Monday, September 1, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 1, 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...

Happy Labor Day! It is the official end of summer and start of school for students here in Minnesota. I'm hoping for still more summer weather though. Today it's raining but warm. It should be nice until Wednesday when the high temperature is supposed to only be 59. 

I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and have recruited my brother as a chauffeur since the appointment is downtown, and I don't want to deal with the driving or parking. I prefer to set up my appointments at the satellite clinic nearer my house, but this is a lab thing that is only available at the main (confusing) downtown campus. Otherwise, I should be having a quiet week. 

I almost met my goal of finishing all of my September review books by the end of August. I still have one and one-half books to go. Next up are the October review copies. I only have 9 review books releasing in October but 6 are all releasing on October 14. The nice thing about fewer review copies is that I can slot in some of my own books and fractionally reduce the size of TBR mountain. 

I have been saving up Kindle Reward points because there are a couple books releasing on September 2 that I plan on buying. I'll be getting Framed in Death by J. D. Robb on Kindle and Audible and the latest by Wen Spencer - Black Tie and Tails - for my Kindle. Black Tie and Tails in the second in the Black Wolves of Boston series. I want to reread Black Wolves of Boston which was published in 2017 before I read this new one. Maybe in October... 

I have finished setting up posts for my October calendar since the books I plan to read this week will finish up my September calendar.

Read Last Week
  • A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard (Review, September 23) -- Second Capri Sanzio mystery set in San Francisco. My review will be posted on September 16.
  • Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner (Review, September 23) -- Cosy mystery in which Carissa Blackwood comes to coastal California to help her eccentric aunts open a B&B. But the death of one of the guests at the opening reception messes things up. My review will be posted on September 17.
  • You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan (Review, September 23) -- Excellent romance set at a tree farm at Christmas time. Engaging characters. My review will be posted on September 18.
  • To Darkness and to Death by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Chirp Audiobook, mine since January 4, 2024) -- 4th Clare Ferguson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery. My review will be posted on September 25.
  • A Dark and Deadly Journey by Julia Kelly (Review, September 23) -- Third Evelyne Redfern WWII mystery. My review will be posted on September 18.
  • Dark Horse by Felix Francis (Review, September 23) -- Sid Halley comes out of retirement to investigate the death of a jockey. A female fellow jockey is accused of the crime. My review will be posted on September 20.
  • All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Chirp Audiobook, mine since January 4, 2024) -- 5th in the Clare Ferguson/Russ Van Alstyne mysteries. My review will be posted on September 30.
  • Bonded in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)
  • Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose (Review, September 30) -- 10th Wrexford and Sloane historical mystery set in the time after Napoleon's exile to Elba and before the Battle of Waterloo. My review will be posted on September 25.
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