It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (August 15, 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 a quiet week. It was cooler than normal but sunny. We made lots of lovely solar energy. This next week doesn't look quite as nice, but maybe there will be some sunny patches. The temperatures do look pleasant.

Luckily, I don't have any outdoor activities planned for the coming week. I want to dig into my September review books now that the August ones are completed. 

I am almost finished with the prequel series to the Kris Longknife series. I plan to reread and review books two and three in the Kris Longknife series in September since I read them before 2008 and am sure I haven't reviewed them. Then I can read books four and five which are two of the remaining four books I added in 2008 but haven't read yet. I also have one more from the McKettrick series on the Added in 2008 pile and one anthology of Christmas stories by Nora Roberts. I plan to read all of them in September and finally finish that collection. Then I need to start on the books I added in 2009 but haven't read yet. If my bookkeeping is accurate there are 168 of those books. I'm pretty sure that a large number of them will go on the donate stack.

I only have eight review books releasing in September and two of them are actually on my August calendar since I like to post reviews the week before the books release. That leaves lots of open slots for books I choose to read from TBR mountain. 

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.)

• Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb (Mine; Audiobook) -- Mystery solved by senior citizen retired police officers at their new home in The Homestead in Florida. My review will be posted on August 26.
• McKettrick's Heart by Linda Lael Miller (Mine since 2007) -- This was an entertaining contemporary romance that sat on my TBR pile for way too many years. My review will be posted on August 25.
• A Certain Darkness by Anna Lee Huber (Review; August 30) -- The sixth Verity Kent mystery set in the aftermath of the First World War was filled with political complexities. Great characters trying to rebuild their lives, but a very complex plot. My review will be posted on August 24.

• They Also Serve by Mike Moscoe (Mike Shepherd) -- third in the Jump Universe series continues the stories of Ray, Mary, Trouble and Ruth. My review will be posted on August 30.
• The Price of Peace by Mike Moscoe (Mike Shepherd) -- second in the Jump Universe series is classic space opera. My review will be posted on August 25.

• To Do or Die by Mike Shepherd (Mine) -- fourth in the Jump Universe has lots of battles and political maneuvering. My review will be posted on September 6.
• Rita Longknife: Enemy Unknown by Mike Shepherd -- fifth in the Jump Universe has Rita Longknife hunting missing ships and pirates and finding aliens. My review will be posted on September 8.

Currently

• Rita Longknife: Enemy in Sight by Mike Shepherd -- last of the prequels to the Kris Longknife series
• Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer (Review; September 6)

Next Week

These are the next ones on my Review stack. Other books, not yet chosen, will be read too to fill in my calendar.

• Bound by Murder by Laura Gail Black (September 6)
• Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook (September 6)
• Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (September 6)

• Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King (September 6)
• Lucy on the Wild Side by Kerry Rea (September 13)
• Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower (September 20)

Reviews Posted

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

• Lady Fortescue Steps Out by M. C. Beaton
• A New Clan by David Weber & Jane Lindskold
• Luna Rising by Sara Snow

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

Review:

• Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty (October 4)
• One Last Chance by Kat Martin (November 29)
• Through the Liquor Glass by Sarah Fox (November 29)

• City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson (December 6)
• The Secret of the Lost Pearls by Darcie Wilde (December 27)
• Bookclubbed to Death by V. M. Burns (December 27)

Bought:

• The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 edited by Veronica Roth (BookBub; $1.99)
• The Wendy by Erin Michelle Sky (BookBub; $.99)
• Death Before Dragons by Lindsay Buroker (Anthology; BookBub; $1.99)

• Uneasy Lies the Crown by Tasha Alexander (Kindle Daily Deal)
• The Scent of Murder by Kylie Logan (BookBub; $1.99)

What was your week like?