Inside of a Dog: It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 15, 2025)

Monday, September 15, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 15, 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...

Last week was a nice quiet week. We had quite a few foggy days and cooler than average temperatures. Yesterday began foggy but the sun broke out by afternoon at our house. Bill said that the fog reappeared as he went down the hill for his wanderings. He said the dividing line was Skyline Parkway which is a road that winds its way the length of Duluth at an elevation of about 500 feet above the lake. There are a number of scenic overlooks along Skyline Drive when the sky is clear. I added a link so you can see what it looks like.

The big news of the week was that I bought my brother a new computer. He has been complaining for months about how slow his computer is and he'd been shopping around for a new one. He likes to see what he is buying. So, he visited Best Buy and the local store that he has used to repair his computer. His main problem, beyond his lack of decisiveness, was that he doesn't know enough about computers to know what he wants. When he got a price quote of $1500 from the local shop, I said that was way too much for what he uses his computer for which is mainly reading the local newspaper and visiting YouTube to listen to music. I went to Amazon and bought him one with a touch screen and adequate speed and memory for what he needs for a less than a third of what he was quoted. I ordered it on Wednesday, and it arrived on Friday. I had it set up for him including recreating his bookmarks and adding a printer by Friday afternoon with most of the time spent refreshing my memory about Chrome which is his preferred browser. I use Edge myself and there are some differences.

I didn't read as much as usual mainly because I ran into two review books that weren't holding my attention. I'm currently at 82% of one of them with no compelling need to find out how the story resolves. The other one has me bribing myself to read a chapter and then rewarding myself with more of my current audiobook which explains why I read three audiobooks last week and am well into the fourth today.

There is a lot of carryover from last week's stack in my plans for this week's reading. The first three are by authors I have enjoyed in the past and I'm eager to get to them if I can just finish the two that are bogging me down.

Bill goes back to work today with his usual 2:30 to 11 PM schedule. I'll miss his cooking even though he likes cooking spicier food than I would pick. He made an Italian Chili this past week that was too spicy for me even though he used the less spicy options in the recipe. I'm looking forward to making myself some nice bland macaroni and cheese this week and maybe some hamburger gravy to serve over mashed potatoes.

Read Last Week

One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Audiobook) -- 7th Clare Ferguson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery. My review will be posted on October 16.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (Mine since January 6, 2025) -- YA thriller about a missing woman who reappears after being missing for sixteen years and how her daughter who is the narrator reacts. My review will be posted on October 4)
Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (Review, October 14) -- Tenth is a series starring a female sheriff's deputy and her K-9 Robo. My review will be posted on October 7.