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 continue to have long weeks juggling my several tasks at work.
We had a great turn out for the Woman's Club & 4 H first week of Summer Camp! The kids had fun and the adults survived.
Saturday we had a group of 15 attend the GFWC Florida District 2 meeting in Chattahoochee, another Woman's Club 21 miles to the East (in Eastern time).
It was a lovely event of fellowship and food.
Here is a photo of our ladies:There are six clubs in District 2 and we each get to share what our club has done in the community over the last four months. Here I am (talking) during our "Brag Time".My continuing prayers include prayers for more unity in all nations, a calmer social atmosphere, and for revival. We are also continuing prays for family and church.
Temps seem to be warming again. I'm glad to be in the office under AC during the days. Temps will be pushing into the 90s this coming week.
I only visited 13 blogs last week.
Shout out this week: LESA'S BOOK CRITIQUES. Lesa has a serious background in library management/administration and some expertise as a reviewer of mysteries.
Audiobooks.com is still sharing some free listens for children.
- A2023: Audible Book Review: Wild Fire by Nicholas Sansbury Smith and Anthony J. Melchiorri; Genre: Apocalyptic, Dystopian; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.
- ATBR: Audio Book Review: Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan; Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci Fi; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.25.
- NG2023: #NetGalley Audio Book Review: Wolves & Roses by Christina Bauer; Genre: Fairy-Tale, Fantasy, Paranormal; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.
Finished Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)
When the Morning Glory Blooms
By: Cynthia Ruchti
Narrated by: Melinda Sward
Length: 9h 27m
This was on my list for "Time of Day" goal and I saw that it expires (as a free title) on June 8, so I pulled it to the top of my listening.
I enjoyed the three lines of the touching story.
Source: 10/9/2021 Audible Plus Catalog titles.
Publisher's Summary
Becky rocks a baby that rocked her world. Sixty years earlier, with her fiancé, Drew, in the middle of the Korean Conflict, Ivy throws herself into her work at a nursing home to keep her sanity and provide for the child Drew doesn't know is coming. Ivy cares for Anna, an elderly patient who taxes Ivy's listening ear until the day she suspects Anna's tall tales are not the ramblings of dementia. They're fragments of Anna's disjointed memories of a remarkable life. Finding a faint thread of hope she can't resist tugging, Ivy records Anna's memoir, scribbling furiously after hours to keep up with the woman's emotion-packed, grace-hemmed stories. Is Ivy's answer buried in Anna's past? Becky, Ivy, Anna - three women fight a tangled vine of deception in search of the blossoming simplicity of truth.
©2013 Cynthia Ruchti (P)2015 Audible, Inc.
Currently Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)
A Road Unknown: Amish Roads Series, Book 1
By: Barbara Cameron
Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Series: Amish Roads, Book 1
Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
This is another book expiring 6/8 so I am listening now.
I like the characters I have met so far.
Source: October 2020 Audible Plus Catalog
Publisher's Summary
Elizabeth is at a crossroads. Will rumschpringe lead her away? Or bring her home? She's been given the chance to experience life outside of her community, away from the responsibility to care for her eight younger siblings, but Elizabeth Bontrager can't decide which road to take. Goshen has its charms and pressures, but Paradise, Pennsylvania, sounds...well, like paradise. And it's also home to her Englisch friend, Paula. Decision made. Elizabeth is Paradise bound. But will the small town live up to its name?
When Elizabeth meets Paula's friend, Bruce, she quickly learns he wants more than a friendship. And the same might be true of Saul Miller, her new boss at the country store that sells Amish products to the Englisch community. As the two compete for her attention, Elizabeth is surprised to realize she misses her family and becomes even more uncertain about where she belongs. She has a choice to make: return home or embrace this new life and possibly a new love?
©2014 Barbara Cameron (P)2015 Audible, Inc.
A Road Unknown: Amish Roads Series, Book 1
By: Barbara Cameron
Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
Series: Amish Roads, Book 1
Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
This is another book expiring 6/8 so I am listening now.
I like the characters I have met so far.
Source: October 2020 Audible Plus Catalog
Publisher's Summary
Elizabeth is at a crossroads. Will rumschpringe lead her away? Or bring her home? She's been given the chance to experience life outside of her community, away from the responsibility to care for her eight younger siblings, but Elizabeth Bontrager can't decide which road to take. Goshen has its charms and pressures, but Paradise, Pennsylvania, sounds...well, like paradise. And it's also home to her Englisch friend, Paula. Decision made. Elizabeth is Paradise bound. But will the small town live up to its name?
