It’s Monday…What Are You Reading? (6.11.12)

It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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.

This past week I participated in Armchair BEA for the first time. It was great to meet so many new bloggers and reconnect with some I’ve come across before. I learned some great new tips that I hope to implement on my blog and use with networking outside the blog.  Unfortunately due to a severe migraine that came on Wednesday and lasted a few days, I was sidelined from spending too much time on the computer. I plan this week to go back and do some more visiting, especially the posts on networking and asking the experts. Did you participate?

Books Completed last week:

  • The Secret Keeper by Sandra Byrd (review book)
  • Karma by Carly Phillips (library book)
  • Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich (library audio book)
  • Whiplash by Catherine Coulter (mine)

Reading Now: 

  • The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig (mine)
  • Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs (library audio book) – in car/house
  • Still Missing by Chevy Stevens (library audio book) – ipod

Next:   

  • The Last Queen by CW Gortner (mine)
  • Big Sky Country by Linda Lael Miller (review book)
  • The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini

Reviews completed last week:

Other Posts related to books:

Books for which I need to finish reviews:

  • Raising Wild Ginger by Tara Woolpy
  • Home Front by Kristin Hannah
  • Knock Out by Catherine Coulter 
  • Death Threads by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
  • Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
  • Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani
  • The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown 
  • Karma by Carly Phillips
  • Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich 
  • Whiplash by Catherine Coulter

Contest information:  

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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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28 Comments

  1. Mystica
    June 11, 2012 / 10:46 am

    I like the cover of The Secret Keeper and you are in for a treat with Chevy Stevens.

    • Kristin
      June 11, 2012 / 11:23 am

      I am about a half hour into the Chevy Stevens book and so far it's really interesting.

  2. Anonymous
    June 11, 2012 / 11:49 am

    I look forward to your review of Still Missing on audio. I wonder what the narrator sounds like. Will it be a creepy voice?

    • Kristin
      June 11, 2012 / 12:26 pm

      No, it's not creepy at all. So far, I am liking the audio.

  3. Christina T
    June 11, 2012 / 12:38 pm

    I enjoy the Pink Carnation books but I didn't finish the latest one. I think the earlier books in the series are the best. Masque of the Black Tulip might be my favorite actually. I hope you enjoy it!

    I didn't participate in Armchair BEA this year though I did think about it. I'm not supposed to spend a lot of time on my laptop because of my wrist injury so I don't blog as much as I used to. Migraines are the pits. I hope you are feeling much better and are able to get caught up. You still managed to finish quite a few books even with being ill for part of the week. Have a great week!

    • Kristin
      June 11, 2012 / 12:53 pm

      So far I'm enjoying Masque of the Black Tulip. The first book was fun and I hope the rest of the series is, too, as I already bought the next four!

      I've had migraines forever and they hadn't been so bad lately, but last week was horrible. Luckily they had subsided by the weekend and I was able to get in some quality reading time. Sorry to hear about your wrist injury – hope it's getting better!

  4. Laurel-Rain Snow
    June 11, 2012 / 1:54 pm

    I see several on your list that I've loved…Still Missing is at the top of the list. I also enjoyed Home Front.

    I need to catch up on the Stephanie Plums….I think I've said this before! Plus…The Last Boyfriend looks good, as I enjoyed the first book in the trilogy.

    Have a great week! Here's MY MONDAY MEMES POST

    • Kristin
      June 11, 2012 / 2:48 pm

      So far, I'm enjoying Still Missing. I'm having fun listening to the Stephanie Plum series. So far I've gotten through 3 books. I'm taking a short break on them to get to some other audios, but then I hope to get the next book on audio.

      I loved The Last Boyfriend, even better than the first one.

  5. The Brunette Librarian
    June 11, 2012 / 3:52 pm

    Ooo! What did you think of Home Front? We are getting ready to read it for a book group. 🙂

    Happy reading this week!
    What are YOU reading @ The Brunette Librarian??

    • Kristin
      June 11, 2012 / 4:28 pm

      I found it to be a heartwarming story of the casualties of war on the families. It was sad, but a really good story. I'd be interested in the discussions that might come up at a book club meeting.

  6. dollycas aka Lori
    June 11, 2012 / 5:37 pm

    Armchair BEA was fun but I didn't get to visit everyone I wanted to. Just ran out of time but I saved the list to keep working on.

    I love Jennifer Chiaverini. She is from Wisconsin about 1 hour from me but I have never met her.

    Have a great week!!

    • Kristin
      June 11, 2012 / 5:39 pm

      I've heard good things about her series, so I'm excited to start it.

      I'm hoping to go back and visit some blogs from Armchair BEA too.

  7. Shan
    June 11, 2012 / 6:27 pm

    I had a great time participating in Armchair BEA, sorry you got sidelined but I look forward to reading the rest of your posts. Have a good week!

    • Kristin
      June 12, 2012 / 3:06 pm

      The good thing about Armchair BEA is that even though it's over, the posts remain, so I can still go back and read what I missed out on.

  8. Anette
    June 11, 2012 / 6:34 pm

    Wow, so many great books on your list 🙂 I've never read anything by Stephen King before – way too scary for me. But "11.22.63" is not scary at all, you should really give it a chance 😉

    • Kristin
      June 12, 2012 / 3:06 pm

      I'll have to look into 11.22.63. Thanks!

  9. Paula
    June 11, 2012 / 7:50 pm

    you've had a busy week I'm definitely gonna check out reviews the ones you've reviewed that I have read I agree with you are great!

    • Kristin
      June 12, 2012 / 3:07 pm

      Thanks…it doesn't always feel like I get much done each week, but then I put together this post and I realize I did have a somewhat productive week.

  10. Nise'
    June 11, 2012 / 9:24 pm

    Hope your migraine is better. I now how that limits time on the computer. Have a great reading week.

    • Kristin
      June 12, 2012 / 3:07 pm

      Luckily it was gone by the weekend and so far this week, it seems to be staying away.

  11. Lindsey
    June 11, 2012 / 10:59 pm

    The Masque of the Black Tulip sounds like a really interesting story!
    Have a great week (no migraines are invited this time!).

    • Kristin
      June 12, 2012 / 3:07 pm

      It's pretty good so far.

  12. Shelleyrae @ Book'd out
    June 12, 2012 / 1:26 am

    I had fun with ABEA as well, I'm sorry about your migraine – suffer from them as well so you have my sympathy!

    Wishing you a great reading week!

    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

    • Kristin
      June 12, 2012 / 3:08 pm

      Aren't they the worst? Luckily I don't get them nearly as often as I used to.

  13. Jen at Introverted Reader
    June 12, 2012 / 2:01 am

    Three to Get Deadly was great, but I thought Four to Score was even better. Whew! I love Lauren Willig's books. Hope you are as well! Enjoy your week!

    • Kristin
      June 12, 2012 / 3:09 pm

      I'm going to get Four to Score once I finish the Kathy Reichs audio. So far, I am really enjoying the series.

  14. Betty
    June 14, 2012 / 6:55 am

    I just now discovered your blog. I want to join in your discussions but haven't read anything from your list above, but definitely want to check them out. Right now I am currently finishing up "The Romanov Stone" by Robert C. Yeager… a great historical romance that takes place during the Romanov era in Russia. Great book!
    robertcyeager.com/

    • Kristin
      June 15, 2012 / 2:42 pm

      I'm really fascinated by Russian history as well. This year alone, I've picked up two books that deal with Catherine the Great – but I've yet to read them (hopefully soon, though!). I've also seen another book about the Romanov's that I have on my tbr list. Thanks for stopping by and I can't wait to hear more about the book you're reading.