It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (June 7, 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...

Summer arrived in a hurry here in Duluth. With a high of 90 on Friday, I turned on the air conditioning for the first time this year. The temperatures are supposed to be around 90 for the next week. It has been quite a change from the 50s we had last week. I can say I don't mind the heat but I really don't have to deal with it. I stay inside most of the time anyway. It was nice not needing a jacket on my trip to the grocery store though. 

We had a good week for solar energy too. It is easy to see the days when the clouds rolled in and when the skies were cloudy most of the day. This is the third month in a row when we produced more energy than we used. 

I've been keeping busy reading review books, listening to audiobooks, and watching Braves baseball. 

May Reading Report

I read 29 books in May. Eleven were review books. Fifteen were audiobooks. All of the books I read this month were electronic. I didn't read anything from my TBR stack. I did a lot of rereading this month. All of my audiobooks were rereads.

I added 61 books to my TBR mountain in May including 24 audiobooks and 16 review books. 42 are still unread including 11 of the review books. Most of my books were Kindle copies but I did add two print books this month.

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.)

• Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashley (Review; July 7) -- The latest entry into the Kat Holloway historical mystery series was a great story. My review will be posted on June 29.
• Fallen by Linda Castillo (Review; July 6) -- Chief of Police Kate Burkholder has to solve the mystery of who murdered a young woman who left the Amish community and who has now returned. Lots of twists and turns in this plot. My review will be posted on July 1.
• A Thin Disguise by Catherine Bybee (Review; July 6) -- Contemporary thriller stars a former assassin and an FBI agent who are on the run from someone trying to kill one of them. My review will be posted on June 30.

• Concrete Evidence by Rachel Grant (Kindle and Audiobook) -- Exciting thriller about an underwater archaeologist who is trying to clear her name and a man, also undercover, who wants to find out who is running stolen antiquities through his stepfather's company. My review will be posted on July 3.
• Back from the Brink by Emery Hayes (Review; July 13) -- Contemporary thriller set in Montana and starring a female sheriff who has to deal with deal bodies encased in ice, illegal immigrants, stolen drugs, and corrupt cops. My review will be posted on July 7.
• Written in Red by Anne Bishop (Kindle and Audiobook) -- Reread of a favorite which was fun to listen to while walking.

Currently

• Silence in the Library by Katharine Schellman (Review; July 13)
• Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz (Kindle and Audiobook) from TBR mountain since I got the Kindle on January 7, 2017 but the audiobook only recently

Next Week

• Fatal Family Ties by S. C. Perkins (Review; July 20)
• Last Guard by Nalini Singh (Review; July 20)
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (print)

• Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Kindle and Audiobook Reread)
• Part-Time Gods by Rachel Aaron (Kindle and Audiobook)
• The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper (Print)

Reviews Posted

• Carousel Sun by Sharon Lee
• Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert

• Bones of Hilo by Eric Redman 
• The Art of Betrayal by Connie Berry

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

Review

• Death in Castle Dark by Veronica Bond (August 3)
• A Murder Like No Author by Amy Lillard (November 30)

Bought

• Bark of Night by David Rosenfelt (Kindle)
• The City of Zirdai by Maria V. Snyder (Kindle)
• Murder by Page One by Olivia Matthews (Kindle Daily Deal and Audiobook)

• The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters (Kindle Daily Deal and Audiobook)
• Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Kindle and Audiobook)
• If He's Wicked by Hannah Howell (Kindle and Audiobook)

• If He's Sinful by Hannah Howell (Kindle)
• If He's Wild by Hannah Howell (Kindle Daily Deal)
• If He's Dangerous by Hannah Howell (Kindle Daily Deal)

What was your week like?