It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (February 6, 2024)

 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.

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 nice quiet week. The temperatures were above average, and the roads are snow free. Since my brother needed a chauffeur when he brought his car in for some work on his muffler, I appreciated the clear roads. 

I did manage to get a few books off my review stack around my listening to a bunch of books about Herald Mags, mysteries and Companions. I also wrote my monthly State of the Stack post and tallied up my January statistics.

The big excitement of the week was having a guy in to clean all of the carpets which hasn't been done since we moved in. Even though we are generally tidy, six years is a long time to go between carpet cleanings. I was surprised at how well the living room carpet turned out. The bedroom carpets aren't as sturdy and should go on the list of things to replace sooner rather than later. I think they are likely original to when the house was built more than 30 years ago. 

Next week is free of appointments and should provide a lot of nice reading time. 

January Report

I read 37 books in January including 21 audiobooks and 11 review books. My page total was 12,991 and hours listened were 241. 

I added 62 books to my collection last month including 9 review copies from NetGalley. Twenty-eight of the new books were audiobooks which included the use of one credit, getting 11 from Chirp, 10 from a recent Audible Sale, and adding on 6 via Whispersync. Eleven of my new additions are rereads mostly via audiobook. 

Total still on the TBR pile from January additions is 53. My total TBR from all time is 2534. 

Read Last Week

• Bastion by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook; Mine) -- Finale of the Collegium Chronicles. Epic fantasy. My review will be posted on March 14.
• The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong (Review; February 20) -- Second book in the Haven's Rock thriller series. My review will be posted on February 14.
• Murder in Masquerade by Mary Winters (Review; February 20) -- So-so historical mystery. I enjoyed the plot but found the characters too modern in thought and action for 1860. My review will be posted on February 13.

• Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook; Mine) -- First in the Herald Spy trilogy. Epic Fantasy. My review will be posted on March 26.
• The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (Review; February 20) -- Fledgling obituary writer needs to solve the murder of one of her clients. My review will be posted on February 15.
• Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook; Mine) -- Middle book in the Herald Spy trilogy. Epic Fantasy. My review will be posted on April 2.

• A Smoking Bun by Ellie Alexander (Review; February 20) -- Eighteenth in a cozy series. Takes place in Oregon at a small town with a ski resort. Interesting characters. My review will be posted on February 17.
• I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson (Review; February 27) -- Humorous mystery starring a ditzy, has-been actress who comes to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to reconnect with her husband and solve the murder of the lead actress in a community play. My review will be posted on February 20.
• Closer to the Chest by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook; Mine) -- Third in the Herald Spy trilogy. Epic fantasy. My review will be posted on April 9.

Currently

• Leave No Trace by A. J. Landau (Review; February 27)
• Memory in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)

Next Week

• The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen (Review; February 27)
• The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White (Review; March 5)
• Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (Audiobook; Mine)

• Cirque Du Slay by Rob Osler (Review; March 5)
• A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (Review; March 5)
• Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado (Review; March 12)

Reviews Posted

• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Review Copy)
• The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C. L. Miller (Review Copy)
• The Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook Reread)

• A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn (Review Copy)
• Hollywood Hustle by Jon Lindstrom (Review Copy)
• Highway to Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore

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

Review:

• Dead Tired by Kat Ailes (Review; June 4)
• The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Review; June 18)

Bought:

• The Medici Manuscript by C. J. Archer 
• The Untitled Books by C. J. Archer
• How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason (BookBub $.99)

• The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey (BookBub $2.49)
• Murder at the Merton Library by Andrea Penrose (BookBub $1.99)
• A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn

Audiobooks

• Captain to Captain by Greg Cox (Audible Sale)
• Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison (Audible Sale)
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (Audible Sale)

• Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen (Audible Sale)
• Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts (Audible Sale)

• The Rise of the Magics by Nora Roberts (Audible Sale)
• The Third to Die by Allison Brennan (Audible Sale)
• The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Audible Sale)

• Year One by Nora Roberts (Audible Sale)
• Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (Audible Sale)

• Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey (Kindle & Audiobook)
• Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey (Kindle & Audiobook)
• Closer to the Chest by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook)

What was your week like?