It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 13, 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 another week that went by in a flash. I was busy with watching baseball and The Voice and reading. I don't even remember if I left the house for any reason but maybe I went to the grocery store. I'm lucky that my brother enjoys grocery shopping and does the vast majority of it for us. 

I did something I haven't done for quite a while. I read Turns of Fate and literally couldn't put it down. I finished it at 5:30 AM. Needless to say, I spent the rest of the week trying to get back onto a normal sleep schedule. 

I'm making good progress on my Slow and Steady reads. I just have two chapters left in The Mother Tongue since I don't intend to read the notes, bibliography and index which make up the last 16% of the book. A Night in the Lonesome October has dated chapters through October 31 which means I'll be reading it for the rest of the month. 

This week I have a whole bunch of November 11 review books on my stack. I'll be throwing in some audiobooks too but don't know which ones yet. Most likely they will be rereads since I don't have open spaces to review any audiobooks until December. 

I will be leaving the house this week because I have a haircut - long delayed - scheduled on Monday. 

Read Last Week

• The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott (Review, November 4) -- Second in an epic fantasy series with great characters and worldbuilding. My review will be posted on October 30.
• Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (Review, November 11) -- Great start to a new urban fantasy series. My review will be posted on November 4.

• Shattered by Dick Francis (Mine since October 3) -- A Dick Francis mystery. This time the character who gets drawn into danger and mystery is a glassblower. My review will be posted on October 28.
• Charmed by Nora Roberts (Mine since May 12) -- Third in the Donovan Legacy paranormal romances. My review will be posted on November 18
• Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Mine since October 7) -- Middle book in the story arc set on Colemeno. I previously reviewed the ARC. 

• Her Second Death by Melinda Leigh (Mine since October 6) -- Prequel short story to the Bree Taggert series. 
• Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Mine since November 21, 2024) -- Novellas and short stories set in the Inheritance Games world. My review will be posted on November 1.

Currently

• Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker (Review, November 11)
• Diviner's Bow by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook reread)

Slow and Steady Reads:

• A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny - a chapter a day
• The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson - a chapter a day - only two chapters to go

Next Week

• Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (Review, November 11)
• Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (Review, November 11)
• Haze by Katharine Kerr (Review, November 11)

• Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (Review, November 11)
• The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett (Review, November 11)
• Blood Oath by Steve Urszenyi (Review, November 18)

Reviews Posted

• Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (Review copy)
• Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (Review copy)
• And Then There Was The One by Martha Waters (Review copy)

• Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (Review copy)
• The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong (Review copy)
• And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt (Review copy)

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

Review:

• The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura (Review, January 13)
• Half City by Kate Golden (Review, February 17)
• The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner (Review, March 17)

Bought:

Audiobooks for reread (I read the series many years ago):

• Major Operation by James White (Chirp Audiobook, $2.99)
• Star Surgeon by James White (Chirp Audiobook, $2.99)
• Hospital Station by James White (Chirp Audiobook, $2.99)

Audiobooks by favorite authors:

• Gold Dust by Catherine Asaro (Audible Credit)
• Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audible Credit)

New-to-me Kindle books:

• The Baby Dragon Bakery by A. T. Qureshi (BookBub. $.99)
• The Baby Dragon Cafe by A. T. Qureshi (Kindle, $.99)
• Her Second Death by Melinda Leigh (Kindle, $.99)

Kindle keeper copies of books I read and reviewed earlier:

• Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman (Kindle)
• Gold Dust by Catherine Asaro (Kindle)
• Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose (BookBub, $1.99)

What was your week like?