It’s the start of another week. It’s Monday! What are you Reading is hosted by Kathryn from Book Date, this is a weekly event to share what we’ve read in the past week and what we hope to read, plus whatever else comes to mind. I have several books on the go, and some others I hope to get to, so here goes.
What I Read/Listened to or finished this week: I read 7 ebooks, and listened to 7 audiobooks for a total of 14 books. I did not follow my planned TBR except for the blog tours I had scheduled, otherwise, I was all over the place. I still have 2 reviews to post, but if you click on the covers and I have reviewed the book, it will take you to that post.
What Am I Reading Now?
What Am I Reading Next? Here are several that I plan to choose from, to read or listen to this week. A couple of them are for blog tours, so they are must reads, some are for February Challenges, so I need to get to them, a few are from the library and need to be returned by the end of the week, and the rest depend on my mood.
So that is my plan for this week, we shall see how well I stick to it.
What are you reading this week?
February 24, 2021 at 7:05 pm
I’m curious to learn about your reaction to the lockdown poems. I am so “over” the lockdowns that I am not sure I would want to read about it. We got the news today that our county has finally met the governor’s criteria to go to “yellow” which means that any restaurant that has survived the last year (and many haven’t) can move from no indoor dining to 25% indoor dining and from no outdoor dining to 75% outdoor dining. It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing.
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February 24, 2021 at 9:53 pm
We are in red. Restaurants can have 10 people inside, no matter how big they are and only 4 at a table. It is too cold for outdoor dining. I have put the Lockdown book aside for awhile. I am reading it in bits when I have a few minutes here and there.
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February 25, 2021 at 10:38 pm
Proof that politics is more important than science in the lockdowns: what is a severe lockdown in one area/state/province can look very different than in another. Seriously, can crossing an invisible border make the difference between eating in a restaurant or not? Quarantining or not? Attending church? We have only had pickup or delivery for dining for about a year. Our temperatures are edging up, but there are only a few hours in the middle of the afternoon, not at a meal time, when it would be warm enough to eat outside. Not surprisingly, we have many businesses closing their doors, increases in domestic violence, and suicide. I look to God for the answers, because people are not handling this well.
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February 25, 2021 at 10:50 pm
Well said Linda. Our restaurants opened for about 3 months with restrictions and when our cases went up, they were closed again, but Walmart and Costco are open??? So many small businesses have closed and will not reopen. It will be a long recovery period I think. Prayers for strength, compassion and peace are huge needs and part of my regular prayer routine.
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February 26, 2021 at 10:17 pm
We are on the same page. The ups and downs with the closures are so hard on the businesses!🙏
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February 23, 2021 at 8:39 pm
Wow!! You had an amazing week of reading Carla! Well done my friend!🤗📚💕
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February 23, 2021 at 8:40 pm
Thanks Susan. I guess I lead a pretty boring life, I need to escape through books. 📚💜😁
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February 23, 2021 at 12:05 am
A wonderful selection of books, Carla. I am reading Love’s REgister by Leslie TAte, Brody Cody and the haunted vacation house by Toni Pike (children’s book) and listening to A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
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February 23, 2021 at 9:35 am
I keep saying I am going to listen to A Gentleman in Moscow. I have heard the narration is excellent. I hope you enjoy all of them, Robbie.
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February 23, 2021 at 1:17 pm
I am loving it. A wonderful rendition of this story.
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February 22, 2021 at 9:44 pm
I loved The Hate You Give. Bought it in hardcover (to help support an independent bookstore) when it first came out. I also bought it in paperback when it when it was available because I had loaned my hardback and never got it back, and I badly wanted a copy to put in my LFL.
Haven’t read The Bookstore yet, but want to.
Happy reading!
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February 22, 2021 at 10:10 pm
I watched the movie today and it was really well done. Stuck to the book quite well.
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February 22, 2021 at 10:39 pm
I liked the movie too.
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February 22, 2021 at 8:14 pm
I didn’t get much sleep last night, so not any reading today.
Presently reading: The Chisholm Trail Bride (Kathleen Y’Barbo)
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February 22, 2021 at 10:12 pm
I hope you sleep better tonight Michelle,
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February 23, 2021 at 4:46 am
Thank you, Carla. My bil passed away last night😢
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February 23, 2021 at 9:31 am
Michelle, I am so sorry to hear this. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Peace and strength for you all as you grieve.
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February 22, 2021 at 7:48 pm
I hope you enjoy your reads! I’m curious to hear what you think of the Under a Firefly Moon. It sounds interesting!
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February 22, 2021 at 10:14 pm
I read most of the others in this series, so I wanted to read this one and it fit my Spell the Month in Books for February, as well as being a romance. I enjoyed all the others.
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February 22, 2021 at 2:06 pm
My goodness are you busy!
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February 22, 2021 at 2:07 pm
That’s what happens when you live alone during lockdown, 😁📚💖
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February 22, 2021 at 1:47 pm
Looks like you’ve had a great week for reading! I’m really looking forward to reading what you think about A Year at Appleyard Farm. It looks great.
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February 22, 2021 at 2:06 pm
I did, thanks Christopher. It is a compilation of four novellas released separately, so it sounds like I can pick it up and put it down after each story if I have something I have to finish for a tour or the library.
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February 22, 2021 at 1:15 pm
I shared a post about my week in reading if you want to check it out. I have a lot planned for the week I just hope I can get to everything.
https://mistysbookspace.wordpress.com/2021/02/22/my-week-in-books-2-15-2-21/
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February 22, 2021 at 2:09 pm
I definitely will, just catching up after picking up a few groceries and shoveling my driveway.
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February 22, 2021 at 12:56 pm
14 books in a week!!!! I am in awe…
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February 22, 2021 at 2:10 pm
That is what happens when you are retired, live alone and in semi-lockdown. Lots of time to read. 📚💖
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February 22, 2021 at 4:50 pm
Aren’t we lucky to have such a passion for reading Carla.
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February 22, 2021 at 5:50 pm
Definitely, I could not sit around and play Candy Crush all day. 😂
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February 22, 2021 at 11:53 am
Enjoy everything💜
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February 22, 2021 at 12:25 pm
Thanks Jo.
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February 22, 2021 at 11:40 am
Hi! I’m reading, The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins. 📚
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February 22, 2021 at 12:28 pm
Not familiar with that one, hope you are enjoying it.
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