State of the Stack (September 28, 2015)

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 I list them in publication order and sort them by month. I can quickly see how many books I have for each date. Ideally, this keeps me from over-committing to review books. Check my spreadsheet to find out where I got each book.

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

December

 In the Company of Wolves by Paige Tyler (Dec. 1)

Inherit the Stars by Tessa Elwood (Dec. 8)

Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz (Dec. 8)

Haunting Investigation by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Dec. 31)

January

 The Eighth Circle by Sarah Cain (Jan. 12)

Secrets of the Dragon Tomb by Patrick Samphire (Jan. 12)

 Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker (Jan. 12)

Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan (Jan. 19)

Friday Barnes Girl Detective by R. A. Spratt (Jan. 19)

The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos (Jan. 26)

February

 Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers (Feb. 2)

Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh (Feb. 2)

 Reign of Shadows by Sophie Jordan (Feb. 9)

The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Feb. 16)

The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine (Feb. 23)

Tumbled Graves by Brenda Chapman (Feb. 27)

March 

 Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie (March 1)

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (March 1)

 The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins (March 8)

A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann (March 15)

The Inn Between by Marina Cohen (March 22)

The Girl in the Tower by Lisa Schroeder (March 29)

April

Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima (April 5)
Mr. Fahrenheit by T. Michael Martin (April 19)

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. The August 5 by Jenna Helland (Nov. 5) 
2. Soundless by Richelle Mead (Nov. 7) 
3. On the Run by Tristan Bancks (Nov. 12)
4. The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst (Nov. 14)
5. Silent City by Carrie Smith (Oct. 7) 
6. Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank (Sept. 16)
7. Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts (Nov. 4)
8. Cast in Honor by Michelle Sagara (Nov. 19)
9. The Bad Boy CEO by Sugar Jamison (Nov. 5) 
10. Sinner's Steel by Sarah Castille (Oct. 3)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month

1. The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (Sept. 1)
2. A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Sept. 2)
3. Lady of Magick by Sylvia Izzo Hunter (Sept. 3)
4. Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa (Sept. 3)
5. Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas (Sept. 5)
6. Primal Force by D. D. Ayres (Sept. 5)
7. Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales (Sept. 9)
8. Dark Waters by Chris Goff (Sept. 9)
9. Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty (Sept. 10)
10. Led Astray by Kelley Armstrong (Sept. 10)
11. Screwball by Linda Morris (Sept. 13) 
12. The Fall by James Preller (Sept. 16)
13. Walk the Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson (Sept 17)
14. The Heat of the Moment by Katie Rose (Sept. 17)
15. Connect the Stars by Marisa de los Santos and David Teague (Sept. 19)
16. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate (Sept. 23)
17. Breaking a Legend by Sarah Robinson (Sept. 24)
18. What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler (Sept. 24) 
19. This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee (Sept. 26)

I Added These Books

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

1. Silent City by Carrie Smith (October 13)
2. Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh (Feb. 2)
3. Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank (Sept. 15)
4. Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts (Nov. 3)
5. Cast in Honor by Michelle Sagara (Nov. 24)
6. The Bad Boy CEO by Sugar Jamison (Nov. 3)
7. Untimely Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan (Nov. 10) 
8. The Eighth Circle by Sarah Cain (Jan. 12)
9. Secrets of the Dragon Tomb by Patrick Samphire (Jan. 12)
10. The Girl in the Tower by Lisa Schroeder (March 29)
11. The Inn Between by Marina Cohen (March 22)
12. High School Horror: Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker (Jan. 12)
13. Friday Barnes: Girl Detective by R. A. Sprat (Jan. 19)
14. Sinner's Steel by Sarah Castille (Oct. 6) 
15. Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz (Dec. 8) 
16. Mr. Fahrenheit by T. Michael Martin (April 19)

Next Month's Plan

I added more than I read this month but the release days are way out to April. My review stack is pretty managable right now since December is kind of a release wasteland. I only have four December releases on my stack. I am staying ahead on my reading.

What is the state of your stack?