It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (June 17, 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 has been some week. I woke up Tuesday morning to no internet. I live on the internet. I couldn't catch up with Facebook friends. I couldn't listen to my audiobook. I didn't remember what book I was supposed to read after I finished my current one and couldn't check my Google calendar to find out. I had a couple of reviews to write but couldn't get to Blogger. And I couldn't play my computer games. Service wasn't restored until 2:30 PM. 

Then, sometime on Thursday, our refrigerator stopped working. We didn't discover it until Friday morning when my brother noticed that the ice cube bin was full of water. Then, he was off to work, and I had to try to find someone to repair it. I did manage to get a service appointment, but it isn't until Tuesday morning. Luckily, we do have a second refrigerator in our garage. I transferred everything to it but will likely be throwing out almost all of the food that was in the refrigerator freezer. That's the one we used for open packages like three kinds of potatoes, sausage patties, hamburger patties, chicken strips, cheeses, breads, and various partial bags of frozen vegetables and fruit. 

The garage refrigerator is smaller than the one in our kitchen and already had some things in it. It is now packed with at least 8 different kinds of mustard, 7 kinds of salad dressing, 5 kinds of pickles, and a couple dozen other assorted jars of ingredients and condiments along with fruits and vegetables, lunch meats and cheeses. I'm sure some of those things will also end up being thrown away since I'm not sure how long they were sitting without refrigeration, but for now, I just moved them. 

Meal planning for the next few days is a little tricky since we have no room to store any leftovers. This is more a psychological problem than a real one. We do have two freezers filled with food that were not at all affected by the refrigerator problem. It's not like we're going to starve. I'm off to the grocery store soon to get a few things like replacements for the sour cream, Top the Tater, and chip dip which I'll be throwing away. Heavy rain is expected today, and I don't want to get caught out in it. 

I'm looking forward to a much better week than last week (assuming the refrigerator is repaired on Tuesday). I'm planning to finish my July review books. I'm also anticipating the arrival of Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs. I left a spot for it on my calendar and can't wait to read it.

Read Last Week

• Flamebringer by Elle Katharine White (Mine since 9/7/2022) -- Finale in the Heartstone epic fantasy series. My review will be posted on July 6.
• One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day (Review; July 16) -- Twisty thriller which takes place at a hotel where the residents are locked in by a hurricane. My review will be posted on July 9.
• Lake Silence by Anne Bishop (Audiobook reread) 

• Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos (Review; July 16) -- Second Porter Beck thriller. Set in rural Nevada. This one has hackers, all the alphabet agencies, military drones, espionage and drug dealing. My review will be posted on July 9.
• Fledgling by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook reread) -- First in the Theo Waitley story arc.
• Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts (Review; July 16) -- First Vandy Myrick mystery. Black PI comes home to bigoted Queenstown, NJ, and finds herself involved in a murder investigation when a client's wife is murdered after Vandy has been hired to see if she's cheating on her husband. My review will be posted on July 10.

• Saltation by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook reread) -- Second in the Theo Waitley story arc.
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (Review; July 16) -- Excellent story. Magical realism. Framed as a fairy tale, this is a story of grief, romance, and magic. My review will be posted on July 11.
• Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook reread) -- Third in the Theo Waitley story arc.

Currently

• There's No Murder Like Show Murder by M. S. Greene (Review; July 23)
• Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook reread)

Next Week

• Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh (Review; July 23)
• The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston (Review; July 23)
• The Last Line by Scott Lyerly (Review; July 23)

• Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst (Mine since 8/3/2023)
• Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus (Review; July 30)
• Havoc by Deborah J Ledford (Review; July 30)

Reviews Posted

• A Collection of Lies by Connie Berry (Review copy)
• A Liaden Universe Constellation Volume 5 by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (audiobook)
• A Deceptive Composition by Anna Lee Huber (Review copy)

• Sweetwater & the Witch by Jayne Castle (Audiobook)
• The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Review copy)
• Untraceable by Laura Griffin (Mine)

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

Review:

• Cast in Atonement by Michelle Sagara (August 6)
• The Mirror by Nora Roberts (November 19)

Bought:

• Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt (Hardcover; gift from St. Martins)

What was your week like?