State of the Stack #170 (November 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 Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie (October 21)
2. At Death's Dough by Mindy Quigley (October 23)
3. The Hidden City by Charles Finch (October 28)
4. Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron (October 28)
5. The Devil in Oxford by Jess Armstrong (October 29)
6. The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott (October 30)
7. Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (November 4)
8. Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker (November 4)
9. Innocence Road by Laura Griffin (November 5)
10. Revenge, Served Royal by Celeste Connally (November 6)
11. Haze by Katharine Kerr (November 6)
12. Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (November 8)
13. The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S. J. Bennett (November 11)
14. Blood Oath by Steve Urszenyi (November 11)
15. The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts (November 13)
16. At Midnight Comes the Cry by Julia Spencer-Fleming (November 13)

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Gold Dust by Catherine Asaro (October 1)
2. Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen (October 2)
3. Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima (October 7)
4. And Then There Was The One by Martha Waters (October 7)
5. Death on a Scottish Train by Lucy Connelly (October 8)
6. Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg (October 9)
7. The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong (October 9)
8. And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt (October 11)
9. Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (October 14)
10. Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs (October 15)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron (November 4)
2. Wreck Your Day by Lori Rader-Day (January 6)
3. The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura (January 13)
4. Inside Man by John McMahon (January 13)
5. Tell-Tale Treats by Jennifer J. Chow (January 27)
6. Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell (February 3)
7. Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer (February 10)
8. Half City by Kate Golden (February 17)
9. First Sign of Danger by Kelley Armstrong (February 17)
10. Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove (February 17)
11. The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor by Lucy Connelly (February 24)
12. How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson (February 24)
13. The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner (March 17)
14. The Survivor by Andrew Reid (March 24)
15. The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (April 7)
16. An Ordinary Kind of Evil by Kelley Armstrong (May 19)

All TBR Review Books

November

• The Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews (November 27)
• Murder at Cottonwood Creek by Clara McKenna (November 27)
• Vows and Villainy by Elizabeth Penney (November 27)

December

• All My Bones by P. J. Nelson (December 2)
• The Snow Lies Deep by Paula Munier (December 2)
• A Grave Deception by Connie Berry (December 9)

January 

• The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany (January 6)
• The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January 6)
• The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz (January 6)

• Wildwood by Amy Pease (January 6)
• Wreck Your Heart by Lori Rader-Day (January 6)
• The Bookbinder's Secret by A. D. Bell (January 13)

• A Deady Clue by Victoria Gilbert (January 13)
• Inside Man by John McMahon (January 13)
• Detour by Jeff Rake & Rob Hart (January 13)

• The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura (January 13)
• Tell-Tale Treats by Jennifer J. Chow (January 27)
• A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L. Cullen (January 27)

February 

• Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell (February 3)
• Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb (February 3)
• Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson (February 10)

• Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz (February 10)
• Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan (February 10)

• Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin by Nancy Springer (February 10)
• First Sign of Danger by Kelley Armstrong (February 17)
• Murder Will Out by Jennifer K. Breedlove (February 17)

• Half City by Kate Golden (February 17)
• The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor by Lucy Connelly (February 24)

• The Wolves Are Watching by Victoria Houston (February 24)
• Buried in Shamrocks by Lisa Q. Mathews (February 24)
• How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson (February 24)

March

• Spellbound by Murder by Stacie Ramey (March 10)
• You Did Nothing Wrong by C. G. Drews (March 17)
• Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips (March 17)

• The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner (March 17)
• Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict (March 24)
• The Survivor by Andrew Reid (March 24)

April 

• The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (April 7)
• The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown (April 14)
• Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (April 21)

May

• An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong (May 19)