It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Oct 30

Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday.  

 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.     

Welcome to the last Monday of October! That month sure flew by. I hear some places even have snow! A bit too early for me. Most of our week was unseasonably warm, but on Sunday the temperature dropped more than 20 degrees and it rained. At least, that is what I expect at the end of October in New England. 

Here are a few photos that hopefully make you smile.

Is it any wonder that I have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning?

Who could say no to that face?

I am still working on scenes for my NaNoWriMo project. With being sick and catching up on work, I didn't get as much done as I would have liked, but it is more than I usually do. 

Here is my reading world, I am reading this book for my November 21 review. I enjoy Sheila Roberts' books, but I have to say this one has a lot of characters to keep track of. 

I reviewed this beautiful book over at The Children's and Teens' Book Connection. You can read the review here. 

The First Chapter Review of this one is scheduled for October 31. 

This review is scheduled for November 20, but already appears at Goodreads if you're interested. 

I didn't make it to this one on Audible this week. 

Instead, I focused on listening to this one in the car.

Don't miss the giveaway for Read and Rhyme The First Christmas by Glenys Nellist at my Christmas Year Round blog. You can enter here. There are only a few days left. 

Upcoming virtual book tours:

• The Folly at Raighvan Park by Judith Crow - October 31 (first chapter review)
• Resparking Creativity by Fatemah Mirza & Sumayyah Rafiq - November 20 (review)
• The 12 Months of Christmas by Sheila Roberts - November 21 (review)
• The King Who Lost His Colors by Glen Liset - November 27 (review at TC&TBC)
• Scrapper's Christmas Story by Maria J. Andrade - December 4 (review at TC&TBC)
• The Location Shoot by Patricia Leavy - January 31 (interview)  

At Christmas Year Round last week:

• Christmas Music: "Grown Up Christmas List" by Amy Grant
  
• Christmas Errors, Flubs & Fails: Cat Versus Tree
• Christmas Music: Traditional Christmas Carols

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

I found a great deal on eBay for this complete Love Comes Softly series by Janette Oke, so I grabbed it. They arrived at the end of the week. I'm excited to read them, even though I know they are very different from the movies. The second and third books of the series reference Little House on the Prairie in their book blurbs, reminding me that some of these came out in the late 70s and early 80s when the show aired on television. 

I also ordered this book for my Kindle to review in December. The author is touring with this book in November and December with Pump Up Your Book. 

I will be in and out today because of my work schedule, but I promise to check in at blogs when I'm around. Hope you have a blessed week.