It's Monday! What Are You Reading? April 17, 2017

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 an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome 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. And here we are!

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We had a great week, weatherwise and otherwise. The nice, warmer days are winning out over the cold days so that is good and we are seeing the sun more. Patio reading days are within sight! Yay!!

The Easter weekend was filled with house guests. Most of the kids and little kiddos were here on Saturday and some came back over again on Sunday. I am truly blessed! 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to


I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage
by Mary-Ann Kirkby
This is our book club pick for this week.


Beach Rental (Emerald Isle, NC #1)
by Grace Greene
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Summer of the Loon

by Deanna Lynn Sletten

(audio-book)

Loved the narrator of this great story!

Slightly South of Simple
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Another wonderful story from Kristy. My thoughts will be posted soon.


The Locksmith (Mindjack Origins #5)
by Susan Kaye Quinn
Prepping myself for reading Locked Tight, which is out today!

Indulgence in Death (In Death #31)
by J.D. Robb 
(audio-book)

What I am going to read next


Locked Tight (Mindjack Series #4)
by Susan Kaye Quinn

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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The Locksmith (a Mindjack Story) by Susan Kaye Quinn

The Locksmith

A Mindjack Story

The Locksmith by Susan Kaye Quinn

Series: Mindjack 

Published February 9th 2015

When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.

In a world filled with mindreaders, Zeph is a mindjacker who wants to stay hidden—even if it means the cute mindreader in his Latin class is forever out of his reach. He locks and unlocks minds for a ruthless mindjacker Clan in exchange for protection and the chance to have a normal life with his parents and little sister. But when a girl he doesn’t know reveals the existence of mindjackers to the world, Zeph is forced to make a choice: unlock—and ultimately destroy—the mind of a young jacker changeling… or turn his back on everyone he loves.

The Locksmith is a short novella (standalone) in the Mindjack universe. It can be read independently of the other Mindjack stories, in any order. It is 11,000 words (or 44 pages) long.

My thoughts about The Locksmith ~~

I just finished listening to the audiobook version of Open Minds, the beginning of Susan Kaye Quinn's Mindjack series of books, which was great by the way. And then I had the opportunity to read The Locksmith, another part of this series but one that can definitely be read as a standalone story.

The Locksmith gives you, the reader, a very enjoyable but intense taste of what the whole Mindjack series is all about and after reading it, you will want to devour the rest of the stories.

Susan is a master storyteller and uses her incredible imagination to weave wonderful, exciting, and sometimes scary worlds. And I have loved every single one of those worlds of hers. I am always excited when there is another one of her worlds to explore. Take a look for yourself and see if you don't agree.

Recommended Reading Order

Open Minds

Closed Hearts

The Mindjack Origins Collection

Free Souls

Keeper

• Mindjack Trilogy (novels): Open Minds, Closed Hearts, Free Souls
• Mindjack Origins Collection: Mindjack novellas (Mind Games, The Handler, The Scribe), exclusive deleted scenes from Free Souls, flash fiction, and more
• Other novellas: Keeper, The Locksmith

About the author

Susan Kaye Quinn grew up in California, where she wrote snippets of stories and passed them to her friends during class. Her teachers pretended not to notice and only confiscated her stories a couple times.

Susan left writing behind to pursue a bunch of engineering degrees, but she was drawn back to writing by an irresistible urge to share her stories with her niece, her kids, and all the wonderful friends she’s met along the way.

She doesn’t have to sneak her notes anymore, which is too bad.

Susan writes from the Chicago suburbs with her three boys, two cats, and one husband. Which, it turns out, is exactly as a much as she can handle.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? February 16, 2015

Hello!  Welcome to It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?  This weekly meme, hosted by Book Journey, is where we share what we have read this past week and what our plans are for the upcoming week. It’s a great way to see what others are reading and add to your own To Be Read list. You never know where that next great read may come from!

This is my first post for this meme. I had been using the WWW Wednesdays meme until it went away. Since then, I've been on the look out for something to replace it. I think this one will be fun. I can't wait to see what everyone is been reading.

Click on the book image to read more on Goodreads. 

What I'm currently reading

Redeem This by Cami Checketts

One of my 'must read' authors. And this one releases today and is the sequel to Blog This, which is FREE though February 18th! Get it here. 

Amazon | B&N | iTunes | Kobo

Tremolo: Cry of the Loon (LeGarde Mystery #3) by Aaron Paul Lazar (audio-book)

What I recently finish reading

Of Love and Magic (boxed set - 5 authors)

Great anthology! Loved the magic in it. Read my thoughts here.

The Emperor (Virtual Arcana #4) by Karen Amanda Hooper
Love this series! Read my thoughts here.

The Locksmith (A Mindjack Story) by Susan Kaye Quinn
Love the Mindjack series and love this author. My thoughts on this one will be posted soon.

What I think I'll read next

The Long-Shining Waters by Danielle Sosin
This is our next book club selection. It's not my usual read so I hope I like it.

What's going on in your reading world this week?

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My Reading World Wednesday February 11, 2015

Clicking on the book covers will take you to Goodreads for more information about the books listed below.

What I'm currently reading

Of Love and Magic (boxed set - 5 authors)
I am a huge fan of Cami Checkett and she has one of the stories in this set. Perfect read for Valentine's Day, don't ya think?

Tremolo: Cry of the Loon (LeGarde Mystery #3) by Aaron Paul Lazar (audio-book)

What I recently finish reading

Mean Streak by Sandra Brown

My thoughts will be posted on Friday.

Open Minds (Mindjack Trilogy #1) by Susan Kaye Quinn (audio book)
Loved this even more after I listened to it. 

What I think I'll read next

 The Locksmith (A Mindjack Story) by Susan Kaye Quinn
The Emperor (Virtual Arcana #4) by Karen Amanda Hooper
These are both novellas by authors I just love. I know I will probably devour these in one sitting.

What's going on in your reading world this week?

Leave me a link or comment below and I'll check out your reading world. 

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