Sunday Post September 3, 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday September 4, 2023

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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.

Happy September and Happy Labor's Day!

We have Monday off but are going in for a luncheon shower for the staff member going out on maternity leave. Her son is due the end of September.
The office dynamic is changing with three new employees - the longest 4 months. But it is a good group and I think we will move forward well.

My son comes in town on Wednesday and my sister and b-i-l arrive Thursday evening. We are all going to be working on repairs around my home. I am looking forward to sharing time with them!

My son shared the group of photos from our vacation I have been waiting for.
This is one of the videos my d-i-l took of the five of us (and others) getting the water dumped on us.

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.
Prayers this week continue for the families in Maui and we are praying for those suffering after hurricane Idalia.

We had heavy rains the day before Idalia made landfall and some rain the day after.
I did get my AC fixed - the repair man came the same day I called and fixed the capacitor. (Under $200.00 thankfully.)

I finished three audios and posted three reviews and my memes.

I visited 14 blogs again last week.
Shout out this week to LIBRARY CHICKEN.  Beth has a well organized book blog and shared an article about the Cybils Awards.

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

• Sunday Post August 27, 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday August 28, 2023.

• ATBR: Audio Book Review: The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen; Genre: Christian Historical, Historical Romance; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.

• ATBR: Audible Book Review: Robinson Crusoe 2244 by E. J. Robinson; Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Teen & Young Adult; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.

• eB2023: Book Review: The Marksman by Robin G. Mercier, Danny Kravitz, Chris Charles; Genre: Crime, Thriller; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement September 3, 2023 - Come For Rest!

Finished Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Etched in Bone
A Novel of the Others
By: Anne Bishop
Narrated by: Alexandra Harris
Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
I do like this creative series.
Source: 10/17/22 Audible September Credit.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Hope Harbor
By Irene Hannon
Narrator: Therese Plummer
Duration: 9 h 45 min
This is a nice story with second chance romance and family redemption.
Source: 2018 Audiobooks.com 2 for 1 credit.
Click on book title for full description.

3. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Contact Front
Drop Trooper, Book 1
By: Rick Partlow
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
Length: 8 hrs
I wanted a space story and I liked the action and interaction in this military space.
12/17/2020 Audible Sale – Four for $5.00 each.
Publisher's summary
Go to war or go to jail.
For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple. He has no family, no friends, no place in the world...nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hitman, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy.
Drafted into the Marine Drop-Troopers, Cam discovers there’s one thing he’s even better at than running street-con games, and that’s killing the enemy. Wrapped in an armored battlesuit, Cam finds purpose amidst the horror and destruction of the war, and the opportunity for a new sort of friends and family...if he can break the habits of a life spent alone, trusting no one.
And, if he can survive....
Rick Partlow returns with another kickass military sci-fi epic. It's perfect for fans of Jay Allan, Jasper T. Scott, and Scott Bartlett.
©2020 Aethon Books (P)2020 Aethon Audio

Currently Reading:

1. Kindle App on Smartphone (A2023)

Con Crazy
by Addison J. Chapple, Danny Kravitz, Eliza Marsh
I am 25% in this and curious as the Con is being set up.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)
Series: #1 of Wings of Fire
Written by: Tui T. Sutherland
Narrated by: Shannon McManus
Duration 8 hours 32 minutes
My Granddaughter is reading this so I thought I would too since it is another from the older TBR.
Source: 7/5/2018 won with 7 other titles from Audiobook.com through Beth Fish Reads.
Summary
A thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a new generation!The seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a prophecy -- a foretelling that calls for great sacrifice.Five dragonets are collected to fulfill the prophecy, raised in a hidden cave and enlisted, against their will, to end the terrible war.But not every dragonet wants a destiny. And when the select five escape their underground captors to look for their original homes, what has been unleashed on the dragon world may be far more than the revolutionary planners intended . . .

3. Audio Smartphone (ATBR)

Hunted
A Seventeen Series Novel Book 1
By AD Starrling
Again, I am choosing from the back of my TBR Shelf. This is the oldest unread title on my Chirp app.
Source 2019 Chirp.
After over a century being hunted, Soul, a half-breed of two immortal races, treks across the world to uncover the mystery behind the target on his back. Can he stop a terrible war before he dies his seventeenth — and last — death? An action-packed, heart-pounding listen!

September 3, 2023 - I am doing the daily readings of BibleProject plan: The Full Story - "From the beginning to the Amen". This week the readings have been in 1 and 2 Chronicles. Not the most exciting but sticking to the positive aspects of David and his son Solomon so far.

I finished three audios and posted three reviews so I remain up to date.

NETGALLEY STATUS--
I have an older audio on my shelf I should listen to soon.
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.

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.

No new review titles this week.
I selected two Chirp audios available at discount only through today.

I found 2 Audible Plus titles.
No new Kindle titles this week.
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?

Review Titles

NONE

Won

NONE

Purchased

9/3/2023 Two books at Chirp, $1.99 each.

Forgotten, A Novel
Book #4 from the series: FBI
By Mariah Stewart
Read by Julie-Ann Elliott
Run Time 9h 59min

Ripple of Doubt
Book #4 from the series: Agent Victoria Heslin Series
By Jenifer Ruff
Read by Stephanie Dillard
Run Time 8h 52min

Free

9/1/2023 Audible Plus Catalog. I am planning to listen to an audio in this series from my TBR and I found these novellas.

Trouble's Child
An Angela Constantine Novella Book 0.5
By: Terry Goodkind
Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins

Crazy Wanda
An Angela Constantine Novella
By: Terry Goodkind
Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins


No new title added to Kindle library.  Free titles might be found at Bookbub, Book Adrenaline, Ereader News Today, Inspired Reads, or Kindle ebooks.