It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (January 31, 2022)

 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...

I had company this week when a friend drove up from Southern Minnesota to spend a few days with me. We did lots of talking and laughing ... and eating! She brought me a bag with 12 wrapped books. I'm supposed to choose, unwrap, and read one a month. My first pick was The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman which I have not read before. I'm looking forward to having a surprise each month.

We mostly stayed at home during her visit, but we did take my brother along to Texas Roadhouse Saturday evening. It was really, really crowded and some of the crowd were high school students all dressed up formally for Sno Ball at a local high school. We had called ahead to get put on the wait list and really didn't have a long wait before we were seated.

The weather was cold but there wasn't any snow while she was here. We lucked out on the weather.

I was able to get an eARC of Fair Trade by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller January 26. I wanted to listen to the first two books in Jethri's story arc before I read it. I pushed everything else on my plans back so that I could do that, and now I'm ready to read the new story. It won't be released until May but I can't wait to read it. As a side note, I pre-ordered the hardcover on October 19, 2021.

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 Night Shift by Alex Finlay (Review; March 1) -- Excellent thriller about the connections between two murders fifteen years apart. I really enjoyed this one. My review will be posted on February 24.
• Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh (Mine; Kindle) -- This is the 7th novella in the Widow's Island series. I enjoy the characters and the mystery was nice too.
• The Lost Bones by Kendra Elliot (Mine; Kindle) -- This is the 8th novella in the Widow's Island series. It also had great characters and an interesting mystery.

• The Far Side of the Stars by David Drake (Mine; Paperback, Kindle & Audiobook) -- This is the third in the Daniel Leary/Adele Mundy space opera series. I've had the paperback since 2008. This is an entertaining series that has taken me too long to start. My review will be posted on March 10.
• Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- This is the first book about Jethri Gobelyn who is a Terran who is adopted into a Liaden Clan in order to learn to be a trader according to the Liaden tradition. Here's my review from April 5, 2020.

• Trade Secret by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- This is the second book in the Jethri Gobelyn series which takes place early in the Liaden Universe timeline. Here's my review from April 14, 2020.
• Deep Night by Ambrose Ibsen (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook) -- This mystery was an Audible Daily Deal that I listened to with a friend. I wrote a review for Goodreads and LibraryThing but won't be reviewing it on my blog.

Currently

• Front Page Murder by Joyce St. Anthony (Review; March 8)
• Fair Trade by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Review; May 3)

Next Week

• The Prey by Allison Brennan (Mine since 2008)
• Causing Havoc by Lori Foster (Mine since 2008)
• If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher (Review; March 8)

• Don't Get Close by Matt Miksa (Review; March 8)
• The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery (Review; March 15)
• Citizen K-9 by David Rosenfelt (Review; March 15)

Reviews Posted

• Summer Days by Susan Mallery
• Every Secret Thing by Susanna Kearsley
• Never Look Back by Mary Burton

• In the Serpent's Wake by Rachel Hartman
• The Bookshop Murder by Marryn Allingham
• The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

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

Review:

• A Perilous Perspective by Anna Lee Huber (April 19)
• Fair Trade by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (May 3)

Purchased:

• The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman (paperback gift from Bev)
• Deep Night by Ambrose Ibsen (Kindle & Audible Daily Deal)
• Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep (Kindle deal)

• The Lost Bones by Kendra Elliot (Kindle)
• Buried Bones by Melinda Leigh (Kindle)
• Battle Ground by Jim Butcher (Kindle Daily Deal)

What was your week like?