Sunday Post September 11, 2022/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday September 12 2022

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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 still have no internet at home. I have ordered new service and will get the new modem on Tuesday. It has been exceedingly frustrating and I have stayed at the office till past 8 every night.

We are still working on unpacking and organizing. I have made some progress with client files too.

I have not seen too many images today, but then again I have limited internet access.
But I do not forget what happened on September 11.

I continue with my previous prayer lists.
Our temps are predicted to be even a little cooler this coming week at high 70s to mid-high 80s. We are still getting regular summer downpours in the afternoons. 

I enjoyed three more audios (plus hours into another).  I was able to post a couple of reviews and my memes while at work this past week.

I visited 16 blogs again last week.
No Shout Out today.

Audible offerings for free children's titles ended June 30, 2021.
Audiobooks.com is still sharing some free listens for children.

These were the posts last week:

• Sunday Post September 4, 2022/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday September 5, 2022.

• ATBR: Audio Book Review: A Bargain for A Bride by Amelia Rose; Genre: Historical Romance, Western Romance; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

• ATBR: Audible Book Review: Marked in Flesh, The Others, Book 4 by Anne Bishop; Genre: Alternate History, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway September 9, 2022. Open Worldwide. Ending 9/15/2022.

• ATBR: Audio Book Review: The Road to Paradise A Vintage National Parks Novel by Karen Barnett; Genre: Christian Romance, Christian Suspense; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement September 11, 2022 - The Anointing.
  

Finished Reading:

1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

After The Ending
The Ending Series, #1
By: Lindsey Fairleigh, Lindsey Pogue
Narrated by: Natalie Duke
Series: The Ending Series, Book 1
Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
This is teen angsty but holds interest due to supernatural abilities of the survivors.
Source: April 2014 Audible Credit.
Click on book title for full description.

2. NetGalley App on Smartphone (NGA2022)

Until Someone Listens
A Story About Borders, Family, and One Girl's Mission
by Estela Juarez; Lissette Norman
Narrated by Estela Juarez
Listening Length: 11 minutes
This is sad but I appreciate the determination this young woman describes in light of a difficult situation.
Source: NetGalley August 2022.
Click on book title for full description.

3. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Aesop's Fables
By: Aesop
Narrated by: Jonathan Kent
Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
I had started this during the summer, listening with the kids.
Since it was already in my downloads, I decided to finish. Lots of wisdom!
Source: 1/27/18 Audible Sale for 2017 Daily Deals $.99.
Publisher's Summary
By their nature, "fables" are "fabulous", larger than life, the characters often using wit and guile to save themselves from circumstances. Thus Brer Rabbit is more than a bunny in a briar patch, just as Mowgli is more than a wolf child.
Aesop, an ancient Greek poet who was sold into slavery in the early sixth century B.C, relied on animal stories to convey his key points to his masters in court. Aesop's Fables are now classic, memorable morality plays in which amusing animal characters drive home thought-provoking morals to generations of listeners and modern day readers. They illustrate what was fundamental to Greek culture yet their appeal lies in logic we still understand. Fables from different cultures frequently overlap in the lessons they teach. If we would only stop to listen, there is an important lesson for us to learn from these fables; mankind is one, not several. Public Domain (P)2005 Tantor Media, Inc.

Currently Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Fear the Sky
The Fear Saga, Book 1
By: Stephen Moss
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
I chose another long book to last the week.
I am glad I picked this. I have less than three hours left in this excellent, engaging story.
Source: 3/14/2020 Two For One Credit Sale at Audible.
Publisher's Summary
"Real science in Science Fiction. This is a must read for fans of SF." >(John S. Gertsch, Amazon Reviewer)
Perfect for fans of Peter F. Hamilton, Iain M. Banks, and Orson Scott Card, Fear the Sky is a hard-hitting sci-fi thriller that will have you looking at the stars in a different way.
In eleven years' time, a million members of an alien race will arrive at Earth. Years before they enter orbit, their approach will be announced by the flare of a thousand flames in the sky, their ships' huge engines burning hard to slow them from the vast speeds needed to cross interstellar space. These foreboding lights will shine in our night sky like new stars, getting ever brighter until they outshine even the sun, casting ominous shadows and banishing the night until they suddenly blink out. Their technology is vastly superior to ours, and they know they cannot possibly lose the coming conflict. But they, like us, have found no answer to the destructive force of the atom, and they have no intention of facing the onslaught of our primitive nuclear arsenal or the devastation it would wreak on the planet they crave. So they have flung out an advance party in front of them, hidden within one of the countless asteroids randomly roaming the void. They do not want us, they want our planet. Their Agents are arriving.
©2014 Stephen Moss (P)2015 Podium Publishing

2. Audio Chirp App Smartphone (ATBR)

Act of Mercy
Written by Mandy M. Roth
Narrated by Mason Lloyd
Run Time 4h 53min
I like werewolves and PSI so I'm looking forward to this.
(I'm still downloading at work so picked a Chirp title in case I finish the Audible.)
Source: 4/24/2021 Chirp Deal $.99
Publisher Description
From NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Mandy M. Roth
Book One in the Immortal Ops Series World spin-off the PSI-Ops series.
Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance
Paranormal Security and Intelligence Operative Duke Marlow has a new mission: find, interrogate and possibly eliminate the target—Mercy Deluca. He knows looks can be deceiving, but it’s hard to believe the beautifully quirky woman running around in a superhero t-shirt is a viable threat. The little biomedical engineer quickly proves she is more than he bargained for and Intel has it all wrong—she’s not the enemy. Far from it. Intel also forgot to mention one vital piece of information—she’s Duke’s mate. And this immortal alpha werewolf doesn’t take kindly to her being in danger.
When Mercy accepted a position within Donavon Dynamics Corporation, she thought it was to help cure disease and to make a difference for mankind. She had no idea what her new career path truly entailed—monsters masquerading under the guise of scientific research. Unable to stomach the atrocities she’s uncovered, she reaches out through what she hopes is the proper channels, asking for help. Mercy gets more than she bargained for when a team of paranormal hotties show up on her doorstep ready to take down the Corporation. One, in particular, is able to get under her skin, both aggravating and exciting her in ways she can’t explain.

I am sure I will get to another audio but -again - I haven't decided yet.

September 11, 2022 - I am two days behind as I haven't been listening at home because of no internet. I have read only one passage each day. The Bible Reading Plan is: BibleProject | One Story that Leads to Jesus. It really soothes me to read the pieces each day.
No new study this week.

I reviewed three but read three so I still have 8 books to review plus 7 children's books. I don't recall being this far behind before.

NETGALLEY STATUS-- Nothing new.
My NG shelf is back to the three old ebook titles. I will probably end up letting A Place Called Armageddon go as DNF.
I don't have any author reviews in my queue right now.
(Plus a few that I received from Facebook links and 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: Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit, me and new to the team, Velvet at vvb32reads. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
No new review title this week.
I got one Plus audio which I will list next week.
No free Kindle titles this week.
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?
***ATTENTION: Mailbox Monday is looking for a new host! If you’re interested, please email savvyverseandwit AT gmail ***

Review Titles

NONE

Won

NONE

Purchased

NONE

Free

(One Plus audio to list next week.)

No titles added to Kindle library. Free titles often found at Bookbub, Bookfun, Book Adrenaline, Ereader News Today, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.