Sunday Post April 2, 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday April 3, 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.

I had another busy work week especially with my assistant going on vacation after her birthday on Tuesday.

Thanks for suggestions last week regarding menu planning and shopping in smaller amounts. I try to menu plan but I can't use fresh vegetables fast enough. So I either have to go frozen or pick up veggies just a day or two before so they won't go bad.

We celebrated my assistant's 22nd Birthday. She is heading out to law school this summer!

My continuing prayers include prayers for more unity in all nations, a calmer social atmosphere, and for revival.
I also pray for more families suffering from storms and tornadoes. As well as for the families and all those impacted by the latest school shooting.
I have personal prayers for health for Heather and Hui and business decisions for my office as we begin making staff changes.

Last week's weather was actually pretty nice other than a downpour or two. This week should be the same with a little more rain and temps moving to mid-high 80s.

I finished three audios this past week and posted three reviews with my memes.

I visited only 15 blogs again last week.
Shout out this week to ALWAYS WITH A BOOK. Kristen is like me 'always with a book' and a big audio fan.

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

• Sunday Post March 26. 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday March 27, 2023.

• NG2023: #NetGalley Audio Book Review: Deadlands: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner; Genre: Action, Adventure, Dinosaurs, Middle Grade; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.5.
  

• ATBR: Audible Book Review: A Useful Woman by Darcie Wilde; Genre: Historical Mystery, Woman Sleuth; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.0.
  

• ATBR: Audible Book Review: Along Came Holly by Codi Hall; Genre: Romance, Contemporary; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
  

• Sunday Words of Encouragement April 2, 2023 - Hosanna!

Finished Reading:
1. Audio Smartphone (ATBR)

Extreme Medical Services Box Set Vol 1 - 3
Written by Jamie Davis
Narrated by Roberto Scarlato
Run time: 20 hours and 16 minutes
I enjoyed book 1 although it isn't exactly gripping.
Source: 4/23/2020 Chirp $2.99.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Space: 1969
By: Bill Oakley
Narrated by: Natasha Lyonne, full cast
Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
DNF - see comments at GR.

3. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Moonshine & Magic
Written By: Bella Falls
Narrated By: Johanna Parker
Duration: 7 h 59 min
This was a fun, easy listen that I really enjoyed.
Source: 7/29/2021 Audiobooks.com 2 for 1 Credit Deal.
Summary
Magic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow . . .
Charli Goodwin doesn't expect her homecoming to go without a hitch-after all, she skipped town, leaving her fiance and family without a clue as to where she was going or why. Now that she's ready to return home, she plans to lay low and sip some of her Nana's sweet tea while the town gossips come out to play.
Unfortunately, on her first night back, Charli discovers the body of her crazy great-uncle, and suddenly finds herself at the center of a mystery that threatens the very foundations of Honeysuckle Hollow and the safety of every paranormal citizen in it-starting with Charli herself.
With the clock ticking, will Charli's special magical talents be enough to save not only the town but also her own life?

Currently Reading:

1. Author Review (PDF)

The Rapture: 23 Biblical Answers To The Question: When Is It?
by Joshua J. Watson
I am taking my time to think on the arguments in this work.
Source: March 2023 Author supplied PDF.
Long debated is the timing of the Rapture. Will it occur before the Tribulation? After it's started? Or will the Church only be Raptured at its end? Most Christians believe the Bible is largely silent on the issue. However, as this book seeks to unveil, many overlooked passages let us know something very different - ie, that we can know when to expect it, and with confidence.

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Purgatory's Shore
Artillerymen, Book 1
By: Taylor Anderson
Narrated by: PJ Ochlan
Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 09-21-21
I wanted a longer book and I finally got engaged by this new series.
22 + hrs and I only have 6 and a half to go!
Source: 2/5/22 Audible January Credit.
Publisher's Summary
On their way to fight in the Mexican-American War, a group of American soldiers are swept away to a strange and deadly alternate Earth in this thrilling new adventure set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Destroyermen series.
The United States, 1847. A disparate group of young American soldiers are bound to join General Winfield Scott's campaign against Santa Anna at Veracruz during the Mexican-American War. They never arrive.
Or rather...they arrive somewhere else.
The untried, idealistic soldiers are mostly replacements, really; a handful of infantry, artillery, dragoons, and a few mounted riflemen with no unified command. And they've been shipwrecked on a terrible different Earth full of monsters and unimaginable enemies.
Major Lewis Cayce, late of the Third US "Flying" Artillery, must unite these men to face their fears and myriad threats, armed with little more than flintlock muskets, a few pieces of artillery, and a worldview that spiritually and culturally rebels against virtually everything they encounter. It will take extraordinary leadership and a cadre of equally extraordinary men and women to mold frightened troops into an effective force, make friends with other peoples the evil Holy Dominion would eradicate, and reshape their "manifest destiny" into a cause they can all believe in and fight for.
For only together will they have any hope of survival.
©2021 Taylor Anderson (P)2021 Penguin Audio

3. BookFunnel Audio Smartphone (IRead Tour Audio)

The Registration
By: Madison Lawson
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
I'm looking forward to this Dystopian.
Source: Author via Bookfunnel for IRead Tour.
My post will be 4/13.
Publisher's Summary
You can’t outrun the Registration.
Imagine it’s legal to commit one murder in your lifetime—if you Register the victim and accomplish the kill within fourteen days. So when Lynell Mize stands in line to Register the man who abused her as a child, she’s shocked to hear a stranger Register her to be killed. Why would anyone who doesn't know her squander his one legal murder on her? Desperate to survive the next two weeks, she must find out who wants to kill her—and why.
Easier said than done, as Lynell soon discovers that multiple strangers have used their Registration on her. Along the way, she reunites with her estranged husband who is determined to dig up a past Lynell prefers to keep buried. With only days left to live, Lynell is determined to uncover the truth and survive a destiny not of her choosing. Everyone she knows could be her killer. Any day could be her last.
©2022 Madison Lawson (P)2022 CamCat Books

I am pretty sure I will start a new book but I haven't picked it yet.


March 26, 2023 - I am enjoying this new plan on YouVersion. I totally enjoy 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 finished the 15 day plan: Preparing Your Heart for Easter.
I finished the 3 day study: I AM - An Easter Devotional.
I started a 5 day study: The Grave.

I finished three audio titles and reviewed three so I am up to date.

NETGALLEY STATUS--
I added another NetGalley audio to the two on my NetGalley shelf.
I still have the two old NetGalley ebook titles.

I expect to finish the two review titles this week and post both reviews next week.
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 newest to the team, Emma at Words and Peace. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

One new NetGalley review books last week.
I picked eight more free Audible Plus Catalog audio books - to be added later. 
I picked the March Prime Free Read title for kindle last week.
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?

Review Titles

I Picked one NetGalley Title:

Leila Nugget Mystery: The Case with No Clues
Dustin Brady, April Brady (Illustrations), Taylor Meskimen (Narrator)

Won

NONE

Purchased

NONE

Free
I added eight new Audible Plus titles but it is late and I will list them later/next week.

March Prime Free Read at Amazon Pick:
A Girl Called Samson: A Novel
Amy Harmon



One new title added to Kindle library.
Free titles might be found at Bookbub, Book Adrenaline, Ereader News Today, Inspired Reads, or Kindle ebooks.