Mondays: Whats up?

Monday Mailbox is hosted by Marcia, In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and New Crayons is hosted by Color Online. Check all three which are related to books you receive in the past week.

I received 3 books:

Last Last Chance by Fiona Maazel (from the author)

Theft of the Master by Edwin Alexander (Won from Caribousmom in the Mystery Readathon Giveaway)

A Note from an Old Acquaintance by Bill Walker (from the author via Pump Up Your Book Promotion)

Update: I was unable to access Marcia's blog for a few weeks but today I could. Thanks Kathy, for posting it for me last monday!

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? is a weekly event hosted by J. Kaye of J. Kaye's Book Blog, "to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finish this week."

I finished the following:

1). Faces In The Fire by T. L. Hines

2). T'Aragam by Jack W Regan

I am in the midst of reading:

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevesky (taking a long time!)

Ghostwriter by Travis Thrasher

Reviewed:

The Reincarnationist by M J Rose

A Worthy Legacy by Tomi Akinyanmi

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Do you prefer to read stand-alone books, or books in series? Do you stick with a series the whole way through or stop after the first instalment? Are there any particular series you enjoy?

I won't say I prefer either. It depends. Sometimes one can read a book from a series as a stand-alone. I am not exactly hooked to any series. I can begin from any and go either way. In fact, I read the Harry Potter that way starting from 4, going 3, 2, 1 and 5, 6 and 7! And that series out to be read in a serial. I must say, it didn't make much of a difference on my reading. Maybe, it is just me. Reading good books, good writing is all it matters to me. However, one series I wish to read is the Discworld. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.