State of the Stack #165 (June 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. Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (May 13)
2. Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong (May 14)
3. Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts (May 20)
4. The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (May 21)
5. Doggone Bones by Carolyn Haines (May 22)
6. Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney (May 24)
7. A Lethal Cocktail by Ciar Byrne (May 27)
8. One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver (May 28)
9. Just Beachy by Wendy Wax (May 29)
10. It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle (May 31)
11. Grave Words by Gerri Lewis (June 3)
12. Knave of Diamonds by Laurie R. King (June 3)
13. A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari (June 4)
14. Believe Me Now by S. M. Govett (June 5)
15. Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West (June 7)
16. The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott (June 10)

DNF

1. A Novel Murder by E. C. Nevin (June 17)

Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay (May 1)
2. Archangel's Ascension by Nalini Singh (May 3)
3. No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding by Catherine Mack (May 6)
4. Hounding a Killer by Kallie E. Benjamin (May 6)
5. The Language of the Birds by K. A. Merson (May 7)
6. Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala (May 8)
7. Skin and Bones by Paul Doiron (May 10)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott (June 10)
2. Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh (July 15)
3. Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (August 12)
4. Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman (August 26)
5. Claws Out by Cate Conte (August 26)
6. Laying Down the Latte by Ellie Alexander (August 26)
7. A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard (September 23)
8. The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong (October 14)
9. Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (November 11)
10. Midnight in Memphis by Thomas Dann (November 18)

All TBR Review Books

June

• Trixie Belden: The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell (June 24)
• Trixie Belden: The Red Trailer Mystery by Julie Campbell (June 24)
• Look Before You Leap by Virginia Heath (June 24)

• Them Bones by David Housewright (June 24)
• The Secrets We Keep by Amy Lillard (June 24)

July

• Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (July 1)
• Tricks of Fortune by Lina Chern (July 1)
• Dogged Pursuit by David Rosenfelt (July 1)

• The Blue Horse by Bruce Borgos (July 8)
• Rage by Linda Castillo (July 8)
• Death and the Librarian by Victoria Gilbert (July 8

• The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (July 8)
• The Myth Maker by Alie Dumas Heidt (July 8)
• Fateless by Julie Kagawa (July 15)

• Death of an Ex by Delia Pitts (July 15)
• Atonement Sky by Nalini Singh (July 15)
• Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods (July 15)

• The Last Wizard's Ball by Charlaine Harris (July 22)
• Heart Marks the Spot by Libby Hubscher (July 22)
• Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell (July 22)

• Road Trip with a Rogue by Kate Bateman (July 29)
• Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July 29)
• Give Me a Reason by Jayci Lee (July 29)

August

• For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews (August 5)
• The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd Robinson (August 5)
• Hunter's Heart Ridge by Sarah Stewart Taylor (August 5)

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

• Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (August 12)
• The Story that Wouldn't Die by Christina Estes (August 19)
• The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by JD Nichols (August 19)

• Murder by the Book by Amie Schaumberg (August 19)
• Laying Down the Latte by Ellie Alexander (August 26)
• Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan (August 26)

• Mrs. Christie at the Myster Guild Library by Amanda Chapman (August 26)
• A Lonesome Place for Murder by Nolan Chase (August 26)
• Claws Out by Cate Conte (August 26)

September

• Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley (September 2)
• The Deepest Cut by P. J. Tracy (September 9)

• No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams (September 16)
• Beyond Her Reach by Melinda Leigh (September 16)
• A Murderous Business by Cathy Pegau (September 16)

• A Tour to Die For by Michelle Chouinard (September 23)
• You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Sophie Sullivan (September 23)

• Murder in Miniature by Katie Tietjen (September 23)
• Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner (September 23)
• The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (September 30)

October

• The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong (October 14)
• Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (October 14)

• Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (October 14)
• Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (October 14)
• And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt (October 14)

• And Then There Was The One by Martha Waters (October 14)
• Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (October 21)

November

• The Hidden City by Charles Finch (November 11)
• Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (November 11)

• Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 11)
• Midnight in Memphis by Thomas Dann (November 18)