State of the Stack (Sept. 29, 2014)

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.  

I also do this post because sometimes (frequently) review books sit on my stack for a while before I read and review them. I try to read and review books within two weeks of publication date. Sometimes I can't, though, if too many books are releasing on the same date or if the book arrives too near its publication date and my calendar is already full. 

I am very grateful to the authors and publishers who support my reading habit. 

My Review Pile

November

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Nov. 4)

True Fire by Gary Meehan (Nov, 4)

Path of Needles by Alison Littlewood (Nov. 4)

The Gift of Darkness by Valentina Giambanca (Nov. 4)

Caught Dead by Andrew Lanh (Nov. 4)

Deeper Than the Grave by Tina Whittle (Nov. 4)

The Red Book of Primrose House by Marty Wingate (Nov. 4)

Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger (Nov. 4)

The Book of Storms by Ruth Hatfield (Nov. 11; Amazon now says Jan. 27 for the release day)

My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni (Nov. 13)

Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger (Nov. 18)

On the Edge by Allison Van Diepen (Nov. 25)

December

Suspicion by Alexandra Monir (Dec. 9)

Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay (Dec. 9)

For Real by Alison Cherry (Dec. 9)

Love & Other Theories by Alexis Bass (Dec. 31)

January

The Unicorn Hunter by Che Golden (Jan. 6)

Twisted Fate by Norah Olson (Jan. 20)

Polaris by Mindee Arnett (Jan. 20)

The Prey by Tom Isbell (Jan. 20)

Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Talkoff (Jan. 27)

The Inquisitor's Mark by Dianne K. Salerni (Jan. 27)

February

Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall (Feb. 17)

Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor (Feb. 17)

No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss (Feb. 24)

The Secret Cipher by Whitaker Ringwald (Feb. 24)

March

How to Win at High School by Owen Matthews (March 3)

The Memory Key by Liana Liu (March 3)

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows (March 10)

Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly (March 24)

Solitaire by Alice Oseman (March 30)

The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer (March 30)

April and Later

Lies I Told by Michelle Zink (April 7)

Can Anybody Help Me? by Sinead Crowley (July 7)

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 the review is scheduled for is listed.

1. Clariel by Garth Nix (Oct. 13)
2. Stitching Snow by R. C. Lewis (Oct. 15)
3. Atlantia by Ally Condie (Oct. 22)
4. Snow Like Ashes by Sarah Raasch (Oct. 16)
5. Chasing Power by Sarah Beth Durst (Oct. 20)
6. Centaur Rising by Jane Yolen (Oct. 18)
7. Nick and Tesla's Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove by Bob Pflugfelder (Sept. 22)
8. Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker (Oct. 23)
9. The Gift of Darkness by V. M. Giambanco (Oct. 25)
10. Get Happy by Mary Amato (Oct. 25)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted

1. Wood Sprites by Wen Spencer (Sept. 3)
2. Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley (Sept. 4)
3. Evidence of Things Not Seen by Lindsey Lane (Sept. 6)
4. The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (Sept. 8)
5. The Magic Thief: Home by Sarah Prineas (Sept. 10)
6. The Vault of the Dreamers by Caragh M. O'Brien (Sept. 11)
7. No Limits by Lori Foster (Sept. 11)
8. Get Even by Gretchen McNeil (Sept. 13)
9. Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (Sept. 15)
10. Adrenaline Crush by Laurie Boyle Crompton (Sept. 17)
11. Blackbird by Anna Carey (Sept. 18)
12. Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs (Sept. 18)
13. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry (Sept. 20)
14. Silent Murders by Mary Miley (Sept. 20)
15. Firebug by Lish McBride (Sept. 24)
16. Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper (Sept. 25)
17. Harbor Island by Carla Neggers (Sept. 25)
18. Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin (Sept. 27)
19. The Man from Stone Creek by Linda Lael Miller (Sept. 27)

I Added These Books

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

1. The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows (March 15, 2015)
2. How to Win at High School by Owen Matthews (March 3, 2015)
3. Solitaire by Alice Oseman (March 30, 2015)
4. The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer (March 30, 2015)
5. Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff (Jan. 27, 2015)
6. Lies I Told by Michelle Zink (April 7, 2015)
7. Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall (Feb. 17, 2015)
8. The Memory Key by Liana Liu (March 3, 2015)
9. Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor (Feb. 17, 2015)
10. Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass (Dec. 31, 2014)
11. No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss (Feb. 24, 2015)
12. The Inquisitor's Mark by Dianne K. Salerni (Jan. 27, 2015)
13. Twisted Fate by Norah Olson (Jan. 20, 2015)
14. The Secret Cipher by Whitaker Ringwald (Feb. 24, 2015)
15. Polaris by Mindee Arnett (Jan. 20, 2015)
16. The Prey by Tom Isbell (Jan. 20, 2015)
17. Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly (March 24, 2015)
18. Can Anybody Help Me? by Sinead Crowley (July 7, 2015)
19. My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni (Nov. 13)
20. Nick and Tesla's Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove by Bob Pflugfelder (Oct. 7)
21. Midnight Betrayal by Melinda Leigh (Sept. 2)
22. Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger (Nov. 4)

Next Month's Plan

I am still ahead on reading and scheduling reviews. I am just starting to read my November releases. It looks like December is a bit slower. However, once the Macmillan books start arriving, January, February and March look packed full of great sounding books.