It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 21, 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...

This was a nice week. As of today (Easter Sunday), there is no snow on the ground at my house. I did notice that there were still some hefty piles when I went to the Mall on Thursday to get my hair cut. I went for my haircut in the middle of a thunderstorm complete with hail. 

We went out to Texas Roadhouse for my brother's birthday Monday, and I just finished my leftovers yesterday. Bill also made a Shepherd's Pie recipe that he had found on the internet. The recipe is going in our "Make It Again" pile. Today we'll be baking a ham which will provide lots of leftovers for the coming week. 

I had a good reading week. I enjoyed Hidden Figures which I selected to try to reach my goal of reading twelve nonfiction books in 2025. I'd had the audiobook and Kindle copy since 2021. I decided to review some of the In Death books that I'm reading since, if I reviewed them at all, it was at least ten years ago. And I've been steadily chipping away at my stack of review books.

I'm expecting a quiet week this coming week. I have no appointments of any kind on my calendar. 

Read Last Week

• Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates (Review; May 6) -- The twelfth in the Lighthouse Library series deals with the death of the author supposed to headline the upcoming Book Festival. My review will be posted on April 29.
• Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- The 30th book in the In Death series is the ultimate in locked room murders. A game designer is found with his head cut off in his locked holoroom. All evidence says he was alone in the space. My review will be posted on April 29)
• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (Audiobook; Mine since May 23, 2021) -- This excellent nonfiction story tells about the roles Black female mathematicians had in the aerospace industry. Loved the parallels of their lives with the Civil Rights Movement. My review will be posted on May 6.

• This Is Not a Dead Girl Story by Kate Sweeney (Mine since January 11, 2025) -- This YA psychological thriller is the one I subbed in for the book I DNFd. It has a lot of YA tropes but had great characters and a fast-paced plot. My review will be posted on April 30.
• Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh (Review; May 6) -- 17th in the Guild Hunter series centers on the romance between Illium and Aodhan. My review will be posted on May 3.
• Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- 31st in the In Death series. Main crime deals with thrill kills. 

• Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay (Review; May 6) -- Another excellent psychological thriller by a talented author. My review will be posted on May 1.
• Treachery in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- Eve needs to bring down a corrupt cop in this 32nd book in the In Death series. My review will be posted on May 13.

DNF

• The Fatal Scroll by Eric Siblin (Review; May 6) -- I read 31% before setting this one aside. For me to finish a book, it has to have interesting characters, a compelling plot, or be well-written. This one missed on all counts for me. 

Currently

• No One Was Supposed to Die at the Wedding by Catherine Mack (Review; May 13)
• New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)

Next Week

• The Language of the Birds by K. A. Merson (Review; May 13)
• Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala (Review; May 13)
• Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron (Review; May 13)

• Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (Review; May 20)
• Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong (Review; May 20)
• Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis (Mine since April 1, 2025)

Reviews Posted

• Murder at the Merton Library by Andrea Penrose (Mine)
• Blood on the Vine by J. T. Falco (Review copy)
• Murder at Glenloch Hill by Clara McKenna (Mine)

• A Lethal Engagement by April J. Skelly (Review copy)
• Cheater by Karen Rose (Mine)
• The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen (Mine)

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

Review:

• Just Beachy by Wendy Wax (Review; June 3)
• A Novel Murder by E. C. Nevin (Review; June 17)
• Rage by Linda Castillo (Review; July 8)

• Heart Marks the Spot by Libby Hubscher (Review; July 22)
• Hunter's Heart Ridge by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Review; August 5)

Bought:

• The Hiding Place by Karen Harper (BookBub, $.99)
• Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea (BookBub, $1.99)
• Naked Came the Phoenix edited by Marcia Talley (Early Bird, $2.99)

• The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson (Early Bird, $.99)
• When Stars Collide by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (BookPerks, $1.99)

What was your week like?