It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 29, 2019)

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.

Other Than Reading...

This has been a quiet week filled with reading and baseball. I did get out to exercise three times but have otherwise been enjoying my air conditioned house. I should finish all of my September review books this week. I'm planning to try to read more in series that I have been gathering after I finish the review books.

This is also the week that I do my State of the Stack post about my review books. It would be nice to have all the September review copies finished before I write it. Instead of reading books in order of their appearance on my calendar I might read the review ones first.

We got our first power bill since we installed solar and it is roughly half of what we paid during the same time period last year. We were hoping for more but are pretty satisfied. My brother is going to call the power company for help interpreting the bill since he thinks it is still too high. We'll see where that takes us.

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 Long Call by Ann Cleeves (Review; Sept. 3) - This is the start of a new mystery series set in Great Britain. I liked the characters and found the plot intriguing. My review will be posted on August 28.
• Vendetta in Death by J. D. Robb (Review; Sept. 3) - This 49th book in the In Death series was another excellent mystery. I love the characters. My review will be posted on Sept. 1.
• Well Met by Jen DeLuca (Review; Sept. 3) - This was an entertaining contemporary romance by a debut author. I liked that it revolved around a Renaissance Faire. My review will be posted on August 31.

• The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (Review; Sept. 3) - This is the first book in a new epic fantasy by the author. I liked the characters and the worldbuilding. My review will be posted on August 29.
• Remembering the Dead by Elizabeth J. Duncan (Review; Sept. 10) - This tenth Penny Brannigan mystery worked well for me even though it is the first in the series that I read. The plot was well developed but I didn't feel much suspense. It seemed like Penny just fell into the various clues. My review will be posted on Sept. 3.
• Ice Cold Heart by P. J. Tracy (Review; Sept. 10) - The latest in the Monkeewrench mysteries was the usual thrill ride. Multiple plot threads were woven together into a satisfying whole. My review will be posted on Sept. 4.

Currently

• Fatal Cajun Festival by Ellen Byron (Review; Sept. 10)

Next Week

• The Dry by Jane Harper (mine)
• Save Your Breath by Melinda Leigh (Review; Sept. 17)
• The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams (YA Review; Sept. 17)

• Don't Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch (YA Review; Sept. 17)
• O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King (Mine - reread)
• His Majesty's Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal (Mine)

Reviews Posted

• Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag
• A Highlander Walks Into a Bar by Laura Trentham
• The Duke Is But a Dream by Anna Bennett

• Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley
• Reflex by Dick Francis

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

Bought:

• Tamiko and the Two Janitors by Forthright
• The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
• Ask Me No Questions by Shelley Noble

Audiobooks from SYNC:

• All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
• Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Review:

• Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller (YA; April 4, 2020)

What was your week like?