It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 27, 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...

It is hard to believe that it is the last week in October. This year has really whizzed by. Looking out the window does show me trees with colorful leaves or no leaves at all, and the temperatures are cooling off. My brother tells me he had to scrape frost off the windows of his car after work on night this past week. He realized that he hadn't put scrapers and snow brushes in his new car yet.

My doctor's visit and tests this week have led to still another doctor's visit this Tuesday. This one is at 8AM which is a couple of hours before I usually get out of bed. I am trying to trick my body by setting this morning's alarm for 8 AM, tomorrow's for 7AM, and Tuesday's for 6AM. I hope that will make me coherent on Tuesday's doctor's visit. However, going to bed before midnight or even 1AM is not the way I want to live my life. I like staying up late.

Otherwise, I'm watching The Voice and the World Series. I am still working my way through November's review copies and should finish them this week if things go according to plan. I'm not starting my next audiobook (Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop) until I finish my current review copy and have a good start on the next on my stack. 

I will finish A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny on Halloween. The chapters are getting longer as the book nears its conclusion. 

Read Last Week

• Haze by Katharine Kerr (Review, November 11) -- Space opera with intriguing characters and great worldbuilding. My review will be published on November 6.
• Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (Audiobook reread) -- Second in The Others series.
• Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (Review, November 11) -- 3rd in series stars rattkin Fern who finds herself on an adventure as she tries to figure out what she wants from life. My review will be posted on November 8. 

• Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron (Review, November 4) -- 4th in a series set in New Orleans at Christmas time. Engaging characters and tasty recipes. My review will be posted on October 28.
• The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett (Review, November 11) -- 5th in a series in which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a secret amateur sleuth working through her Assistant Press Secretary Joan McGraw. Great historical detail and espionage. My review will be posted on November 11.
• The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts (Review, November 18) -- Conclusion to the Lost Brides trilogy leans into horror along with the romance. Still an excellent story. My review will be posted on November 13.

• Testimony of Mute Things by Lois McMaster Bujold (Novella, Mine since October 24) -- The latest in the Penric and Desdemona fantasy series jumps back to a mystery solved while working for the princess-archdivine of Martensbridge. 
• Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (Audiobook Reread) -- the third book in The Others series.

Currently

• Blood Oath by Steve Urszenyi (Review, November 18)

Slow and Steady

• A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny (Chapter a Day)

Next Week

• Midnight in Memphis by Thomas Dann (Review, November 18)
• At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Review, November 18)
• Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna (Review, November 25)

• The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews (Review, November 25)
• Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney (Review, November 25)
• To Kill a Badger by Shelly Laurenston (Mine since September 18)

Reviews Posted

• The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst (Audiobook)
• At Death's Dough by Mindy Quigley (Review Copy)
• The Boy by Tami Hoag (Mine)

• The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews (Mine)
• Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Audiobook)
• The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie (Review Copy)

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

Review:

• Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron (Review, November 4)

Bought:

• A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas (Chirp Audiobook, $5.99)
• Honor Bound by C. J. Archer -- Kindle ($3.99), Audiobook Add-on ($4.82)

• Murder Takes the Stage by Colleen Cambridge (BookBub, $1.99)
• Testimony of Mute Things by Lois McMaster Bujold (Kindle, $3.99)

What was your week like?