Sunday Post January 22, 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday January 23, 2023

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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.

Heather had a week off last week for vacation ... and hopefully restoration! Of course that left the rest of us juggling her work with ours. This is the way of small business.

I am pretty sure the deer keep getting the bird seed. Here they are under the feeder one frosty morning last week.

My continuing prayers include prayers for more unity in all nations and a calmer atmosphere in 2023. Continuing to pray for friends and families dealing with grief.

This week the weather was nice until we got rain on the weekend. The coming week will dip down to 32 again one or two nights. The days will be 55 to 65.

I finished two audios and posted three reviews (trying to get caught up a little at a time) with my memes.

I visited 17 blogs last week.
Shout out this week to SAVVY AUTHORS. I was recommending this to a young lady at my church so I thought I'd do a shout out to them today.

Audiobooks.com is still sharing some free listens for children.

• Sunday Post January 15, 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday January 16, 2023.

• ATBR: Audible Book Review: Audible Book Review: Detroit Christmas, A Grimnoir Chronicles Audio Drama, by Larry Correia; Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
  

• ATBR: Audio Book Review: Joy to the Wolves, Red Wolf, Book 1, by Terry Spear; Genre: Holiday, Paranormal; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.
  

• ATBR: Audible Book Review: Crisis Shot: The Line of Duty, Book 1, by Janice Cantore ; Genre: Clean & Wholesome, Police Procedural, Thriller & Suspense; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.5.
  

• Sunday Words of Encouragement January 22, 2023 - Fasting for God's Will.
  

Finished Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Forging Zero: The Legend of ZERO
By: Sara King
Narrated by: Liam Owen
Series: Legend of ZERO, Book 1
Length: 21 hours and 54 minutes
I'm glad I listened to this and I want to go on to the next book in the series.
Source: 11/28/2016 Audible Sale.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

The Last Tribe
By: Brad Manuel
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 22 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 06-14-16
I liked this post-apocalyptic which is full of characters and only a little violence.
Source: 05/17/2020 Audible Credit pick.
Click on book title for full description..

Currently Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

How Great Science Fiction Works
By: Gary K. Wolfe, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Gary K. Wolfe
Series: The Great Courses: Genre Fiction
Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
This showed as expiring on 2/8/23 so I decided to listen. It is very informative!
Source: September 2022 Audible Plus Catalog.
Publisher's Summary
Robots, spaceships, futuristic megacities, planets orbiting distant stars. These icons of science fiction are now in our daily news. Science fiction, once maligned as mere pulp, has motivated cutting-edge scientific research, inspired new technologies, and changed how we view everyday life - and its themes and questions permeate popular culture. Take an unparalleled look at the influence, history, and greatest works of science fiction with illuminating insights and fascinating facts about this wide-ranging genre. If you think science fiction doesn't have anything to do with you, this course deserves your attention. And if you love science fiction, you can't miss this opportunity to trace the arc of science fiction's evolution, understand the hallmarks of great science fiction, and delve deeply into classics while finding some new favorites.
These 24 captivating lectures reveal the qualities that make science fiction an enduring phenomenon that has been steadily gaining popularity. You'll grasp the context and achievements of authors like Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. LeGuin, and many more. You'll experience the wonder, horror, and incredible imagination of works like Frankenstein, the Foundation series, Stranger in a Strange Land, and dozens of more recent stories as well. You'll also see this genre's influence in movies like Star Wars and TV shows like The Twilight Zone.
Science fiction can take us places in time and space where no other form of fiction can - outer space, the far future, alternate universes, unfathomable civilizations. The best science fiction expands our imaginations and makes its mark on our reality. And while few writers would ever claim to predict the future, sometimes authors get it almost eerily right: Gernsback describing radar in 1911, Bradbury describing giant flatscreen TVs in 1951, Gibson inventing "cyberspace" in 1984, and so on.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©2016 The Great Courses (P)2016 The Teaching Company, LLC

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Heaven's River
Bobiverse, Book 4
By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
I'm still working on some mid-length titles. This is a series I enjoy and a 'Location' title.
Source: October 17, 2021 - September 2021 Audible Credits.
About This Audible Original Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible #1 bestseller Dennis E. Taylor.
More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate — whatever the cost.
But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob’s descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore. Some of them oppose Bob’s plan; others have plans of their own. The out-of-control moots are the least of the Bobiverse’s problems.
Undaunted, Bob and his allies follow Bender’s trail. But what they discover out in deep space is so unexpected and so complex that it could either save the universe — or pose an existential threat the likes of which the Bobiverse has ever faced.
Heaven’s River is the fourth installment in the blockbuster Audible Original Bobiverse series—which has sold more than 1 million copies.
©2020 Dennis E. Taylor (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC
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Again, I will decide on the next book when I get there. :-)

January 22, 2023 -  I am enjoying this new plan on YouVersion. I totally enjoyed watching the devotion videos so I am doing another BibleProject plan: The Full Story - "From the beginning to the Amen" .  I have never done a Chronological reading before.
I added Matthew so I could follow along with my son who is reading with the BOBs (Band of Brothers). I will add the applicable New Testament book to read along.
I did a five day study during the week that was good: The DNA of Your Identity.

I finished two audio titles and reviewed three so I am making slow progress. I am now behind 9 reviews.  I continue to work on these.

NETGALLEY STATUS--
I still have three current titles from NetGalley, two audio and one ebook.
I still have the two old ebook titles. I went ahead and said "no feedback" for A Place Called Armageddon as a DNF.
I have one author review in my queue that I need to start reading on my computer.
(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.

I didn't better this week with no purchases. I do have credits and VIP to use over at Audiobooks.com before the end of the month.
I added two free titles through Audible Plus Catalog.
I got no free Kindle titles again this week.
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?

Review Titles

NONE

Won

NONE

Purchased

NONE

Free

1/20 and 1/22/2023 Audible Plus Catalog:

Edgewater Road: The Rumors in Ross County Series, Book 1
By: Shelley Shepard Gray
Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens
Series: The Rumors in Ross County, Book 1
Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

The Lost Lieutenant: Serendipity & Secrets Series, Book 1
By: Erica Vetsch
Narrated by: Mary Sarah
Series: Serendipity & Secrets, Book 1
Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins


No new 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.