Sunday Post October 18, 2020/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday October 19, 2020

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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 have been enjoying our weekend in Denver although I miss my hubby. We did invite him to join us but he didn't feel he could manage want might be a lot of 'zipping' around for sight seeing. He was probably right as I have barely kept up with the girls.
We have enjoyed some good meals and had a great visit to Boulder on Saturday with wonderful brunch in Louisville, CO.
I couldn't manage the small hike they did but got some pictures.

They are the little people (black, yellow, white and red shirts) in the middle of this picture as they are returning from the walk:

They took this picture of me standing on the road if you can see that tiny figure 1/3rd up between the tree branches.:

It has been cooler in Colorado than we are used to. Some of us have chapped faces and red noses.

My reading this week has been good considering it has been a lot of horror. I finished four  audiobooks. I posted two reviews and my usual memes.

I visited 15 blogs both last week.
Shout Out this week to Sarah's Bookshelves. Visit her blog and check out her podcasts!

Don't forget- Audible is offering free children's titles during these days at home.
Audiobooks.com is also offering free listens for children.

These were last week's posts:

• Sunday Post October 11, 2020/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday October 12, 2020.

• A2020- Audio Book Review: The Skeletons of Scarborough House by Kitty French; Genres: Cozy Mystery, Ghosts, Mystery; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.

• A2020- Audio Book Review: The Haunted Forest Tour by James A. Moore and Jeff Strand; Genre: Genre: Dark Fantasy, Horror; My Rating: 3.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.0; Narration 3.5.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway October 16, 2020. Open Worldwide. Ending 10/22/2020.

• Sharing Beyond Books #406 Comment Giveaway October 17, 2020. Open Worldwide. Ending 10/31/2020.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement October 18, 2020.

Finished Reading:

1. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

Chase Darkness with Me
How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders
By: Billy Jensen, Karen Kilgariff - foreword
Narrated by: Karen Kilgariff, Billy Jensen
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
This was an interesting presentation of citizens helping to find murderers and missing people.
Source: 11/5/2019 Audible Daily Deal $2.95.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
Release date: 09-05-17
I had a day to fill before Fraterfest so I picked this off my old TBR. It was a fun listen.
Source: 2009 I think this was free at Audible.
Publisher's Summary
F. Scott Fitzgerald makes antebellum Baltimore his setting for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a fantastical tale with some Poe-like overtones about a baby born at age 70 who then lives life in reverse, his hair turning "in the dozen years of his life from white to iron-gray, the network of wrinkles on his face becoming less pronounced". What ramifications that creates for Benjamin's relationship with his father first and then later with his wife and his own son makes for some fantastical situations.
Public Domain (P) 2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

3. Audible/Smartphone (A2020)

Psycho Inside Me
By: Bonnie R. Paulson
Narrated by: Jenifer Krist
Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
Release date: 03-04-14
This is dark but an interesting listen.
Source: 4/10/2020 Author Codes.
Click on book title for full description.

4. Audible/Smartphone (A2020)

The Book of Riley: A Zombie Tale
Written By: Mark Tufo
Narrated By: Sean Runnette
Duration: 2 hours 58 minutes
A zombie tale with a dog hero.
Source: 10/2020 Audiobooks.com Mystery Audiobook Club.
Summary:
When the zombie apocalypse strikes without warning one dog will hold the fate of her pack in her paws. This is the story of Riley, an American bulldog. Follow along as she tries to keep her pack safe from a zombie apocalypse. Traveling with her are Ben-Ben the high strung Yorkie, her favorite two-legger Jessie, Jessie's younger brother Zachary, and Riley's arch enemy Patches the cat. They are a rag-tag group of survivors, who, when pushed to the limit, realize that they are all each other has.

Currently Reading:

1. eBook/Kindle (NGTBR)

The Uninvited: Book 8 in Krewe of Hunters series
by Heather Graham
I like this but it has been very slow getting access and reading. We didn't have access on the plane and the app won't open without internet.
Source: Would you believe 2012 Netgalley?
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible/Smartphone (A2020)

Zombie Fallout: Zero
By: Mark Tufo
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Series: Zombie Fallout, Book 0.5
Length 2h 44m
This is another Zombie listen for Fraterfest and Z in Alphabet. Also, I can download the Audible titles to listen on the plane.
Publisher's Summary
In this audio-exclusive prequel - a must-hear for die-hard Zombie Fallout fans and newcomers alike - listeners are brought back to the days before outbreak; to the origins of a virus capable of raising the dead, its patient zero, and the events that set in motion the destruction of the human race.
Those who would seek a new world order have unleashed the most devastating virus onto mankind, and even they do not know the secrets hidden in their weapon. Follow along as Harry, a CDC scientist, races to figure out what exactly the virus is and how to stop it. It will be up to him and a group of marines led by Major Sanders to stop the zombie fallout before it ravages an unsuspecting world.
©2016 Mark Tufo (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

I started FraterFest on 10/15 running through 10/24. I've finished two books and expect to get in several more.
These are the books I will pick from to listen to:
(ATBR/A2020 Audible; Chirp and ABC Audiobooks.com Mystery Club.)
Carmilla 2h 22 Vampire ATBR
Carniepunk: The Demon Barker of Wheat Street By: Kevin Hearne 1h 4m ATBR
Carnival Row: Tangle in the Dark By: Stephanie K. Smith 3h 8m ATBR
Countdown: A Prequel Story to Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry 19m A2020
The Book of Riley #2: A Zombie Tale 2h 47m ABC
Ghostsitter - A Crazy Inheritance 4h 25m A2020
A Death at Eastwick 5h 4m Chirp2020
The Darkwater Bride: An Audible Original Drama 6h 45m ATBR
Murder's a Witch 6h 49m ABC


I'm keeping track of my Alphabet here as I finish the books. These are the letters that remain:
NETGALLEY:  H  M  U X  Y and Z
AUDIO:             X  and  Z

October 18, 2020 - I continue enjoying reading first thing each morning, even this week while away.
I am still enjoying the devotions and readings with the One Year Bible plan through You Version App. I considered changing but this is the reading group that is closest to my husband's reading so we can sometimes discuss the same passages.
I finished the 3-day study: Resting In His Power.

I completed four books, posted two reviews and will have 4 do this upcoming week.
My NetGalley shelf remains at 4, one current and three remaining titles from 2012-13 which I still hope to read this year. Still one more that would be good for October.
I have added no new author review titles this week. I still have one carry over author ebook left. I have one more audiobook from an author.
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 received this week. (One is on it's way.)
Someday I'll check the email requests I have been receiving. {Sigh.}
I selected my two September Audible Credits and added three more free Audible Plus titles.
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?

Review Titles

NONE

Won

NONE

Purchased

My Two September Audible Credits:

One Vote Away
How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History
By: Ted Cruz
Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabo

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
Release date: 09-29-20

Primal
Lee Harden, Book 3
By: D. J. Molles
Narrated by: Christian Rummel
Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
Release date: 11-05-19

Free

Three Audible Plus Catalogue titles added this week:

Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case
Jayne Frost, Book 1
By: Kristen Painter
Narrated by: Hollis McCarthy

Night of the Living Deed
By: E.J. Copperman
Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
(Book 1 in the Haunted Guesthouse series)

Binding Vows
MacCoinnich Time Travel Series, Book 1
By: Catherine Bybee
Narrated by: David Monteath
Series: MacCoinnich Time Travel Series, Book 1


No free Kindle titles this week.
Free titles often found at Bookbub, Bookfun, Ereader News Today, Free Par-tay, Ignite Your Book, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.