State of the Stack #162 (March 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. The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig (February 25)
2. Dead Man's List by Karen Rose (February 26)
3. The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (March 4)
4. Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (March 5)
5. White King by Juan Gomez-Jurado (March 6)
6. Code Word Romance by Callie Walker (March 8)
7. The Library Game by Gigi Pandian (March 11)
8. Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (March 12)
9. A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner (March 13)
10. Twice as Dead by Harry Turtledove (March 13)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Change of Heart by Dr. Cristina LePort (February 1)
2. Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Stories by Heather Fawcett (February 4)
3. Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan (February 5)
4. The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (February 6)
5. No Comfort for the Dead by R. P. O'Donnell (February 8)
6. Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong (February 11)
7. Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson (February 12)
8. A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough (February 18)
9. I Died for Beauty by Amanda Flower (February 19)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Chow Maniac by Vivian Chen (April 1)
2. Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron (May 13)
3. Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney (May 27)
4. Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King (June 10)
5. Them Bones by David Housewright (June 24)
6. Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (July 1)
7. Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern (July 1)
8. The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (July 8)
9. Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee (July 29)
10. The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (August 12)

All TBR Review Books

March

• The Lady Sparks a Flame by Elizabeth Everett (March 25)
• Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell (March 25)
• The Big Fix by Holly James (March 25)

April

• Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly (April 1)
• The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chen (April 1)
• A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (April 1)

• Written in Stone by Paige Shelton (April 1)
• Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (April 1)
• The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson (April 1)

• A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper (April 8)
• One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman (April 15)
• Blood on the Vine by J. T. Falco (April 22)

• A Lethal Engagement by April J. Skelly (April 22)
• Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro (April 29)
• How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin (April 29)

• Cold Burn by A. J. Landau (April 29)
• Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss (April 29)

May

• Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates (May 6)
• The Fatal Scroll by Eric Siblin (May 6)
• Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay (May 6)

• Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh (May 6)
• The Language of the Birds by K. A. Merson (May 13)

• Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala (May 13)
• No One Was Supposed to Die at the Wedding by Catherine Mack (May 13)
• Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron (May 13)

• Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong (May 20)
• The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (May 27)
  

• Doggone Bones by Carolyn Haines (May 27)
• Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts (May 27)
• Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney (May 27)

June

• One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver (June 3)
• He's to Die For by Erin Dunn (June 3)
• Grave Words by Gerri Lewis (June 10)

• A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari (June 10)
• Believe Me Now by S. M. Govett (June 10)
• Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King (June 10)

• Trixie Belden: The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell (June 24)
• Trixie Belden: The Red Trailer Mystery by Julie Campbell (June 24)
• The Secrets We Keep by Amy Lillard (June 24)

• Look Before You Leap by Virginia Heath (June 24)
• Them Bones by David Housewright (June 24)

July

• Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (July 1)
• Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern (July 1)
• Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert (July 8)

• The Myth Maker by Alie Dumas-Heidt (July 8)
• The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (July 8)

• Fateless by Julie Kagawa (July 15)
• Death of an Ex by Delia Pitts (July 15)
• Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods (July 15)

• The Last Wizard's Ball by Charlaine Harris (July 22)
• Give Me A Reason by Jayci Lee (July 29)

August

• Picking Up the Pieces by J. B. Abbott (August 12)
  
• The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (August 12)
• A Lethal Cocktail by Ciar Byrne (August 26)

September

• A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau (September 16)
• Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen (September 23)