It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (March 26, 2012)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

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.


Last week turned out to be a good reading week for me. I finished six books. Admittedly, some of them were short. Since I was caught up on review books, I decided to dig in my TBR baskets and read some books for my TBR challenges.

I read Magic Under Stone by Jaclyn Dolamore which was a young adult fantasy and the sequel to her debut novel Magic Under Glass. I enjoyed it for the adventure but wasn't as happy with the progress of the romance. My review is here.

I also read My Name Is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson which was historical fiction taking place in the 1960s and centered around the Alaska Native children who were sent away from their homes to attend boarding schools. If a book can be both heartbreaking and hopeful, this one certainly qualifies. My review will be posted on March 31.

I read Hidden by Kelley Armstrong which is novella length and tells what happens when Elena, Clay and their twins try to have a family Christmas. My review is here.

I also read Obsidian (A Lux Novel) by Jennifer L. Armentrout. This YA features aliens, danger, a tempestuous romance, and a main character who is a teenage blogger. My review will be posted on March 29.

I dug deep in the TBR basket to find Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts. This romantic suspense novel features smoke jumpers as the main characters. I really loved it and stayed up late to finish it. My review will be published on March 31.

I also found another novella length story by Kelley Armstrong - Counterfeit Magic - while digging around for something interesting. It has been on the stack since November 2010. This one features Paige, Lucas and Samantha and deals with a case that comes to their investigations agency. It also deals with some marital adjustments that Paige and Lucas have to make. My review will be posted on March 29.

I am currently reading two books which is a bit unusual for me. I am writing this Sunday morning and taking A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster with me when I go to the Timberwolves game this afternoon. I have a couple of hours of bus ride each way that I can use for reading time. I'm taking this one both because it is next on my review stack and because it is a purse-sized paperback.

I started reading Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey which I found in my TBR stack last night. Currently I have read about a third of it. But it is a hardcover and won't fit in my purse. I don't want to have to carry a book with me that isn't a purse book because I'm afraid I'll lose it. I need to make sure I don't lose any of the 50 some students going with us and I don't want to worry about losing a book too. (Just kidding, we haven't lost any kids the previous years but I always worry.)

I have time to read one more young adult book from my TBR stack before I start my April review books. I have chosen Catching Jordan by Miranda Kinneally because I have heard good things about this story. I like the idea of a young woman being the quarterback of her high school football team. 

Then, I have You Can't Have My Planet, But Take My Brother, Please by James Mihaly. This middle grade science fiction story has been sitting on my review stack since last October. It will be published on April 10.

I got The China Gambit by Allan Topol from Erin at Meryl L. Moss Media Relations at the beginning of February and said I would review it in April. It is a thriller that is the start of a trilogy about a former CIA agent trying to thwart a plot by China for world domination.

I also got Until Next Time by Amy Lignor from Tribute books and have a scheduled posting date of April 12.  This is book one in a new young adult paranormal series titled The Angel Chronicles. 

This week doesn't look like it will be a very good reading week. 

• Today - the Timberwolves, 
• Monday -The Hunger Games movie after work, 
• Tuesday - dentist appointment after work, 
• Wednesday - a committee meeting after school and packing, 
• Thursday - work half a day then drive to Grand Rapids (5 hours) for a conference, 
• Friday - conference from noon to 9 PM, 
• Saturday - conference until 3:30 PM and then driving back home, 
• Sunday - collapse from all the wild activity.

What does your coming week look like?