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.
We continue to work away although this week saw a little breather with fewer closings. Heather was out three days as her nose swelled again – looked like she had a broken nose. Her doctors gave her additional antibiotics and are planning a CT scan for her nose rather than her ear.
This was a surprise today. Hubby was in the kitchen cooking lunch and he saw this blue heron on the corner of our pool fence. This isn’t the clearest picture but still made me happy. I took the picture from the kitchen window so I had to crop/zoom in.
Our weather has had hot days and torrential storms of rain. Nothing too unusual.
Listening and reading was good this week. I finished one ebook and two audio books. I posted three reviews and my usual memes.
I visited 16 blogs last week. Shout Out this week to Mom with a Reading Problem. Lillian and Amanda are two moms sharing their love of reading by sharing reviews.
Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill This dystopian pitting robots against humans preseents some interesting ideas. Source: NetGalley 2020. Click on book title for full description.
2. Audio/Smartphone/NetGalley App (NG2021)
The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu Narrated by Tinashe Warikandwa I really did like this and hope it begins a series. Source: NetGalley 2021. Click on book title for full description.
3. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)
Sovereign By Jeff Hirsch Narrated by: Jesse Einstein Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins Release date: 01-31-19 I thought I’d fit in a shorter title and I wanted sci fi. It’s not gripping but it is an interesting listen, suitable for younger readers. Source: 2/10/19 Free Audible Original. Jeff Hirsch, the mastermind behind such dark YA dystopias as The Eleventh Plague and The Darkest Hour, goes interstellar with Sovereign, a middle grade Audible Original voiced by Jesse Einstein, who listeners have called “first-rate.”
Aftershocks Christians Entering a New Era of Global Crisis by Jeff Kinley I like this author. This is the last of my 2020 NetGalley titles. Source: 2020 NetGalley. In a time of global upheaval and uncertainty, uncover God’s prophetic plan for the ages—and your place in it. Living in this era of pandemics, economic chaos, natural disasters, and political strife, you may feel tempted to question whether God is in control. Yet when you look to the Bible, you’ll find these events actually signal that His promises will soon be fulfilled. In Aftershocks, bestselling author Jeff Kinley reveals how current societal and global trends foreshadow the nearness of the end times—and how the prophecies about what is to come should renew your passion to lovingly proclaim Christ to a suffering world. This book will supply you with critical intel concerning how your life will likely change in the years ahead provide you with biblical wisdom that enables you to respond to current events with confidence and grace reveal how recent cultural convulsions on this restless planet play into heaven’s plan for earth Aftershocks unveils the raw reality of these last days while inspiring you to live with hope—a hope that vaccinates you against the ignorance, naivety, and anxiety that plague our world today.
June 13, 2021 – I am on track again. I love seeing new things each time I read the Bible. I am glad to still be current with morning reading. (I got one day behind but and caught up again.) I am reading/listening to the NLT Tyndale version of the Bible on You Version App so Hubby and I are reading the same passages each day. I started a new study this week: What Does God Really Expect From You?
I completed three books to review this week. NetGalley shelf grew last week but I have listened to two and am reading one this week. That puts me back to five on the shelf. Four author titles remain in queue. I’ll be working on these next soon. (Plus a few that I received from facebook links and newsletter sign-ups, not specific review requests.) Still many titles through InstaFreebie and many new author requests I haven’t replied to.
Welcome to Mailbox Monday.
Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. This Meme started with Marcia at A Girl and Her Books (fka The Printed Page) and after a tour of hosts has returned to its permanent home at Mailbox Monday. Thanks to the ladies sharing hosting duties: Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit and (yours truly). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. As for MM, we’re looking for someone to volunteer to take over some MM duties. Sunday evenings are when we post MM for overseas participants and BTCOE posts go up on Friday afternoons. If you have interest please email: savvyverseandwit [at] gmail [dot] com. No new review or NetGalley titles this week. I am eyeing some titles at Chirp but have resisted so far which is good since I went click crazy on free Audible Plus titles – 47! I need to pick my two May Audible credit picks this week. I’ve listed three ebooks received through Author promos on Facebook. No free Kindle titles this week. (Note these are in my Amazon library, NOT on my Kindle until I download and transfer them.) Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?
