Monday, December 1, 2025

State of the Stack #171 (December 1, 2025)

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. Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna (November 18)
  2. The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews (November 19)
  3. Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney (November 20)
  4. All My Bones by P. J. Nelson (November 25)
  5. The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier (November 26)
  6. A Grave Deception by Connie Berry (December 2)
  7. The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (December 23)
  8. The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany (December 30)
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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.
  1. Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (November 4)
  2. Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker (November 4)
  3. Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 5)
  4. Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (November 6)
  5. Haze by Katharine Kerr (November 6)
  6. Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (November 8)
  7. The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett (November 11)
  8. Blood Oath by Steve Urszenyi (November 11)
  9. Midnight in Memphis by Thomas Dann (November 12)
  10. The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts (November 13)
  11. At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (November 13)
New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.
  1. The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (December 30)
  2. Axe and Grind by Taylor Hutton (January 6)
  3. Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh (January 27)
  4. The Ghost Women by Jennifer Murphy (February 24)
  5. A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn (March 3)
  6. Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn (April 14)
  7. Liar's Creek by Matt Goldman (April 21)
  8. Storm Warning by Paul Byrne (May 26)
  9. Storm Tide by Paul Doiron (June 30)
All TBR Review Books

January
  • Detour by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 13)
  • Inside Man by John McMahon (January 13)
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (December 1, 2025)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

Winter has arrived in my part of Minnesota just in time to make Thanksgiving travel a challenge. We received 10.4 inches of snow on Tuesday/Wednesday which fell over a nice layer of ice and another 5.3 inches of snow fell on Saturday. The Tuesday snow was a wet heavy mess. Saturday's snow fell as big fluffy flakes ALL DAY LONG. We outperformed expectations on Saturday since we were supposed to be on the Northern edge of the snow event and only get an inch of snow. 

I don't drive when the roads are snowy and the plow ridges at street corners make it difficult to see on-coming traffic. My car is now plugged for the winter. I'm dependent on by brother for transportation until Spring arrives. He's very good about taking me wherever I want to go. Luckily, I like staying home and am perfectly content to read, listen to audiobooks, and play computer games. 

My brother was the one who cooked our Thanksgiving dinner - turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and green bean casserole. I did stand by and kibbitz though. Our green bean casserole doesn't used fried onions since I really don't like them when they end up mushy after cooking. We substitute canned water chestnuts for crunch and chow main noodles for the topping. Today (Sunday) will be a repeat of that dinner before he goes to work for his first 3:30 to midnight shift of the season. 

I did bake bread yesterday for the first time since last winter. I have a recipe for an easy peasant bread that requires stretch and folds instead of kneading. I was a little concerned about the age of my yeast, but the bread turned out well. 

I have finished all of my 2025 review copies and am almost finished with my second 2026 release. I have eleven books releasing on or before January 13. The last three January releases on my stack (so far) will be released on January 27.

Read Last Week
  • Secrets of the Lost Ledgers by C. J. Archer (Kindle, mine since January 26, 2025) -- 5th book in the Glass Library fantasy series. It's set after World War I in England. My review will be posted on December 13.
  • Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (Audiobook, mine since November 18) -- First in a new urban fantasy series. Great worldbuilding and intriguing characters. I reviewed the ARC on November 4.
  • All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Kindle, mine since August 6, 2025) -- Third book in the Naturals YA thriller series. My review will be posted on December 20)
  • Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Mine since August 6, 2025) -- Finale of the Naturals YA thriller series. My review will be posted on January 10.
  • The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (Review, December 30) -- The latest in the Elemental Masters series is a Regency fantasy based on Hans Christian Anderson's The Wild Swans. My review will be posted on December 23.
  • Hounded by Kevin Hearne (Audiobook, mine since June 27, 2022) -- This is the first urban fantasy in the Iron Druid series. Lots of Celtic mythology. My review will be posted on December 25.
  • Rapture in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread)
  • Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman (Kindle, Mine since January 27, 2025) -- First Tess Monaghan mystery set in Baltimore. She's a former newspaper reporter soon to turn into a private investigator. My review will be posted on December 27.
  • The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany (Review, January 6) -- 11th Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery. This time Gemma needs to solve two deaths so that Jayne's wedding can proceed without a hitch - like a fiancé in jail for murder. My review will be posted on December 30.
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  • Ember Eternal by Chloe Neill (Kindle, Kindle Rewards, $11.99)
  • World of Howl Collection by Diana Wynne Jones (Kindle Daily Deal, $1.99)
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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Audiobook Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea
Author: TJ Klune
Narrator: Daniel Henning
Series: Cerulean Chronicles (Book 1)
Publication: Tor Books (December 29, 2020); Macmillan Audio (March 17, 2020)
Length: 12 hours and 12 minutes

Description: A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.

Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.

When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they’re likely to bring about the end of days.

But the children aren’t the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.

An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place―and realizing that family is yours.

My Thoughts: Linus Baker works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He is sent by Extremely Upper Management to report on one isolated orphanage. The orphanage is on Marsyas Island - a spot at the end of the train line. 

When Linus arrives, he meets Arthur Parnassus who is in charge of six very unusual and potentially dangerous children. The children include a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, a were-Pomeranian, a green blog, and the Antichrist. 

Linus begins the story as a rule bound man but gradually comes to see that the rules don't always work. As he gets to know the children, he begins to see them as children and not their superficial identity tag. And he longs to get to know Arthur Parnassus who is hiding a large number of secrets of his own.

The story is all about changes. Linus expands his horizons greatly as he gets to know Arthur and the children. He goes from aching loneliness to becoming a member of a most unusual found family. And he discovers courage within himself to use his voice to help others. 

This was an engaging tale. 

I bought the Kindle copy September 18, 2025, and used an Audible credit for the audiobook November 7, 2025. You can buy your copy here.
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Friday, November 28, 2025

Friday Memes: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

 Happy Friday!


Book Beginnings is hosted by Gillion at Rose City Reader. She asks that the first sentence is posted along with the author and title of the book and the reader's initial thoughts on the sentence, the book, or anything else it inspires. 
Carrie at Reading Is My Superpower.org also provides a linky for sharing first lines and connecting with others. This meme asks that the chosen books be PG or marked as Mature if they are not. 

Beginning:
"Oh dear," Linus Baker said, wiping the sweat from his brow. "This is most unusual."
Friday 56:
Well. They looked as if they were suffering from red-eye effect, the flash happening too quickly for the pupils to react. There was a ring of blue around the red. It was certainly chilling, but Linus had seen it many times before. Just a trick of the light. That's all it was.
This week I am spotlighting The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. This has been on my radar for a while, but I was pushed to buy it when I saw so many booktubers singing its praises. Here is the description from Amazon:
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.

Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.

When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they’re likely to bring about the end of days.

But the children aren’t the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.

An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place―and realizing that family is yours.
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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Audiobook Review: Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts

Blood Brothers
Author: Nora Roberts
Narrator: Phil Gigante
Series: Sign of Seven (Book 1)
Publication: Brilliance Audio (June 10, 2008)
Length: 10 hours and 4 minutes

Description: #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the first novel in a compelling trilogy about three brothers bound by fate, blood, and a timeless enemy.

In the town of Hawkins Hollow, it’s called The Seven. Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen. It began when three young boys—Caleb, Fox, and Gage—went on a camping trip to The Pagan Stone...

It is only February, but Caleb Hawkins—descendant of the town founders—has already seen and felt the stirrings of evil. Though he can never forget the beginning of the terror in the woods twenty-one years ago, the signs have never been this strong before. Cal will need the help of his best friends Fox and Gage, but surprisingly he must rely on a stranger as well.

Reporter Quinn Black came to Hawkins Hollow hoping to make its eerie happenings the subject of her new book. She too can see the evil the locals cannot, somehow connecting her to the town—and to Cal. As winter turns to spring, they will shed their inhibitions, surrendering to a desire that will grow and form the cornerstone of a group of men and women bound by the fight against what is to come from out of the darkness…

My Thoughts: Caleb, Gage, and Fox decided to camp out to celebrate the eve of their tenth birthday. All were born the same day - July 7, 1977. They chose to hike to the Pagan Stone and managed to unleash a long-buried demon. 

Every seven years since, the demon made an effort to manifest and cause all sorts of chaos in the small Maryland town of Hawkins Hollow. It used to be only the seven days after July 7 that were filled with chaos. This year - the 21st after their camping trip - the chaos in beginning earlier. 

Quinn Black came to Hawkins Hollow to write a book about the happenings to follow several other books she'd written about eerie happenings in other places. But Quinn finds that she has a strange connection both to the Pagan Stone and to Caleb Hawkins. 

