Sunday, December 1, 2019

State of the Stack #90 (December 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. Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay (Nov. 26)
  2. Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen (Nov. 27)
  3. Thin Ice by Paige Shelton (Nov. 28)
  4. A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (Nov. 30)
  5. Wicked Hour by Chloe Neill (Dec. 5)
  6. Trace of Evil by Alice Blanchard (Dec. 1)
Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month
  1. Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders by Tessa Arlen (Nov. 2)
  2. Bred in the Bone by Kendra Elliot (Nov. 3)
  3. Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima (Nov. 6)
  4. The Princess Plan by Julia London (Nov. 12)
  5. Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer (Nov. 13)
  6. A Cowboy Like You by Donna Grant (Nov. 21)
I Added These Books

These are listed in the order I received them. Links go to Amazon. Date published is listed in parentheses.
  1. The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton (June 30)
  2. The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor (June 23)
  3. Revolver Road by Kristi Daugherty (March 10)
  4. Firewatching by Russ Thomas (Feb. 25)
  5. There's Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany (Jan. 7)
  6. Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison (August 18)
  7. Shadows of the Dead by Spencer Kope (August 25)
  8. Belle Revolte by Linsey Miller (Feb. 4)
  9. Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara (Jan. 28)
  10. A Stroke of Malice by Anna Lee Huber (April 7)
My Review Pile

Past Due

  • A Perfect Eye by Stephanie Kane (Sept. 1) is a recent arrival whose review should coincide with the release of the audiobook.

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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!
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