It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 24, 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...

Generally, this was another quiet week. I did go out for my hearing test on Thursday. The doctor said I can get hearing aids if I want them. I don't. I don't spend enough time away from home that I think they would be very useful right now. I need to go back in a year or two and be evaluated again. 

I had a successful reading week with mostly good books. I really liked the Holly Jackson book I pulled off TBR mountain but ended up adding the finale of the trilogy to the mountain so the mountain wasn't lowered. I'm making progress on catching up on the Ruth Galloway series and reading my August review books. 

Since one of my August review books is a sequel, I decided I wanted to read the first book in the series first. I used some of my built-up Kindle Rewards credits to lower the price. In fact, this week I used up all of my 3000+ Kindle Rewards credits and need to start building again. I think it's a pretty good deal. Get credits for buying books and get $3 off for every 300 credits earned. I earn 3 points for every dollar spent on ebooks and 1 point for every dollar spent on print books. Right now, this is a beta program that you have to be invited to join. I'm glad I was because who doesn't want to save money.

I added a number of books this week since I had trouble passing up Kindle Daily Deals and BookBub deals. Though two of my additions from BookBub were actually free. I'm gradually collecting Dick Francis's sports mysteries. I read them as they were released and am prepping for a reread. And, since I don't really like jumping into a series that has begun, I added the two books that come before my new review book using more Kindle Reward points.

This wasn't a big week for cooking. Bill made Hamburger Stroganoff which was two meals. And I just made a "clean out the refrigerator" pasta salad to snack on this week. We have a BBQ pork roast to go in the crockpot tomorrow which will give us pulled pork for a while. 

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.)

• Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews (Mine since June 13, 2023) -- Second in the Wilmington Years urban fantasy series. Great worldbuilding. My review will be posted on August 10.
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Mine since June 20, 2023) -- Hugely popular title that was okay but didn't blow me away. My review will be posted on August 12.
• Dark Path by Melissa F. Miller (Audiobook; mine since February 12, 2022) -- Stars a Buddhist forensic specialist who is called out of early retirement when a cluster of deaths occur at a nursing home in the Florida Keys. Great characters. My review will be posted on August 15.

• The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths (Mine since May 11, 2023) -- 8th Ruth Galloway mystery is set in Walsingham and concerns women priests, a cult worshipping the breast-feeding Virgin Mary, and changes in relationships. My review will be posted on August 22.
• Murder at the Elms by Alyssa Maxwell (Review; August 22) -- 11th in the Gilded Newport historical mystery series was an engaging story. Loved the historical detail. My review will be posted on August 15.
• Nine Lives and Alibis by Cate Conte (Review; August 22) -- 7th Cat Cafe mystery takes place around Halloween and concerns the death of a psychic. My review will be posted on August 16.

• Board to Death by CJ Connor (Review; August 22) -- Gay man comes back to Salt Lake City to help out at his father's board game store and needs to solve a murder to keep from being arrested for it. My review will be posted on August 17.
• Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace (Mine; Audiobook) -- Cozy mystery that was aiming for funny but IMHO missed badly. My review will be posted on August 17.
• Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (Mine since December 25, 2022) -- Excellent YA thriller. Sequel to A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER which should likely be read first. My review will be posted on August 19.

Currently

• Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare (Mine)
• Harlem After Midnight by Louise Hare (Review; August 29)

Next Week

• My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (Review; August 29)
• The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters (Audiobook; Audible Plus)
• In Her Sights by Katie Ruggle (Mine)

• All the Dead Shall Weep by Charlaine Harris (Review; September 5)
• Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg (Review; September 1)
• Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer (Review; September 5)

Reviews Posted

• A Fatal Groove by Olivia Blacke (Review)
• Murder, Stage Left by Robert Goldsborough (Audiobook; Audible Plus)
• I Did It for You by Amy Engel (Review)

• The Lady from Burma by Allison Montclair (Review)
• Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh (Review)
• Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie (TBR Mountain; part of the Jennifer Crusie Bundle)

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

Review:

• The Fatal Folio by Elizabeth Penney (Review; October 24)

Bought:

• The Veiled Web by Catherine Asaro (Kindle Daily Deal & Kindle Rewards; $.49)
• Knockdown by Dick Francis (Kindle Daily Deal)
• Dead Cert by Dick Francis (Kindle Daily Deal)

• Enquiry by Dick Francis (Kindle Daily Deal)
• For Kicks by Dick Francis (Kindle)
• Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare (Kindle Rewards)

• As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson (Kindle Rewards)
• Steeltown Magnolia by Melissa F. Miller (BookBub; Free)
• Elemental Thief by Rachel Morgan (BookBub; Free)

• Chapter and Curse by Elizabeth Penney (Kindle Rewards)
• A Treacherous Tale by Elizabeth Penney (Kindle Rewards)
• A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn (Kindle Daily Deal; $1.99)

What was your week like?