It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (February 10, 2025)

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. Wednesday while cooking dinner, our oven threw out an error message that my buddy Google says meant "runaway temperature condition" and indicated that it could happen again even if the oven was turned off. The house smoke alarm went off. My brother pulled the stove away from the wall and unplugged it. After a rest while he read the manual and I checked Google, he plugged it in again so that we could finish dinner. I moved the pork roast to the toaster oven to finish and, although the top was a little burnt, it turned out okay. He unplugged the stove again after finishing dinner (see "runaway temperature condition" above). 

He worked during business hours on Thursday, but on Friday we went stove shopping and bought a new one which will be delivered on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the new stove doesn't have an option for Convection Bake which is no longer done with new stoves apparently unless you buy a stove with induction burners. We have had negative experiences with glass cooktops and wanted old-fashioned coil burners. And, since induction burners require pans that are magnetic, we skipped that option too since we didn't want to replace all of our pots and pans. 

We've both come to enjoy the benefits of convection baking and so we also bought a new toaster oven that has an air fryer setting. Our old toaster oven had some non-working features that we had been working around so it was probably time to replace it anyway. 

Needless to say, I haven't done any cooking since Wednesday. My brother, who is more able to muscle the stove around, has done some cooking and then unplugged the stove again. I didn't want it plugged in when he wasn't home since I'm not sure I could have pulled it away from the wall to unplug it if it errored and sent the oven temperature soaring again. 

Even though we have a toaster oven, microwave, and other electric cooking options, I never realized how much I would miss the stove and oven. I had made bread sticks earlier in the week and had plans to do more bread baking. Now those plans will wait until next week. 

Other than that, I had a pretty normal week. I have a bunch of review books to read over the next couple of weeks since I added fourteen with March release dates to my stack of Review books. I am also going to finally get to Onyx Storm this week since I've been really eager to read it. 

Read Last Week

• Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen (Mine since January 25, 2025) -- First in a series of Edwardian mysteries. My review will be posted on February 20.
• The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig (Review; March 4) -- Historical fiction about a murder trial, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr. My review will be posted on February 25.
• Dead Man's List by Karen Rose (Review; March 4) -- Third in a contemporary thriller series set in San Diego. My review will be posted on February 26.

• Deadly Games by Sally Rigby (Mine since November 11, 2022) -- This Audible Plus title introduced a new detective pair and is the first of a contemporary mystery series. My review will be posted on March 1.
• Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook; Mine since February 4, 2025) -- I read the eARC January 2 and enjoyed listening to the 60th In Death mystery while adding it to my keeper collection.
• Between Two Strangers by Kate White (Mine since January 2, 2025) -- Fast-paced domestic thriller that I couldn't put down. My review will be posted on February 27.

Currently

• The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (Review; March 11)

Slow and Steady

• Seeing Further edited by Bill Bryson (Mine since January 27, 2025) -- I've reached 44%

Next Week

• Shadow Beasts by Nellie H. Steele (Chirp Audiobook; Mine since January 19, 2025)
• Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (Review; March 11)
• White King by Juan Gomez-Jurado (Review; March 11)

• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Mine)
• The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen (Review; March 18)
• The Library Game by Gigi Pandian (Review; March 18)

Reviews Posted

• Fate of the Union by Max Allan Collins (Audiobook; Mine)
• Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett (Review Copy)
• Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan (Review Copy)

• The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (Review Copy)
• The Dragon's Dedication by Marie Johnston (Mine)
• No Comfort for the Dead by R. P. O'Donnell (Review Copy)

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

Review:

• The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien (Review; April 1)
• Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron (Review; May 13)

• Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King (Review; June 10)
• The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (Review; July 8)

Bought:

• Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotugno (BookPerks, $1.99)
• Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey (BookPerks, $1.99)

• Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb (Kindle)
• Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb (Audible)

• Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Dramatized Adaptation; Chirp $3.99)
• Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Dramatized Adaptation; Chirp $4.99)
• Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (Dramatized Adaptation; Chirp $4.99)

What was your week like?