The two are joined by Layla who had a compulsion one day to leave her job and travel to Hawkins Hollow - a town she had never heard of before. Quinn also convinces her friend Sybil, a gifted researcher, to join them. And Gage who left Hawkins Hollow the day he turned eighteen has come home too. 

Together, the six need to find a way to defeat the demon once and for all. They combine their various skills and form relationships to strengthen themselves and each other. 

I enjoyed this somewhat spooky paranormal romance title. I love the way Roberts builds strong, loving relationships for her characters.

I bought this one from Chirp October 14, 2025. You can buy your copy here.
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Book Review: Gutter Mage by J. S. Kelley

Gutter Mage
Author: J. S. Kelley
Publication: Gallery Books (September 21, 2021)

Description: J.S. Kelley weaves epic fantasy and hardboiled noir in this fast-paced, twisting tale of magic, mystery, and a whole lot of unruly behavior.

In a kingdom where magic fuels everything from street lamps to horseless carriages, the mage guilds of Penador wield power equal to the king himself. So when Lord Edmund’s infant son is kidnapped by the ruthless Alath Guild, he turns to the one person who’s feared by even the most magically adept: Rosalind Featherstone, a.k.a. the Gutter Mage.

But as Roz delves into the circumstances behind the child’s disappearance, she uncovers an old enemy from her traumatic past and a long-brewing plot that could lead to the death of countless innocents, as well as the complete collapse of Penadorian society itself!

My Thoughts: This epic fantasy stars Roz Featherstone. She is known as the Gutter Mage but nobody better call her that to her face. She works as a sort of private investigator in the country of Penador. 

Roz is called to the home of Lord Edmund to find his kidnapped infant son. Clues lead to the Alath Guild, one of the new mage guilds. But there are disturbing signs that an old enemy, one she thought she had killed some fifteen years earlier, wasn't quite as dead as Roz believed.

As Roz and her partner Lysander search they discover that things in Penador aren't what she always thought. Nor is she who she always thought she was. 

Teaming up with a mage from a more respectable guild, Roz and Lysander track down the infant to a mining town high in the mountains. But they learn that there never was an infant and the spirits who are harnessed to run the kingdom doing everything from lighting the streets to heating the homes aren't what she thought they were either.

This was an engaging fantasy with an intriguing main character with some anger management issues. I liked the worldbuilding. 

I bought this one September 18, 2025. You can buy your copy here.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

ARC Review: The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier

The Snow Lies Deep
Author: Paula Munier
Series: Mercy Carr Mysteries (Book 7)
Publication: Minotaur Books (December 2, 2025)

Description: The latest thrilling installment in the bestselling Mercy Carr mystery series

Mercy and Troy are looking forward to baby Felicity’s first holiday season, and they’re determined to make it a Christmas to remember. At Northshire’s annual Solstice Soirée, hosted by Northshire’s finest and funded by Mercy’s billionaire pal Feinberg, Amy’s little girl Helena is sitting on Santa Claus’s lap. She’s telling him she’d like a Bitty Baby doll just like little Felicity when the bearded man leaps up, thrusts the toddler at her mother Amy, and staggers away from the festivities. He disappears into the woods. By the time Elvis and Mercy find him, Santa Claus aka the town mayor, is lying on his back, dead. A yule log made of oak sits on his chest, burning bright, a beacon of light on the darkest day of the year.

This strange murder is the first of a series of similar Solstice-themed killings targeting the town’s most prominent citizens. Beloved family friend Lillian Jenkins, the grande dame of Northshire, could be next. Mercy and Troy and the dogs must team up with Thrasher and Harrington to capture The Yuletide Killer before he strikes again, this time far closer to home.

My Thoughts: Mercy and Troy are getting ready to celebrate their nine-month-old daughter Felicity's first Christmas. But before they do, they have to find out who is killing people starting with the local mayor who's playing Santa for the Solstice Celebration. 

Lazlo Ford is a family friend. He's a financial advisor who is temporarily serving as mayor after the previous mayor's death. He was roped into being Santa when the usual Santa had to visit his sick grandmother. Mercy and Felicity are visiting with him when he thrusts Felicity into Mercy's arm and runs off into the woods. 

