It’s Monday…What Are You Reading? (9.16.13)

It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, is the perfect way
for me to
begin my week and allows me to
focus on what
needs to be read and to see what I
have or have not
accomplished the previous week.
I also enjoy
discovering new books by
visiting other participants
blogs.

I had a great week last week – got to meet Jojo Moyes and got lots of reading time in. Plus, I did manage to get quite a few reviews done. This week is shaping up to be another good week – 2, maybe 3 author events and Bloggiesta this weekend! YAY – hopefully by the end of next weekend, I will be totally caught up in reviews and maybe, just maybe ahead of the game! Are you participating in Bloggiesta?

 

Books Completed last week:

  • Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (library audio book)
  • The Good Wife by Jane Porter (mine)
  • Sleigh Belles by Beth Albright (netgalley request)
  • Let Me Be The One by Bella Andre (e-book)

 

Reading Now:   

  • Astor Place Vintage by Stephanie Lehmann (library book, book lovers unite book club book)
  • Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (library audio book) – car

 

Next:  

  • The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini (review book)
  • Gilt Trip by Laura Childs (review book)
  • The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes (review book)

 

Reviews Completed last week

 

Other posts related to books:

 

Books for which I need to finish reviews:

  • The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen
  • Banana Split by Josi S. Kilpack
  • The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
  • Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
  • The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan
  • The Good Wife by Jane Porter
  • Let Me Be the One by Bella Andre

 

Contest information:   

  • None right now…check back soon!

What
about you?  What does your reading
week look like this
week?  Whatever it is,
happy reading and have a good
week!

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18 Comments

  1. Teddyree
    September 16, 2013 / 6:10 am

    YAY you … almost caught up. Meeting Jojo Moyes would have been great, I enjoy her books! I liked your review of The Witness and I look forward to your Bloggiesta updates, as much as I'd like to I won't be participating.
    Have a great week and happy reading 🙂

    • Kristin
      September 16, 2013 / 2:56 pm

      Yes – I got a bunch of reviews done, but then read a bunch of books last week, so the list is somewhat long again…oh well.

      I'm looking forward to reading Jojo Moyes' books – I've heard such great things about them.

  2. Kathryn T
    September 16, 2013 / 7:53 am

    I so want to read the rest of the Jane Porter books, have only read the first one. Have a couple of weeks hols coming up at beginning of October, which just might be a good time to do it! Have a great week.

    • Kristin
      September 16, 2013 / 2:56 pm

      The Brennan Sisters trilogy by Jane Porter is excellent – I highly recommend. I have a few of her other books on my shelves as well and am looking forward to reading them.

  3. Mardel
    September 16, 2013 / 11:10 am

    I'm so behind on the Stephanie Plum series by Evanovich. I should get back into that series. 🙂

    I'm also in awe of the amount of books you finished reading this past week – congrats!

    Have a great week
    My Monday

    • Kristin
      September 16, 2013 / 2:57 pm

      I decided this year I was going to get caught up – and listening to them on audio has helped with that, plus they are really funny and audio seems to enhance that!

      Yes, it was a good week of reading!

  4. Christina T
    September 16, 2013 / 1:19 pm

    I didn't realize Bloggiesta is this coming weekend. Good luck! I have participated in the past but probably won't be able to this time.

    I have a copy of The Girl You Left Behind for review. I hope to read it later this fall. I also want to read The Spymistress. I read another book featuring Elizabeth Van Lew (The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen) so I'm curious to see what this author's take will be.

    • Kristin
      September 16, 2013 / 2:58 pm

      Yes, and as you can see from the list of reviews I still need to do, Bloggiesta couldn't be coming at a better time for me!

      I'm hoping to start The Spymistress today. I haven't read anything about Elizabeth Van Lew, but loved JC's last stand-alone, so hoping this one is just as good!

  5. Laurel-Rain Snow
    September 16, 2013 / 2:42 pm

    I am looking forward to The Good Wife, as I really loved the first two books.

    I also loved The Witness…and need to catch up on Stephanie Plum.

    Have a great week…here's MY WEEKLY SUNDAY/MONDAY UPDATES

    • Kristin
      September 16, 2013 / 2:59 pm

      The Good Wife is so good…but really intense right from the start!

  6. Nise'
    September 16, 2013 / 5:38 pm

    Wish I could participate in Bloggiesta, but it would require too much sitting and my back is not up to that at this time. Hope you accomplish much! I want to get caught up with Jane's books. Have a great week.

  7. Anonymous
    September 16, 2013 / 7:49 pm

    I have The Witness and The School of Essential Ingredients on my kindle now–one from a long time ago and the other fairly new. I am hoping to read the new Jane Porter series with The Good Wife in it. Thanks for sharing here.

  8. Anonymous
    September 16, 2013 / 8:03 pm

    I like the Stephanie Plum series- I just wish she would marry Moretti already!! Have you read her other series?

  9. Kathy Martin
    September 16, 2013 / 8:06 pm

    Good luck with Blogiesta! I have never participated. I do like Bella Andre's Sullivan series and can't wait for more Sullivan books. Thanks for visiting my blog. Happy reading!

  10. Elizabeth
    September 16, 2013 / 11:12 pm

    GREAT week…I have The Spymistress in my TBR stack.

    ENJOY your week.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My It's Monday, What Are You Reading

  11. Anonymous
    September 16, 2013 / 11:28 pm

    Astor Place Vintage is on my TBR list. Are you enjoying it? Have a good week!

  12. Jen at Introverted Reader
    September 17, 2013 / 2:27 am

    I was surprised by how much I liked The School of Essential Ingredients since I'm not a cook and I'm a ridiculously picky eater. I hope you enjoyed it too! Have a great week!

  13. Mystica
    September 17, 2013 / 1:42 pm

    The Good Wife is one I'd like to read. Looking forward to your thoughts on this one.