Well – I went a little crazy on Audible Plus adding 47 audio titles by Authors I like or want to try. Orson Scott Card – I haven’t read this author in a few years but I think I would like these.
Stonefather, Book 0.5 Mithermages, narrated by Emily Janice Card (I’ve read Book 1) Ruins, Book 2, Pathfinder, narrated by: Orson Scott Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Kirby Heyborne, Emily Janice Card
These five narrated by Stefan Rudnicki:
Treason The Call of Earth, Homecoming: Volume 2 The Ships of Earth, Homecoming, Volume 3 Earthfall, Homecoming: Volume 4 Earthborn, Homecoming: Volume 5
A Rare Chance, Narrated by: Cassandra Livingston Finding You, Narrated by: Cynthia Barrett Just Before Sunrise, Narrated by: Cassandra Livingston Night Scents, Narrated by: Amanda Dolan White Hot, Narrated by: Alyson Silverman
Margaret Mizushima – The Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series, narrated by Nancy Wu. I liked book 1 so am glad to get these:
Book 2, Stalking Ground Book 3, Hunting Hour Book 4, Burning Ridge Book 5, Tracking Game
Jaime Castle, CJ Valin – New to me. Raptors Series:
Book 1, Sidekick, Narrated by: Jack Meloche Book 2, Superteam, Narrated by: Jack Meloche , Jessica Almasy Book 3, Scions, Narrated by: Jay Snyder , Jessica Almasy , Jack Meloche
Beverly Barton – Should be good Suspense/Romantic Suspense. The Cherokee Pointe Series. Narrated by Marguerite Gavin (really good narrator):
Book 1, The Fifth Victim Book 2, The Last to Die Book 3, As Good as Dead
K.F. Breene – New to me but I have book 1, Chosen, of The Warrior Chronicles. Narrated by Caitlin Davies:
Book 2, Hunted Book 3, Shadow Lands Book 6, Overtaken
Will Wight – Sci Fi/Fantasy; new to me; Cradle Series; Narrated by Travis Baldree:
Book 1, Unsouled Book 2, Soulsmith Book 3, Blackflame Book 4, Skysworn Book 5, Ghostwater Book 6, Underlord Book 7, Uncrowned Book 8, Wintersteel
J.N. Chaney – Sci Fi/Space. Renegade Star Series
Book 0, Nameless narrated by Tess Irondale Book 1-2, Renegade Star narrated by Luke Daniels
Thomas Sowell — I like his throughtful, conservative perspective:
Black Rednecks and White Liberals, Narrated by: Hugh Mann Dismantling America, Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Sun Tzu – I have been wanting to read this.
The Art of War narrated by Simon Vance The Art of War narrated by Aidan Gillen (captivating voice on the sample!)
SINGLE titles (8):
The Redemption Trilogy Box Set: Emergence, Penance, Resurgence, Books 1-3 by AJ Sikes, Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot A Stranger in the Citadel by Tobis S. Buckell, Narrated by: Janina Edwards One-Eyed Jaz: A Forgotten Realms Adventure (Legend of Drizzt Series) by R.A. Salvatore, Narrated by: Victor Bevine To the Edge (Bodyguards, Book 1) by Cindy Gerard, Narrated by: Alastair Haynesbirdge Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge Narrated by: Julie Briskman When You Find Me by P.J. Vernon, Narrated by: Amy McFadden , Bahni Turpin The Coldest Case: A Black Book (0.5) by James Patterson, Aaron Tracy and Ryan Silbert, Narrated by: Aaron Paul , Krysten Ritter , Nathalie Emmanuel , Beau Bridges , full cast The Martian by Andy Weir narrated by Wil Wheaton (Released in 2020) (I read the 2013 version narrated by R.C. Bray)
