It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (March 4, 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...

This was a nice quiet week despite our roller coaster temperatures. It was 0F (I slept through the -5F which was the day's low) when I got up on Wednesday morning. Two days earlier we had a high temperature of 54F. Two days later we reached 54F again. Right now, it is foggy, windy and 39F with heavy rain expected later.  

I have been enjoying watching or listening to Spring Training baseball this week even though it is cutting down on the number of books I can read or listen to. The Voice has been entertaining too. Both activities are in this week's plans too. 

I wrote my monthly State of the Stack post this week which helps me keep track of review books and have only two more review books from my March stack which I plan to read this week. I will have a short window before beginning to read April review copies to read I few from my TBR pile. I am continuing with my In Death rereadathon. I had planned to skip some I had read more recently but decided to read them again for continuity. I am almost finished with book 37 of this currently 58 book series. Book 59 will be released this coming September. 

February Report

I read 35 books in February including 19 audiobooks and 14 Review books. I read 5 books from my TBR pile (books I've had for more than a year). My totals were 11,837 pages and 234.5 hours of listening. As is getting to be the norm, 30 of the books I read were mysteries of one sort or another. 

I had a great month for adding books. I added 30 but 22 of them were review copies. Of course, 27 of my new additions are still on TBR mountain. 

My goal is to buy fewer books since my TBR stack is so overwhelming. I held the line pretty well. I only bought 8 books. Two of those were full price Kindle copies by authors who live on my keeper shelves. One was a hardcover from Amazon Marketplace by a new-to-me author I discovered this month. The rest were Kindle books that I got for $5.00 or less each and most of them were $1.99. I did have to use a lot of my Kindle Reward points to reach the $1.99 prices though. 

Read Last Week

• Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
• The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs (Review; March 19) -- Mystery set at CERN with lots and lots of Physics. My review will be posted on March 13.

• Delusion in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)
• The Taken Ones by Jess Lourey (Mine since January 28) -- Domestic thriller that I got from BookBub. Starts a new series. Great characters and an intense plot. My review will be posted on March 9.
• A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado (Review; March 26) -- Second in the Dani Vega thriller series. Loved the fast-paced story and the interesting characters. My review will be posted on March 19.

• The Medici Manuscript by C. J. Archer (Mine since January 28) -- Historical fantasy set in 1920. Second book in a five-book series. Left a lot of plot threads dangling but was an enjoyable story. My review will be posted on March 16.
• Calculated in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread) 

Currently

• Rhythm and Clues by Olivia Blacke (Review; March 26)
• Thankless in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)

Next Week

• 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 (Kindle copy of a book that has been mine since 11/29/2017)

• Kris Longknife: Indomitable by Mike Shepherd (Mine since 10/13/22)
• A Relative Murder by Jude Deveraux (Mine since 12/7/22)
• Kris Longknife: Stalwart by Mike Shepherd (Mine since 10/13/22)

Reviews Posted

• Kris Longknife: Commanding by Mike Shepherd (Mine)
• Changes by Mercedes Lackey (Audiobook)
• The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White (Review copy)

• Speculations in Sin by Jennifer Ashley (Review copy)
• A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (Review copy)
• Cirque du Slay by Rob Osler (Review copy)

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

Review:

• A Body at the Dance Hall by Marty Wingate (Review; April 8)
• All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath (Review; May 28)
• The Burning by Linda Castillo (Review; July 9)

• Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos (Review; July 16)
• The Reaping by Jess Lourey (Review; September 3)
• Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima (Review; October 8)

Bought:

• The Lady in Glass and Other Stories by Anne Bishop

What was your week like?