It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 9, 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 week since there was a lull in baseball as teams geared up for the playoffs. I had a chance to watch The Voice and to listen to quite a few audiobooks. 

Last week had a few very warm days when the air conditioner was needed but now the furnace is running as our temperatures are more seasonal. Forecasted highs this week may get to 50F with the lows right around freezing. I should get out and prepare my landscaping for the winter but may call someone to do it for me. 

This week will be filled with baseball, and I have my annual appointment with my gastroenterologist on Thursday. I'm also working on my November review books. 

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.)

• True Fiction by Lee Goldberg (Mine; Audiobook) -- First is a series where the main character is an author of thrillers who finds one of his plots playing out in real life. My review will be posted on October 31.
• Calico by Lee Goldberg (Review; November 7) -- This story combines mystery with time travel and has interesting characters. My review will be posted on November 2.
• Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Mine) -- This is the story of a guy who inherits his uncle's criminal empire after his death. It was played for humor and was entertaining. My review will be posted on November 4.

• Trotting Into Trouble by Amber Camp (Review; November 14) -- Second in a contemporary mystery series which features a woman who runs a horse rescue operation. My review will be posted on November 7.
• The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters (Mine) -- This is the tenth book in the Amelia Peabody series and takes place in 1907. A mysterious manuscript leads to mystery. My review will be posted on November 9.
• Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert (Review; November 14) -- Eighth in the Blue Ridge Library series takes place around Christmas time and has Amy investigating the death of a property developer with her brother-in-law as the prime suspect. My review will be posted on November 7.

• Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook, Mine) -- The next in chronological order, but not publication order, in the Amelia Peabody series has the family returning to the lost oasis they found in an earlier book in the series. My review will be posted on November 21.
• Three in Death by J. D. Robb (Mine) -- This contains three of the novellas in the In Death series and was a reread for me. 

Currently

• Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally (Review; November 14)
• Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi (Review; November 14)

Next Week

• I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower (Review; November 14)
• There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh (Review; November 14)
• The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell (Review; November 21)

• Inheritance by Nora Roberts (Review; November 21)
• Straight by Dick Francis (Audiobook)
• Show No Mercy by Cindy Gerard (Mine since July 19, 2009)

Reviews Posted

• The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths (Audiobook)
• The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabet Peters (Audiobook)
• 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas by David Rosenfelt (Review book)

• Rumor of Evil by Gary Braver (Review book)
• Payback in Death by J. D. Robb
• Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews

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

Review:

• Public Anchovy #1 by Mindy Quigley (Review; December 26)
• Coconut Drop Dead by Olivia Matthews (Review; December 26)
• The Poison Pen by Paige Shelton (Review; April 9)

Bought:

• Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Audiobook, Whispersync)
• Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook, Audible Credit)

• Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook, Chirp, $4.99)
• Into the Darkness by Barbara Michaels (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99)

What was your week like?