It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (August 9, 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 has been a quiet, gloomy week. Between smoke and clouds, there have been few sunny hours. I have whiled away my time by spending time listening to the Elfhome series and enjoying it immensely. The next book is supposed to be published next April after a six year gap, but I'll be looking for the eARC from Baen books after the first of the year. I really want to know what happens next. This could become a new favorite series.

I have also spent a lot of time watching my Braves play baseball and gradually creep up on the teams ahead of them on the leaderboard. Every once in a while, I've caught a few Olympic events too. I've also spent some time cooking this week. I did try a new recipe for lentil stew which turned out a bit spicier than I had thought it would. Tasty--but spicy. 

Next week is empty of appointments. I'm also trying to decide if I want to begin a new series of audiobooks that I already have in my library or continue on with the Amelia Peabody or Guild Hunter series which will mean buying more in each series. I'm well ahead on review books and can indulge myself this week. 

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.)

• Wolf Who Rules by Wen Spencer (Mine; Audiobook) -- This is a reread/first listen of a story I read many years ago. It is the direct sequel to TINKER. My review will be posted on October 19.
• Elfhome by Wen Spencer (Mine; Audiobook) -- This is the third book in the Elfhome series and gives Tinker's cousin Oilcan a starring role without ignoring what both Tinker and Windwolf are doing. My review will be posted on October 28.

• Wood Sprites by Wen Spencer (Mine; Kindle and Audiobook) -- The Fourth in the Elfhome series stars 9-year-old twin geniuses living in New York City learn that they are the younger sister of Tinker and find themselves in the middle of a plot conceived by the oni. My review will be posted on November 2.
• Project Elfhome by Wen Spencer (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- This is either book 4.5 or 5 in the Elfhome series and contains a number of related stories about characters other than the main characters in the other books. I really enjoyed it when I reviewed in 2016. I won't be reviewing it again. 

• For Whom the Book Tolls by Laura Gail Black (Mine) -- First in a new cozy series. Interesting characters and nicely twisty mystery. My review will be posted on October 14.
• Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan (Mine; Kindle and Audiobook) -- This short novel is a paranormal romance and the first in a series. It was the shortest book in my Audible Library and I needed something short. My review will be posted on October 20.
• Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black (Review; September 7) -- Second in the Antique Bookshop mysteries has bookstore owner Jenna Quinn solving another mystery is this nice cozy series. My review will be posted on September 4.

DNF

• A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (Review; August 3) -- Too slow-paced and too "literary" for me. 

Currently

• The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook) -- Reread
• Crooked in His Ways by S. M. Goodwin (Review; September 7)

Next Week

• When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting (September 21)
• Her Renegade Cowboy by Lora Leigh (September 28)
• A Reckless Match by Kate Bateman (September 28)

• In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury (October 12)
• Digging Up Trouble by Kitt Crowe (October 12)
• Betrayal on the Bowery by Kate Belli (October 12)

Reviews Posted

• Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
• Gone By Morning by Michele Weinstat Miller

• Miss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne Allain
• Paper & Blood by Kevin Hearne

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

Review:

• How to Murder a Book by Cynthia Kuhn (December 7)

Purchased:

• The Bullet Catch by John Gaspard (Kindle Free & Audiobook)
• The Ambitious Card by John Gaspard (Kindle & Audiobook)
• Murder in Retribution by Anne Cleeland (Kindle Daily Deal)

• For Whom the Book Tolls by Laura Gail Black (Kindle)
• The Bright and Breaking Sea by Chloe Neill (Kindle Daily Deal) - I previously read a review copy.
• Archangel's Sun by Nalini Singh (Kindle Daily Deal & Audiobook) - I previously read a review copy.

What was your week like?