It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.
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.
I did successfully make it to my conference this year. Last year's snowstorm that stranded me in Duluth would be only a memory except here is what Duluth looked like Friday morning this year. That is my friend Bev acting as a point of reference. She is about 5' 5". My brother tells me that the snow is down a couple of feet since it was at its highest and you can see bare grass where the snow wasn't drifted. However, both the front and back yards have very substantial drifts. Backing out of the driveway was a little tricky because the height of the ridges on each side didn't allow me to see if there was any traffic on the streets.
Luckily, all we got was a few big puffy flakes on Saturday morning that had stopped before we started our drive back home.
Spotlight on Books was fun! The traveling weather was great. The authors were engaging and informative. The food was excellent (but served way too often!). I bought too many books to donate to my media centers. I didn't have much time to read though.
This coming week is a little quieter. I am traveling to The Red Balloon Thursday evening for an author signing with Deb Caletti. We have most of her books in our media center but I haven't read any. I look forward to buying her most recent to add to our collection.
We do have next Friday off for Easter. I hope to get some extra reading time then because I am not traveling this year.
I did successfully make it to my conference this year. Last year's snowstorm that stranded me in Duluth would be only a memory except here is what Duluth looked like Friday morning this year. That is my friend Bev acting as a point of reference. She is about 5' 5". My brother tells me that the snow is down a couple of feet since it was at its highest and you can see bare grass where the snow wasn't drifted. However, both the front and back yards have very substantial drifts. Backing out of the driveway was a little tricky because the height of the ridges on each side didn't allow me to see if there was any traffic on the streets.
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| April 11, 2014 Duluth, Minnesota |
Spotlight on Books was fun! The traveling weather was great. The authors were engaging and informative. The food was excellent (but served way too often!). I bought too many books to donate to my media centers. I didn't have much time to read though.
This coming week is a little quieter. I am traveling to The Red Balloon Thursday evening for an author signing with Deb Caletti. We have most of her books in our media center but I haven't read any. I look forward to buying her most recent to add to our collection.
We do have next Friday off for Easter. I hope to get some extra reading time then because I am not traveling this year.
Read Last Week
The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa was an excellent ending to her latest trilogy. I like her interpretation of a vampire story. My review is linked below.
The Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones and Ursula Jones was a nice middle grade fantasy. My review will be posted on April 17.
Currently
I am reading The Hunt by Stacey Kade which is the second book in the Project Paper Doll trilogy. I like the main character who is an alien-human hybrid. This book will be released on April 22.
Next Week
Here are the next books on my review stack.
Here are the next books on my review stack.
The Taking by Kimberly Derting (April 29)
Royally Lost by Angie Stanton (May 6)
Monument 14: Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne (May 6)
The Wizard's Promise by Cassandra Rose Clark (May 6)
A Creature of Moonlight by Rebecca Hahn (May 6)
Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith (May 6)
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (July 8 but an Amazon Vine book)
Reviews Posted
That was my week. What do you have planned for yours?
- Panic by Lauren Oliver
- House of Ivy & Sorrow by Natalie Whipple
- The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
- The Chance by Robyn Carr
- Up from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
That was my week. What do you have planned for yours?
