It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 26, 2022)

 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.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

This was a pretty quiet week. For the first week of Fall, the cool temperatures were very fall-like. So were the cloudy, foggy and rainy days. Luckily, I had lots of indoor things to do.

I really stacked up both my review stack and TBR pile this week. There were so many Kindle and BookBub deals that I just couldn't pass up. I also needed the next two books in the Kris Longknife series if I wanted to keep reading it which I do. I also had a chance to get cheap Kindle copies of books I already own in print and might want to reread someday. 

I've been keeping up with my Atlanta Braves baseball team too. They really didn't need the three-game losing streak they had this past week. As I'm writing this on Sunday morning, they are one and one-half game back of the Mets for Division championship. While they have already qualified for the playoffs, I really would like them to win the Division again. Their next game starts at noon today. 

I did some baking and cooking this week. I made a chicken and spinach lasagna which turned out pretty well and has left us lots and lots of leftovers. I also made raisin bran muffins which I haven't made for many years. They turned out to be as good as I remembered and are really handy because the batter can sit in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks until I want more muffins.

This coming week should be mostly quiet. I do have an appointment on Monday for a biopsy which will be done under local anesthesia. There's nothing else on my schedule. 

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.)

• Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden (Review; October 11) -- Wonderfully realistic historical mystery with intriguing characters. My review will be posted on October 8.
• Dashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna Andrews (Review; October 11) -- A cozy Christmas mystery in the long-running Meg Langslow series. My review will be posted on October 11.
• Changeling by Molly Harper (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- Nice YA fantasy with interesting magic and engaging characters. My review will be posted on October 25.

• The Belle of Belgrade Square by Mimi Matthews (Review; October 11) -- Nice historical romance with interesting characters and a well-developed setting. My review will be posted on October 11.
• Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt (Review; October 11) -- A Christmas mystery with Rosenfelt's usual snarky hero and engaging plot. My review will be posted on October 12.
• Kris Longknife: Resolute by Mike Shepherd (Mine since 2008) -- Great space opera starring Kris Longknife. I like the characters and worldbuilding in this series. My review will be posted on October 13.

Currently

• Kris Longknife: Audacious by Mike Shepherd (Mine since 2008)
• Built to Last by Erin Hahn (Review; October 18)

Next Week

• Sierra's Homecoming by Linda Lael Miller (Mine since 2008)
• Muzzled by David Rosenfelt (Mine)
• The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Mine)

• Bone Deep by Kendra Elliot (Review; October 18)
• Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh (Review; October 25)
• Vanishing Hour by Laura Griffin (Review; October 25)

Reviews Posted

• Kris Longknife: Deserter by Mike Shepherd
• When We Met by Susan Mallery 
• Kris Longknife: Defiant by Mike Shepherd

• A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux
• Devouring Darkness by Chloe Neill
• The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich

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

Review:

• A Wicked Game by Kate Bateman (December 27)
• Sleep No More by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 3)

• Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong (February 21)
• Murder Served Neat by Michelle Hillen Klump (February 21)
• Standing Dead by Margaret Mizushima (March 7)

• A Mansion for Murder by Frances Brody (March 21)
• An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly (April 4)

Bought:

• Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (Kindle Daily Deal, $3.99)
• With This Ring by Amanda Quick (BookBub, $1.99)
• Rock, Saber, Scissors by Dawn Dugle (BookBub, Free)

• No Mercy by John Gilstrap (Kindle Daily Deal, $3.99)
• The Last Night in London by Karen White (Kindle Daily Deal, $1,99)
• Kris Longknife: Undaunted by Mike Shepherd (Kindle)

• Kris Longknife: Intrepid by Mike Shepherd (Kindle)
• A Nice Class of Corpse by Simon Brett (BookBub, Free)
• Summit Lake by Charlie Donlea (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99)

• A Deadly Shade of Gold by John D. MacDonald (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99, Cheap Audiobook too)
• The Three Locks by Donnie MacBird (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99, Cheap Audiobook too)
• Bury the Lead by David Rosenfelt (Kindle Daily Deal, $3.99)

• Sweetwater & the Witch by Jayne Castle (Kindle keeper copy of book I reviewed)
• The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey (BookBub, $1.99)
• The Last Exit by Michael Kaufman (Hardcover from Amazon Market Place, $6.16)

What was your week like?