It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (July 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...

This was an interesting week. We were under Air Quality Alerts for most of the week because of Canadian fires. The end of the week brought Heat Advisories and thunderstorms with concurrent Flood Watches. Right now, on Sunday morning, we have 77F and mostly sunny skies and excellent air quality. We are looking to get to 87F with high humidity later today. Here's what it looked like Thursday:

Other than a couple of trips to the grocery store and one to my clinic for a blood draw, I spent the week in the air-conditioned comfort of my house. Going to the grocery store yesterday felt like stepping into one of those old-fashioned hair dryers at the beauty shop. 

I'm doing well on my goal of finishing all of my August review books before the end of July. I have five to go. There are on the stack for this week. I should also finish Angel-Seeker this week. It's a longer audiobook than I usually choose at more than 15 hours. 

I do have one doctor's appointment this week and my brother and I plan to go out to dinner to celebrate my upcoming birthday (and use a Texas Roadhouse coupon), but otherwise the week should be quiet. 

Read Last Week

• The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Review, August 12) -- Excellent contemporary mystery set in the hills of North Carolina. My review will be posted on August 6.
• Knife in the Back by Karen Rose (Review, August 12) -- 4th Broussard Investigations romantic suspense title. Great story. My review will be posted on August 7.
• Thunderbird Falls by C. E. Murphy (Audiobook, mine since October 29, 2021) -- Urban fantasy in which a reluctant shaman has to save the day. My review will be posted on August 26.

• Puma by Jorrie Spencer (Mine since August 1, 2009) -- A cat shifter finds herself involved with mind controllers who have enthralled her foster sister. My review will be posted on August 9.
• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (Review, August 19) -- The quirky residents of some cottages in Santa Barbara have to work together to save their homes and solve a couple of murders. My review will be posted on August 13.
• The Story That Wouldn't Die by Christina Estes (Review, August 19) -- Reporter Jolene Garcia finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation when a contractor and lobbyist are both killed in what first looks like accidents. My review will be posted on August 12.

• Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg (Review, August 19) -- A mystery filled with literary details in which a literature professor and police detective solve the murders of three co-eds. My review will be posted on August 14.
• Claws Out by Cate Conte (Review, August 26) -- Ninth Cat Cafe Mystery takes Maddie and the Cat Cafe crew on a road trip in their new mobile cat cafe where they solve the murder of a author of cat-romances. My review will be posted on August 19.
• The Last Hamilton by Jenn Bregman (Audiobook, Mine since June 18) -- Audiobook of a thriller in which a secret society formed at the death of Alexander Hamilton stop the Russians and Chinese from destroying the United States. My review will be posted on August 16.

Currently

• Angel-Seeker by Sharon Shinn (Audiobook, mine since March 14, 2022)
• Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman (Review, August 26)

Next Week

• Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan (Review, August 26)
• A Lonesome Place for Murder by Nolan Chase (Review, August 26)
• Laying Down the Latte by Ellie Alexander (Review, August 26)

• A Moment's Shadow by Anna Lee Huber (Review, August 26)
• Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley (Review, September 2)
• If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia (Review, September 2)

Reviews Posted

• The Obsession by Nora Roberts (Audiobook)
• Mary Russell's War by Laurie R. King (Audiobook)
• Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (Review copy)

• Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee (Review copy)
• Road Trip with a Rogue by Kate Bateman (Review copy)
• Asylum Hotel by Juliet Blackwell (Review copy)

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

Review:

• Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen (Review, October 7)
• The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts (Review, November 18)
• Wildwood by Amy Pease (Review, January 6)

Bought:

• The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Audible Daily Deal, $2.99)
• The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Kindle, $3.99)

• Vortex by Catherine Coulter (Kindle, BookBub, $1.99)
• Flash Point by Tracey Devlyn (Kindle, $.99)
• A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan (Kindle, BookBub, $1.99)

• Banshee Cries by C. E. Murphy (Kindle, $2.99)
• The Last Hamilton by Jenn Bregman (Kindle, $14.99)

What was your week like?