It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (December 6, 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.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

This was a mixed bag of a week. I went to the garage to make a quick trip to the grocery store only to find out my car wouldn't start. My brother jump started it and we let in run in the garage for 45 minutes. (I used his car to go to the grocery store!) 

A couple of day later I took my car to my car dealer to find out why a 2020 car with only 1500 miles on it wouldn't start. Seems I need to drive it more to keep the battery charged. Great advice, but with our first snowstorm of the season predicted for Saturday night through Monday morning, not very practical for this fair weather driver. At least the trip to the dealer, which included an oil change, didn't cost anything thanks to my Maintenance Plan.

My brother works 4PM until Midnight Sunday night which should be in the peak of the storm which is supposed to dump somewhere between 5 and 10 inches of snow and include strong winds. He's a much braver driver than I am but has some doubts about how busy Target will be that night. He also starts work rather early on Monday and hopes the neighbors won't be too disturbed by someone running the snowblower either 1 AM Monday or 6 AM.

I'm pretty content to hunker down for the winter and stay really, really close to home!

November Report

I read 39 books in November. Twenty-one were mine; eighteen were review books. Fourteen of mine were audiobooks. Total pages were just over 12000. Hours spent listening were about 131. There were 4 rereads this month and I managed to lower my TBR pile by six books. My reading was heavily slanted to mysteries and thrillers this month.

I added 82 books to TBR mountain including 40 new audiobooks and 25 new review books. 54 are still unread. 

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 Family Way by Jayne Ann Krentz (Audiobook) -- Reread of a contemporary romance I read years ago. It held up pretty well. My review is scheduled for February 8.
• Pistols and Poinsettias by Bruch Hammack (Mine; Kindle, Free when I got it) -- I was looking for something Christmas-y and found this one on my Kindle. My review will be posted on December 30.
• Garden of Sins by Laura Joh Rowland (Review; January 11) -- Sixth in the Victorian mystery series. My review will be posted on January 5.

• Betwixt by Darynda Jones (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- First in a contemporary urban fantasy series. It had lots of humor and great characters. My review will be posted January 4.
• A Three Book Problem by Vicki Delany (Review; January 11) -- New book in a long-running cozy mystery series. My review will be posted on January 6.
• The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- The first book in the Jacqueline Kirby cozy mystery series written about 1972. This is a reread of something I read long ago. My review will be posted on January 6.

• The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews (Review; January 11) -- Nice historical romance with culture clashes. My review will be posted on January 8.
• Bewitched by Darynda Jones (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- Second in a contemporary urban fantasy trilogy. Loved the characters. My review will be posted on January 18.
• Three in Death by J. D. Robb (Mine; Kindle) -- Collection of three novellas set in the In Death universe. All were enjoyable but I don't plan to review it.

Currently

• Her Second Death by Melinda Leigh (Review; December 7) - short story
• Lightning in a Mirror by Jayne Ann Krentz (Review; January 18) - almost finished
• How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan (Review; January 18)

Next Week

• The Body Reader by Anne Frasier (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook)
• Summer Days by Susan Mallery (Mine since 12/27/2013)
• Desolation Canyon by P. J. Tracy (January 18)

• Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon (January 25)
• Undercover K-9 Cowboy by Addison Fox (January 25)
• Rancher's Forgotten Rival by Maisey Yates (January 25)

Reviews Posted

• The Bartered Brides by Mercedes Lackey (finished October 1)
• How to Book a Murder by Cynthia Kuhn (finished November 2)
• Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush (finished November 5)

• Renewed for Murder by Victoria Gilbert (finished November 7)
• Dark Night by Paige Shelton (finished November 8)
• Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon (finished November 9)

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

Review:

• Her Second Death by Melinda Leigh (December 7)
• Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon (January 25)
• Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly (February 22)

• The Burning Pages by Paige Shelton (April 5)
• Her Dying Day by Mindy Carlson (June 7)

Added to TBR Mountain

• Bewitched by Darynda Jones (Kindle & Audiobook)
• Beguiled by Darynda Jones (Kindle & Audiobook)
• The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley (Kindle)

• Briarheart by Mercedes Lackey (Kindle)
• The Murders of Richard III by Elizabeth Peters (Audible Membership)
• Die for Love by Elizabeth Peters (Audible Membership)

• Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters (Kindle & Audiobook)
• Thankless in Death by J. D. Robb (Kindle & Audiobook)

What was your week like?