It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (June 28, 2021)

 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 pretty good week for solar production. Today started out cloudy but warm. 

I went to the Rhubarb Festival briefly today. The festival is an annual event put on by CHUM (CHurches United in Ministry) which advertises itself as "people of faith working together to provide basic necessities, foster stable lives, and organize for a just and compassionate community." I wanted a rhubarb pie but they didn't have any this year since church kitchens are apparently still closed here in Minnesota. I was disappointed but did get my walking in since I had to park several blocks from the festival.

Otherwise, it was a quiet week. I got outside to walk most days, watched a lot of baseball, and read and listened to lots of 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.)

• The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters (Mine; Audiobook) -- This is the second in the Amelia Peabody historical mystery series. My review will be posted on August 17.
• Beyond by Mercedes Lackey (Mine) -- Lackey writes about the beginning of Valdemar when the Baron is trying to find a way to escape from the Empire and take his people with him. My review will be posted on September 9.
• The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson (Mine) -- The characters from the Truly Devious trilogy are given a new mystery to solve about unexplained murders at a summer camp. My review will be posted on September 4.

• Death in Castle Dark by Veronica Bond (Review; August 3) -- Contemporary cozy mystery starring an actress who has taken a role in a mystery dinner theater held in a castle outside of Chicago and finds one of her coworkers dead in the chapel. My review will be posted on July 29.
• Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong (Mine) -- Armstrong begins a new urban fantasy series where curse workers and luck workers are descended from Greek gods who are actually gifted immortals. My review will be posted on July 31.
• Night Shift Dragons by Rachel Aaron (Mine; Audiobook) -- The is the finale of the DFZ trilogy. Great worldbuilding, fast-paced action, and intriguing characters. My review will be posted on September 14.

• Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron (Review; August 10) -- The final book in the Cajun Country Mysteries is filled with the quirky characters and tasty recipes the fill the earlier episodes. My review will be posted on August 3.
• Gone By Morning by Michele Weinstat Miller (Review; August 10) -- A contemporary thriller told in multiple voices about how a subway bombing leads to revelations of secrets from the past. My review will be posted on August 5.
• Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh (Mine; Audiobook) -- This is the first in the Guild Hunter series and introduces a world controlled by angels. It was a reread but first listen for me. My review will be posted on September 21.

• Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick (Mine; Audiobook)  -- This is a paranormal romantic suspense title which is also a historical. Filled with Quick's usual interesting characters and banter. My review will be posted on September 11.
• Miss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne Allain (Review: August 10) -- Historical romance with a number of interesting characters and situations that all starts with an anonymous letter and ends with multiple "Happily Ever Afters." My review will be posted on August 7.
  

Currently

• The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick (Audiobook)
• Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne (Review; August 10)
• The Secret Duke by Jo Beverley (TBR Pile since April 20, 2010)

Next Week

• The Family Plot by Megan Collins (Review; August 17)
• All Night Long with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews (Review; August 24)
• Eyes of the Forest by April Henry (Review; April 24)

• More Than Fiends by Maureen Child (Mine since April 17, 2008)
• Evil Dark by Justin Gustainis (Mine since April 24, 2012)
• Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery (Mine since May 9, 2021)

Reviews Posted

• Illusion Town by Jayne Castle
• The Keepers by Jeffrey B. Burton

• Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan
• Get a Clue by Jill Shalvis

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

Review:

• Vanishing Edge by Claire Kells (November 9)
• Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush (December 7)

• A Three Book Problem by Vicki Delany (January 11, 2022)
• Garden of Sins by Laura Joh Rowland (January 11, 2022)

Kindle:

• Smokescreen by Dick Francis

Kindle and Audiobook:

• Evil Dark by Justin Gustainis (I've had the print book since 2012)
• The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg (Kindle and Audiobook cost about $5.50. $1.99 each and tax.)

• Last Dragon Standing by Rachel Aaron
• A Dragon of a Different Color by Rachel Aaron
• No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron

• One Good Dragon Deserves Another by Rachel Aaron
• Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron

• The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick
• Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick
• Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh

• Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
• Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
• Mary Russell's War by Laurie R. King

Audiobook:

• Known Devil by Justin Gustainis (bought the Kindle copy July 17, 2014)
• The Liar by Nora Roberts (bought the Kindle copy April 14, 2015)
• Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold (bought the Kindle copy July 7, 2015)

What was your week like?