State of the Stack (Dec. 30, 2013)

This is my monthly State of the Stack post. It is my way to keep track of my review books and to hopefully reduce the stack that I have waiting for me. I take a look at my review commitments on the last Monday of each month. Please feel free to join in and let me know the state of your stack.

Here is my Review Books Spreadsheet. Yellow highlighted books are ones past their publication date that I still haven't read and reviewed. I use pink highlights for reviews due in even numbered months so that I can see at a glance how many I have for each month. Ideally, this keeps me from over-committing to review books.  

My Review Pile

Here is my stack in order of publication date. All links go to Amazon. All eARCs are marked with an asterisk. 

January

The Rule of Three by Eric Walters (Jan. 21)

The Lost Planet by Rachel Searles (Jan. 28)

February

Something Real by Heather Demetrios (Feb. 4)

*Alienated by Melissa Landers (Feb. 4)

*Carousel Sun by Sharon Lee (Feb. 4)

Cress by Marissa Meyer (Feb. 4)

*Runner by Patrick Lee (Feb. 18)

Unforgotten by Jessica Brody (Feb. 25)

Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci (Feb. 25)

*Burn Bright by Bethany Frenette (Feb. 25)

Grandmaster by David Klass (Feb. 25)

*A Taste Fur Murder by Dixie Lyle (Feb. 25)

March

*Waking Up Pregnant by Mira Lyn Kelly (March 1)

Retribution by Anderson Harp (March 4)

*Eyes Closed Tight by Peter Leonard (March 4)

Nil by Lynne Matson (March 4)

*The Blood Guard by Carter Roy (March 4)

The Winner's Curse by Marie Mutkoski (March 4)

The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson (March 11)

The Revenant of Thraxton Hall by Vaughn Entwistle (March 25)

April

Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira (April 1)

Dangerous by Shannon Hale (April 1)

Sekret by Lindsay Smith (April 1)

*Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong (April 8)

Plus One by Elizabeth Fama (April 8)

I Read This Month

These are listed in the order I read them. Links go to my reviews for all that have been posted already. Otherwise, the date I'll be posting the review is listed.

1. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner
2. The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
3. Fireblood by Trisha Wolfe
4. Mind Trace by Holly McCaghren
5. Iris by Scott Stabile
6. Blood Bound by Keshia Swaim
7. Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble by Nick Bruel (Jan. 1)
8. A Study in Ashes by Emma Jane Holloway
9. Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder
10. River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz (Jan. 2)
11. Defy by Sara B. Larson 
12. Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill (Jan. 2)
13. Going Rogue by Robin Benway (Jan. 11)

I Added These Books

These are listed in the order I received them. Links go to Amazon. Date published is listed in parentheses.

1. Burn Bright by Bethany Frenette (Feb. 25)
2. The Blood Guard by Carter Roy (March 4)
3. Defy by Sara B. Larson (Jan. 7)
4. Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill (Jan. 7)
5. Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble by Nick Bruel (Jan. 7)
6. Something Real by Heather Demetrios (Feb. 4)
7. Grandmaster by David Klass (Feb. 25)
8. Nil by Lynne Matson (March 4)
9. Carousel Sun by Sharon Lee (Feb. 4)
10. Going Rogue by Robin Benway (Jan. 14)
11. River Road by Jayne Anne Krentz (Jan. 7)
12. Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong (April 8)
13. Retribution by Anderson Harp (March 4)
14. A Taste Fur Murder by Dixie Lyle (Feb. 24)
15. The Revenant of Thraxton Hall by Vaughn Entwistle (March 25)
16. Eyes Closed Tight by Peter Leonard (March 4)
17. Waking Up Pregnant by Mira Lyn Kelly (March 1)

Next Month's Plan

Having already read the five books that will be released on Jan. 7th, I plan to read the rest of January's books and at least the four February 4th releases on my stack. I wonder why all new releases come out on Tuesday. It seems to me that new books would get more publicity if they didn't all release on the same day. 

What are your plans for your January reading?