It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Oct. 22, 2018)

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.

I will be combining my YA and adult reading and purchases on this one weekly roundup. YA and middle grade reviews will still be posted on  Ms. Martin Teaches Media - my other blog.

Other Than Reading...

This was a week of changeable weather. It snowed twice but nothing stayed on the ground. The sun finally came out after hiding for weeks. It was warm enough one day for my brother to mow the lawn one more time. We also put away the grill and the lawn chairs for the winter. The tree service guys came this week to chip up the fallen trees and grind the stumps. I still have some shrub trimming to do before the snow falls in earnest.

I had a meeting this week to decide about my supplemental health insurance for the year. I found that I was paying way too much for too little service with my old provider. Next year will be cheaper and will also include some dental. I also found out that my health insurance - both the new one and the old one - will pay for a basic membership at over 16,000 fitness clubs in the US. I find that there is one less than two miles from my home that I need to check out really soon now.

I'm still watching baseball. Tonight (Saturday) will determine which National League Club will meet the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. I'm pulling for Milwaukee since they are nearer to my home than Los Angeles. But either team will be fine and should have quite a challenge ahead of them.

Read Last Week

If you can't wait until the review shows up on my blog, reviews are posted to LibraryThing and Goodreads as soon as I write them (usually right after I finish reading a book.)

• The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal - TBR pile; science fiction/alternate history. My review will be posted on Dec. 6.
• Those Who Go By Night by Andrew Gaddess - Review stack; historical mystery. My review will be posted on Nov. 10.
• Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter - YA TBR pile; thriller/romance. My review will be posted on Nov. 9

• Warcross by Marie Lu - Science Fiction thriller from YA TBR pile. My review will be posted on Nov. 12.
• In Peppermint Peril by Joy Avon - Review stack cozy mystery (Nov. 13) - My review will be posted on Nov. 15.

This Splintered Silence by Kayla Olson (Nov. 13) was a DNF. I got to about 40% on my Kindle before I decided to give up on this book that I found incredibly slow paced. I think it suffered partially by being a science fiction story the followed the excellent The Fated Sky. It had an interesting premise but at 40% nothing other than the main character's indecisiveness had happened.

Currently

A Vintage Death by Mary Ellen Hughes (Nov. 8)

Next Week

• The Once and Future Geek by Mari Mancusi (Nov. 20)
• Fatal Festival Days by Jamie M. Blair (Nov. 8)
• Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria Alexander (Nov. 20)

• Sadie by Courtney Summers - TBR pile
• Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch (Nov. 20)
• Bitten by Noelle Marie - TBR pile since May 8, 2018

Reviews Posted

On Inside of a Dog:

• Six Cats A Slayin' by Miranda James
• The Lies We Told by Camilla Way
• Leverage in Death by J. D. Robb

On Ms. Martin Teaches Media:

• The Stone Demon by Karen Mahoney
• Take the Key and Lock Her Up by Ally Carter
• The Shapeshifter's Secret by Heather Ostler

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

TBR Pile:

• West Winds' Fool by Laura Anne Gilman
• Betrayal on Orbis 2 by P. J. Haarsma
• Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal

• Catwoman: Soul Stealer by Sarah J. Maas
• Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
• Silver Linings by Jayne Ann Krentz

Review Stack:

• A Vintage Death by Mary Ellen Hughes (Nov. 8)
• Fatal Festival Days by Jamie M. Blair (Nov. 8)
• Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch (Nov. 20)

What was your week like?