It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (March 27, 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...

Spring in Minnesota!

My Front Yard

My Backyard

We added 3.4 inches of snow this week, but the bright sun has reduced the amount of snow officially on the ground from 35 inches to 33 inches. Mostly snow-free solar panels are also producing some electricity for us. The backyard picture has me (5' 3") holding the camera at my eye level and barely being able to see over the drifts. You can see our snow-covered deck on the left in the picture.

I haven't been driving at all this week since my brother is using my car while waiting for parts for his exhaust system. The roads are snow-free both as a result of plowing and the sun melting the remainder. The snow piles on the sides of the road do make turning onto a busy street an adventure though.

I'm still keeping busy watching Spring Training baseball and watching The Voice. This week games start for real, and I can't wait. I also listened to my first audiobook of the month this past week and have more in my plans for this week.

I had a huge week for adding new books. First, I got Kindle copies of all of the In Death books I didn't already have on Kindle. Then Chirp had a sale on Donna Andrews's series. Then I was approved for a number of review copies. Anyway, 21 new books were added to my stacks.

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.)

• Promises in Death by J. D. Robb (Book 28; reread)
• Kindred in Death by J. D. Robb (Book 29; reread)
• An American in Scotland by Lucy Connelly (Review; April 4) -- ER doctor from Seattle uproots her life for rural Scotland and discovers a body before her jet lag has worn off. Interesting characters and a nice setting. My review will be posted on March 29.

• Downfall by Mark Rubenstein (Review; April 4) -- Interesting contemporary mystery told from multiple viewpoints. My review will be posted on March 30.
• Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb (Book 30; Reread)

• Salvage Right by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Review; July 4) -- I couldn't wait to read the latest in the Liaden Universe as soon as Baen Books made the eARC available. I enjoyed it, but will want to read it again before I write my review nearer to the book's release date.
• Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb (Book 31; Reread)
• Captive Star by Nora Roberts (Mine; Audiobook) -- Entertaining romantic suspense. It's the middle book in the Stars of Mithra trilogy. My review will be posted on April 4.

• Treachery in Death by J. D. Robb (Book 32; Reread)
• New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb (Book 33; Reread)

Currently

• Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein (Mine since February 9, 2009)
• Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein (Mine; new Kindle copy)

• How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper (Mine; Audiobook)
• Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb (Reread; In Death book 34)

Next Week

• The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C. J. Archer (Mine; Audiobook)
• A Different Dawn by Isabella Maldonado (Mine; Audiobook)
• Secret Star by Nora Roberts (Mine; Audiobook)

• A Wealth of Deception by Trish Esden (Review; April 18)
• Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco (Mine since July 31, 2009)
• Kris Longknife: Tenacious by Mike Shepherd (Mine)

Reviews Posted

• Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood
• Sinister Magic by Lindsay Buroker
• The Prince Next Door by Sue Civil-Brown

• Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller
• The Murder of Madison Garcia by Marcy McCreary
• Farryn's War by Christie Meierz

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

Review:

• Deep Tide by Laura Griffin (April 25)
• Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay (May 16)
• Identity by Nora Roberts (May 23)

• Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (May 23)
• Dead Man's Wake by Paul Doiron (June 27)
• Flop Dead Gorgeous by David Rosenfelt (July 4)

• Salvage Right by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (July 5)
• Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose (August 15)

Bought:

Audiobooks from Chirp:

• Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews
• The Hen of the Baskervilles by Donna Andrews

• Duck the Halls by Donna Andrews
• The Good, the Bad, and the Emus by Donna Andrews

Kindle:

• Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein
• Just Me by Blake Pierce (BookBub, Free)
• Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb

• Delusion in Death by J. D. Robb
• Calculated in Death by J. D. Robb
• Festive in Death by J. D. Robb

• Treachery in Death by J. D. Robb
• Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb
• New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb

What was your week like?