It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (November 9, 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...

This was a nice fall week. As I'm writing this, the sun is shining and it is 44 degrees outside. The trees are all bare which is spotlighting all the evergreens in my neighborhood. We got just above three inches of rain this week which was much needed. My brother and I were both grateful that the temperatures were as warm as they were. It could have been well over a foot of snow had the temperatures been just a few degrees lower. 

I had a good reading week even though I'm not building up much of a cushion on my calendar. It really doesn't help with my calendar cushion when the book I'm currently reading has over 750 pages and the next on the stack 450. I have finished my November review books and plan to start December's this week since they are all being released early in December. Three are being released on the first and four on the eighth. 

I have a little breathing room on my review stack since after I finish my December 8 release my next review book will be released on January 5. I'm trying to fill the gap by finishing all of my 2026 TBR books. I have 23 of them to go. My Review-Pending collection on LibraryThing is down to 36 books with only seven remaining for 2026 release.

I added one Kindle book and its audiobook to my stack this week. I was waiting for a double points day at Amazon which finally arrived. I used both my banked reward points and a $5 Audible coupon to lower the prices of each of them. BTW, has anyone else noted the rising costs of Kindle books? I have one on my wishlist that is nearly $20.

This coming week will be a quiet one. The Minnesota Vikings are playing on Monday night, which means today is a reading day. I have no appointments this week to get me out of the house. I can hope to build myself a cushion on my calendar and lower my Review and TBR piles. 

Read Last Week

• Fall for a Fairytale by Isabelle Taylor (Review, November 10) -- Romantic Fantasy. My review was posted on November 6.
• Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff (Kindle & Audiobook, Mine since September 17) -- Contemporary fantasy which blends humor, romance, and horror. My review was posted on November 6.

• The Riddle Maker by Bruce Borgos (Review, November 17) -- Fourth Porter Beck contemporary mystery. My review will be posted on November 10.
• Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Audiobook, Mine since October 24) -- Great thriller. My review will be posted on December 3.
• The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths (Review, November 17) -- Second Ali Dawson time travel mystery. My review will be posted on November 11.

• Birth of the Witch by Nora Roberts (Review, November 17) -- First in a new trilogy that looks like it is going to be one really long story since this one has the hero and heroine finally meeting very near the end of the story. Cliffhanger ending. My review will be posted on November 12.
• The Case of the Christie Honeymoon Murder by Kelly Oliver (Mine, Kindle & Audiobook) -- fifth in a historical mystery series. My review will be posted on December 10.

DNF

• Infinite Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (Review, November 10) -- Second in a series that apparently assumed I had just finished book 1 which made things very confusing since I read book 1 about a year ago.

Currently

• The Fae Duology by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Kindle, Mine since July 1)

Next Week

• Murder Unabridged by P. J. Nelson (Review, December 1)
• Revenge in a Small Town by Delia Pitts (Review, December 1)
• Cold Redemption by Nalini Singh (Review, December 1)

• Lily Starling and the Death Machine by Christian Hurst (Kindle, Mine since May 13)
• Mrs. Christie & the Mystery in the Mews by Amanda Chapman (Review, December 8)
• Cry of the Rain Crow by Laurie L. Dove (Review, December 8)

Reviews Posted

• You, Me, & the Conspiracy by Emma Barry (Review copy)
• Murder of a Merry Gentleman by Celeste Connally (Review copy)
• Thunderbird Ranch by Laura Griffin (Review copy)

• Bad Company by Sara Paretsky (Review copy)
• Fall for a Fairytale by Isabelle Taylor (Review copy)
• Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff (Mine, Kindle & Audiobook)

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

Review:

Bought:

• Dangerous Impulses by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Kindle, $9.99 after Kindle Rewards)
• Dangerous Impulses by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Audiobook, $3.30 after using $5 Audible Reward)

What was your week like?