It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 7, 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 an interesting week. My Monday gastro appointment has led to further testing. It seems that my Crohn's Disease is no longer in remission and has decided to go active. I have a couple of procedures scheduled for Monday that will fill up my day. I will try to link up this post before I head off to the hospital but likely won't be visiting until late Monday afternoon or maybe even Tuesday. 

I spent most of the rest of the week getting ready for the upcoming testing. I did listen to the first three books in the Tinker series by Wen Spencer. These are rereads for me. I also tried really hard to get into two different review books and failed. It has been months since I DNFed a review book. Then there were two in a row. To fill in the spaces newly opened up on my calendar, I went to my Kindle, opened the Mystery collection, and decided to read the first two unread books on the list. I really liked the first one I read. The second one is going well too. 

September Report

I read 39 books in September. Twenty-five were mine and fourteen were Review copies. Of the ones that were mine, nine were from my TBR Pile and sixteen were rereads. I listened to eighteen audiobooks most of which were rereads. Most were mysteries but quite a few fit into the "romance" category too. There were lots of Romantic Suspense titles for me last month.

I read a total of 13, 012 pages and listened for 165 hours. 

I added eighteen books to my LibraryThing account last month. I got six new Review copies, four audiobooks including three from Audible Plus, and five were Kindle copies of books I own in print and have already read. Besides the Review books, only three are new to me and unread. Five of the new books were BookBub deals. 

I've read two of my new books already and five are on my calendar to be read for reviews in November.

Here is my September State of the Stack post.

Read Last Week

• The Author's Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig & Karen White (Review; November 5) -- Fun mystery filled with all the tropes and great characters too. My review will be posted on October 29.
• Only Good Enemies by Jennifer Estep (Audiobook; Mine) -- Second in the Galactic Bonds series. This space opera romance was an engaging story. My review will be posted on October 31.

• Wolf Who Rules by Wen Spencer (Audiobook Reread)
• Tinker by Wen Spencer (Audiobook Reread)
• Elfhome by Wen Spencer (Audiobook Reread)

• The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen (Mine) -- An excellent thriller about some retired spies whose past isn't as far behind them as they could wish. My review will be posted on November 5.
• The 6:20 Man by David Balcacci (Mine since May 28, 2023) -- An excellent financial thriller starring a former Army Ranger turned financial analyst. My review will be posted on October 30.

DNF

• Misery Hates Company by Elizabeth Hobbs (Review; November 5) -- Bad formatting and an unlikable main character combined with a slow pace had me abandoning this one at 25%.
• Pony Confidential by Christina Lynch (Review; November 5) -- I have hated talking animal stories since I was a child. Also a dishrag main character and lack of action made me quit this one at 25%.

Currently

• An Ace and a Pair by Blake Banner (Mine since November 3, 2018)

Next Week

• The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. Benoit (Review; November 5)
• Out in the Cold by Steve Urszenyi (Review; November 12)
• All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally (Review; November 12)

• Burn This Night by Alex Kenna (Review; November 12)
• Burning Water by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook)
• Rebel by David Weber & Richard Fox (Mine)

Reviews Posted

• Command Decision by Elizabeth Moon (Mine; Audiobook)
• Murder at Blackwater Bend by Clara McKenna (Mine; Audiobook)
• Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong (Mine)

• Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima (Review Copy)
• The Night Woods by Paula Munier (Review Copy)
• Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch (Mine)

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

Review:

• Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 7)

Bought:

What was your week like?