State of the Stack (April 1, 2026)

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. Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict (March 17)
2. The Survivor by Andrew Reid (March 18)
3. A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong (March 19)
4. The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst (March 24)
5. The Barn Identity by Diane Kelly (March 25)
6. Family Lies by Karen Rose (March 26)
7. The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss (March 31)
8. Blood Trail by Matt Query & Harrison Query (April 1)
9. The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (April 2)
10. The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea by C. L. Miller (April 3)
11. The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown (April 7)
12. Cat on a Hot Tin Woof by Spencer Quinn (April 8)
13. Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan (April 14)
14. Liar's Creek by Matt Goldman (April 15)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Spellbound by Murder by Stacie Ramey (March 3)
2. Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett (March 4)
3. A Lie for a Lie by Ren DeStefano (March 5)
4. The Pie and Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkman (March 5)
5. You Did Nothing Wrong by C. G. Drews (March 10)
6. The Antique Hunter's Murder at the Castle by C. L. Miller (March 10)
7. Stakeouts and Strollers by Rob Phillips (March 11)
8. The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C. M. Waggoner (March 12)
9. Missing by E. A. Jackson (March 13)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Griffin Speaker by Jan M. Flynn (May 5)
2. Dungeons and Danger by Elizabeth Penney (May 26)
3. Skyring Water by Beau L'Amour & Louis L'Amour (June 2)
4. Restless Bones by Gillian French (June 16)
5. Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd (June 16)
6. Pretty Dead Things by Kelsey Cox (July 7)
7. Savvy Summer and the Po'boy Perils by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July 21)
8. Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols (August 18)
9. The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury (September 1)
10. I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas (September 15)
11. Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen (October 13)

All TBR Review Books

April

• How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin (Dutton, April 28)
• Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Berkley, April 28)

May

• A Zoom with a View by Jess Cannon (Dutton, May 5)
• I, Spy by L. M. Kemp (Minotaur, May 5)
• Archangel's Eternity by Nalini Singh (Berkley, May 5)

• Griffin Speaker by Jan M. Flynn (Disney Hyperion, May 5)
• The Cupid Dilemma by April Asher (St. Martin's, May 12)
• The Anniversary by Alex Finlay (Minotaur, May 12)

• An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley Armstrong (Minotaur, May 19)
• Storm Warning by James Byrne (Minotaur, May 26)
• Ode to the Bones by Carolyn Haines (Minotaur, May 26)

• The Final Target by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's, May 26)
• Dungeons and Danger by Elizabeth Penney (Minotaur, May 26)

June

• Man of My Dreams by Olivia Worley (Minotaur, June 2)
• Skyring Water by Louis L'Amour & Beau L'Amour (Bantam, June 2)
• Beach Thriller by Jamie Day (St. Martin's, June 9)

• A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery by Kate Khavari (Crooked Lane, June 9)
• The Last Time We Saw Her by Jaclyn Goldis (Atria, June 16)
• Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson (DelRey, June 16)

• Restless Bones by Gillian French (Minotaur, June 16)
• Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd (Atria, June 16)
• A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher-Murray (Berkley, June 23)

• Whisper Creek by Allison Brennan (Minotaur, June 23)
• A Bitter Cut by Anna Lee Huber (Berkley, June 23)
• Storm Tide by Paul Doiron (Minotaur, June 30)

• The Neighbors Are Watching by Aggie Blum Thompson (Minotaur, June 30)
• Enter the Nightmare by Jayne Castle (Berkley, June 30)

July

• Dead Men Don't Play Fetch by David Rosenfelt (Minotaur, July 7)
• The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen (DelRey, July 7)
• Pretty Dead Things by Kelsey Cox (Minotaur, July 7)

• Killer Vibes by Jack Friday (Minotaur, July 14)
• The Lightning Girl by Sam Ripley (Atria, July 14)
• Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead (Minotaur, July 14)

• Death at King's Cross by Rosanne Limoncelli (Crooked Lane, July 21)
• Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (Minotaur, July 21)
• Fossil Feud by Maggie North (Dell, July 28)

• Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard (Simon & Schuster, July 28)
• Pride Comes Before a Fall by Virginia Heath (St. Martin's Griffin, July 28)
• Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst (Bramble, July 28)

August

• Brimstone Hollow by Archer Sullivan (Minotaur, August 11)
• For Services Rendered by Will Thomas (Minotaur, August 18)
• Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols (Minotaur, August 18)

September

• The Oxford Guide to Scandal & Lies by Kate Westbury (Minotaur, September 1)
• I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas (St Martin's, September 9)

October

• Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen (Atria, October 13)