It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - Sep 28

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 back to Monday! I hope you had a nice weekend. The weather was pleasant here, but I didn't get a chance to get into the garden. Real estate kept me busy and I baked a few treats--apple crisp, lemon blueberry bread, and applesauce. 

September is drawing to a close and the fall colors are making their way through the trees. This remains my favorite time of year and one of the reasons I love living in New England. The woods behind the house become much more enjoyable when you're not walking through pockets of mosquitoes. 

My review of Charlotte Hubbard's latest novel appeared on the blog last week. You can find it here.

I also read this one. My review will appear at my children's book blog this week.

These two will be reviewed soon.

I started the next book in Karen White's Tradd Street series. 

I downloaded this through Kindle Unlimited this week as well.

What are your plans for the week? What are you reading?

"Waiting On" Wednesday: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

New years are so exciting because they bring a bunch of "firsts" into your life. This is the first "Waiting On" Wednesday post of 2016. Out of all the books I want that are releasing in early 2016, this one is what I want the most. Sherlock Holmes has always fascinated me. This book is a way to keep his spirit alive and make the subject fresh for readers.

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

My pick for this week is:

The last thing sixteen-year-old Jamie Watson–writer and great-great-grandson of the John Watson–wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’s enigmatic, fiercely independent great-great-granddaughter, who’s inherited not just his genius but also his vices, volatile temperament, and expertly hidden vulnerability. Charlotte has been the object of his fascination for as long as he can remember–but from the moment they meet, there’s a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else.

Then a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Holmes stories, and Jamie and Charlotte become the prime suspects. Convinced they’re being framed, they must race against the police to conduct their own investigation. As danger mounts, it becomes clear that nowhere is safe and the only people they can trust are each other.

Equal parts tender, thrilling, and hilarious, A Study in Charlotte is the first in a trilogy brimming with wit and edge-of-the-seat suspense.