When Elizabeth meets Paula's friend, Bruce, she quickly learns he wants more than a friendship. And the same might be true of Saul Miller, her new boss at the country store that sells Amish products to the Englisch community. As the two compete for her attention, Elizabeth is surprised to realize she misses her family and becomes even more uncertain about where she belongs. She has a choice to make: return home or embrace this new life and possibly a new love?
©2014 Barbara Cameron (P)2015 Audible, Inc.
2. NetGalley Audio Smartphone (ATBR)
The Never-Ending End of the World
By: Ann Christy
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer, Ari Fliakos
Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
I am 64% into and enjoying this but put it on hold for the free Audibles that are expiring on 6/8.
Source: May 2023 NetGalley.
Click on book title for full description.
3. Audio Smartphone (ATBR)
The Fourth Monkey
Written By: J.D. Barker
Narrated By: Edoardo Ballerini
Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
I may get to start this one later this week.
I picked this mystery partially because it has a number in the title for my Number goal.
Source: 2/8/2020 Two for One Credit at Audiobooks.com.
Click on book title for full description.
June 4, 2023 - I am doing the daily readings of BibleProject plan: The Full Story - "From the beginning to the Amen". I am still enjoying the readings in Job.
No new separate study yet.
I finished one audio title and posted three reviews. That puts me at two reviews to post to be totally up to date.
NETGALLEY STATUS--
I now have two audios left on my NetGalley shelf as I am listening to another one this week. The two remaining are shorter (under 6 hours).
I still have the two old NetGalley ebook titles.
I have one author review in my queue that I need to start reading on my computer. (I need to look back and see which one this is.)
(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.
Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
No new review titles and no purchases.
I got 10 free titles through Audible Plus Catalog.
No free Kindle titles last week.
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?
Review Titles
NONE
Won
NONE
Purchased
Free
5/30/23 I found 10 titles I wanted on Audible Plus Catalog. Several were brought to my attention in 2 for 1 deals at Audiobooks.com. (Free is better than 2 for 1.)
An Aurora Teagarden Mystery, Book 2
By: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
I already have book 1 in this series.
An Aurora Teagarden Mystery, Book 3
By: Charlaine Harris
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
Countess of Harleigh Mystery Series, Book 2
By: Dianne Freeman
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
I liked book 1 and want to continue this series.
The Lighthouse Library Mysteries, Book 4
By: Eva Gates
Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
I like the option of lighter haunting reads for October.
A Barkside of the Moon Cozy Mystery Series, Book 1
By: Renee George
Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
Series: Barkside of the Moon Mystery Series, Book 1
Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
This title and cover pulled me in.
By: Andrea Camilleri
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
Again the title and cover caught me on this mystery set in 1880.
(Great narrator too.)
Ellie Avery Mystery Series, Book 1
By: Sara Rosett
Narrated by: Gail Shalan
Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
I expect I will move within the year so I thought this would be a fitting title.
By: Carlene O'Connor
Narrated by: Heather O'Neill
Series: Home to Ireland Mystery, Book 1
Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
I like stories set in Ireland. I was blessed to visit Galway in 2005.
A 17th Century Historical Murder Mystery (Master Mercurius Mystery Series, Book 1)
By: Graham Brack
Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
This is another place I visited in 2005.
Kelly Jackson Mystery Series, Book 1
By: Janet Finsilver
Narrated by: Reba Buhr
Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
This has another nice setting and a dog.
No new titles added to Kindle library.
Free titles might be found at Bookbub, Book Adrenaline, Ereader News Today, Inspired Reads, or Kindle ebooks.
We got into the 80's this weekend, but it's back down to the 70's this coming week. I think we will have more sun and less clouds, at least.
ReplyDeleteYou scored well with all of those audio books, enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a great reading week
Looks like lots of cozy audiobooks in your mailbox. Enjoy and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteMary @Bookfan
Nice looking posts. I hope you enjoy all of your books.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week.
It hasn't been warm enough here yet to turn on the AC although I came close yesterday. Today it is back to only 60F. I stayed away from Audible Plus this week but succumbed to some Chirp offerings. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteLadies Guide the vintage part appeals to me too.
ReplyDeletewow, 10 books! I hope these are good.
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by the title the 4th monkey!
I'm glad you had a nice time at the meetings. I'm so shy about public speaking! Enjoy the books this week.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great meeting. Lots of good books this week. When the Morning Glory Blooms and A Road Unknown caught my eye. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.
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