Musing Monday - January 8

Musing Monday is hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker.  It is a weekly meme that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:

I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…
I blogged about ____ this past week…

THIS WEEK'S RANDOM QUESTION:  Have you ever read a book where a character reminds you of yourself? How did that make you feel?

It's Monday again. How did that happen? Everyone is into their first full week after vacation. A bit of snow today, but warmer than it has been in days.

I finished The Body in the Casket and my review will appear on Wednesday. Right now I am reading The Song of Solomon Revealed. This is a Bible study book. I'm not too far into it, so I'll reserve my comments until review time next week.

As for this week's question, I can see pieces of myself in characters, but have never really been able to say, "Hey, she's just like me." That's probably good. I don't know how much I would like myself. :)

Hope you'll share what you're reading.

Musing Mondays - March 14

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme now hosted at Jenn's new blog Books And A Beat that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:

• I’m currently reading…
• Up next I think I’ll read…
• I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
• I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I can’t wait to get a copy of…
• I wish I could read ___, but…
• I blogged about ____ this past week…

THIS WEEK’S RANDOM QUESTION: Approximately how many books do you usually read per week? Per month?

Happy Monday! We've got some rain, sleet, and a bit of hail here today. It's certainly a bit cooler than it has been lately.

This week's question is a bummer for me simply because it reminds me how little reading I manage lately. I'm only reading one book a month, maybe two. Work is crazy and I am overcommitted in so many ways.

On the upside, I have plenty of reading material to get through. Here are just some of the titles I am reading or will be reading soon.

I just started the newest from Charlotte Hubbard. Reviewing it on April 1st.

Reviewing the above on April 8.

Reviewing this one on June 9.

What are you reading this week?

Musing Mondays - February 22

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme sponsored by Jenn of A Daily Rhythm that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:

• I’m currently reading…
• Up next I think I’ll read…
• I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
• I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I can’t wait to get a copy of…
• I wish I could read ___, but…
• I blogged about ____ this past week…

THIS WEEK’S RANDOM QUESTION: How do you choose which books you read?

Here it is, Monday again. I hope you had a great week. Things are going well here and I am slowly making a dent in my TBR pile. That definitely gives me a sense of accomplishment.

I'm currently reading An Amish Market, a short story collection with a story byVannetta Chapman.

I also pre-ordered three books last week:

• A Loaded Gun: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century by Jerome Charyn
• The Fever Code by James Dashner
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts I & II by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne & John Tiffany

I added these two books to my Goodreads "Want to Read" shelf:

Free Men by Katy Simpson Smith
A Stranger on My Land by Sandra Merville Hart

As for this week's question, I usually read books as they are due for review. I got behind starting in 2011 and never really caught up; so while I do participate in some new tours and am part of a street team for a couple of authors--which brings me a few new books a year, mainly I am working my TBR pile from the bottom up so I can one day be free of overdue book reviews. Authors work so hard to publish a book and they shouldn't have to wait for their promised reviews. When the day comes when I have no more overdue reviews, not only will I celebrate like crazy, I will start reading the books I've bought simply because I wanted them.

What is happening in your reading world this week?

Reading Now: Love on the Menu by Eileen March

Jago Tanner is a loner. He works up a good hunger at his outdoors pursuits centre in Wales and looks upon each female conquest as just another meal. When he’s sated, he doesn’t go back for dessert. Until Riley shows up. A Londoner hired through an agency to assist him with activities, she isn’t at all what he asked for. For starters, with the name Riley, he expected a man. But Riley is all woman—the sexiest woman Jago has ever laid eyes on. Unfortunately she dresses like a trollop and curses like a sailor. Though ignorant about most outdoors pursuits, she’s a skilled horsewoman, able to calm even his nerviest stallion. And her lively and generous nature enchants his housekeeper Emily and his ancient friend, Tom. In short, Jago’s new employee is a bundle of contradictions. Which is why, when Jago falls for her, he doesn’t trust his feelings. Riley seems unusually accident prone, and when her brother’s shady friends menace her, she plays the innocent. But how can anyone so self-sufficient and mouthy also be so trusting and naïve? And can a man with Jago’s volatile nature endure the jealousy a woman like Riley provokes just by strolling down the street?

Paperback: 244 pages
Publisher: Fanny Press (February 14, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1603815686
ISBN-13: 978-1603815680

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