It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 25, 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...

This was another quiet summer week. It is hard to believe that it is almost the end of July already. 

I'm starting to see back-to-school sales and posts from my teacher friends who are getting ready for a new year. My former district is also going through a bunch of changes this year. They'll have a new Superintendent of Schools, a new Elementary Principal, and a new High School Principal along with some new teachers. The district is also trying to pass a referendum to do some upgrades to the two schools. So many changes make me even more glad to be retired.

I have spent the week reading and writing reviews. The break for the MLB All-Star game was good for adding more reading time to my schedule. I'm still not as far ahead as I would like to be, but my August calendar isn't looking quite so bare. I have a number of much anticipated books on my Review stack with August release dates. I plan to fill in around them with books from my TBR mountain and some of my new, short audiobooks. 

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.)

Review Books:

• Round Up the Usual Peacocks by Donna Andrews (Review; August 2) -- 31st in the Meg Langslow humorous mystery series. I've only read a couple. They stand alone well and are very entertaining with a large touch of humor. My review will be posted on July 28.
• Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose (Review; August 2) -- I kept reading and reading and didn't seem to be making any progress. Then I looked and saw that the book was 608 pages long! It was an entertaining romantic suspense title with the emphasis on the suspense. My review will be posted on July 27.

• The Dark Circle by Robert J. Mrazek (Review; August 9) -- After losing his job as campus security, he takes a job trying to locate a missing college student and finds himself deep in danger from a cult that preys on young virgins. My review will be posted on August 2.
• In Too Steep by Kate Kingsbury (Review; August 9) -- A nice cozy set in the Pacific Northwest. Vivian Wainright, who owns a tea shop, gets involved in investigating a murder when she sees a souvenir she sold on his shelf. My review will be posted on August 3.

Books from my own stack.

• I Dare by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook Reread)
• Royal Valentine by Jenn McKinlay (Audible Daily Deal & Kindle) -- This cute novella was an entertaining contemporary romance. My review will be posted on August 2)

• Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris (Audible Sale) -- This is the first book in the Lily Bard mystery series. I read it originally more than 20 years ago. It was still an entertaining story. My review will be posted on August 6.
• Lady Fortescue Steps Out by M. C. Beaton (Audible Plus) -- The engaging Regency Romance stars poor relations and tells how they band together to start a hotel. My review will be posted on August 9.

Currently

• A New Clan by David Weber and Jane Lindskold (Mine; Kindle) -- This is the fourth book and latest in the YA prequel series to the Honor Harrington series. It is a fun adventure so far.
• Death at the Manor by Katharine Schellman (Review; August 9)

Next Week

The rest of my August Review books.

• Line of Darkness by Max Tomlinson (August 16)
• Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (August 16)
• In the Pines by Kendra Elliot (August 16)

• Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs (August 23)
• Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (August 23)
• A Certain Darkness by Anna Lee Huber (August 30)

Reviews Posted

• A Liaden Universe Constellation Volume 1 by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
• The Wedding Plot by Paula Munier
• The Unkept Woman by Allison Montclair

• Storm Echo by Nalini Singh
• Touchstones by Stephanie Burgis
• The Jigsaw Assassin by Catherine Asaro

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

Review:

• Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs (August 23)
• River of Fallen Angels by Laura Joh Rowland (January 10, 2023)
• Murder at an Irish Castle by Ellie Brannigan (February 7, 2023)

Audiobooks:

Audible had another sale!

• Luna Rising by Sara Snow ($2,00)
• Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews ($3.00)
• Miniatures by John Scalzi ($1.00) 

• Proto Zoa by Lois McMaster Bujold ($2.00)
• The Poison Study Short Story Collection by Maria V. Snyder ($2.00)
• Wolf Moon by Nora Roberts ($1.00)

• Free Fall by Suzanne Brockmann ($1.00)
• A Fool's Gold Wedding by Susan Mallery (Kindle for $2.99; Audiobook for $2.00)
• Royal Valentine by Jenn McKinlay (Kindle for $2.99; Audible Daily Deal for $1.95)

Kindle Books:

• Stargazer by Anne Hillerman (BookBub deal for $2.99)
• Amber Beach by Elizabeth Lowell (BookBub deal for $1.99)

• The Third Circle by Amanda Quick 
• The Life She Had by K. L. Armstrong

What was your week like?