It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (August 24, 2026)

 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...

I don't know where the week went. August is just zipping by. The temperatures are hovering in the mid-seventies. We had just a trace of rain and could use a lot more. I finished a couple of review books and listened to lots of audiobooks. 

Reading Turning Darkness into Light introduced me to Marie Brennan's work. So, when the first in the prequel to the book I read series went on sale at Amazon, I snapped it up. A couple of the others in the five-book series were also on sale. I bought those too. I added the other two books to my "Books I'm Waiting For" list at Amazon and I'm hoping they go on sale before I get to them in my reading. 

I spent time this week setting up my October (!) calendar on my blog and preparing the posts as much as I can before I've actually read the books. 

I read two review copies and added two new ones leaving my review stack at 44 books. I have reviews scheduled for the next three weeks and am sort of taking time off to listen to the In Death series again. I'm up to book 55 with book 64 being published September 5. I've already read a review copy of that one and loved it. 

My Next Week books contain a number in series that I've enjoyed. I should be more eager to read them than I actually am. The In Death books are more compelling. 

I have a friend coming to visit late next week. She'll arrive Thursday after work and leave Sunday afternoon. I'm eager to see her. We're listening to The Others series by Ann Bishop and I'm eager to do that too. Since my brother Bill doesn't have time off while my friend visits, we'll have lots of chances to visit restaurants which is always fun.

Read Last Week

• The Pumpkin Vice Cafe by Ellie Alexander (Review, September 29) -- 23rd in the Bakeshop Mysteries. My review will be posted on September 22.
• Murder on the Sacred River by Tasha Alexander (Review, September 22) -- 20th in the Lady Emily historical mysteries. My review will be posted on September 15.

• Turning Darkness into Light by Marie Brennan (Audiobook, Mine since August 16) -- Epistolary novel in the Lady Trent Universe. Great worldbuilding. My review will be posted on September 18.
• Abandoned in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)
• Forgotten in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)

• Faithless in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)
• Naked in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)

Currently

• The Dying Light by Ann Cleeves (Review, September 29) 
• Desperation in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook reread)

Next Week

• Cursed City by Kate Golden (Review, September 29)
• The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson (Review, September 29)
• Murder on Threadneedle Street by Andrea Penrose (Review, September 29)

• The Fey Duology by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Kindle, Mine since July 1)
• The Vanished Sister by Sherry Thomas (Review, September 29)
• Where There's Smoke by Rachel Louise Adams (Review, October 6)

Reviews Posted

• The Ruling Class by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Audiobook)
• The Long Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Audiobook)
• You Can Tell Me by Melinda Leigh (Audiobook)

• Make It Out Alive by Marie Brennan (Audiobook)
• And the Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Audiobook)
• The Bravest Hour by Anna Lee Huber (Review copy)

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

Review:

• The Last Mission to Paris by Susan Elia MacNeal (Review, January 19)
• Murder Most Cryptic by Alys Cummings (Review, February 16)

Bought:

• A Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan (Kindle, $3.99)
• Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan (Kindle, $3.99)
• A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (Kindle, $2.99)

• Slightly Shady by Amanda Quick (Audiobook, $5.45)
• Turning Darkness into Light by Marie Brennan (Audiobook, Audible Credit)

What was your week like?