It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 14, 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 pretty nice fall week. The leaves are really changing color now. I just saw that some places in Northern Minnesota got a dusting of snow last night. As far as I'm concerned, it can wait a month or two to snow here. I'm good with puffy flakes on Christmas Eve and an early Spring. 

My medical tests this week were inconclusive. Apparently, whatever is going on is not Crohn's flareup which is good news but there are still questions to be answered. The good part is that I am feeling much better except for the cough that just won't go away. 

I spent a lot of the week listening to the Tinker series by Wen Spencer. However, the newest is not yet an audiobook which means that I need to read this one with my eyes - all 530 pages of it. I could wait until the audiobook appears, but Harbinger ended on such a cliffhanger that I just have to finish the series. I also used on Audible Credit to get Rebel, the next in David Weber and Richard Fox's Ascent to Empire series even though I already have a copy on my Kindle. The audiobook is 22 hours and 38 minutes long! I'll probably do a combination read/listen for that one. 

Those Currently Reading books are each at 11% complete which means that I might be reading them most of the coming week. I do have the next six on my calendar listed for next week but don't know how many I will actually get to this week. 

Even though my Braves are out of the playoffs, I'm still watching a lot of baseball in the run-up to the World Series. Baseball season is my favorite part of the year, and I really miss having games to watch during the long winter months. 

Read Last Week

• The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. Benoit (Review; November 5) -- Debut mystery stars a woman coming home to make a new start. The Master Gardener discovers a body in one of the beds of the new community gardens and has to search for a missing friend. My review will be posted on November 2.
• An Ace and a Pair by Blake Banner (Mine since November 3, 2018) -- First in a series that introduces a veteran police officer and his new partner as they are assigned to the cold crimes division. My review will be posted on October 31.
• Out in the Cold by Steve Urszenyi (Review; November 12) -- Second Alex Martel thriller. Alex needs to stop a war in this alternate future thriller. My review will be posted on November 5.

• Burn This Night by Alex Kenna (Review; November 12) -- Contemporary mystery with flashbacks to an earlier crime. My review will be posted on November 7.
• Burning Water by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook) -- First Diana Tregarde urban fantasy mystery. My review will be posted on November 7.
• Wood Sprites by Wen Spencer (Audiobook Reread)

• All's Fair in Love and Treachery by Celeste Connally (Review; November 12) -- Second Lady Petra Regency mystery. Entertaining story with a heroine prone to jumping to conclusions. My review will be posted on November 6.
• Harbinger by Wen Spencer (Audiobook Reread)

Currently

• Rebel by David Weber & Richard Fox (Audiobook; Mine)
• Storm Furies by Wen Spencer (Mine; Reread)

Next Week

• Cold Welcome by Elizabeth Moon (Mine since April 11, 2017)
• Duck the Halls by Donna Andrews (Chirp Audiobook; Mine since march 22, 2023)
• A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley (Review; November 19)

• The Mirror by Nora Roberts (Review; November 19)
• Children of the Night by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook; Audible Plus)
• The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews (Review; November 19)

Reviews Posted

• The More the Terrier by David Rosenfelt (Review copy)
• Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly (Review copy)
• Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian (Review copy)

• Buried Lies by Steven Tingle (Review copy)
• Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews (Review copy)
• The Wrong Hostage by Elizabeth Lowell (Mine)

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

Review:

• Star-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. Chow (Review; January 21)
• Head Cases by John McMahon (Review; January 28)
• A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough (Review; February 25)

• Dead Man's List by Karen Rose (Review; March 5)
• One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver (Review; June 3)

Bought:

• The Lord Peter Wimsey Collection Books 1 - 5 by Dorothy L. Sayers (Kindle and Audiobook)
• Rebel by David Weber & Richard Fox (Audiobook; Audible Credit)

What was your week like?