It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (December 5, 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 a nice quiet week. I did get to my appointment last Tuesday even though it snowed all day. The rest of the week included really cold weather and really windy weather too. The wind did manage to clear the snow off our driveway and some of our solar panels. 

I took advantage of Cyber Monday to buy myself a new kindle. I should be getting a Kindle Paperwhite with a leather cover this coming week. The wireless charging dock won't be arriving until sometime between December 21 and December 29 though. This will be my sixth Kindle. 

I wrote by monthly State of the Stack post which is one of the ways I keep track of review books. 

November Report

I read 33 books in November and raised my Goodreads goal again. This is the last time I'm increasing it. I set it for 365 books. I'm currently at 351. Next year I plan to start it higher to begin the year.

My stats say I read 10,987 pages and listened for about 202 hours. CAWPILE only counts whole hours of audiobook listening which means I round down if the minutes are less that 30 and round up if they are over 30. I listened to 18 audiobooks in November. 

Twenty-four of the books I read/listened to were mine. Nine were review books. Fourteen of the books I read/listened to were rereads. 

I added 51 books to my LibraryThing account including 15 review books. I added 11 audiobooks by using 3 of my banked Audible Credits, shopping an Audible Sale, and using an Audible $10 coupon. I added one new audiobook from Chirp. I got three free Kindle books and 11 more that were less the $6 each.

Forty-two of my new books are still unread. My total TBR pile numbers 2464 which includes 53 unread review books. 1984 of my unread books are on my Kindle. 

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.)

• Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (Audiobook reread) -- Here's my original review. 
• Before We Kiss by Susan Mallery (Mine) -- Another nice romance in the Fool's Gold series. My review will be posted on December 14.
• Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (Audiobook reread) -- Here's my original review.

• Kris Longknife: Furious by Mike Shepherd (Mine) -- This tenth in a series has Kris a wanted criminal on almost every planet in the union her great-grandfather runs. She needs to find her grandfather who is determined to try to trade with the aliens Kris met in an earlier episode. My review will be posted on December 15.
• Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs (Mine) -- I wanted to go back to the short story that introduced Anna Latham and Charles Cornick since there were so many references to their meeting in Wild Sign. It was in On the Prowl which I bought in 2007.
• Cast in Eternity by Michelle Sagara (Kindle & Audiobook) -- This was a combined read/listen of the newest book in the Chronicles of Elantra. This one featured ghosts and a Barrani who wanted to rule the world. My review will be posted on December 10.

• Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke (Review; December 27) -- This is the first of a new cozy series set in Texas. Three sisters have started a record shop and coffee shop but need to investigate a murder when a body is found in their storeroom after their Grand Opening. My review will be posted on December 17.
• Bookclubbed to Death by V. M. Burns (Review; December 27) -- Bookstore owner and soon-to-be published author Sam Washington needs to find out who murdered hated book critic Delia Marshall whose body was left in Sam's bookstore. My review will be posted on December 20.
• Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs (Mine; Audiobook) -- Latest in the Alpha and Omega series has Anna and Charles investigating an abandoned town illegally placed on some pack land in California. They run into black witches and an ancient god. My review will be posted on December 29.

Currently

• Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson (Review; December 27)

Next Week

• The Secret of the Lost Pearls by Darcie Wilde (Review; December 27)
• A Wicked Game by Kate Bateman (Review; December 27)
• The Gift by Nora Roberts (Mine; the last unread book I added in 2008)

• Sleep No More by Jayne Ann Krentz (Review; January 3)
• Picture in the Sand by Peter Blauner (Review; January 3)
• The Last Exit by Michael Kaufman (Mine)

Reviews Posted

• Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca
• What Meets the Eye by Alex Kenna
• City of Fortune by Victoria Thompson

• Death in the Margins by Victoria Gilbert
• A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones

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

Review:

• Against the Current by Olivia Matthews (Review; January 24)
• When the House Burns by Priscilla Paton (Review; February 14)
• Primer and Punishment by Diane Kelly (Review; February 21)

• Cold Blooded Liar by Karen Rose (Review; February 28)
• Good Dog, Bad Cop by David Rosenfelt (Review; March 14)
• Fateful Words by Paige Shelton (Review; April 4)

• The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst (Review; April 25)
• The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard by Kate Robards (Review; June 20)
• Not By Blood by Chris Narozny (Review; July 18)

Bought:

• Aura of Night by Heather Graham (I used Amazon Rewards to get this one for free)
• Cast in Eternity by Michelle Sagara (Kindle from a pre-order done April 7)
• Cast in Eternity by Michelle Sagara (Audiobook using $10 Audible coupon; $2.99)

What was your week like?