State of the Stack #89 (November 1, 2019)

This is my monthly State of the Stack post. It is my way to keep track of my review books and to hopefully reduce the stack that I have waiting for me. I take a look at my review commitments on or near the first of the month. Link with Avalinah's Books (description below) to check out other people's progress.

Here is my Review Books Spreadsheet I list them in publication order and sort them by month. I can quickly see how many books I have for each date. Ideally, this keeps me from over-committing to review books. Check my spreadsheet to find out where I got each book.

I also do this post because sometimes (frequently) review books sit on my stack for a while before I read and review them. I try to read and review books within two weeks of publication date. Sometimes I can't, though, if too many books are releasing on the same date or if the book arrives too near its publication date and my calendar is already full.

I am very grateful to the authors and publishers who support my reading habit.

I Read This Month

These are listed in the order I read them. Links go to my reviews for all that have been posted already. Otherwise, the date the review is scheduled for is listed.

1. Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders by Tessa Arlen (Nov. 2)
2. Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima (Nov. 6)
3. The Princess Plan by Julia London (Nov. 12)
4. Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer (Nov. 13)
5. A Cowboy Like You by Donna Grant (Nov. 21)
6. Bred in the Bone by Kendra Elliot (Nov. 3)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month

1. The Books of the Dead by Emilia Bernhard (Oct. 1)
2. The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif (Oct. 2)
3. A Legacy of Murder by Connie Berry (Oct. 6)
4. Read and Buried by Eva Gates (Oct. 8)
5. The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas (Oct. 9)
6. The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols by Nicholas Meyer (Oct. 12)
7. All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell (Oct. 23)
8. Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Oct. 29)
9. Tell Me No Lies by Shelley Noble (Oct. 31)

I Added These Books

These are listed in the order I received them. Links go to Amazon. Date published is listed in parentheses.

1. An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham (Feb. 4)
2. The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman (April 7)
3. Wicked Hour by Chloe Neill (Dec. 3)
4. A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris (Jan. 14)
5. Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong (Feb. 4)
6. A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (April 7)
7. Hid from Our Eyes by Julia Spencer-Fleming (April 7)
8. Bred in the Bone by Kendra Elliot (Oct. 29)
9. A Study in Murder by Callie Hutton (May 12)
10. Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh (March 17)
11. The Last Sister by Kendra Elliot (Jan. 14)

My Review Pile

Late

• Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber (Oct. 29)

December

• Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay (Dec. 3)
• Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen (Dec. 3)
• Thin Ice by Paige Shelton (Dec. 3) 

• A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (Dec. 3)
• Trace of Evil by Alice Blanchard (Dec. 3)
• Wicked Hour by Chloe Neill (Dec. 3)

January

• Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey (Jan. 1)
• The Woman in the Veil by Laura Joh Rowland (Jan. 7)
• Spitfire by M. L. Huie (Jan. 7) 

• The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz (Jan. 7)
• The Prized Girl by Amy K. Green (Jan. 7)
• A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris (Jan. 7) 

• The Last Sister by Kendra Elliot (Jan. 14)
• Rogue Princess by B. R. Myers (YA; Jan. 21)

February

• Golden in Death by J. D. Robb (Feb. 4)
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (YA; Feb. 4)
• An  Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham (Feb. 4)

• Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong (Feb. 4)
• Felicity Carrol and the Murderous Menace by Patricia Marcantonio (Feb. 11) 

• The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Feb. 18)
• Pretty as a Picture by Elizabeth Little (Feb. 25)

March

• A Death in Chelsea by Lynn Brittney (March 10)
• Frozen Beauty by Lexa Hillyer (YA; March 17)
• Cross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh (March 17)

April 

• The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman (April 7)
• A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (April 7) 

• Hid from Our Eyes by Julia Spencer-Fleming (April 7)
• Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller (YA; April 14)

May

• A Study in Murder by Callie Hutton (May 12)

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I am also linking up with the State of the ARC meme. Here is the explanation and rules.

State of the ARC is a monthly meme at Avalinah’s Books meant to motivate you to finish up all your long overdue ARCs (Advanced or Early Reader Copies). You can track your reading progress and link up with your own post. Most commonly it comes out on the 30th of every month.

Rules of State of the ARC:

• Mention that you’re linking up with State of the ARC @ AvalinahsBooks, which is a fun way to share our ARC progress, challenges, wins, woes and mishaps.
• Include the link to this post, or the current State of the ARC post. You can use my State of the ARC image too.
• Don’t forget to visit all the other people in the link-up and comment.
• And most importantly – have fun!