It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 16, 2023)

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 quiet and somewhat disappointing week. My Braves were eliminated from the playoffs after a poor performance against the Phillies. That means that my interest in the rest of the baseball post-season is much diminished. I'll probably still watch the games though. 

My annual visit to my gastroenterologist was uneventful as well except for the difficulty of getting there. The medical campus where his office is has changed around a lot with the opening of the new hospital. It felt like I walked forever and in a state of confusion trying to get from the parking lot to his office. In fact, it was over 3000 steps to and from my car. Next time should be better since I now know where to park to eliminate some of the roundabout way I travelled on Thursday.

Since I'm quite a bit ahead on my reviewing having 33 scheduled posts, I decided to gather and read all of the In Death novellas. I had skipped them when I reread all of the In Death novels. I had some of the novellas and bought some of the missing ones for my Kindle. Many of the novellas appeared in other collections of stories but I skipped all the rest of the stories to concentrate on the In Death ones. 

This coming week has the yard clean up guys coming on Monday to trim all the shrubbery and haul away the debris. It will be nice to have everything tidied up for the coming winter. Otherwise, my schedule is appointment-free. I hope to get most of my November review books read, reviewed and scheduled. 

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.)

• Mirror, Mirror by J. D. Robb et al. -- Contains Taken in Death (Number 37.5).
• Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally (Review; November 14) -- This historical romance was also a mystery and concerned unscrupulous men committing their wives to insane asylums to get them out of the way. My review will be posted on November 8.
• Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi (Review; November 14) -- This thriller is set in an slightly alternate present and stars a female sharpshooter who is a FBI agent assigned to Interpol. It read like a combination of Tom Clancy and James Bond. My review will be posted on November 9.

• Down the Rabbit Hole by J. D. Robb et al. -- Contains Wonderment in Death which is a riff on Alice in Wonderland and number 41.5 in the In Death series. 
• The Other Side by J. D. Robb et al. -- Contains Possession in Death which is a ghost story and number 31.5 in the In Death Series.
• Time of Death by J. D. Robb -- Contains three novellas: Eternity in Death (Number 24.5), Ritual in Death (Number 27.5), and Missing in Death (Number 29.5) which were all great stories. 

• Straight by Dick Francis (Audiobook) -- This is a reread of one of my favorites from Francis. My review will be posted on November 16.
• The Unquiet by J. D. Robb et al. -- I read Chaos in Death which is number 33.5 in the In Death series. Entertaining and spooky novella. 
• Remember When by Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb -- This book contains two stories: one contemporary romance, one In Death about the same diamond heist. Entertaining. My review will be posted on December 2.

Currently

• Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard (Mine since July 19, 2009, but listening to the audiobook from Audible Plus)
• I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower (Review; November 14)

Next Week

• There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh (Review; November 21)
• The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell (Review; November 21)
• Inheritance by Nora Roberts (Review; November 21)

• Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry (Mine since July 17, 2009)
• The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor (Review; November 28)
• Dog Tags by David Rosenfelt (Mine)

Reviews Posted

• The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook)
• The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths (Audiobook)
• Second Term by J. M. Adams (Review book)

• Home at Night by Paula Munier (Review book)
• In the Wick of Time by Valona Jones (Review book)
• Claws and Contrivances by Stephanie Burgis (Mine)

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

Review:

• I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson (February 27)
• A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado (March 26)

• At the Edge of the Woods by Victoria Houston (April 23)
• Star Struck by Marjorie McCown (May 7)

Bought:

• The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters (Kindle)
• Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters (Kindle)
• Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters (Kindle)

• Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99)
• Small Magics by Ilona Andrews (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99)

• Blindsided by Karin Slaughter (BookBub, $1.99)
• Trouble at the Brownstone by Robert Goldsborough (BookBub, $.99)
• The Terror in the Emerald City by D. D. Black (BookBub, Free)

• Mirror, Mirror by J. D. Robb et al. (Kindle)
• The Unquiet by J. D. Robb et al. (Kindle)

What was your week like?