State of the Stack #163 (April 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 Big Fix by Holly James (March 18)
2. The Lady Sparks a Flame by Elizabeth Everett (March 19)
3. Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewel (March 20)
4. The Dead Post Society by Diane Kelly (March 25)
5. The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien (March 25)
6. A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (March 26)
7. Written in Stone by Paige Shelton (March 27)
8. The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson (April 1)
9. Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (April 2)
10. A Proposal to Die For by Molly Harper (April 3)
11. One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman (April 8)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (March 4)
2. Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (March 5)
3. White King by Juan Gomez-Jurado (March 6)
4. Code Word Romance by Callie Walker (March 8)
5. The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen (March 11)
6. The Library Game by Gigi Pandian (March 11)
7. Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (March 12)
8. A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner (March 13)
9. Twice as Dead by Harry Turtledove (March 13)
10. Diviner's Bow by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (March 29)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Bearer of Bad News by Elisabeth Dini (April 29)
2. Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (May 20)
3. It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle (June 3)
4. Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West (June 10)
5. The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos (July 8)
6. Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell (July 22)
7. Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July 29)
8. Knife in the Back by Karen Rose (August 12)
9. The Story that Wouldn't Die by Christina Estes (August 19)
10. The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (August 19(
11. Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan (August 26)
12. The Deepest Cut by P. J. Tracy (September 9)
13. Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh (September 16)
14. No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams (September 16)
15. Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner (September 23)
16. You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan (September 23)
17. Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (October 14)
18. Murder on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (October 14)
19. The Hidden City by Charles Finch (November 4)

All TBR Review Books

April

• 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)
• Bearer of Bad News by Elisabeth Dini (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)

• Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (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)
• It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle (June 3)

• Grave Words by Gerri Lewis (June 10)
• A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kare Khavari (June 10)

• Believe Me Now by S. M. Govett (June 10)
• Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King (June 10)
• Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West (June 10)

• The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell (June 24)
• 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)

• The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos (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)

• Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell (July 22)
• Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee (July 29)
• Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July 29)

August

• Picking Up the Pieces by J. B. Abbott (August 12)
• The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (August 12)

• Knife in the Back by Karen Rose (August 12)
• The Story that Wouldn't Die by Christina Estes (August 19)
• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols (August 19)

• A Lethal Cocktail by Ciar Byrne (August 26)
• Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan (August 26)

September

• The Deepest Cut by P. J. Tracy (September 9)
• A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau (September 16)

• Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh (September 16)
• No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams (September 16)
• Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen (September 23)

• Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner (September 23)
• You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan (September 23)

October

• Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (October 14)
• Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (October 14)

November

• The Hidden City by Charles Finch (November 4)