It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (January 27, 2025)

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...

It is hard to believe that it is already the last week in January. We began the week with cold weather. Last Sunday the high was -8F and last Monday the high for the day was -12F. We also had an overnight low temperature of -27F Tuesday morning. The temperatures moderated later in the week, and we enjoyed a high temperature of 27F on Saturday afternoon. This coming week should stay above freezing with predicted highs in the 30s. I am enjoying the slightly longer days with the sun not setting until after 5PM.

It was a quiet week for me. I don't think I left the house even once. This coming week looks the same. There were no new recipes this week, but we did haul one out of the binder that used the chicken, mushrooms, whipping cream, and fresh spinach that had landed in the refrigerator originally destined for other recipes. It looks like chipped beef on biscuits for today before my brother goes to work. The biscuits are near their "best by" date and the dried beef has been in the meat tray for quite a while. Otherwise, there are no cooking plans for this coming week yet. 

For some reason, my reading has slowed down. I keep getting distracted by other things. I'm still a couple weeks ahead on my blog but don't want to fall any further behind. I need to buckle down and read the books that I put on my calendar. Speaking of which, I tentatively filled out the spaces around Review copies on my March calendar this week mostly with books and audiobooks I got in 2024 or 2025. 

This was a pretty big week for adding new books to my collection. I did finally used up the remaining balances on all of my Christmas Gift cards on Saturday. There were two double Rewards Points this week. I bought some books that had been on my "Books I'm Waiting For" collection at Amazon and added books in some series that I'm either reading or wanting to read. I also added five more Review copies to my stack (and requested a few more).

Read Last Week

• Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (Audiobook Reread) -- Third in The Others series
• No Comfort for the Dead by R. P. O'Donnell (Review; February 11) -- Set in Cork County, Ireland, in 1988 I found this mystery too "literary" for me. My review will be posted on February 8.
• Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong (Review; February 18) -- Third in the Haven's Rock thriller series. I really enjoyed this one. My review will be posted on February 11.

• Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop (Audiobook Reread) -- Fourth in The Others series
• Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson (Review; February 18) -- Entertaining YA boarding school paranormal thriller. My review will be posted on February 12)
• Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop (Audiobook Reread) -- Finale of The Others series

Currently

• The Dead Letter Delivery by C. J. Archer (Mine since March 8, 2024)
• Born in Fire by Nora Roberts (Chirp Audiobook, mine since November 12, 2024)
• My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh (Mine since February 12, 2024)

Next Week

• A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough (Review; February 25)
• I Died for Beauty by Amanda Flower (Review; February 25)
• Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen (Mine since January 25, 2025)

• Undone by Blake Pierce (Mine since December 16, 2022)
• The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig (Review; March 4)
• Dead Man's List by Karen Rose (Review; March 4)

Reviews Posted

• The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Audiobook)
• Murder on Mistletoe Lane by Clara McKenna (Audiobook)
• The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen (Audiobook)

• Dead Money by Jakob Kerr (Review; January 28)
• Head Cases by John McMahon (Review; January 28)
• Dead Inside by Kate Bold (Mine)

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

Review:

• No One Was Supposed to Die at the Wedding by Catherine Mack (Review; May 13)
• Doggone Bones by Carolyn Haines (Review; May 27)
• Death of an Ex by Delia Pitts (Review; July 15)

• Picking Up the Pieces by J. R. Abbott (Review; August 12)
• Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen (Review; September 23)

Bought:

• The Secrets of the Lost Ledgers by C. J. Archer (Kindle, $5.99)
• Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman by Tessa Arlen (Kindle, $1.99)
• Death of an Unsung Hero by Tessa Arlen (Kindle, $1.99)

• The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg (Kindle, $8.99)
• The Antique Store Detective by Clare Chase (BookBub, $.99)
• Death on the Rocks by Hannah Ellis (BookBub, $.99)

• The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell (BookBub, $2.99)
• The Dragon's Affirmation by Marie Johnston (Kindle, $4.99)
• The Dragon's Word by Marie Johnston (Kindle, $4.99)

• A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh (Kindle, $8.99)
• Murder at King's Crossing by Andrea Penrose (Kindle, $1.99)
• The Complete Birds of a Feather Mysteries by Marty Wingate (BookBub, $.99)

• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Kindle, after Kindle Rewards $11.99)

New Audiobooks

• Shadow Beasts by Nellie H. Steele (Chirp, $.99)
• Shadow Charms by Nellie H. Steele (Chirp, $3.99)
• Shadow Lord by Nellie H. Steele (Chirp, $5.99)

What was your week like?