State of the Stack #98 (August 2, 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. Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (July 18)
2. A Royal Affair by Alllison Montclair (July 23)
3. Mr. Malcolm's List by Suzanne Allain (July 25)
4. The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson (July 28)
5. An Accidental Corpse by Helen A. Harrison (July 29)
6. Murder in the East End by Jennifer Ashley (July 30)
7. Cold to the Bone by Emery Hayes (August 5)
8. Little Falls by Elizabeth Lewes (August 6)
9. A Desperate Place by Jennifer Greer (August 8)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month

1. Outsider by Linda Castillo (June 30)
2. Once You Go This Far by Kristen Lepionka (July 1)
3. Out of Time by David Klass (July 2)
4. Hometown Hero by Laura Trentham (July 4)
5. The Vanished Seas by Catherine Asaro (July 7)

I Added These Books

These are listed in the order I received them. 

1. Silent Bite

My Review Pile

August

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

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

September

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

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

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

October

• Saddled with Murder by Eileen Brady (October 1)
• Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott (October 1)
• Shadow Ridge by M. E. Browning (October 6)

• Deception by Gaslight by Kate Belli (October 6)
• Girl on the Run by Abigail Johnson (October 6)
• Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas (October 6)

• Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt (October 13)
• Monsters Among Us by Monica Rodden (October 27)

November

• Bright Shining World by Josh Swiller (November 24)

December

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