It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (February 26, 2024)

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.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

I woke up to snow on Friday morning and it continued to snow lightly until early afternoon. This is the first snow we've gotten in what feels like forever. Only traces remain now since the temperature warmed to the high thirties both Friday and Saturday. It's 37 now and sunny. The high is supposed to hit 40. We seem to have a roller coaster week in the forecast. 54 on Monday, 38 on Tuesday, 17 on Wednesday, 37 on Thursday, 49 on Friday, and 51 next Saturday. There is snow likely on Tuesday but less than an inch is forecast. We are on track to have the least snowy February on record here in Duluth and the records go back 100 years. 

The week has been pretty quiet here but has been marred by the sudden death of one of my favorite authors. Steve Miller passed away suddenly on Tuesday. He and his wife Sharon Lee are most known for their Liaden Universe science fiction stories. I only had the opportunity to meet and spend time with them a couple of times at science fiction conventions and bookstore signings. However, I have interacted with both of them frequently on Facebook. I feel this loss especially since Steve and I were of an age. He being just two days older than I am. Sharon has been good about posting to Facebook letting fans and friends know how she is doing coping with the loss of a spouse of more than forty years. 

Here at home, I'm continuing listening to my In Death audiobooks and trying to whittle down my stack of review copies. This week should be the same. I have the rest of the March releases in my plans for this week. I'll be skipping a couple of the In Death audiobooks since I listened to them less than six months ago when I was skipping around and just picking favorites or seasonal books. For example, I read Thankless in Death around Thanksgiving and read a couple set around Christmas time last year in December. 

For my turn on the cooking, I took us both out to Texas Roadhouse for dinner on Tuesday. We both decided on combos. He had sirloin steak and ribs, and I had a ribeye steak and shrimp. We both came home with leftovers. I finished mine yesterday and need to decide what I want to eat today since he's working over the dinner hour. He still has a sidekick of ribs since they said they burnt the ones served to him and gave him a second sidekick for free. He didn't think the first ones were burnt and ate them yesterday for his pre-work meal. 

My brother is off on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. I hope he has some good ideas for what he wants to cook. I've been printing off interesting recipes and piling them on the kitchen table to give him ideas. 

Read Last Week

• A Forgotten Murder by Jude Deveraux (Audiobook; mine since 11/24/21) -- Third in the Medlar Mysteries. This one is set at a stately home turned boutique hotel in England. The three are there to solve a 20-year-old mystery. My review will be posted on March 6.
• A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn (Review; March 12) -- Another Veronica Speedwell historical mystery. Great characters and interesting plot. My review will be posted on March 7.
• Doors Into Change by Sharon Lee (Mine) -- This book contains 3 works set in or around the author's Archer's Beach contemporary fantasy world. I liked it a lot but don't intend to review this one on my blog. 

• Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook) -- In Death 31
• Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh (Review; March 19) -- Start of a new cozy mystery series set in a B&B in upstate New York. My review will be posted on March 12.
• Treachery in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook) -- In Death 32

• The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett (Review; March 19) -- Social commentary disguised as a historical romance. My review will be posted on March 12.
• New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb (Audiobook) -- In Death 33 and part of my rereadathon.
• A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian (Review; March 19) -- Third in the Secret Staircase mystery series. Great characters, twisty plot, great setting. My review will be posted on March 14.

Currently

• The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs (Review; March 19)
• Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)

Next Week

• The Medici Manuscript by C. J. Archer (Mine)
• A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado (Review; March 26)
• Rhythm and Clues by Olivia Blacke (Review; March 26)

• How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Review; March 26)
• Off the Air by Christina Estes (Review; March 26)
• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Mine for a few years now)

Reviews Posted

• I Only Read Murder by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson (Review copy)
• Leave No Trace by A. J. Landau (Review copy)
• The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen (Review copy)

• Shield's Lady by Jayne Ann Krentz (Audiobook)
• The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
• Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook)

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

Review:

• Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (August 6)
• A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman (August 20)
• Pike Island by Tony Wirt (September 10)

Bought:

• Devil's Chew Toy by Rob Osler (Amazon Marketplace Print copy)
• Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle (BookBub $1.99)
• Doors Into Change by Sharon Lee (Kindle)

What was your week like?