It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (June 8, 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 better week for walking than last week. I managed to get out for three long walks while listening to The Others series again. The weather was great and I managed to get a little sunburn on my forehead. I really have to remember to slather on the sunscreen before I head out. I am way too light skinned to face the sunshine unprotected.

As nice as the weather has been, we still haven't needed to turn on the air conditioning which is good for our energy usage and really builds up the credit on our power bill. It does look like Monday will be an AC day since they are forecasting temperatures in the high 80s which is a definite increase from today's mid-60s.

May Report

I read 28 books in May. I listened to about 220 hours worth of audiobooks in the 17 audiobooks on this month's list. Fifteen of the seventeen audiobooks were rereads. I read 8 review books this month too.

I added 22 books to my collection in May. Five were audiobooks and thirteen were Kindle books. I added three new review books. Thirteen of the books are still on the TBR stack including one of the audiobooks.

I've added 143 books so far in 2020 with 89 still unread. Fifty of the additions are review books. I've read 14 of the review books already. I DNFd two of the review books.

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.)

• Written in Red by Anne Bishop - Audiobook books re-listen
• Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop - Audiobook books re-listen
• Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop - Audiobook books re-listen 

• Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop - Audiobook books re-listen.
• Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop -  Audiobook books re-listen

• The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold - This is the 8th Penric and Desdemona novella and tells about Penric being called in to try to find out what is causing a very disturbing and lethal illness among the soldiers under his brother-in-law's command. I don't plan to review it.
• Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston - This is the 3rd in the Honey Badger Chronicles and stars the middle sister Max. It was a fun and funny urban fantasy. My review will be posted on June 20.

DNF

• American Demon by Kim Harrison (June 16) - I read 30% before giving up on this one. It is the most recent in a complicated series and it has been too long since I read the earlier books. I was deeply confused and there were way too many characters that I didn't remember.

Currently

I need to pick something to read to fill the hole left in my calendar by not reviewing American Demon but don't know what I want to read yet.

Next Week

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

Reviews Posted

• The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman
• Catalyst by Sarah Beth Durst 

• Spy, Spy Again by Mercedes Lackey
• Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King

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

Bought

• Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
• Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
• Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare 

• Forged in Fire and Stars by Andrea Robertson 
• Penric's Travels by Lois McMaster Bujold

Review:

• The Vanished Seas by Catherine Asaro (July 7)
• Sing Like No One's Listening by Vanessa Jones (Sept. 1)
• Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott (Oct. 1)

What was your week like?