It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 25, 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 another quiet week albeit much sunnier than it has been for some time. The highlight was a phone call from my brother at 10:17 PM asking me to go get him from work since his car refused to start. He started with an apology because he knows I don't see very well when driving at night and don't drive at night unless I have no choice. 

He was busy for a couple of days between calling for a tow truck to take his car to the dealership and learning that he needs a new starter. Since his baby is a 2001 Honda Prelude, the parts take a week to arrive which means his car as been sitting at the dealers and he's been driving his equally old winter car - a Subaru Outback. At least a starter is available. He's been finding some other needed parts unavailable. I think he should look for another car and stop pouring money into this one, but he loves it and hasn't found another kind that he likes as well. 

I kept busy watching baseball and listening to the Liaden Universe audiobooks. With Houston clinching last night, half of the World Series is set. My Braves need to win one of the next two games against the Dodgers. Edited to add: THEY WON! THEY WON! I'M SO HAPPY FOR THEM!

I have the most recent Liaden Universe story to listen to again. Then I'll take a break since the authors have just submitted the next Liaden Universe book to their publishers for publication in May. The new one will be third in a story arc earlier in the timeline. I'll listen to the first two books nearer to when I can get my hands on the new book. 

This coming week has only one appointment. I have to have blood drawn as I do every three months. It looks like I will finally get to reading the rest of my November 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.)

• Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread) -- Here's my review from May 28, 2015.
• Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread) -- Here's my review from July 2, 2016.
• To End in Fire by David Weber & Eric Flint (Mine) -- The latest book in the Honorverse is a 700+ page chunkster that takes place after the destruction of the Solarian League and concerns itself with the search for the villains - the Mesan Alliance. My review will be posted on November 23.

• You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus (November 30) -- This excellent YA thriller was told in alternate chapters by the main characters who were well-developed and interesting people. My review will be posted on November 24.
• Neogenesis by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook reread) -- Here is my review from December 27, 2017.

DNF

• A Murder Like No Author by Amy Lillard (November 30) -- This was an interesting combination of over-description and under-description often on the same page. Characters - large numbers - were introduced with no background while the setting was described in minute detail.

Currently

• Accepting the Lance by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread)
• A Swift and Savage Tide by Chloe Neill (November 30)

Next Week

• Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott (Audiobook)
• An Unexpected Distraction by Catherine Bybee (November 30)

• Last Redemption by Matt Coyle (November 30)
• Trader's Leap by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread)

Reviews Posted

• Wolf Who Rules by Wen Spencer (finished August 1)
• Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell (finished August 11)
• Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (finished August 27)

• Archangel's Light by Nalini Singh (finished August 29)
• Thief's Mark by Carla Neggers (finished September 12)
• Imposter's Lure by Carla Neggers (finished September 13)

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

Review:

• A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett (February 15)

Bought:

• Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate by Forthright
• Knot of Shadows by Lois McMaster Bujold
• Little Girl Lost by Cheryl Bradshaw

What was your week like?