It's Monday What Are You Reading?

Happy Monday!!!! This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. The organizational freak in me loves this meme because it gets my reading organized for the week. However, this is the first week that I don't really have much of a plan! That's okay, because it's a busy week for me so I probably won't get much reading done anyway.

What I Read Last Week:
The Cause Within You by Matthew Barnett
Daughters-in-law by Joanna Trollope
Bringing Up Girls by James Dobson

What I'm Reading Now:
Irma Voth by Miriam Toews

What I'm Reading Next:

Comments

  1. ArchivedProfileMay 16, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    I'm reading 'Life Is What You Make It' by Carl Mathis. It's off to a rocky start but I'm on a blog book tour so I have to finish it. The verdict is still out on this one.

    -Shannon

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  2. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    I haven't read anything by Joanna Trollope for ages (I used to run to the shop/library as soon as she had a new book out). Hope you enjoyed it.

    I'm doing 2 read-a-longs at the moment and still try to read some other books in between. Busy!

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  3. Allison VaughnMay 16, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    I think this meme helps me get my reads organized, too. I usually plan what I am going to read next when I am writing it. :)

    I haven't heard of any of the books you've written about, though. Will have to check them out.

    Allison
    Well-Read Reviews

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  4. KristinMay 16, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    I love participating in this meme because it helps me figure out a game plan for the week!

    I'm not familiar with any of your books this week - will look forward to reading your reviews.

    My It's Monday post can be found here.

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  5. Carol May 16, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    Enjoy your reading week

    carol

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  6. TashaMay 16, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Have a fab week! See what I'm reading here.
    Tasha @ A Trillian Books xxx

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  7. SidneMay 17, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    wishing you a wonderful reading time.

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