It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (November 13, 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 another quiet week with lots of reading time. I enjoyed listening to some of my favorite Liaden Universe audiobooks as rereads. I also finished all of the review books on my stack which are releasing on December 5. This week also saw two more NetGalley ARCs arriving from my NetGalley wishlist which had shorter turnaround times and required calendar rearranging. 

I have my reading calendar planned out through January 11 and don't really want to do any more rearranging. I have all posts, except the Monday posts, scheduled and ready to go through December 5. I even have two posts already scheduled for January since I had to move them to make room for arriving review copies.  

Since the next books on my review stack aren't releasing until December 26, I have time to fit in some of my own books. These are listed in my Next Week section. They include one really oldie, two from series that I'm trying to finish or catch up on, an audiobook reread in another series I'm trying to finish rereading, and a couple more books that just caught my eye when I was looking to fill in some spaces on my calendar. The Sagara title is a maybe. I like the author's writing a lot, but the book is actually a collection of three novels and over 700 pages long. I don't know if I have the stamina or want to spend all that time when I can pick three shorter books from my stack and lower TBR mountain more. 

My brother and I have started to plan our Thanksgiving dinner. We found a recipe for a complete Thanksgiving sheet pan dinner that we want to try. I also found a recipe for a Beef Pot Pie that is on my list for this Tuesday since that's the next time we'll be able to have dinner together. He tends to have lots of mid-day shifts where he works past the dinner hour. Days when we can eat dinner together are pretty rare. 

We've been having good luck with our recent recipe finds. He discovered an Italian Sausage and Roasted Vegetables recipe in the newspaper that we tried and enjoyed. In fact, we just finished the leftovers a couple of days ago. I found a recipe for Kielbasa, Cabbage and Noodles that we both enjoyed last night and there's one serving left for someone's lunch this week. He also made a shrimp creole that also is still providing leftovers. My lunch portion is heating even as I'm writing this. 

This coming week has a couple of doctor's appointments. He has to see his cardiologist and I have an appointment with my ophthalmologist. Both of them are too early in the morning for our tastes, but I'm sure we'll survive.

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.)

• Necessity's Child by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread) -- One of my favorites in the Liaden Universe.
• The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong (Review; December 5) -- Entertaining Gothic which takes place in 1922 and deals with curses and murderers. My review will be posted on November 30.
• Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread) -- Another Liaden Universe favorite. 

• Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread) -- Nineteenth in the Liaden Universe. 
• Shards of Glass by Michelle Sagara (Review; November 28) -- Epic fantasy set in the same world as the author's Chronicles of Elantra. This story takes place at the newly rediscovered Academia and stars Robin who is a young orphan with a tragic past and current enemies. I love the worldbuilding. My review will be posted November 23. 
• The Buried Hours by R. S. Grant (Review; December 5) -- Intense and gritty thriller about an investigative journalist who is trying to discover what events lead to her kidnapping, rape and torture a couple of years previously as she travels to Yosemite on a tip that might provide the answers. My review will be posted on November 30.

• Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread) -- Most recent of the Liaden Universe books. 
• Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura (Review; December 5) -- A nice contemporary romance starring two rival archaeologists on a dig in Mexico. My review will be posted on December 5.

Currently

• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Mine since 11/7/23)

Next Week

• Prom Dates from Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore (Mine since 7/19/2009)
• Kris Longknife: Bold by Mike Shepherd (Mine since 10/13/22)
• The Queen of the Dead by Michelle Sagara (Mine since 4/7/22)

• The Painted Queen by Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess (Chirp Audiobook; Audiobook reread)
• Murder at Kensington Palace by Andrea Penrose (Mine since 4/11/22)
• Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews (Mine since 11/24/22)

Reviews Posted

• Trotting Into Trouble by Amber Camp (Review Copy)
• The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook)
• Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert (Review Copy)

• Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally (Review Copy)
• Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi (Review Copy)
• I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died by Amanda Flower (Review Copy)

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

Review:

• Shards of Glass by Michelle Sagara (November 28)
• The Secret of the Lady's Maid by Darcie Wilde (December 26)
• Smoke and Mirrors by M. E. Hilliard (June 4)

Bought:

• The Moon Spinners by Mary Steward (Kindle Daily Deal; $.99)
• Dog Eat Dog by David Rosenfelt (Kindle)
• With a Golden Sword by Rachel Aaron (Kindle)

• Marked by Magic by Lindsay Buroker (Kindle)
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Kindle)

• Foundation by Mercedes Lackey (Chirp Audiobook; $2.99)
• Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey (Chirp Audiobook; $2.99)
• Changes by Mercedes Lackey (Chirp Audiobook; $2.99)

What was your week like?