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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Kathryn

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organise yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn here at The Book Date.

Jen Vincent, Teach Mentor Texts, and Kellee of Unleashing Readers decided to give It’s Monday! a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels or anything in those genres – join them.

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Hope you are all hanging in there. The days seem to fly by. Take care everyone and stay virus free.

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

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Jane Austen Spin Offs

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Kathryn

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And another Monday, first one in July. The year is going fast which is maybe a good thing. I am enjoying being lazy by the fire with a little reading and TV. Hope you are all keeping well.

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

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And I’ll be listening to The Sun Sister for a few weeks yet!

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Looking Back at June Reading

Looking at the Library Again

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Kathryn

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Last week I visited around to see what everyone was up to. It’s always dangerous of course because books get added to the TBR. However it is so good to see what everyone is reading and doing. It makes me learn a little, enjoy your happy news and have my heart ache at the sad news.

So last week I looked up the map to see where Montana is exactly is in the USA and while I was there I looked for New Mexico. I did stay for about 10 months in Washington state, but my geography is somewhat hazy. Anyway there you are Montana, sitting right up on the border next to Washington.

And of course so many different books, while we are all readers we have such a wide variety of tastes and that is just great, pointing to our uniqueness in reading. Keep on enjoying those books.

What I read last week:

I had a great reading week, not a lot of reading but the book I read I loved. I finished also listening to a very enjoyable read by Jenny Colgan.

What I am reading now:

From an Irish author I’ve come to really like

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And I started listening to this one, it’s very long so I was putting it off, it will most likely take me all of July to get through it but it will be good.

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Daring and the Duke. Sarah MacLean

Half Year Favourites of 2020

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Kathryn

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A quiet week, lots of rain! And then we met our shortest day yesterday. Yay.

Well a little bit of a kerfuffle this week because we found out our quarantining at the border has been not that stringent and then two people from the UK were let out with the virus without testing on compassionate grounds, and there tended to be some large holes in their story. Hmm things then turned to custard! We’ve had more coming in too as more NZers come home. So I am back to being cautious because I can’t trust what is going on at the border.

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

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And still listening to and enjoying Five Hundred Miles From You. by Jenny Colgan. Enjoying catching up with little cameos of past characters in the series.

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Book Delights Cost.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Kathryn

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Hope you are all keeping okay, so much all going on these days.

Today I am off out to my first venture since Covid into a cafe to meet up with a group of friends. Up until now I had had my groceries delivered but last week I ventured into the supermarket myself.

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

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Just started listening to…

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Up next:

Not sure, will be something from my own shelf, but which book is as yet undecided!

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Five Audiobooks Awaiting

Brave Girl. Quiet Girl. Catherine Ryan Hyde.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Kathryn

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Hope you are doing well. Like most of you I have been taking note of the terrible happenings of the last weeks, seeing both the brutality and the courageous standing up to it in the U.S. The worst and best of humanity.

In my country today we expect to hear that we are moving down a level to where we can have large crowds at sports and other events and churches totally open etc. We have had no new cases of Covid19 for about 15 days so we are expecting the government to lessen the restrictions further. Of course our borders are still mostly closed and those who do come in have to do 14 days enforced quarantine. I hope we stay free but who knows.

What I read last week:

I finished one book this week, I thoroughly enjoyed the read.

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What I am reading now:

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And listening to The Recipe for Persuasion which is really good on audio.

Up next:

Most likely

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May Month Look Back

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Kathryn

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I seem to be mostly on a romance reading kick at the moment. Not intentional but that’s how it’s rolling. A mix of old and new books.

Thinking of you all in the USA with the turbulence happening there. Take care all.

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

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And just started listening to…

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Breakfast at the Honey Creek Cafe. Jodi Thomas

Pre-Internet Reading

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Kathryn

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Hope you are all doing well and for those celebrating Memorial Day, hope you have found some good way of remembering.

Yesterday I returned my books to the library as they are taking them again and are open except on Sunday. I then ventured into local bookshop but new bookshelves had no new ones much since the virus outbreak so I wandered out. My own bookshelves have plenty!

Hope you are all doing well.

What I read last week:

I enjoyed all these books. Feels Like Falling was my audiobook.

What I am reading now:

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And I started listening to

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Will decide later! While standing at my bookcase this morning to choose a book we were hit with a 5.9 earthquake. No damage but shook me up!! Centre not far from here. We are on sand and we roll!! If you are familiar with earthquakes you’ll know how you shake along with the quake!

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One Perfect Summer Brenda Novak

The Best of Friendships

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Kathryn

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Just a little reading this week, still such good weather for being outside and of course quilting!

This week we went down a level and all shops are open and most things are back, although only groups of 10 allowed so no church and no bars yet. Schools went back today. We can travel anywhere within New Zealand. We are only getting 0 – 1 cases a day so feels pretty safe. However I disliked coming out of lockdown and don’t want to move too quickly. And I am totally sick of radio talk back hosts stirring up negativity and doom and gloom. Off my Christmas list they go!

Hope you are all doing well and staying clear of the virus.

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

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And still listening to Feels Like Falling.

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Best Behavior. Wendy Francis

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Kathryn

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One advantage for me of lockdown is that I have got out walking more. And because of that I’ve got back into my audiobook listening again. Alleluia! Our weather has been very mild, unusually warm temps for us for Autumn over the last number of weeks, which means we’ve all been able to get outside. Some of us too much if you can judge my beach photos!

What I read last week:

I enjoyed my first taste of an Anne Tyler book. I finished listening to Becoming. Great on audio. I respected Michelle Obama before I listened. I am in awe of her now and highly respect her now and am inspired by her.

What I am reading now:

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And I’ve begun listening to

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Stories We Never Told. Sonja Yoerg

Books Recommended to me by Others

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