When Mercy and her dog Elvis manage to track him down, he has been shot dead and a burning yule log put on his stomach. Mercy doesn't want to get involved in the investigation since she would prefer to spend time with her baby, but everyone in town just assumes she'll investigate. 

While Mercy investigates and discovers that Lazlo had a secret past, Troy and his dog Suzie Bear are busy tracking a poacher who is illegally hunting fur animals. 

But Lazlo's is only the first death and Mercy needs to get to the bottom of the case before she ruins her daughter's first Christmas. 

I enjoyed this seventh book in the Mercy Carr mystery series. The characters are well drawn. The plot was fast paced. 

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Audiobook Review: How the Finch Stole Christmas by Donna Andrews

How the Finch Stole Christmas
Author: Donna Andrews
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Series: Meg Langslow Mysteries (Book 22)
Publication: Dreamscape Media (October 25, 2017)
Length: 8 hours and 39 minutes

Description: As in her previous Christmas mysteries, Six Geese a-Slaying, Duck the Halls, and The Nightingale Before Christmas, Andrews continues to write “firmly in the grand tradition of Agatha Christie’s Christmas books” (Toronto Globe and Mail).

New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews takes us home to Caerphilly for the holidays in her new hilarious Christmas mystery How the Finch Stole Christmas!

Meg's husband has decided to escalate his one-man show of Dickens' A Christmas Carol into a full-scale production with a large cast including their sons Jamie and Josh as Tiny Tim and young Scrooge and Meg helping as stage manager.

The show must go on, even if the famous—though slightly over-the-hill—actor who's come to town to play the starring role of Scrooge has brought a sleigh-load of baggage and enemies with him. And why is Caerphilly suddenly overrun with a surplus of beautiful caged finches?

My Thoughts: Christmas in Caerphilly includes a full-scale production of A Christmas Carol this year. Michael is directing, Jamie and Josh have roles, and Meg is the stage manager. Things are going on in the usual chaotic manner.

A famous actor has been cast in the role of Scrooge. However, he has a major drinking problem, and it has become a whole town conspiracy to keep him away from booze. Yet he is still managing to find some somewhere.

Meg discovers his source when she follows him to an isolated rural farm. She also discovers a plethora of animals including many exotic animals which leads her to a smuggling operation. A raid is planned with the assistance of the sheriff, the local vet, and many others. They are also concerned about an elderly wheelchair-bound woman who is living in the house surrounded by dozens of cats. 

A body is discovered during the raid who turns out to be the actor's booze supplier. He'd been shot and the actor is now a suspect who goes on the lam. 

Will she find the killer before opening night? And what will they do for a Scrooge if the actor turns out to be a murderer?

This was the usual fun mystery. I liked that Meg manages to be the voice of reason when all around her is dissolving into chaos. 

I bought this one at Chirp June 28, 2022. You can buy your copy here.
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ARC Review: All My Bones by P. J. Tracy

All My Bones
Author: P. J. Tracy
Series: On Old Juniper Bookshop Mystery (Book 2)
Publication: Minotaur Books (December 2, 2025)

Description: Madeline Brimley, new owner of a bookstore in a small Georgia town, finds herself playing sleuth when a friend is charged with the murder of a much-disliked woman.

Madeline Brimley recently inherited a bookstore in Enigma, Georgia, is embarking on her second career, after her first one (acting) founders upon the metaphorical rocks. Settling in, Madeline recruits her friend Gloria Coleman, the local Episcopal priest, to help her plant azaleas in the front yard of the old Victorian that houses the bookstore. Turning the soil, however, uncovers the body of one Beatrice Glassie, a troublesome woman who has been missing for the past six months.

When her friend Gloria is arrested for the murder, Madeline is determined to prove her innocence and, as she quickly finds out, there aren't many people in town who hadn't wanted to kill Bea Glassie at one point or another. And the very expensive and rare first edition of a particular volume of Grimm's Fairy Tales―ordered by the victim and her sister is somehow tied to the grim death. With the help of her not-quite-boyfriend, a local lawman, and her deceased aunt's best friend, Madeline plans to set a trap to catch the real murderer―before she becomes the next victim.

My Thoughts: Madeline Brimley wants to plant roses developed by her recently deceased Aunt Rose in front of the bookshop she inherited from her. She has enlisted the help of her friend Gloria Coleman who is the local Episcopal priest and her neighbor. 

