week. I also need to work on my State of the Stack post detailing my review book reading since that will be posted on Feb. 1.

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.)

• Say You're Sorry by Karen Rose (Feb. 12) -- Long romantic suspense title that begins a series. Well-developed characters and lots of action. My review will be posted on Feb. 9.
• How I Became a Spy by Deborah Hopkinson (Feb. 12) -- Nice middle grade historical mystery. Set in WWII, it introduces three characters from different backgrounds all in London just before D-Day. My review will be posted on Feb. 14.
• In the Dark by Cara Hunter (Feb. 19) -- There were lots of plot twists and turns in this tense police procedural set in Great Britain. My review will be posted on Feb. 13.

• Immoral Code by Lillian Clark (Feb. 19) -- YA heist story about five high school seniors who plan to steal college money from one of them's absent father. My review will be posted on Feb. 12.
• Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (Feb. 4, 2014) -- 4th Peter Grant urban fantasy/police procedural. My review will be posted on Feb. 16.
• The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch (June 30, 2017) -- Peter Grant novella. My review has been posted on Goodreads and LibraryThing.

• Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch (Jan. 6, 2015) -- 5th Peter Grant. My review will be posted on Feb. 19.
• The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Jan. 31, 2017) -- 6th Peter Grant. My review will be posted on March 19.
• My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant (Feb. 26) -- Rather melodramatic romantic suspense/Western story. My review will be posted on Feb. 20.

Currently

Knife Children by Lois McMaster Bujold is a just published novella. LMB is one of my favorite authors. She is more or less retired but still publishes an occasional novella. This one is set in her Sharing Knife world which makes me want to read that quartet of books again.

Next Week

I am almost finished with my February review books and will begin reading my March releases.

• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Majia (YA; Feb. 26)
• The Pioneer by Bridget Tyler (YA; March 5)
• If You're Out There by Kary Loutzenhiser (YA; March 5)

• The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson (YA; Mine) -- sequel to Truly Devious
• The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets (March 5)
• The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees (March 12)

• The True Queen by Zen Cho (March 12)
• Murder in Belgravia by Lynn Brittney (March 13)
• Trouble on the Books by Essie Lang (March 13)

Reviews Posted

• Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
• One Tough Cowboy by Lora Leigh & Veronica Chadwich
• A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

• Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
• Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop

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

• The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson -- YA and sequel to Truly Devious
• Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry -- YA contemporary from a favorite author
• A Willing Murder by Jude Deveraux -- a favorite author

• Knife Children by Lois McMaster Bujold -- novella by a favorite author
• Stolen Things by R. H. Herron (August 20) -- thriller from Edelweiss for review
• Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch -- my copy so that I have the complete series. I really want to read this again now that I've read all the earlier books in the series.

What was your week like?