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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (May 26, 2014)

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.

Just eight days this year left with students and one more teacher day before I begin my summer vacation! The rest of my school year is filled with meetings, activities, and a retirement luncheon. The Wellness Committee is feeding us a couple of times and the District is feeding us once. The end of the year is a time for fellowship and food at my school district. The weather has been lovely this past week. 

I spent a quiet Memorial Day weekend reading, blogging and playing games. I didn't travel because I'll be heading North for a nice long break in just a couple of weeks. The relaxing weekend gave me time to get lots of reading done.

Read Last Week
On the Road to Find Out by Rachel Toor was a great coming of age story. Despite my disinterest in running or rats, I found the story absorbing. My review will be posted on June 6.

The Quick by Lauren Owen was an interesting but largely forgettable historical paranormal. I found the large number of viewpoint characters made it hard to care about any of them. My review will be posted on June 12.
Jessie Elliot Is A Big Chicken by Elise Gravel was a cute middle grade graphic novel that was a surprise addition to my stack from Macmillan. Middle graders should enjoy it. My review will be posted on June 4.

Dark Metropolis by Jaclyn Dollamore was an interesting fantasy story about a girl who is trying to help her mother and, with companions with agendas of their own, starts a revolution. My review will be posted on June 12.
I read two equally engaging mysteries this week. 

That Night by Chevy Stevens tells the story of a woman who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly accused of the death of her sister. It was told from her viewpoint and switches back and forth in time from the time of the murder to the present day. My review will be posted on June 14.

The Body in the Woods by April Henry tells the story of three teens who are members of Mutnomah County's Search and Rescue team and what happens when they find the body of a teenager on their first real SAR outing. It is a great story about friendship and a fast-paced mystery too. My review will be posted on June 14 for this book too.

Currently
Since I'm quite a bit ahead on my review books. I decided to go browsing my TBR mountain for most of this coming week's books. I am currently reading Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts which is the second book in her Cousins O'Dwyer trilogy.

Next Week
I'm pulling more books from my TBR mountain for this week. I have a few review books to read this week too. I got The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer at her signing and have been eager to read it. The Things You Kiss Goodbye by Leslie Connor is the review book that will finish my June YA books.
The Collector is Nora Roberts' most recent romantic suspense title. I have been eager to read it since it arrived and hope to get to it this week.

The Garden of Stones by Mark T. Barnes is a review book. This is the first book in an epic fantasy series. I got it for review along with the rest of the series from Amazon via NetGalley. If I enjoy it, I will continue on and read the next two books.
The Obsidian Heart
The Pillars of Sand

If these don't work for me, I'll go browsing my TBR mountain again.

Reviews Posted


I hope you had a great week too. Leave me a link so that I can check out your plans.