State of the Stack (July 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. Dead Men Don't Play Fetch by David Rosenfelt (June 30)
2. The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen (July 1)
3. Pretty Dead Things by Kelsey Cox (July 2)
4. Killer Vibes by Jack Friday (July 7)
5. Unpredictable Magic by Faith Hunter (July 7)
6. The Cloak and Dagger Club by Jackie McMahon (July 8)
7. Hot Girl Murder Club by Ashley Winstead (July 9)
8. If Books Could Kill by Kate Eberle (July 14)
9. Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils by Sandra Jackson-Opoku (July 15)
10. Death at King's Cross by Rosanne Limoncelli (July 16)
11. Deadly Does It by Abbi Waxman (July 16)
12. The Seance Garden by Juliet Blackwell (July 21)
13. The Lightning Girl by Sam Ripley (December 3)

DNF

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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Beach Thriller by Jamie Day (June 2)
2. A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery by Kate Khavari (June 3)
3. Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd (June 9)
4. The Last Time We Saw Her by Jaclyn Goldis (June 9)
5. Wildflower by Becky Jenkinson (June 10)
6. Restless Bones by Gillian French (June 11)
7. A Bitter Cut by Anna Lee Huber (June 18)
8. Storm Tide by Paul Doiron (June 23)
9. The Neighbors Are Watching by Aggie Blum Thompson (June 24)
10. Enter the Nightmare by Jane Castle (June 25)

New This Month

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. If Books Could Kill by Kate Eberle (July 21)
2. Homeward for a Spell by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos (August 18)
3. The Bravest Hour by Anna Lee Huber (August 25)
4. The Chase by Felix Francis (September 8)
5. Until She Dies by Kendra Elliot (September 8)
6. A Deadly Entanglement by Cathy Pegau (September 15)
7. Where There's Smoke by Rachel Louise Adams (October 6)
8. Jay to the World by Donna Andrews (October 13)
9. The Bone Woman by Paige Shelton (October 27)
10. Midnight in the House of Commons by Charles Finch (November 3)
11. You, Me, & the Conspiracy by Emma Barry (November 10)
12. Bad Company by Sara Paretsky (November 10)
    
13. Fall for a Fairytale by Isabelle Taylor (November 10)
14. Murder Unabridged by P. J. Nelson (December 1)
15. Revenge in a Small Town by Delia Pitts (December 1)
16. Meet Me at Midnight by Sophie Sullivan (December 8)
17. Scream City by Hannah Morrissey (January 26, 2027)
18. Tell Me What You See by Samantha Jayne Allen (March 2, 2027)

All TBR Review Books

July

• Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst (July 28)
• Pride Comes Before a Fall by Virginia Heath (July 28)

• Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard (July 28)
• Fossil Feud by Maggie North (July 28)

August

• Probable Caws by Donna Andrews (August 4)
• A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett (August 4)
• Death on the Books by Victoria Gilbert (August 4)

• Time Travel for Beginners by Jaclyn Moriarty (August 4)
• (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall (August 4)

• Murder at Blackfriars by Jennifer Ashley (August 11)
• Death at a Scottish Halloween by Lucy Connelly (August 11)
• The Matchmaker's Cottage by Kat Sloane (August 11)

• Brimstone Hollow by Archer Sullivan (August 11)
• Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols (August 18)

• Homeward for a Spell by Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos (August 18)
• For Services Rendered by Will Thomas (August 18)
• The Bravest Hour by Anna Lee Huber (August 25)

September

• The Oxford Guide to Scandal & Lies by Kate Westbury (September 1)
• Until She Dies by Kate Elliot (September 8)
• The Chase by Felix Francis (September 8)

• Fighting Edge by Margaret Mizushima (September 8)
• Fury in Death by J. D. Robb (September 8)
• The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle (September 8)

• Those Who Are Gone by Laurie R. King (September 8)
• A Field Guide to Death & Deceit by Michelle L. Cullen (September 15)
• A Deadly Entanglement by Cathy Pegau (September 15)

• I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas (September 15)
• Murder on the Sacred River by Tasha Alexander (September 22)
• The Pumpkin Vice Cafe by Ellie Alexander (September 29)

• The Dying Light by Ann Cleaves (September 29)
• Cursed City by Kate Golden (September 29)

October

• Where There's Smoke by Rachel Louise Adams (October 6)
• Dive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley Armstrong (October 6)
• Jay to the World by Donna Andrews (October 13)

• Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen (October 13)
• Bark Humbug by David Rosenfelt (October 13)
• The Key to a Killer by Olivia Blacke (October 20)

• Joy to the Bones by Carolyn Haines (October 27)
• The Bone Woman by Paige Shelton (October 27)

November

• Midnight in the House of Commons by Charles Finch (November 3)
• A Glimmer of Death by Laurell K. Hamilton (November 3)

• You, Me, & the Conspiracy by Emma Barry (November 10)
• Murder of a Merry Gentleman by Celeste Connally (November 10)
• Bad Company by Sara Paretsky (November 10)

• Fall for a Fairytale by Isabelle Taylor (November 10)
• Infinite Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (November 10)

December

• Murder Unabridged by P. J. Nelson (December 1)
• Revenge in a Small Town by Delia Pitts (December 1)
• Meet Me at Midnight by Sophie Sullivan (December 8)

2027

• Scream City by Hannah Morrissey (January 26)
• Tell Me What You See by Samantha Jayne Allen (March 2)