It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (June 1, 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 was a nice quiet week here in Duluth. Minneapolis was another story after a black man died in police custody and was videotaped. It led to the firing of the police officers, protests, riots and looting, and the arrest of one of officers for murder. One of the stores that was looted was a Target near the scene of the crime which led to Target closing all the Minnesota Target stores early on Friday evening "until further notice." Bill was concerned about his store since he was set to begin work on 8 AM on Saturday but the Duluth store opened as usual on Saturday.

This is Saturday afternoon as I'm writing this. I haven't heard what last night was like in the Cities. I know there was a 8 PM curfew imposed by the governor and enforced by the National Guard. I'm hoping that things are settling down now.

I had a really lazy week and didn't get out for a walk even once. I did go to the grocery store a couple of times which amounted to about 1000 steps for each trip. Otherwise, I've been hanging around home and doing a lot of reading.

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.)

• Spy, Spy Again by Mercedes Lackey (June 9) - This YA is the third in the fantasy series starring the next generation of spies in Valdemar. My review will be posted on June 4.
• Catalyst by Sarah Beth Durst (June 9) - This contemporary middle grade fantasy is a story about friendship and a cat that grows and grows and begins to talk and read. My review will be posted on June 3,
• Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King (June 9) - This is the latest in the Sherlock Holmes/Mary Russell mysteries and takes place in 1925 in Monaco and has an intriguing cast of characters. My review will be posted on June 6. 

• A Liaden Universe Constellation by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Mine) - This is the first collection of previously published Liaden Universe stories. I had read most of them in the authors' chapbooks but like having them all together for my Kindle. My review will be posted on June 10.
• A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol. 2 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Mine) - Another collection of Liaden Universe stories that contained a couple that I had missed when they first appeared. My review will be posted on June 18.
• A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol. 3 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Mine) - This is another collection of more recent Liaden Universe stories. My review will be posted on July 8. 

• Storm Front by Jim Butcher (Mine) - This was my audiobook of the week and is the 20-year-old first book in the Dresden Files. My review will be posted June 11.

Currently

Unusually for me, I have a few books in process right now.

• Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston (Mine)
• American Demon by Kim Harrison (Review; June 16)
• Written in Red by Anne Bishop (Audiobook) - reread

Next Week

• The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton (Review; June 30)
• To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman (Review; June 30)
• The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Review; June 23)

Reviews Posted

• Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews (Audiobook)
• Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Audiobook) 

• Lady Rights a Wrong by Eliza Casey
• Death of an Aristocrat by Anya Wylde

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

• A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol. 4 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Kindle)
• The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold (Kindle novella)
• Blood Shot by Tanya Huff (Kindle Anthology)

What was your week like?