Sunday Post March 17, 2019/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday March 18, 2019

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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.

We had a nice week with closings and Heather preparing to be off this coming week of spring break.
I continue to work on files and consults in office. This week I have several court hearings locally.
No word from the engineer and architect yet. The contractor is anxious.
We had an upset Saturday night with I went to investigate the chickens squawking. I discovered a large opossum in the hen house. I got hubby out of bed to help chase it off. We only counted 11 of our 12 chickens this morning and one is injured. We braced the egg lid shut as we think that is how it got in.
Our temps got cooler again Saturday. We are supposed to have temps ranging from 41 to 70 all this week.

My reading seemed slow again but I did finish the long audio and started two new books. I finished 1 audio and 1 children's ebook. I posted three reviews and my usual memes.

I did better and got to 24 blogs last week.
Shout Out this week to Read All The Things. Aj's "about page" shows the fun side: "Aj Sterkel: first of her name, the unchilled, queen of the books and the nachos, kahleesi of the great sprawling suburbs, breaker of desk chairs, and mother of dogs."
Thank you to all the nice people who visit me.

These were last week's posts:

• Sunday Post March 10, 2019/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday March 11, 2019.

• ebTBR- Book Review and Giveaway: A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist; Christian, Historical Romance; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0. 2 Copies; US and Canada; Ends 2/23/19.

• ebTBR- Book Review: January Breeze, February Embers, March Whispers (Elderberry Croft #1) by Becky Doughty; Christian Literature, Community, Inspirational; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway March 15, 2019. Open Worldwide. Ending 3/21/2019.

• NG2019- #NetGalley Book Review: Wish by Chris Saunders; Children,Verse; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement March 10, 2019.

Finished Reading:
1. eBook/Kindle (NG2019)

Wish
by Chris Saunders
This is a charming book.
Review linked above.
Source: NetGalley 2019.
Rabbit has never had a wish before; but one day he gets not just one, but three! Wish is a touching story about the power of kindness and the magic of friendship, with beautiful and emotive illustrations from Chris Saunders.
Once every year wishes take flight,
filled with hope and twinkling light.
They dance in the air, with a swirl and a swish,
you have to be lucky to be chosen by a wish.
Rabbit cannot decide what to wish for, so he asks his friends Mouse, Fox, and Bear what they would do if they had a wish. Being selfless and kind, Rabbit grants all three wishes to his friends. They are so grateful for his kindness and generosity, they share their wishes with him.

2. Audible/Smartphone/MP3 (Author)

Age of Expansion: A Kurtherian Gambit Series
Ghost Squadron Boxed Set, Books 1-4
By: Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
Length: 26 hrs and 6 mins
This is fun entertainment.
Source: 2019 Audible credit from Author.
Click on book title for full description.

Currently Reading:
1. eBook/Kindle (Author)

Indian Paintbrush (Carson Chronicles Book 3)
by John A. Heldt
I am enjoying the time travel issues and historical details of this novel.
Source: 12/18 Author review request.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible/Smartphone (Author)

The Double-A Western Detective Agency
A Holmes on the Range Mystery
By: Steve Hockensmith
Narrated by: John McLain
Series: Holmes on the Range, Book 6
Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
This is fun listening and detecting.
Source: Received March 2019 from the author for review.
Click on book title for full description.

3. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

Zero G
By: Dan Wells
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Margaret Ying Drake, Josh Hurley, Eddy Lee, Jennifer Van Dyck, Allyson Johnson, David Shih, Betsy Hogg
Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins 
I needed a shorter listen and this will add a Z title.
Source: Free Audible Original December 2018.
It’s one kid versus an entire band of space pirates in this cosmic middle grade caper from New York Times bestselling author Dan Wells.
Zero is just one of 20,000 people aboard a spaceship bound for a new planet set to be colonized. The journey is over a century long but luckily, everyone is in stasis, so they’ll be safe and sound asleep during the trip. Everyone that is, except for Zero, whose pod has malfunctioned, waking him up a hundred years early. His initial excitement in roaming the ship alone quickly turns to a heart-stopping interstellar adventure when a family of space pirates show up, trying to hijack the ship and take the colonizers hostage. With everyone he knows fast asleep, it’s up to Zero to think fast and find a way to stop them–all on his own.
The full cast for this production includes Emily Woo Zeller, Margaret Ying Drake, Betsy Hogg, Josh Hurley, Jonathan Davis, Jennifer Van Dyck, Chelsea Spack, Charlie Thurston, David Shih, Eunice Wong, Eddy Lee, Allyson Johnson, and Polly Lee.
©2018 Dan Wells (P)2018 Audible Originals, LLC.

March 17, 2019 - I am staying up to date with the One Year Bible plan reading through You Version App.
I completed a 5 day reading plan: Whisper: How To Hear The Voice Of God By Mark Batterson
I'll be picking another study this week.
[You can check out audio of the One Year Bible Plan on the companion commentary online.]

I completed two books and posted three reviews. That puts me current with only 1 review to post for current reading.
I need to catch up adding newer reviews to NetGalley, Goodreads, Amazon and Audible again. (Not counting the older reviews.)
I added three titles and read one so my NetGalley shelf is now at 13 unread from December to date plus 4 old titles (2012!) that I might get read this year. I now have four author ebook titles in queue. 
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 added three new titles from NetGalley and one review request.
I picked up four audio titles and purchased two $.99 Kindle titles.
I picked up 20 free kindle titles. (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 selected these three at NetGalley.

The Ethereal Squadron
by Shami Stovall
"In an altered World War I timeline, a young sorceress must disguise herself as a man to stop a deadly new terror weapon from destroying the world."
I saw this book at Carol's Notebook through Mailbox Monday. I was glad it was still available at NetGalley. (Thanks Carol.)

(I needed some shorter works to set of the long ones I've been reading/listening to this month)

Wish
by Chris Saunders
See the description and review link above.




SkyLine The Dragon Commander - A Military Science Fiction Romance Adventure
by Kennedy King
"It's 2350. Cold Fusion, AI nanotech cops, and the SkyLine between a dying Earth and a developing Mars are parts of life."
This looks like one I would like


I accepted this review request from Babs Book Bistro:
The Lady Lassoes an Outlaw: Western Historical
by Charlene Raddon
"Can Aurora find her brother, free him and get the two of them to safety? And what part will Garret Mosely play in her plans?"

Won

NONE

Purchased

3/16/19 Audible Daily Deal $3.95
Trials of the Earth
The True Story of a Pioneer Woman
By: Mary Mann Hamilton
Narrated by: Barbara Benjamin Creel
Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
Release date: 07-12-16

3/16/19 Purchased at $7.49 since I have the ebook.
The Finding: The Legend of Oescienne, Book 1
Jenna Elizabeth Johnson (Author)
Michael Ferraiuolo (Narrator)
A dragon world with nearly extinct humans.



3/17/19 I picked up my two February Audible Credits - so difficult to choose from a Wish List that is huge!

Monster Hunter Siege
Monster Hunter, Book 6
By: Larry Correia
Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
Release date: 08-01-17
I like this series and am ready for another monster adventure.


The Golden Guard Trilogy
By: Elise Kova
Narrated by: Zachary Johnson, Vanessa Moyen
Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
Release date: 10-04-18
This sounds like good adventure. 

I purchased these two Kindle titles for $.99 so I could later buy the audiobooks at discount.
 
The Kasari Nexus (Rho Agenda Assimilation Book 1)
Richard Phillips 




Lostlander - A Science Fiction Western Adventure 
(The Coilhunter Chronicles Book 4)
Dean F. Wilson
I have book one of this series and hope to get to this soon.

Free

I added 20 free titles to my Kindle library.  Titles found linked through Bookbub, Bookfun, Ereader News Today, Free Par-tay, Ignite Your Book, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.