Sunday Post November 8, 2020/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday November 9, 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.

I have one staff member moving to another job so we have been shifting positions and cross training. I'll be spending some time interviewing this week while juggling the usual work schedules.

I was hoping those deer in at the end of the driveway would show up better.
They were up next to my car (the blue on the right)
until I opened the door to let the dogs out.
Then they spread to the right and left.
The dogs don't really phase them. They just stare at the human taking pictures.

Our Florida weather remained in low 80s most of last week but the nights dropped to high 50s. We had a couple of cool days and then it warmed up again. It is interesting to see some blog friends with their snow pictures.

I had to push a bit to finish a second book but I am moving on others as well. I finished two audiobooks. I posted three reviews and my usual memes.

I visited 16 blogs again last week.
Shout Out this week to Pondering the Prose. Ardis describes herself as "an avid reader and budding writer" who wants "to share my love of books with others."

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 November 1, 2020/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday November 2, 2020.

• A2020- Audio Book Review: Murder's a Witch by Danielle Garrett; Genre: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Paranormal; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway October 30, 2020. Open Worldwide. Ending 11/5/2020.

• A2020- Audible Book Review: Primal, Lee Harden, Book 3 by D. J. Molles; Genre: Military Thriller, Post Apocalyptic; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

• NGTBR- #NetGalley Book Review: Uninvited by Heather Graham; Genre: Ghosts, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement November 8, 2020.

Finished Reading:
1. Audible/Smartphone (A2020)

Actualized
The Configured Trilogy, Book 3
By: Jenetta Penner
Narrated by: Brittany Goodwin
Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 12-17-19

This is a good conclusion although I wasn't really into the YA elements.

Source: 2/13/2020 Author Code for Review title.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audio/Smartphone (ATBR)

The Heavens May Fall
Written by: Allen Eskens
Narrated by: R. C. Bray , David Colacci , Amy McFadden
Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
I picked this as my "fall" season title
and it moved very quickly.
I really like the legal procedural parts of the story.
Source: April 2017 Audible Daily Deal $3.95.
Publisher's Summary
Detective Max Rupert's and attorney Boady Sanden's friendship is being pushed to the breaking point. Max is convinced that Jennavieve Pruitt was killed by her husband, Ben. Boady is equally convinced that Ben, his client, is innocent. As the case unfolds, the two are forced to confront their own personal demons.
Max is still struggling with the death of his wife four years earlier, and the Pruitt case stirs up old memories. Boady hasn't taken on a defense case since the death of an innocent client, a man Boady believes he could have saved but didn't. Now he is back in court, with student Lila Nash at his side, and he's determined to redeem himself for having failed in the past.
Vividly told from two opposing perspectives, the truth about the stunning death of Jennavieve Pruitt remains a mystery until the very end.
©2016 Allen Eskens (P)2016 Tantor

Currently Reading:
1. eBook/Kindle (NG2020)

The Cowboy Who Saved Christmas
Jodi Thomas, Sharla Lovelace, Scarlett Dunn
I totally enjoyed the first book
and now I am enjoying the second story too.
Source: Received from NetGalley.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

Wool
Silo, #1; Wool, #1-5
By: Hugh Howey
Narrated by: Amanda Sayle
Series: The Silo Saga, Book 1
Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
I started a Vintage SciFi but it didn't grab me so I picked this one instead. (For #SciFi Month.)
Source: 2017 Audible Daily Deal $3.95.
Publisher's Summary
In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them. Sheriff Holston, who has unwaveringly upheld the silo’s rules for years, unexpectedly breaks the greatest taboo of all: He asks to go outside.
His fateful decision unleashes a drastic series of events. An unlikely candidate is appointed to replace him: Juliette, a mechanic with no training in law, whose special knack is fixing machines. Now Juliette is about to be entrusted with fixing her silo, and she will soon learn just how badly her world is broken. The silo is about to confront what its history has only hinted about and its inhabitants have never dared to whisper. Uprising. ©2012 Hugh Howey (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

3. Print (Author2020)

The Prepared Investor: How to Prevent the Next Crisis from Affecting Your Financial Independence
by Christopher Manske
This will take a bit longer so it will run as my third "current reading" for several weeks. I am moving slowly but finding this interesting.
Source: I was pleased when the author offered this for my review.
Click on book title for full description.

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

November 8, 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 completed my first Thanksgiving plan in November: 7 Days of Thanksgiving.
This week I will be doing a five day plan: Double Blessing.

I completed two books, posted three reviews and I am up to date.
My NetGalley shelf is now at 3, which are the three remaining titles from 2012-13 which I still hope to read this year. After adding all but one review at NetGalley my percentage rose to 96%. I expect that is the best I will get so I requested a couple of new titles. :-)
I have added no new author review titles this week. I still have one carry over author ebook left in my queue. (Plus a few that I received from newsletter sign-ups, not specific review requests.)
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.
Someday I'll check the email requests I have been receiving. {Sigh.}
I picked up four Audible Plus titles.
Twelve 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

NONE

Free

Added Audible Plus Catalogue audios:

Upland Autumn: Birds, Dogs, and Shotgun Shells
By: William G. Tapply
Narrated by: Clay Teunis

Legends of the Fall
By: Jim Harrison
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Darkness Falls
By: Kyle Mills
Narrated by: Erik Steele

Freak of Nature: IFICS, Book 1
By: Julia Crane
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
Series: IFICS, Book 1

Twelve 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.