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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

April 6, 2020April 6, 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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Hello everyone, I hope you are all staying clear of the virus and everyone you know. It is indeed a tough time. We are almost two weeks here in a country wide lock down, they are not sure yet whether it is winning, but another week should tell. We are allowed to exercise in our own locality and only drive when it is for an essential service. Like most countries there have been some little scandals around this. Some people seem a) either think it’s a time to joke or b) its only everybody else who has to obey the edicts, they themselves are exempt!

I am probably listening to too much news but have been tapering off. I do enjoy Trevor Noah’s Daily Show and the people he has been interviewing. Bill Gates one was especially good.

I took time to watch the movie Wonder this week and thought it carried the spirit of the book which I loved.

We put our clocks back this week, as we head into winter. As usual it upsets my sleep patterns but I still like how it gives us more daylight hours. So count me as in favour!

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

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And I am about to start listening to…

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Last Week’s Posts

A Look Back at March Reading

Books in my Future.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Kathryn

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Hope you are all hanging in there and keeping safe and well. It certainly is different times and perhaps it’s going to bring about changes in the future in the ways our world operates. In the meantime we gotta live through this!

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

And listening to The Spies of Shilling Lane.

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Last Week’s Posts

The Sea Glass Cottage RaeAnne Thayne

First Quarter Top Reads

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Kathryn

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I had a slow reading week – I know not why! Anyway I did.

I hope everyone is staying well. Uncertain times. Take care everyone.

What I read last week:

I read this one, a sort of memoir of a very entrepreneurial woman who was courageous and hard working. It was interesting to see her grow up on a farm in the USA as she was just a few years younger than myself. (Unfortunately she died a few years back.) The book itself is a little repetitive and could certainly have benefited from some good editing.

What I am reading now:

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Last Week’s Posts

Audiobooks on my TBR

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Kathryn

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Hi, hope you are all keeping virus free. It is a bit freaky, I admit now! Although I do think the toilet paper thing is rather funny.

I am marooned at home and getting a bit of a taste of isolation! My garage door went bang on Saturday and a hinge thing had broken and pinged around everywhere, not damaging my car thank goodness. Just waiting for someone to come to repair it so I can go shopping. I was thinking backpack and 30min walk there and then back to nearest shop, but hopefully can forget that! I did walk to Church and back though yesterday so that might get me back into the swing of a walking habit if nothing else! How dependent we are in this modern age!

What I read last week:

Enjoyed both. Just an Ordinary Family has just been published – Australian author. I loved it. The Sea Glass Cottage is for an upcoming review.

What I am reading now:

I just felt like something different – this is biography/memoir that I think I’ll find interesting. I’ve seen her on You Tube – courageous woman.

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Up next:

This is a follow up to Into the Wild so I am looking forward to reading it next. I like K. A. Tucker’s stories.

Last Week’s Posts

February Reading Wrap Up

Books by New Zealand Authors

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading this March?

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Kathryn

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I had a good week. I went to see Little Women. I enjoyed it although didn’t fall totally head over heels in love with this version. It covered some of about three of the books and bounced about in timeline which was a little confusing. But still worth seeing.

Well we are into March already, for most of you that’s a promise of Spring and for some of us a hint of Autumn. And of course this virus hitting the world throws in a little twist. We have one case so far in our biggest city coming in from a plane on Iran. It initiated a lot of panic buying in that city’s supermarkets. Personally I find for me I listen and watch only a limited amount of news each day. So much of it initiates panic in us, that most likely does us more damage than the virus.

What I read last week:

Sofie Ryan’s cozy mystery was very enjoyable and I’ll choose this series to read on into. Julie Buxbaum’s book has at its centre the impact on people’s lives who lost loved ones or were in the 9/11 event, 15 years on. YA but appropriate for anyone. She writes so well and it was a 4.5 stars for me.

What I am reading now:

I managed to buy this from a local shop after searching. It published last Monday – Australian author, only read the prologue but am into it.

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For review

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Tucker. Emily March

Hope is Always Welcome

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Kathryn

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Well a good week again. Again I went into the city one day during the week and we crossed the harbour on the ferry – went for a bush walk and then a swim. The weather wasn’t as warm as last week but still okay. I would hate though to travel into the city every morning in that traffic and I was only hitting the tail end. This week I plan to see the movie Little Women before it totally disappears from theatres. Just takes me awhile to do these things!

What I read last week:

The Ten Thousand Doors of January is a fantasy book that I really liked, I’ll certainly read Alix E. Harrow’s next one which has something to do with witches. I finished listening to The Girl on Legare Street. I left too many gaps in-between listening and so got a little lost but I enjoyed it. The Grace Kelly Dress is a review book, and all I will say here is I think the title is misleading.

What I am reading now:

I read very few cozy mysteries but Katherine over at I wish I Lived in a Library, reviewed the most recent one in the series and I decided why not give it a go. I’ll hopefully read through the series all going well!

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I am about to start listening to…

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Decisions! Decisions! As I stand in front of my TBR shelf. Ignoring my Kindle! I think I’ll read

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Bookish Books

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Kathryn

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I had a good week, summer is in full swing now. I had my first summer swim this last week. I went into the city and with a friend we crossed the harbour in a local ferry and spent the day at a popular bay. It was one of those perfect days.

What I read last week:

A fun romance, Fijian/Indian Bollywood style and set in Auckland, NZ.

What I am reading now:

Different but interesting. I am half way through, some things revealed now so wondering where it will vere next. It’s a bit of fantasy, time travel or door travel and story.

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Books and Authors from Childhood

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Kathryn

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Well a good week, hope yours was too. Family time, reading, quilting, watching sport, a little bit of housework and gardening. Nothing too strenuous!

What I read last week:

What I am reading now:

I heard so many good things about this book I had to buy the Kindle copy awhile back. Sexy cover!

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Still listening to The House on Legare St and moving through it.

Up next:

I hope I like this, even if I don’t, this cover is totally gorgeous in hardback. I’d keep it just for it.

Last Week’s Posts

An Every Day Hero. Laura Trentham

January Look Back

Series and Authors I Treasure

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Kathryn

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Thanks for “talking among yourselves” last week. After five days of total non access to absolutely anything WordPress, hey presto on Wednesday I was back on. After talking with my internet provider, giving them a really low, snarky rating for the “help” afterwards, a supervisor phoned me back and promised they’d “fix it from their end within five days”. Well I waited and eventually…here I am. What is it about talking with these kind of people that raises mine and I know others blood pressure!

What I read last week:

Really only two books as The Sometime Sisters was an audiobook that I finished during the week. I liked The Book Charmer but… didn’t love it. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone was both interesting, educational and entertaining.