It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (February 20, 2023)

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. I did something unusual this week; I drove my car. After a couple of warm, sunny weeks, the roads were clear of snow and ice. I ventured out only to go to the mall and buy new license tabs for my car. Probably less then 5 miles round trip. But still -- I drove in the winter. With snow forecast for every day this coming week, I won't be driving again for a while. 

Otherwise, I listened to four audiobooks and read four books from my review stack. I'm making good progress on my March releases and should finish up all the March review books this week. 

I took advantage of some deals at BookBub and Amazon and received a surprise gift of a hardcover book from Minotaur. I'd already read and reviewed the eARC. I also got four new review books one of which I had requested months ago.

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.)

• Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop (Mine; Reread via audiobook)
• Lake Silence by Anne Bishop (Mine; Reread via audiobook)
• Crowbones by Anne Bishop (Mine; Reread via audiobook)

• Bones Under the Ice by Mary Ann Miller (Review; March 21) -- Interesting debut to new series set in a small town in Indiana. The characters were complex and the mystery was too. My review will be posted on March 14.
• A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas (Review; March 14) -- This is the seventh in the Lady Sherlock historical mystery series. It takes place on a ship sailing from England to points East. Charlotte has to conceal her identity from Moriarty's minions while solving the murder. My review will be posted on March 9.
• Sinister Magic by Lindsay Buroker (Audiobook; Mine since last May) -- Start of a new urban fantasy series starring a half-elven assassin and featuring all sorts of being including dragons. My review will be posted on March 21.

• The Raven Thief by Gigi Pandian (Review; March 21) -- Second in the Secret Staircase series. This time Tempest and her crew need to discover who murdered the distasteful author and dropped his body right in the middle of a seance. My review will be posted on March 14.
• A Mansion for Murder by Frances Brody (Review; March 21) -- 15th in a series of historical murders set in 1930. Interesting characters and a nicely complex mystery. My review will be posted on March 15.

Currently

• Smolder by Laurell K. Hamilton (Review; March 21)

Next Week

• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Review; March 21)
• Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews (Mine)
• The Prince Next Door by Sue Civil-Brown (Mine since 2008)

• Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller (Review; March 28)
• The Murder of Madison Garcia by Marcy McCreary (Review; March 28)
• Farryn's War by Christie Meierz (Mine)

Reviews Posted

• The Ties that Bind by Jayne Ann Krentz
• Murder Served Neat by Michelle Hillen Klump
• Primer and Punishment by Diane Kelly

• Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong
• Silent Evidence by Rachel Grant
• Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich

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

Review:

• Hard Dough Homicide by Olivia Matthews (Review; May 23)
• An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo (Review; July 11)

• The Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos (Review; July 18)
• A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas (Review; March 14)

Bought:

• What Price Victory? by David Weber (Kindle)
• The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey (Kindle; $2.49)
• A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie (Kindle; $1.99)

• Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha (Kindle Daily Deal; $1.99)
• Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (BookBub; $1.99)
• Good Dog, Bad Cop by David Rosefelt (Harcover gift from the publisher)

What was your week like?