Sunday Post November 24, 2019/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday November 25, 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.

This was another busy week with hearings and office work as staff prepare for Thanksgiving holidays.

The tarp at my office building is obviously leaking. I am waiting for the revised structural plans and then we can hopefully get the architect plans within 30 days.
Are temps only got to about 73 this week. This morning was 53 but cold due to the damp. I don't envy those in the paths of storms this week. Stay Safe!

My reading/listening was slow but enjoyable this past week. I only finished one audiobook.   I posted five reviews on the blog and four at Goodreads. Plus I posted my usual memes.

I visited 20 blogs last week.
Shout Out this week to Novel Notions. Petrik, Celeste, Haïfa, TS and Emma describe themselves as: “We’re friends from around the world who bonded over a mutual love of books, especially fantasy and all other things speculative.”
Thank you to all the nice people who visit me.

These were last week's posts:

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

• ATBR- Audio Book Review: Bring Me Home for Christmas by Robyn Carr; Genre: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Fiction, Small Town, #HoHoHoRAT; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.

• eTBR- Goodreads Book Review: Evergreen A Christmas Tale by Richard Taylor; Genre: Historical, Holiday, Short Story, #HoHoHoRAT; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0

• ATBR- Audible Book Review: Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings (The Chronicles of St Mary's #6.5) by Jodi Taylor; Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Time Travel, #HoHoHoRAT and #SciFiMonth; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

• eTBR- Goodreads Book Review: Christmas Scandal...Not! by Jeanne Savery; Genre: Historical, Holiday, Short Story, #HoHoHoRAT; My Rating: 3.75 of 5.0.

• NG2019-#NetGalley Book Review: Christmas Once Again by D.K. Deters; Genre: Holiday, Romance, Short Story, Time Travel Romance, #HoHoHoRAT and #SciFiMonth; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0

• eTBR- Goodreads Book Review: The Twelve Cats of Christmas (All the Creatures of Christmas) by Kevin Whitlark; Genre: Cats, Holiday, #HoHoHoRAT; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0

• eTBR- Book Review: A Christmas Feral by Mary Matthews; Genre: Cats, Holiday, Short Story, #HoHoHoRAT, #SciFiMonth; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0.

• eTBR- Goodreads Book Review: Santa's Christmas Eve Blues by Douglas Lindsay; Genre: Holiday, Short Story; My Rating: 3.75 of 5.0

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway November 22, 2019. Open Worldwide. Ending 11/28/2019.

• ATBR- Audible Book Review: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski; Genre: Anthology Fantasy, Short Stories, Sorcery, #SciFiMonth; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.5.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement November 24, 2019.

Finished Reading:

1. Audio/Smartphone (ATBR)

Scythe
By: Neal Shusterman
Narrator: Greg Tremblay
Duration: 10 hrs and 32 mins
This pulled my emotions back and forth!
Source: 1/27/18 Audible Sale $3.95.
Click on book title for full description.

Currently Reading:
1. eBook/Kindle (NG2019)

A Vintage Summer
by Cathy Bramley
50% in I'm enjoying this although it is taking longer to read.
Source: 2019 NetGalley.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audio/Smartphone (ATBR)

An Easy Death
By: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 10-02-18
I picked this one to fit #SciFiMonth. I generally like Alternate History stories.
Source: 12/16/18 November Credit at Audible.
Publisher's Summary
Number-one New York Times best-seller Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries, True Blood, Midnight Crossroad) delivers the first thriller in a new trilogy that presents a chilling alternate history of the US where everyone believes in magic - but no one is sure whether they can trust it.
After the assassination of FDR in the 1930s, the US collapses and is picked off by the UK, Canada, Mexico, and Russia. We find ourselves in the Southwestern states, now known as Texoma. It is here that the gunnie Lizbeth Rose tries to piece out a life, running security on runs from Texoma across the border to Mexico, where work and prospects are stronger.
When two Russian magicians come looking for a man named Alex Karkarov, they hire Lizbeth to find him or his family, but there are problems: The man they're looking for is dead, but he has a daughter they now need to find, as an ever-growing set of sorcerers and gunnies do not want them to succeed. It's a good thing Lizbeth is a deadly gunfighter; too bad she hates sorcerers, even the ones on whom she has to learn to rely.
Number-one New York Times best-seller Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse mysteries, True Blood, Midnight Crossroad) returns to fantasy in a taut thriller set in a US where magic is an acknowledged truth, but disreputable.
©2018 Charlaine Harris, Inc. (P)2018 Recorded Books

3. Audio/MPS (AReview)

Her Ruthless Protector
by Caitlyn O’Leary
This sounds like a military romance I will like.
Source: Audio Download for review through Caffeinated PR Services.
Click on book title for full description.

I hope to get in a couple more SciFi titles before the end of November. We'll see.

November 24, 2019 - I am still enjoying the devotions and readings with the One Year Bible plan through You Version App. I am continuing Love God Greatly - Thanksgiving study leading up to Thanksgiving.

I completed only 1 book and posted nine of 11 reviews. I did well on reviews last week so I only have 3 books to review left.
My NetGalley shelf remains at 9. I am still working on NG titles I received in July. [Plus I have 4 old titles (2012-13.)]
I still have three author titles as I forgot one added earlier this month. I plan to finish them all this year.
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: 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.
No new review titles. I may wait one more week before requesting more NetGalley titles.
I resisted Daily Deals and Chirps again but purchased five Christmas Titles on Sale at Audiobooks.com. 
I also downloaded two free audios; I still have two to pick from Audible Originals later this week.
38 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

NONE

Won

NONE

Purchased

I was checking Audiobooks.com for the 2 for 1 deals and found these Christmas deals.
I did not resist.  Five Audios for under $20.00.
Pupcakes: A Christmas Novel $3.99
Written By: Annie England Noblin
Narrated By: Amy McFadden
Publisher: HarperAudio
Date: October 2017
Duration: 9 hours 59 minutes

Snowbound at Christmas $3.99
Written By: Lia Riley, Jennifer Ryan, Maisey Yates
Narrated By: Lillian Thayer, Coleen Marlo, Carly Robins
Publisher: HarperAudio
Date: November 2016
Duration: 7 hours 56 minutes

An Angel for Christmas   $3.00
Written By: Heather Graham
Narrated By: Christina Traister
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Date: September 2011
Duration: 5 hours 48 minutes


Christmas in Sugarcreek: A Christmas Seasons of Sugarcreek Novel $3.99
Written By: Shelley Shepard Gray
Narrated By: Robynn Rodriguez
Publisher: HarperAudio
Date: October 2011
Duration: 5 hours 54 minutes


The Dogs of Christmas     $4.99
Written By: W. Bruce Cameron
Narrated By: Kirby Heyborne
Publisher: Tantor Media
Date: October 2013
Duration: 6 hours 14 minutes

I purchased one $.99 Kindle as it caught my eye;

A Holiday By Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella
by Mimi Matthews

Free

Audiobooks.com VIP Free for November:
A Place Called Freedom
By Ken Follett
Narrated By: Simon Prebble
Duration: 14 h 42 min

Christianaudio.com November free download.
Triggers
Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses
Author Amber Lia & Wendy Speake
Narrator Amber Lia & Wendy Speake
Runtime 5.43 Hrs. - Unabridged

I added 38 free Kindle 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.