It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly link up hosted by Kathryn at Book Date . Then, Jen at Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee at Unleashing Readers decided to give it a focus on kid’s literature. This is a chance for bloggers to recap their weeks of reading and share their plans for the next reading adventures they will take. Visit the host blogs for a list of great blogs participating and a whole bunch of titles to add to your to-read lists.
These are books from the last two weeks, since I didn’t get around to posting last week. I was on Spring Break this last week, so more books got finished than usual.
Today we are going to the school building for work for the first time since last Spring. We have been working remotely from home. It’s a big adjustment, but here we go. Students are coming next week.
Books I Finished:
I listened to the audio of this mystery book. It has been quite some time since I listened to an audiobook. It definitely helped me get some of the chores done that I was wanting to get done over break. This was another great murder mystery in the Harper McClain series. I enjoyed the book. If you are a mystery fan, you should check out this series by Christ Daugherty.
The Lost Apothecary was a fantastic book. I flew through it. The book alternated between a modern day story of a woman who had just found out her husband was cheating, and an historical account of an apothecary who sold poisons to women scorned. I really enjoyed the story (both stories) and appreciated also how there was a focus on independent and strong women in the book.
The Body at the Tower is the second book in The Agency series. In this book, Mary dresses up as a boy and gets hired to work at a construction site. She is there to investigate and figure out if the recent death that happened on site was an accident or something more malicious. I quite enjoyed this mystery.
This was a really good mystery. For me, it was reminiscent of Agatha Christie, in that it was not gory or overly graphic. I really appreciated the nod to the mystery genre and bookshops and the love of books. There were a couple twists that I did not see coming. If you like murder mysteries, go pick this one up and be ready to add at least 8 more books to your TBR list while reading.
Books I’m Reading:
I am enjoying this 2nd book in the Charlotte Holmes series. It is definitely a Young Adult series-some adult issues and language, but I am enjoying the characters.
What’s Next:
I have two books from the library. If I Had Your Face and A Curious Beginning are their titles. I also have a couple books from the Book of the Month subscription that I started a couple months ago. I will probably also look for a middle grade title or two for some quicker reads.
What are you reading this week? I would love to hear from you in the comments!
