Sunday Post September 9, 2018/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday September 10, 2018

I am linking with Sunday Post at Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading now at The Book Date (at Wordpress).

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 continue to work and work. Not sure what my staff were thinking setting five appointments on Friday! Now I have five new projects.

I am taking my time in the mornings to be with my Hubby. Usually the mornings are cool, but sometimes they are muggy. My husband has us watching Game of Thrones DVDs at night. I resisted initially due to the language and sexual content. Fortunately we can fast forward the worse scenes. Now we are into season two. It does distract me a little at night while I'm typing blogs.

My reading seemed slower this week with only two books finished.  One audible title and one ebook. I posted two reviews, August wrap-up and all of my usual memes.

I visited only 21 blogs last week.
Shout Out this week to Bibliophile Belle who has a lovely, pretty blog format where reviews and bookish memes are shared.
Thank you to all the nice people who visit me.

These were last week's posts:

• Sunday Post September 2, 2018/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday September 3, 2018.

• NG2018- #NetGalley Book Review: Silent Threat (Mission Recovery Book 1) by Dana Marton; Military, Romantic Suspense; my rating: 4.75 of 5.0.

• MBS August 2018 Reading List Wrap- Up.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway September 7, 2018. Open Worldwide. Ending 9/13/2018.

• A2018- Audible Book Review: All These Worlds, Bobiverse Book 3, by Dennis E. Taylor; Military Space, Sci Fi; my rating 4.5 of 5.0.

• Sharing Beyond Books #352 Comment Giveaway September 8, 2018. Open Worldwide. Ending 9/22/2018.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement September 9, 2018.

Finished Reading:

1. Audible Smartphone (A2018)

All These Worlds
Bobiverse, Book 3
By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
This was a fun listen.
My review is linked above.

2. eBook/Kindle (TBR)

Mother of Pearl
by Kellie Coates Gilbert
All of my Ladies Book Club enjoyed this. It is well written with a good message.
I will post a review with giveaway this week.
Click on book title for full description.

Currently Reading:

1. eBook/Kindle (Author2018)

The Memory Tree (Carson Chronicles Book 2)
by John A. Heldt
I am enjoying this but it is long.
Source: Author.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Nation
By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
I am 2+ hours in and curious where it will go.
I have had this a long time and decided to listen to it for TBR Challenge.
Source: Audible 2012 January Credit Purchase.
Publisher's Summary
The sea has taken everything.
Thirteen-year-old Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle, Daphne - a girl from the other side of the globe - is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.
Together, the two confront the aftermath of catastrophe. And slowly, other refugees arrive - children without parents, mothers without babies, husbands without wives - all of them hungry and all of them frightened. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down....
Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of the courage required to forge new beliefs.
©2008 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers

I will no doubt start another audio but I haven't decided which one yet.


September 9, 2018 - I enjoy my You Version App where I get to highlight passages and create Biblical images. I am on track with my morning reading the One Year Bible plan on my smartphone. You can check out audio of the One Year Bible Plan on the companion commentary online.

I completed 2 books and posted 2 reviews. That leaves me one review to post.
I'm doing pretty good adding current reviews to Goodreads, Amazon and Audible. I have some older ones to catch up on.
My NetGalley shelf is still at 13. I still have one author title in queue and two review titles. Still many 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: Leslie of Under My Apple Tree, Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit and (yours truly). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
I have one new review title.
I ended up with 2 new audio titles.
I didn't pick up any Kindle paid titles.
I only picked up two 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?

Review Titles

I accepted a tour book from Bewitching Book Tours:
Tour date 10/3/18
Operation Earth
by Maria Hammarblad
"Seven billion people on Earth go about their daily lives, and no one is prepared when a global EMP slows the world to a crawl. Within days alien soldiers line the streets, and life will never be the same."
I read Kidnapped by this author years ago. This is sci fi Alien Invasion so it is up my alley.

Won

NONE

Purchased

I picked up one Audible Daily Deal 9/9/2018 $1.95
You Need a Budget
The Proven System for Breaking the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle, Getting out of Debt, and Living the Life You Want
By: Jesse Mecham
Narrated by: Jesse Mecham
Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
Release date: 12-26-17

Free

9/8/18 I got one Audible Free Download from a New Benefit: Audible Originals are a new genre of shorter programming written directly to the intimate listening aesthetic of Audible. This was my first of two picks.
The Coming Storm
By: Michael Lewis
Narrated by: Michael Lewis
Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
Release date: 07-31-18


I only added 2 free titles to my Kindle library this week. Another week of no time even to download free titles. Titles found linked through Bookbub, Bookfun, Ereader News Today, Free Par-tay, Ignite Your Book, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.