State of the Stack #97 (June 28, 2020)

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.

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. The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor (June 16)
2. The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton (June 23)
3. Outsider by Linda Castillo (June 30)
4. Once You Go This Far by Kristen Lepionka (July 1)
5. Out of Time by David Klass (July 2)
6. Hometown Hero by Laura Trentham (July 4)
7. The Vanished Seas by Catherine Asaro (July 7)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month

1. The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman (June 2)
2. Spy, Spy Again by Mercedes Lackey (June 4)
3. Catalyst by Sarah Beth Durst (June 3)
4. Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King (June 6)

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 Vanished Seas by Catherine Asaro (July 7)
2. Sing Like No One's Listening by Vanessa Jones (Sept. 1)
3. Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott (Oct. 1)
4. See Her Die by Melinda Leigh (Sept. 15, 2020)
5. Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas (Oct. 6)

My Review Pile

July

• Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (July 21)
• A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair (July 28)
• Mr. Malcolm's List by Suzanne Allain (July 28)

August

• The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson (Aug. 4)
• An Accidental Corpse by Helen A. Harrison (Aug. 4)
• Murder in the East End by Jennifer Ashley (Aug. 4) 

• A Desperate Place by Jennifer Greer (Aug. 11)
• Cold to the Bone by Emery Hayes (Aug. 11)
• Little Falls by Elizabeth Lewes (Aug. 11.) 

• Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison (Aug. 18)
• Shadows of the Dead by Spencer Kope (Aug. 25) 

• Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne (Aug. 25)
• The Silence by Kendra Elliot (Aug. 25)

September

• The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley, C. S. Harris, Anna Lee Huber, Christine Trent (Sept. 1)
• Sing Like No One's Listening by Vanessa Jones (Sept. 1)
• Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron (Sept. 8) 

• Murder at Hotel 1911 by Audrey Keown (Sept. 8)
• Second Chance Angel by Griffin Barber and Kacey Ezell (Sept. 8)
• Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima (Sept. 8) 

• Nightshade by M. L. Huie (Sept. 8)
• See Her Die by Melinda Leigh (Sept. 15)
• A Highlander Is Coming to Town by Laura Trentham (Sept. 29)

October

• Saddled with Murder by Eileen Brady (Oct. 1)
• Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott (Oct. 1) 

• Shadow Ridge by M. E. Browning (Oct. 6)
• Deception by Gaslight by Kate Belli (Oct. 6)
• Girl on the Run by Abigail Johnson (Oct. 6) 

• Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas (Oct. 6)
• Monsters Among Us by Monica Rodden (Oct. 27)

November

• Bright Shining World by Josh Swiller (Nov. 24)

December

• The Cousins by Karen M. McManus (Dec. 1)