It's Monday What Are You Reading?

It's Monday!  Another week of HOT temperatures, another week of hiding inside by the air conditioner.  I'm not complaining though, you'll hear enough complaining about the weather from me in the winter time!  It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

Last week I:
Didn't do much reading.  The week started out well but I couldn't keep up that stamina.  So I read:
Heresy: Ten Lies They Spread About Christianity by Michael Coren
The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone by Emily Giffin
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (review coming soon)

I am currently reading:


I am still working on Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for the read along on Tuesday at Book Journey.  I am really enjoying the book but haven't been able to give it the time it needs.  I'm really hoping I'll be done by tomorrow!

Next I am reading:
 

Between You And Me by Emma McLaughlin and Nicole Kraus
Completely Whole by Paulette Harper

I definitely want to read these two this week.  I have a feeling I'm going to have a similar time as I did last week reading wise so I'm not going to put any more books on the list.

What are you reading this week?

Comments

  1. Nise' July 16, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    I saw Between You and Me at the Library, but did not bring it home. Have a great week of reading.

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  2. Laurel-Rain SnowJuly 16, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    I have Rebecca on my stacks, awaiting a reread. Enjoy!

    Here's MY MONDAY READING POST

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  3. The Brunette LibrarianJuly 16, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    Happy reading this week!
    The Brunette Librarian Blog

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  4. The Relentless ReaderJuly 16, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Good luck with Rebecca, hopefully you can settle in and have a good reading session :)

    therelentlessreader.blogspot.com

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  5. AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    Rebecca's a great read, so classic. Hope you enjoy it!

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  6. Elisha GermanJuly 19, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    The cover for Rebecca looks good!

    BookJunkieMom.blogspot.com

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