It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 6, 2020)

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 another quiet, stay-at-home week. It was also the last week my brother worked before he took his 30-day paid leave from Target. I don't recall leaving the house once this week. It snowed a couple of times which also kept me from wanting to leave home.

I've been listening to a lot of audiobooks and even walked on my treadmill three times while listening. I'm eager for the start of Spring here in my part of Minnesota so that I can take some walks outside in my neighborhood. However, I'm waiting for less snow and much warmer weather.

This was a good week for review books. I got an email saying that I had won a copy of Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King. I had been checking NetGalley and Edelweiss hoping an ARC would be available ever since I heard about the book. I love the series. I was told that physical ARCs were not being sent but eARCs were available if I was interested. I replied that an eARC was fine and then waited a couple of days. When I didn't hear anything, I went to NetGalley and saw that the ARC was available from Berkley for Request. I requested and was granted access the next day.

I also got an email from Sarah Beth Durst offering me an ARC of Race the Sands which is her newest standalone fantasy. I replied that it sounded good and a couple of days later a physical ARC showed up in my mailbox. I have read everything this author has written and have enjoyed them all.

This coming week has doctor's appointments for both Bill and me. Both have been confirmed and not cancelled. I have to take Bill to his because he will have his eyes dilated so that they can check on the progress of retina repair. Mine is easier since I just need to second shingles shot and hope to be in and out in very few minutes.

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.)

• Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Mine; audiobook) - This story is out of the main sequence of the Liaden Universe books. I've only read it a couple of times and not for years. It tells the story of young human trader who is taken as an apprentice by a Liaden trader and has lots of secrets both about trade and about the young trader. My review will be posted on April 9.
• Trade Secret by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Mine; audiobook) - This is the sequel to BALANCE OF TRADE and has the further adventures of Jethri Gobelyn. It has even more political maneuvering and secrets than the first. My review will be posted on April 14.
• A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber (Review; April 7) - This is the 8th book in the Lady Darby historical mystery series. My review is linked below.   

• Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong (Mine) - YA urban fantasy sequel to Wolf's Bane. This self-published spinoff of her Otherworld series tells about a few days at a leadership camp attended by a variety of supernatural teens that goes horribly wrong. My review will be posted on April 7.
• Written in Red by Anne Bishop (Mine; audiobook reread) - This is one of my favorite books. I've lost count of the number of times I've read it. This is the second time I listened to the audiobook. My review will be posted on April 15.

DNF

• Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller (Review; April 14) - I quit this one at 10% since it had switched viewpoints at least three times and I still had no idea what the story was about. 

Currently

• Slayer by Kiersten White (12%)
• Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (Audiobook)

Next Week

• Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst (April 21)

Reviews Posted

• A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones
• The Body in the Garden from Katharine Schellman 

• Hid from Our Eyes by Julia Spencer-Fleming
• A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber

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

Bought:

• Twelve Days of Faery by W. R. Gingell
• Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
• Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa 

• Goldie and the Billionaire Bear by Catelyn Meadows
• Backfire by Catherine Coulter

Review:

• Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King (June 9)
• Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne (August 25)

What was your week like?