It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (December 29, 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...

I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas. I had a nice quiet one and am now stocked up on Amazon gift cards for a while. 

It is snowing right now, and we're supposed to get 6 - 8 inches before the snow moves out on Monday afternoon. The past week was warm (for Minnesota). We hit a high of 34 yesterday. We also had some rain, freezing rain, and drizzle over the last few days. Our steep driveway was a skating rink despite my brother's liberal use of deicer. He came home from work Friday night and fell when going down it to check the mail. He had quite a bump on his head but is feeling better and is bump-free now. 

I mostly threw my reading plans to the side this week. I listened to seven audiobooks in the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews. These were relistens for me since I'd already read the books and listened to the audiobooks. Sometimes it is just nice to revisit old friends. 

I also bought some audiobooks this week. I already had Kindle copies of The Brazen Bride, The Reckless Bride and Ember Eternal but decided that I wanted to listen to them instead. Then I bought the Kindle copies of two audiobooks that I had gotten from Chirp earlier in the year. The one bad thing about audiobooks for me is spelling the names of the characters in the story in my reviews. One of the characters in the Chirp audiobooks was Bo or Beau. I had to know which was correct. I often like to read along and follow the text while listening to the audiobook.

Cooking this week consisted of ham and funeral potatoes for Christmas dinner and a ham and wild rice soup from our Minnesota with Love cookbook. There is still plenty of leftover ham. We also have leftover chicken from the rotisserie chicken we had on Christmas Eve. I really need to find something to make that uses the leftovers this week. 

Read Last Week

• White Hot by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook Reread) -- 2nd book in the Hidden Legacy Urban Fantasy series. 
• Wildfire by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook Reread) -- 3rd book in the Hidden Legacy Urban Fantasy series. 
• Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook Reread) -- Novella in the Hidden Legacy series.

• Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook Reread) -- 4th book in the Hidden Legacy Urban Fantasy series. 
• Outfoxed by David Rosenfelt (Kindle, Mine since September 29, 2023) -- Fourteenth book in the Andy Carpenter Mystery series. My review will be posted on January 14.
• Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook Reread) -- 5th book in the Hidden Legacy Urban Fantasy series. 

• Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook reread) -- 6th book in the Hidden Legacy Urban Fantasy series. 
• Bone of Contention by Kristi Rose (Chirp Audiobook, Mine since February 11) -- Contemporary mystery set in Central Florida. My review will be posted on January 20.
• The Brazen Bride by Stephanie Laurens (Audiobook, mine since December 25) -- Third in the Black Cobra Quartet of historical romantic suspense stories. My review will be posted on January 15.

• A Moveable Feast by Jennifer Ashley (Kindle, mine since August 6) -- This Below Stairs novella has Kat cooking Easter dinner at another house and solving the murder of the son of the house. 
• Ember Eternal by Chloe Neill (Audiobook, mine since December 26) -- First in a new Romantasy series. Fox is an honorable thief with a special magic. She uses her talents to foil an assassination and finds her swept up into a long-running conspiracy. Great characters and interesting worldbuilding. My review will be posted on January 17.

Currently

• Bone to Pick by Kristi Rose (Chirp Audiobook, mine since February 11)
• Kirkyards & Kindness by Kelley Armstrong (Kindle, mine since December 15)
• A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L. Cullen (Review, January 27)

Next Week

• Tell-Tale Treats by Jennifer J. Chow (Review, January 27)
• Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh (Review, January 27)
• Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Kindle, Mine since August 6)

• Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (Review, February 3)
• Lost & Found by Jayne Ann Krentz (Audiobook, mine since December 3)
• Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell (Review, February 3)

Reviews Posted

• Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz (Audiobook)
• Field of Dishonor by David Weber (Kindle)
• The Short Victorious War by David Weber (Kindle)

• Hounded by Kevin Hearne (Audiobook)
• The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (Review copy)
• Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman (Kindle)

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

Review:

Bought:

• The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham (Audiobook, $5.60)
• The Reckless Bride by Stephanie Laurens (Audiobook, Audible Credit)
• The Brazen Bride by Stephanie Laurens (Audiobook, Audible Credit)

• Ember Eternal by Chloe Neill (Audiobook, Audible Credit)
• Bone of Contention by Kristi Rose (Kindle, $3.99)
• Bone to Pick by Kristi Rose (Kindle, %4.99)

• Toll of Honor by David Weber (Audiobook, $5.45)
• To End in Fire by David Weber & Eric Flint (Audiobook, $5.18)

What was your week like?