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Other Than Reading...
This was a lovely week with most days hitting the lower 40s Fahrenheit. The solar panels are (temporarily) clear and there are rather large patches of bare ground in my yard. However, a rain/snow mix on Tuesday and snow and wind on Wednesday are in the coming forecast. It is cooler today but still bright and sunny.
Other Than Reading...
This was a lovely week with most days hitting the lower 40s Fahrenheit. The solar panels are (temporarily) clear and there are rather large patches of bare ground in my yard. However, a rain/snow mix on Tuesday and snow and wind on Wednesday are in the coming forecast. It is cooler today but still bright and sunny.
Saturday, we test drove and bought a 2018 Subaru Outback. They wouldn't give more than a scrap price for the old one. We temporarily are a four-car family. Bill plans to try to sell the 2003 Outback since it is mechanically sound but has a rusting body. Some kid might enjoy it as a first car.
I have been enjoying watching Braves baseball and am looking forward to a nice, long season. I've also been watching The Voice.
February Report
I read 25 books in February. Thirteen of the books were mine with eight from the TBR pile and five were rereads. Nine of the books were audiobooks including the first three Empyrean stories by Rebecca Yarros. I also read twelve books from my Review stack.
I added 37 books to my collection in February. Seventeen of my new books were audiobooks. Twelve of them were Chirp Audiobooks. Four were Audible Add-Ons and one was an Audible Daily Deal. I also added eleven review books. Almost all of them are still unread.
I also completed my State of the Stack post.
Read Last Week
- Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Review; March 18) -- Science fiction novella which introduces Dorothy Gentleman, a futuristic Miss Marple, on a thousand-year space voyage. My review will be posted on March 12.
- A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner (Review; March 18) -- Story of three women set in Malibu in 1956. One is an actress tainted with Communist leanings; another is a Displaced Person who is hiding secrets; the third is the sister-in-law of an agoraphobic screenwriter. My review will be posted on March 13.
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Audiobook; Mine since January 21, 2025) -- Third in the Empyrean series of romantic fantasy stories. Excellent but with a cliffhanger ending. My review will be posted on March 22.
- The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths (Mine since January 2, 2025) -- Modern Gothic thriller which introduces Harbinder Kaur. My review will be posted on March 15.
- Do I Know You? by Sadie Dingfelder (Mine since November 18, 2024) -- Nonfiction book about sight, memory and imagination written by a neurodiverse newspaper reporter. Fascinating!
- Twice as Dead by Harry Turtledove (Review; March 18) -- Urban fantasy mystery. This is noir set in the late forties or early fifties in an alternate LA with vampires, zombies, and wizards. My review will be posted on March 13.
- The Big Fix by Holly James (Review; March 25) -- Romantic Thriller with a little humor. My review will be posted on March 18.
- Loyalty in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
- The Lady Sparks a Flame by Elizabeth Everett (Review; March 25)
- Witness in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
- Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell (Review; March 25)
- Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly (Review; April 1)
- The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chen (Review; April 1)
- A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Review, April 1)
- Written in Stone by Paige Shelton (Review; April 1)
- The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson (Review; April 8)
- The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander (Chirp Audiobook)
- Born in Fire by Nora Roberts (Chirp Audiobook)
- The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig (Review Copy)
- Dead Man's List by Karen Rose (Review copy)
- Deadly Games by Sally Rigby (Audible Plus)
- Between Two Strangers by Kate White (Mine)
Review:
- Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West (Review; June 10)
- Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern (Review; July 1)
- Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee (Review; July 29)
Bought:
- Play the Fool by Lina Chen (Kindle - $4.99; Audiobook - $6.00)
- Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (Audible Daily Deal, $4.99)
- The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie (Chirp, $2.99)
- Bo Blackman: The Complete Series by Helen Harper (Chirp, $2.99)
- Slay by Laurell K. Hamilton (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99)
- Death of an Old Sinner by Dorothy Salisbury Davis (Early Bird, $1.99)
- A Woman Without Lies by Elizabeth Lowell (Kindle Daily Deal, $.99)
Congrats on the new car! The weather here has been a tad bit warmer but I am more than ready for Spring. I have always wanted to pick up Stranger Diaries and can't wait for your review. Also, I think Twice as Dead is something I would really enjoy. Hope you have a great March reading month. Seems like you rocked it in February.
ReplyDeletewow, looks like you had a good reading week. i'm hoping to get to onyx storm soon!
ReplyDeleteWe are supposed to get close to 60 here in SD this coming week. I know winter isn't over but it's wonderful to have some nice days in between the snowstorms.
ReplyDeleteI'm probably the only person left who has not read Rebecca Yarros's series. Should I jump on the bandwagon? :)
Have a great reading week!
I've read the early cases of Poirot, a long time ago...Great jacket on the Big Fix. My brain auto corrected Dead Post Society and I thought 'what a weird design for that cover' and then I registered what it actually said. ha.
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