Monday, March 3, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (March 4, 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 a lovely week with most days hitting the lower 40s Fahrenheit. The solar panels are (temporarily) clear and there are rather large patches of bare ground in my yard. However, a rain/snow mix on Tuesday and snow and wind on Wednesday are in the coming forecast. It is cooler today but still bright and sunny. 

Saturday, we test drove and bought a 2018 Subaru Outback. They wouldn't give more than a scrap price for the old one. We temporarily are a four-car family. Bill plans to try to sell the 2003 Outback since it is mechanically sound but has a rusting body. Some kid might enjoy it as a first car. 

I have been enjoying watching Braves baseball and am looking forward to a nice, long season. I've also been watching The Voice. 

February Report 

I read 25 books in February. Thirteen of the books were mine with eight from the TBR pile and five were rereads. Nine of the books were audiobooks including the first three Empyrean stories by Rebecca Yarros. I also read twelve books from my Review stack.

I added 37 books to my collection in February. Seventeen of my new books were audiobooks. Twelve of them were Chirp Audiobooks. Four were Audible Add-Ons and one was an Audible Daily Deal. I also added eleven review books. Almost all of them are still unread. 

I also completed my State of the Stack post. 

Read Last Week
  • Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Review; March 18) -- Science fiction novella which introduces Dorothy Gentleman, a futuristic Miss Marple, on a thousand-year space voyage. My review will be posted on March 12.
  • A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner (Review; March 18) -- Story of three women set in Malibu in 1956. One is an actress tainted with Communist leanings; another is a Displaced Person who is hiding secrets; the third is the sister-in-law of an agoraphobic screenwriter. My review will be posted on March 13.
  • Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Audiobook; Mine since January 21, 2025) -- Third in the Empyrean series of romantic fantasy stories. Excellent but with a cliffhanger ending. My review will be posted on March 22.
  • The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths (Mine since January 2, 2025) -- Modern Gothic thriller which introduces Harbinder Kaur. My review will be posted on March 15.
  • Do I Know You? by Sadie Dingfelder (Mine since November 18, 2024) -- Nonfiction book about sight, memory and imagination written by a neurodiverse newspaper reporter. Fascinating!
  • Twice as Dead by Harry Turtledove (Review; March 18) -- Urban fantasy mystery. This is noir set in the late forties or early fifties in an alternate LA with vampires, zombies, and wizards. My review will be posted on March 13.
  • The Big Fix by Holly James (Review; March 25) -- Romantic Thriller with a little humor. My review will be posted on March 18.
  • Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
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10 comments:

  1. BarbMarch 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM

    Congrats on the new car! The weather here has been a tad bit warmer but I am more than ready for Spring. I have always wanted to pick up Stranger Diaries and can't wait for your review. Also, I think Twice as Dead is something I would really enjoy. Hope you have a great March reading month. Seems like you rocked it in February.

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  2. HallieMarch 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM

    wow, looks like you had a good reading week. i'm hoping to get to onyx storm soon!

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  3. Susan @ The Book BagMarch 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM

    We are supposed to get close to 60 here in SD this coming week. I know winter isn't over but it's wonderful to have some nice days in between the snowstorms.

    I'm probably the only person left who has not read Rebecca Yarros's series. Should I jump on the bandwagon? :)

    Have a great reading week!

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  4. Lydia C. LeeMarch 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM

    I've read the early cases of Poirot, a long time ago...Great jacket on the Big Fix. My brain auto corrected Dead Post Society and I thought 'what a weird design for that cover' and then I registered what it actually said. ha.

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  5. YvonneMarch 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM

    Good luck with your new car! Enjoy your books and have a great week!

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  6. Louisa @ Words I Write CrazyMarch 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM

    Sounds pretty decent. It was nice, spring weather here, but it started snowing today, which I hope melts quickly. And yeah, that ending of Onyx Storm was rough! I hope you enjoyed A Drop of Corruption, and Dead Post Society! I am horrifically behind on comments, I have a whole group tab of them, but I'm going to try and knock through all of them. Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!

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  7. Jessica @ a GREAT readMarch 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM

    Oh nice! I still need to read Iron Flame myself. All the cliffhangers and delays to the next books have kept me from picking it up and now I'm in the I don't know what to do phase of it all! Lol.

    Hope you enjoy your reads lined up for this week!


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  8. Cheryl MalandrinosMarch 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM

    February is such a tease. Bring on spring!!! Good luck selling the car. Lots of great books this week. A Map to Paradise and Dead Post Society caught my eye. Looking forward to your Making Friends Can Be Murder review. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog, Kathy.

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  9. Literary FelineMarch 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM

    I am glad you had a good reading month in February, Kathy. There are so many great books coming out! I'm really excited about A Drop of Corruption and hope to read it when it comes out. Dead Post Society looks good too. I hope you have a great week and month of March!

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  10. Jen at Introverted ReaderMarch 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM

    Congratulations on the new-to-you car! My friend recommended that I take my old car to an auto consignment place. I didn't know that was even a thing. The salesman offered to consign it for me but he also offered me a more-than-fair price to just buy it outright. I decided to save myself the headache and take that route. You might see if there's anything like that in your area if you don't want to spend the time selling it yourselves.

    We complain when our lows are in the lower 40s! :-) I hope you enjoyed your taste of early spring while it lasted.

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