State of the Stack #172 (January 1, 2026)

This is my monthly post which details progress made on review books. I want to thank the authors and publishers who have contributed their books. 

Read This Month 

Dates indicate the date the review was/will be posted.

1. The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz (December 30)
2. Wildwood by Amy Pease (December 31)
3. The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January 1)
4. Axe and Grind by Taylor Hutton (January 1)
5. Wreck Your Heart by Lori Rader-Day (January 3)
6. A Deadly Clue by Victoria Gilbert (January 6)
7. The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura (January 6)
8. The Bookbinder's Secret by A. D. Bell (January 7)
9. Detour by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 8)
10. The Inside Man by John McMahon (January 8)

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. A Grave Deception by Connie Berry (December 2)
2. The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (December 23)
3. The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany (December 30)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera (February 10)
2. The Whisking Hour by Ellie Alexander (February 24)
3. Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett (March 10)
4. The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst (March 31)
5. The Escape Room by Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss (April 7)
6. The Cupid Dilemma by April Asher (May 12)
7. Ode to the Bones by Carolyn Haines (May 26)
8. Beach Thriller by Jamie Day (June 9)

All TBR Review Books

January

• Tell-Tale Treats by Jennifer J. Chow (January 27)
• Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh (January 27)
• A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L. Cullen (January 27)

February 

• Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (February 3)
• Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell (February 3)

• The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera (February 10)
• Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer (February 10)
• Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson (February 10)

• Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz (February 10)
• Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan (February 10)

• Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove (February 17)
• First Sign of Danger by Kelley Armstrong (February 17)
• Half City by Kate Golden (February 17)

• The Whisking Hour by Ellie Alexander (February 24)
• The Ghost Women by Jennifer Murphy (February 24)
• How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson (February 24)

• The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor by Lucy Connelly (February 24)
• The Wolves are Watching by Victoria Houston (February 24)
• Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Mathews (February 24)

March

• A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn (March 3)
• Magic & Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett (March 10)
• Spellbound by Murder by Stacie Ramey (March 10)

• The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner (March 17)
• Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips (March 17)
• You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews (March 17)

• The Survivor by Andrew Reid (March 24)
• Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict (March 24)
• The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst (March 31)

April 

• The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer (April 7)
• The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (April 7)
• Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn (April 14)

• The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown (April 14)
• Liar's Creek by Matt Goldman (April 21)
• Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (April 21)

May 

• The Cupid Dilemma by April Asher (May 12)
• An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong (May 19)

• Ode to the Bones by Carolyn Haines (May 26)
• Storm Warning by James Byrne (May 26)

June

• Beach Thriller by Jamie Day (June 9)
• Storm Tide by Paul Doiron (June 30)