It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 10, 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, lazy summer week. The only excitement for me was that I finally got a haircut. My stylist chopped off somewhere between 6 and 7 inches that I had grown during the pandemic. I was getting tired of hair in my mouth and catching my hair on things. Now I have a short bob that, in my opinion, won't need cutting for another year. 

I took advantage of a short term Audible Plus deal and listened to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I had read it back in 1998 but not since. I did see the movie when it was released. It was fun to revisit those characters and that world. 

And I am inadvertently taking part in Big Books of Summer. When I chose The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry to read, I picked it because I had had the Kindle version since 2009 and I have a goal of lowering TBR mountain. It wasn't until I read and read and didn't seem to be making much progress that I did some research and found that the book was over 500 pages. Not knowing how long a book is seems to me to be the only disadvantage of reading on my Kindle. 

I have begun reading my August review books and have seven more to go. I finished setting up my book review posts for August. I'm planning to continue a couple of series and read some newer arrivals along with the review books. 

This coming week should be a quiet one too. With the baseball All-Star break, there won't be as many games for me to watch. Maybe I'll have a good reading and listening week. 

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.)

• Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh (Review; July 18) -- Latest in the Psy-Changeling Trinity series features the romance between a Psy and a changeling bear. Very angsty but with touches of humor too. My review will be posted on July 20.
• Strange Bedpersons from the Jennifer Crusie Bundle (Mine since August 11, 2009) -- Cute contemporary romance starring a free spirit and an uptight lawyer. My review will be posted on July 22.

• Murder in the Crypt by Irina Shapiro (Mine; Bookbub for $.99) -- First in the Redmond and Haxe Victorian mystery series. Interesting characters will have me looking for the next in the series. My review will be posted on July 26.
• Against the Wild by Kat Martin (Mine; BookBub for $.99) -- Contemporary Romantic Suspense. Engaging story that is the first of a trilogy. My review will be posted on July 25.
• High Stakes by Dick Francis (Mine; Kindle & Audible Plus) -- Nice reread of a mystery I read many years ago. Francis always has great characters. My review will be posted on July 27.

• Birder, She Wrote by Donna Andrews (Review; August 1) -- Latest in Meg Langslow series. Humorous mystery with nicely quirky characters. My review will be posted on July 27.
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling (Temporarily from Audible Plus) -- Great listen of a book I haven't read since I bought it in December of 1998. My review will be posted on August 8.

Currently

• The Sorcery Trial by J. A. Armitage & Claire Luana (Audiobook; Mine since February 5, 2021)
• The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry (Mine since October 2, 2009; It was free for my Kindle then.)

Next Week

• North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan (Review; August 8)
• The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths (Mine; continuing a series)
• The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter (Review; August 8)

• Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon (Mine; Kindle & Audiobook)
• Kris Longknife: Unrelenting by Mike Shepherd (Mine; continuing a series)
• Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose (Review; August 15)

Reviews Posted

• The Miser's Dream by John Gaspard (Audiobook)
• Scandal in Babylon by Barbara Hambly
• A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert

• An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo
• A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
• The Jackal's Head by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook)

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

Review:

• Deadly Tides by Mary Keliikoa (Review; October 24)
• The Other Half by Charlotte Vassel (Review; November 21)

• Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura (Review; December 5)
• Deadly to the Core by Jayce Tremel (Review; January 16)

Bought:

• Salvage Right by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Kindle)
• Salvage Right by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Hardcover)

• Dying to Meet You by S. C. Stoker (Audiobook; Chirp for $.99)
• Dying to Meet You by S. C. Stoker (BookBub for $.99)

• Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child (BookBub, $2.99)
• Rat Race by Dick Francis (BookBub, $1.99)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling (Audible Plus until August)

• Risk It All by Katie Ruggle (Kindle)
• Hollow Beasts by Alisa Lynn Valdes (Kindle Daily Deal; Audible for $1.99)
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarrow (Kindle; I used Kindle Rewards to lower the price by $3.00)

What was your week like?