It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 10, 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 week filled with baseball. My Braves won their division and now are waiting to begin the playoffs. I've been watching Wild Card games to see who they will play and was glad to see that their first opponent will be the Phillies. They next play on Tuesday.

I'm behind on watching The Voice and hope to catch up this week. I've only seen the first two episodes. However, catching up means I can't be listening to my current audiobook which I also want to do.

I caught up on posting my reviews at Amazon and also added some new review books to my stack. I have titles stretching out until May. I have six more to read for November but four of them won't be released until November 29. That means I have a gap to fit in some of my own books. 

Having finally finished all of my Added in 2008 collection except for Nora Roberts's The Gift which is on my calendar for December, I went browsing through my physical TBR stack for some books that still seemed interesting. In order to reduce the physical size of that collection, I've been trying to choose hardcovers.

Besides baseball, this coming week has a couple of medical appointments. Wednesday I'm scheduled for by flu shot and next Covid booster. Thursday, I make my annual visit to my gastroenterologist. I'm not looking forward to either because I'll need to actually leave my house and drive to the appointments complete with finding parking. My gastroenterologist's office is in the middle of a construction zone as the hospital is expanding which makes parking especially challenging. Wish me luck!

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.)

• A Book Club to Die For by Dorothy St. James (Review; 1) -- Cute cozy mystery with engaging characters. My review will be posted on October 26.
• Flight Risk by Cherie Priest (Review; November 15) -- Fun contemporary mystery where one of the main characters is on inconsistent psychic. My review will be posted on November 10.
• Written in Red by Anne Bishop (Audiobook Reread) -- It has been some months since I reread this series and was in need of some comfort reading. 

• The Sea King's Daughter by Barbara Michaels (Mine) -- Romantic suspense by a classic author in the genre. My review will be posted on October 29.
• Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (Mine; Audiobook) -- One of my comfort book favorites . Second in the series. 
• Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man by Emily J. Edwards (Review; November 8) -- Historical mystery set in New York City in 1950. Filled with period slang and period details. My review will be posted on November 1.

Currently

• Kris Longknife: Intrepid by Mike Shepherd (Mine; 6th in the Kris Longknife series)
• Never Name the Dead by D. M. Rowell (Review; November 8)
• Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (Audiobook; Reread)

Next Week

• Kris Longknife: Undaunted by Mike Shepherd (Mine; Book 7 in the Kris Longknife series)
• Calling by Molly Harper (Audiobook; Mine; Last in trilogy)
• The Last Goodnight by Kat Martin (Mine via Prime Reading; 1st in a trilogy where I have the third on my review stack)

• Shadow Girl by Gerry Schmitt (Mine since Jan. 27, 2018)
• For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (Mine since June 22, 2012)
• Hands Down by Felix Francis (Review; November 8)

Reviews Posted

• Treachery on Tenth Street by Kate Belli
• The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
• A Christmas Candy Killing by Christina Romeril

• Blind Faith by Alicia Beckman
• Canter with a Killer by Amber Camp
• Under the Veiled Moon by Karen Odden

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

Review:

• The Villa by Rachel Hawkins (January 3)
• Bones Under the Ice by Mary Ann Miller (March 21)

• Downfall by Mark Rubenstein (April 4)
• Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily J. Edwards (May 2)

Bought:

• Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt (New hardcover; gift from the publisher)
• Dangerous to Know by Tasha Alexander (Kindle Daily Deal; $2.99) -- Book 5 in the series. Now all I need are 6, 7, and 8 to have the whole series.
• Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt (I had a $5 Kindle credit) -- I'm gradually collecting the whole series as they go on sale.

What was your week like?