It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - 5 October 2020

#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.

Happy Monday Bookdragons! It's my first "It's Monday! What Are You Reading?" post since I moved in July. I took a blogging hiatus for a few months but now I'm back. 

What I've Been Reading Recently: 

Tempting Lies by Sara Whitney

I joined the review team for Sara Whitney, not having read anything by her before but I really enjoyed this fake-dating romance. 

Meet Me On Love Lane by Nina Bocci

I've worked with Nina's promo services before for Tijan and a couple other authors but I hadn't read any of her books before. I've had this one sitting on my shelf since spring when I got my ApollyCon books but I was hesitant because I wasn't sure I'd like it. Since it has a nice fall cover I finally gave it a try now (even though ironically this book is set in summer, not fall) and I loved it. It wasn't as cheesy as a Hallmark movie and it even had a little heat (okay a spark, I definitely could have used more heat). I definitely want to read the first and third books in the series (although they can each be read as a standalone).

One by One by Ruth Ware

Okay, this book is my most recent 5-star favorite that I will recommend to everyone. I've been reading a lot of thrillers this year and this one is one of my favorites so far! If you like Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and mysteries where a group of people are cut off from the rest of the world and begin dying off... this is the book for you. 

Currently Reading:

Don't Turn Out the Lights Anthology

I'm (slowly) listening to the audiobook of this one before bed and it is eerie, it's weird, and it's full of stories by some of the best horror writers.  

Next Read:

more Ruth Ware

Since I really loved One by One I want to read more of Ruth Ware's backlist. Have you read anything by her? What would you recommend I read next? 

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What have you been reading lately? How are things going with you? Let me know in the comments!

Bookish (And Not So Bookish) Thoughts - 18 April 2019

Bookish (And Not So Bookish) Thoughts is a Weekly Meme hosted by Christine @ Bookishly  Boisterous.

Happy Thursday Bookdragons! It's another Bookish and Not So Bookish Thoughts and it has been one strange week. Let me tell you all about it...

1. One of my glamorous (ha) day jobs is an assistant to my grandmother for her paralegal business. This week we acquired an estate subcontracted from the law firm my mom works at. The woman died last Thursday and to start the process we need a death certificate to get the ball rolling. Simple enough, right? Well my grandmother called the funeral home who told us they contract with another funeral home in - get this - Okeechobee, Florida (we're in Wisconsin) and they handle all of their paperwork so we'd have to contact them. Weeeellllllll... a call to the nice lady at the funeral home in Okeechobee took a disturbing turn as the lady had no idea where the body went and had never heard of the woman. Oshkosh, WI didn't have her... Okeechobee, FL didn't have her... but they had recently shipped a body to Israel. They'd look into it and get back to us. When that's how your Tuesday morning starts off you just know it's going to be a long week. 

2. Last night I finished reading Repeat, Kylie Scott's newest book. I loved it! It's about a woman who wanders into her ex-boyfriend's tattoo parlor after a horrific attack leaves her with amnesia and no memory of their relationship or why they broke up. It made me think about how strange it would be to have amnesia and have to rely on others to fill in the gaps of your past. For me it would be next to impossible because I've always thought of myself as a Dr. Jeckle & Mr. Hyde personality. I show different sides of myself to different people and I don't think anyone has ever seen the full picture, not even my family. 

3. I've been getting a lot of great book recommendations on Instagram lately. I just picked up BB Easton's apocalyptic romance, Praying for Rain which I'm starting today and tomorrow I'm planning to order The Rules of Burken by Traci Finlay. Both authors are new to me. 

4. I've gone back and forth on this, but I think I'm going to try for a ticket to next year's ApollyCon event when the tickets go on sale in three weeks. I've always wanted to go and meet some of my favorite authors and I'm finally financially independent enough to swing it.

5. I hit my target word count for Monsters & Mist last weekend!!! I haven't had much writing time since then but I have managed to add an addition 2k words past my goal. Still not sure how close I am to finishing though.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

#IMWAYR is a weekly meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.

What I Read Last Week:

I was sick last week (and it's still hanging on but I'm better enough to go online) so I didn't get a ton of reading done. I did finish the audiobook of this one over the weekend and I loved it! I can't wait to listen to the second one!

 What I Am Reading Now:

I started this one before this cold/bronchitis/whatever kicked my a$$ and I'm eager to get back to it. I love the fandom but admit I could never get into the show and I thought actually reading the book might remedy that.

Up Next:

The next book on my ARC stack, 99% Faking It actually releases today but I haven't had a chance to start. In my defense, I was so sick last week I didn't want to read at all.