While digging through the heavy Georgia clay the come upon a layer of Quikcrete and some bones. The front of the bookstore has become a crime scene. The bones are discovered to belong to Bea Glassie. She's been missing for the past six months and no one including her sister had noticed or cared. But now her sister Idell is making up for her earlier silence. She has accused Gloria of killing Bea because she heard the two arguing at the church one day. 

Bea and Idell are rich, elderly women who haven't made many friends in town. They argued over a man and haven't spoken for many, many years. But Idell calls on a cousin in charge of a branch office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and harasses him enough to convince him to arrest Gloria.

Madeline needs to find the killer in order to set her friend free. Bea's abrasive personality doesn't narrow the pool of suspects. Everyone in Enigma, Georgia, has wanted her dead a time or two. From an old boyfriend to her estranged sister to tradesmen she's stiffed of fees, there are lots of suspects. 

This was an engaging small-town cozy set in rural Georgia. Madeline who grew up in Enigma but left for an acting career as soon as she graduated from high school has only recently returned to take care of the bookshop she inherited from her aunt. She has both and insider and outsider's point of view and a rather dramatic nature. 

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
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Monday, November 24, 2025

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (November 24, 2025)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

This was an excellent week. We don't have any snow yet. That might change as a couple of inches of the heavy, wet stuff is predicted for this week just in time to mess up Thanksgiving travel. Luckily, I am already at my destination. Bill took the turkey out of the freezer and put it into the garage refrigerator to thaw today. He has Tuesday off to shop for any other Thanksgiving needs. I think we actually have everything already, but it won't hurt to check.

After reading Challenges, I was inspired to dive back into the Honor Harrington world. Counting all the peripheral series, there are over 40 books set in the world. And I have all of them in either print, Kindle or audiobook. And some of them in all three formats. I reread the first five stories. The first four were on my Kindle and the fifth was a combination Kindle/audiobook. I think that's enough for now and plan to switch to something else.

I recently got some of James White's Hospital Station stories as Chirp Audiobooks. I read them many, many years ago. I think it's time to see if they have stood the test of time. 

My time of free reading is almost over. I'll be diving into my January review stack starting the last week in December. I have almost completed the reviews for my December calendar already and should be looking at those review books later this week. 

I haven't picked my audiobook for this week, but I am leaning towards Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop. I enjoyed my review copy. The advantage is that I can listen and don't feel obligated to write a review since I reviewed the ARC so recently. 

Read Last Week
  • The Elusive Bride by Stephanie Laurens (Kindle, mine since August 6, 2025) -- Second book in the Black Cobra Quartet of historical mystery romances. My review will be posted on December 3.
  • Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths (Kindle, mine since July 8, 2025) -- The third Harbinder Kaur contemporary mystery. My review will be posted on December 6.
  • Challenges by David Weber (Kindle, mine since November 4, 2025) -- Eighth collection of novellas set in the Honor Harrington universe. My review will be posted on December 10.
  • The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz (Chirp Audiobook, mine since November 11, 2025) -- Second book in the Lost Night Files trilogy. My review will be posted on December 18.
  • On Basilisk Station by David Weber (Kindle, mine since March 2, 2008) -- First book in the Honor Harrington series of space operas. My review will be posted on December 11.
  • The Honor of the Queen by David Weber (Kindle, mine since March 2, 2008) -- Second book in the Honor Harrington series. My review will be posted on December 17.
  • Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz (Audiobook, mine since November 11, 2025) -- Conclusion to the Lost Night Files trilogy. My review will be posted on December 23.
  • Field of Dishonor by David Weber (Kindle, mine since July 6, 2020) -- 4th in the Honor Harrington series. My review will be posted on December 25.
  • The Short Victorious War by David Weber (Kindle, mine since November 20, 2025) -- 3rd in the Honor Harrington series. My review will be posted on December 24.
  • Flag in Exile by David Weber (Mine since July 6, 2020) -- Reread of the 5th book in the Honor Harrington series. 
  • The Price of Lemon Cake by Jennifer Ashley (Kindle, Mine since August 6, 2025) -- Novella in the Below Stairs mystery series. 
  • Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding by Jennifer Ashley (Kindle, Mine since August 6, 2025) -- Novella in the Below Stairs mystery series. 
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  • Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman (Kindle, mine since January 27, 2025)
  • All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Kindle, mine since August 6, 2025)
  • The Cyprian by Mercedes Lackey (Review, December 30)
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