It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (Oct. 5, 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 past week was an anniversary of sorts. My brother had a heart attack and a triple bypass on Sept. 19, 2019. As a result he had to go through a course of rehab and change his diet. Since I knew my diet wasn't the best, I decided that I should go along on his journey to health. We cleaned out the cupboards and pantry for unhealthy foods, stocked again with healthy food, and bought cookbooks featuring no-salt and heart healthy recipes.

I bake most of our bread these days. My brother still does most of the cooking but he is very conscious of the fat, salt and sugar contents of the recipes he chooses. He's getting really good at adapting recipes to make them healthier. He also does most of the grocery shopping and has developed an eagle eye for healthy choices. 

I first weighed in on Sept. 29 to get a baseline. On Sept. 29, 2020, I found that I had lost 45 pounds over the course of the year. My brother - who didn't have as much to lose as I did - has lost about 25 pounds. He is now in the healthy range on BMI charts whereas I'm still a pound or two away from that range.  I have also had a couple of medications reduced and a couple more stopped entirely. 

On the whole, I get a lot more exercise - weather and pandemic permitting - than I was getting a year ago. This week has been both cold and gloomy and has kept me indoors which was okay since I watched baseball continually for two days of the week and a substantial amount on a couple of other days. My Braves have advanced to the next round!

September Reading

I read 28 books in September with a total of 10,419 pages. Thirteen were audiobooks that were all rereads. I also read 12 review books in September.

I added 16 books to my collection including 5 new review books and 2 audiobooks. Eleven are still on the TBR pile. My TBR mountain now totals 2,221 including some that have been lingering there since 2008.

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.)

• Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt (Review; Oct. 13) - Engaging first person mystery that is 22nd in a series. Andy Carpenter reluctantly takes a case for a man accused of murder which opens up all sorts of past secrets. My review will be posted on October 10.
• Lake Silence by Anne Bishop (Mine; Audiobook) - I wanted to listen again to an old favorite.

• The Emperor's Wolves by Michelle Sagara (Review; Oct. 13) - This book begins a new series set in the world of Elantra and stars Severn Handred. Excellent fantasy. My review will be posted on October 13.
• Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) - I decided to read and listen to the rest of the Chronicles in Elantra series after reading the previous book. I first read this one sometime before 2008 and have read all the rest of the series as they were published. My review will be posted on December 5.

Currently

• The Bodies in the Library by Marty Wingate (Mine)
• Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara (Mine; Audiobook & Kindle book)

Next Week

• Monsters Among Us by Monica Rodden (Review; Oct. 27)
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Mine)
• Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent (Mine)

Reviews Posted

• Girl on the Run by Abigail Johnson
• Deception by Gaslight by Kate Belli

• Shadow Ridge by M. E. Browning
• Saddled with Murder by Eileen Brady

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

Print

• Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
• Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

• A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
• Spellbreaker by Charlie N. Holmberg

Audiobooks

• Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra 1) - I already have the print and Kindle version.
• Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra 2) - I already had the print version but added the Kindle too.
• Cast in Secret by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra 3)  - I already had the print version but added the Kindle too.

• Cast in Fury by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra 4) - I already had the print version but added the Kindle too.
• Cast in Silence by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra 5)  - I already had the print version but added the Kindle too.

Review

• All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz (Jan. 5)

What was your week like?