It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 28, 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...

Ahh, Spring in Duluth! I woke up to two inches of snow last Monday morning. It was gone by Tuesday. The weather was seasonable the rest of the week. Now, however, we have rain and two rounds of severe Thunderstorms complete with hail are forecast for later today and tomorrow. Luckily, I can put off my errands until after the storms have passed through.

Since it is nearly the beginning of May, I have blog housekeeping to do. I'll be working on my State of the Stack post and figuring out what I read and bought in April. I did note this morning that I still have six May review copies to read. 

This week brought a surprise approval from NetGalley from a book I do not recall requesting...and it had a May 6 release date! Luckily, it was a fast reading cozy mystery. 

This week I'll be pausing my In Death Rereadathon because there are three other audiobooks on my calendar that I want to listen to and review. Between that and Atlanta Braves baseball, I should have enough to keep me busy.

There were no new recipes this week for our meals. I did bake bread a couple of times. My Hawaiian rolls didn't turn out as expected but I think it was my fault. I think the liquid I added was too warm. I'll try the recipe again once I finish the buns I put in the freezer. I also tried a new bread recipe which required no kneading - just a couple of sets of stretch-and-folds. It was really nice, and I'll be making that recipe again.

I added a lot of new books this week. Darn you, Amazon, for having a triple points sale that lasted three days!

Read Last Week

• No One Was Supposed to Die at the Wedding by Catherine Mack (Review; May 13) -- First person humorous mystery complete with footnotes. My review will be posted on May 6.
• New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- 33rd in the In Death series. My review will be posted on June 24.
• The Vineyard at Painted Moon by Susan Mallery (Audiobook; Mine since May 21, 2021) -- Women's fiction. Entertaining. My review will be posted on May 8.

• The Language of the Birds by K. A. Merson (Review; May 13) -- YA mystery. A seventeen-year-old must solve a variety of ciphers if she wants to rescue her mom from people who want the secret treasure the ciphers reveal. My review will be posted on May 7.
• Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala (Review; May 13) -- YA mystery. Set in Chicago. A Filipino teen who reads tarot and wants to work for her mother's private investigations agency has her first case. My review will be posted on May 8.
• Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- 34th in the In Death series. 

• Hounding a Killer by Kallie E. Benjamin (Review; May 6) -- Second in a cozy mystery series starring a former elementary school teacher turned children's book author and her bloodhound. My review will be posted on May 6.
• Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron (Review; May 13) -- Short story collection starring Maine Game Wardens Charley Stevens and Mike Bowditch. My review will be posted on May 10.
• Delusion in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- 35th book in the In Death series.

Currently

• A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters (Audiobook; Mine since March 29, 2025) -- I've had the Kindle copy since 2012.
• Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (Review; May 20)

Next Week

• Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong (Review; May 20)
• Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis (Mine since April 1, 2025)
• All Eyes on Me by Linsey Lanier (Chirp Audiobook; Mine since March 25, 2025)

• Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts (Review; May 27)
• Tell Me by Anne Frasier (Audiobook; Mine since March 24, 2025)
• The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (Review; May 27)

Reviews Posted

• Hidden in Smoke by Lee Goldberg (Review copy)
• How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin (Review copy)
• Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro (Review copy)

• Cold Burn by A. J. Landau (Review copy)
• Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss (Review copy)
• Bearer of Bad News by Elisabeth Dini (Review copy)

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

Review:

• Hounding a Killer by Kallie E. Benjamin (Review; May 6)
• The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (Review; September 30)

• And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters (Review; October 14)
• Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (Review; November 11)

Bought:

• Fetish by Tara Moss (Early Bird, $1.99)
• Spinsters in Jeopardy by Ngaio Marsh (Early Bird, $1.99)
• The Egyptian Cross Mystery by Ellery Queen (Early Bird, $1.99)

• Murder at the Town Hall by Denise Jaden (Bookbub, $.99)
• A Killing of Innocents by Deborah Crombie (Bookbub, $1.99)
• Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis (Kindle, $4.99)

• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (BookBub, $1.99)
• Three Card Murder by J. L. Blackhurst (BookPerks, $.99)
• Heaven's Queen by Rachel Bach (Early Bird, $1.99)

• You Can't Hide by Karen Rose (Early Bird, $1.99)
• Murder, My Dear Watson edited by Martin Greenberg (BookBub, $.99)
• Above and Beyond by Kathryn Shay (BookBub, Free)

What was your week like?