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 will be combining my YA and adult reading and purchases on this one weekly roundup. YA and middle grade reviews will still be posted on Ms. Martin Teaches Media - my other blog.
Other Than Reading...
My brother and I had a quiet Thanksgiving. With his work schedule, we decided to do our turkey dinner on Friday and are still working our way through the leftovers despite only cooking a turkey breast. I stayed away from any shopping venue all weekend because there was nothing in the ads that I wanted or needed and I can shop any weekday between now and Christmas without battling crowds.
I spent some time this week catching up posting reviews on Amazon and planning out blog posts through the first week in January. I also read. I tackled a 700 page book to start my week which actually took me a few days to read. I read a new arrival that is being published on Jan. 2 which I found to be a slow read because I'm not a big fan of STAR WARS or comic books or books that pay homage to them. Then I read a chick lit romance which I really enjoyed.
This coming week has The Voice and not much else I plan to watch on TV. I don't plan to do any more original cooking until all the Thanksgiving leftovers and other leftovers are finished. I did make Trisha's Chicken Tortilla Soup this week which was excellent but, even after two meals so far, we still have a couple more meals to go.
Read Last Week
Mine:
- Sweet Crimson by Laurell K. Hamilton (review to be posted on Dec. 16)
- Sweet Shadows by Tera Lynn Childs (review on Dec. 20)
- Sweet Legacy by Tera Lynn Childs (review on Dec. 27)
- Black Star Renegades by Michael Moreci (review on Dec. 26)
- Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins (review on Dec. 21)
The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
I know I won't get to all of these but these are the ones I plan to read to finish my December calendar (and the first few days of January too.)
- Firebrand by A. J. Hartley (Mine; YA)
- Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley (Review; Jan. 2)
- Venturess by Betsy Cornwell (Mine; YA)
- Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks (Review; Jan. 2)
- Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Review YA; Jan. 9)
- A Wedding at Two Love Lane by Kieran Kramer (Review; Jan. 2)
- A Mortal Likeness by Laura Joh Rowland (Review; Jan. 9)
- The Turncoat's Gambit by Andrea Cremer (Mine; YA)
- The English Wife by Lauren Willig (Review; Jan. 9)
On Ms. Martin Teaches Media:
- Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl
- The Door in the Alley (The Explorers) by Adrienne Kress
- An Ancient Peace by Tanya Huff
- A Peace Divided by Tanya Huff
- Lure of Oblivion by Suzanne Wright
These are listed by the date I got them.
- The Chess Queen Enigma by Colleen Gleason
- Sweet Legacy by Tera Lynn Childs
- Final Siege by Scarlett Cole (Review, Jan. 30)
- Black Star Renegades by Michael Moreci (Review, Jan. 2)
- Running Out of Space by S. J. Higbee
- Look for Me by Lisa Gardner (Review, Feb. 6)
- The Bronze Key by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
