It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (May 18, 2026)

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 one. We had a brief taste of summer when the temperatures got to 81 on Friday. It was nice to open the windows and air out the house. We are back to reality today with a windy 40 degrees. Nearby wildfires are making the skies hazy. 

I spent most of the week indoors but did manage one trip out to the grocery store. I bought some ingredients for the two new recipes we'll be cooking this week on my brother's days off. Pork loins were on sale. I bought a big one and sliced it into chops for our freezer but left a nice sized roast to make on Monday. We are also planning to make a Shrimp and Peanut Sauce dish which sounded interesting when I saw the recipe online. 

I have my annual mammogram on Monday morning, and our cleaning people are coming sometime on Thursday. Otherwise, my week should be quiet. 

I went a little overboard this week and had my largest book haul of the year. I got five new audiobooks, four new Kindle books, and four new review copies. Three of the four Kindle books are from the same series and cost less than $5 for all three. I put the first of the series on my calendar but not the other two yet. All of the audiobooks are on the calendar, and one is even read and reviewed already. A second is the next audiobook on my stack. 

Read Last Week

• Dark in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
• Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy (Audiobook, Mine since April 8) -- Third book in the Dublin Driver Mystery series. My review will be posted on June 16.
• Beach Thriller by Jamie Day (Review, June 9) -- Contemporary Thriller told from multiple points of view. My review will be posted on June 2.

• Leverage in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
• A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery by Kate Khavari (Review, June 9) -- Fifth in the Saffron Everleigh historical mystery series. My review will be posted on June 3.
• Blood on the Sand by Kacey Ezell (Kindle, Mine since April 10) -- Second book in the Magelight epic fantasy series. My review will be posted on June 4.

• Connections in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
• Miss Amelia's List by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook, Mine since May 12) -- Seventeenth in the Elemental Masters series. My review will be posted on June 12.

Currently

• The Last Time We Saw Her by Jaclyn Goldis (Review, June 16)
• Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd (Review, June 16)

Next Week

• Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson (Review, June 16)
• Restless Bones by Gillian French (Review, June 16)
• A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton (Audiobook, Mine since May 16)

• Whisper Creek by Allison Brennan (Review, June 23)
• A Bitter Cut by Anna Lee Huber (Review, June 23)
• An Irish Bookshop Murder by Lucy Connelly (Audiobook, Mine since April 8)

Reviews Posted

• An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong (Review copy)
• Owlsight by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (Chirp Audiobook)
• Bark of Night by David Rosenfelt (Kindle, Mine)

• Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon (Chirp Audiobook)
• The King's Ransom by Janet Evanovich (Kindle, Mine)
• The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer (Kindle, Mine)

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

Review:

• The Cloak and Dagger Club by Jackie McMahon (Review, July 14)
• The Matchmaker's Cottage by Kat Sloane (Review, August 11)

• Cursed City by Kate Golden (Review, September 29)
• Murder of a Merry Gentleman by Celeste Connally (Review, November 10)

Bought:

• Shards of Glass by Michelle Sagara (Audiobook Add-on, $7.99)
• The Ruling Class by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Audiobook, $5.60)
• Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz (Audiobook, $5.60)

• A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurell K. Hamilton (Audiobook, Audible Credit)
• Miss Amelia's List by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook Add-on, $6.69)

• Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander by Christian Hurst (Kindle, $.99)
• Lily Starling and the Storm Riders by Christian Hurst (Kindle, $.99)

• Lily Starling and the Death Machine by Christian Hurst (Kindle, $2.99)
• Turning Darkness into Light by Marie Brennan (Kindle, $1.99)

What was your week like?