State of the Stack (February 1, 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

March

 Where You'll Find Me by Natasha Friend (March 8)

The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins (March 8)

The Skeleton Garden by Marty Wingate (March 15)

 A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann (March 15)

Tumbled Graves by Brenda Chapman (March 22)

The Inn Between by Marina Cohen (March 22)

Cold Girl by R. M. Greenaway (March 28 April 19))

Stone Field by Christy Lenzi (March 29)

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

April

 Silence by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin (April 5)

The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks (April 5)

Luck Is No Lady by Amy Sandas (April 5)

 Hold Your Breath by Katie Ruggle (April 5)

Flawed by Cecelia Ahern (April 5)

Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima (April 5)

 I Dream of Dragons by Ashlyn Chase (April 5)

Mr. Fahrenheit by T. Michael Martin (April 19)

Love, Lies, and Spies by Cindy Anstey (April 19)

'Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (April 19)

Ferals: The Swarm Descends by Jacob Grey (April 26)

May

 Traitor Angels by Anne Blankman (May 3)

The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight (May3)

The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude (May 3)

 The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry (May 3)

The Last Time We Were Us by Leah Konen (May 10)

Even If the Sky Falls by Mia Garcia (May 10)

 Spark by Holly Schindler (May 17)

The Giant Smugglers by Matt Solomon (May 17)

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye (May 17)

The Hunt by Megan Shepherd (May 24)

Underdogs by Sara Hammel (May 31)

June

 With Malice by Eileen Cook (June 7)

The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May (June 7)

The Haunting of Falcon House by Eugene Yelchin (June 14)

Auto Focus by Lauren Gibaldi (June 14)

The Marked Girl by Lindsey Klingele (June 21)

July

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (July 5)

Trapped by S. A. Bodeen (July 26)

The Ministry of SUITS by Paul Gamble (July 26)

August 

 

The Gilded Cage by Lucinda Gray (August 2)

The Secret Sea by Barry Lyga (August 23)

January 2016

Tommy McKnight and the Great Election by Danny Kravitz (Jan. 1)

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. Known by Kendra Elliot (Jan. 13)
   
2. Even the Dead by Benjamin Black (Jan. 9)
3. Harmony Black by Craig Schaefer (Jan. 27)
4. Behind the Canvas by Alexander Vance (Feb. 17)
5. Betting the Bad Boy by Sugar Jamison (Feb. 3)
6. The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine (Feb. 18)
7. Fighting Dirty by Lori Foster (Feb. 18)
8. The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Feb. 20)
9. The Infamous Heir by Elizabeth Michels (Feb. 25)
10. The Fine Art of Murder by Emily Barnes (Feb. 4)
11. Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams (Feb. 6)
12. Benefit of the Doubt by Neal Griffin (Feb. 10)
13. A Voice from the Field by Neal Griffin (Feb. 11)
14. Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie (Feb. 25)
15. A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (Feb. 27)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted in January

1. Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker (Jan. 2)
2. Underwater by Marissa Reichardt (Jan. 6)
3. Secrets of the Dragon Tomb by Patrick Samphire (Jan. 7)
4. The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag (Jan. 7)
5. Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan (Jan. 14)
6. The Eighth Circle by Sarah Cain (Feb. 14)
7. Friday Barnes, Girl Detective by R. A. Spratt (Jan. 16) 
8. Unholy Blue by Darby Kaye (Feb. 16)
9. The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos (Jan. 21)
10. Night Study by Maria V. Snyder (Jan. 21)
11. Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers (Jan. 28)
12. Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold (Jan. 28)
13. Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh (Jan. 30)

I Added These Books

These are listed in the order I received them. Links go to Amazon. Source and date published are listed in parentheses.

1. Harmony Black by Craig Schaefer (Kindle First - Feb. 1)
2. Even the Dead by Benjamin Black (Publisher - Jan. 12)
3. Just This Night by Mari Madison (Publisher - March 1)
4. Stone Field by Christy Lenzi (NetGalley - March 29)
5. Hold Your Breath by Katie Ruggle (NetGalley - April 5)
6. Betting the Bad Boy by Sugar Jamison (NetGalley - February 2)
7. The Giant Smugglers by Matt Solomon and Chris Pauls (NetGalley - May 17)
8. I Dream of Dragons by Ashlyn Chase (NetGalley - April 5)
9. Luck Is No Lady by Amy Sandas (NetGalley - April 5)
10. The Fine Art of Murder by Emily Barnes (NetGalley - Feb. 9)
11. Hostile Witness by Leigh Adams (NetGalley - Feb. 9) 
12. Benefit of a Doubt by Neal Griffin (Publisher - May 12, 2015)
13. A Voice from the Field by Neal Griffin (Publisher - Feb. 2, 1016) 
14. The Haunting of Falcon House by Eugene Yelchin (Publisher - June 14)
15. The Ministry of SUITS by Paul Gamble (Publisher - July 26)
16. Trapped by S. A. Bodeen (Publisher - July 26)
17. The Gilded Cage by Lucinda Gray (Publisher - August 2)
18. The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry (Publisher - May 3)
19. The Secret Sea by Barry Lyga (Publisher - August 23)
20. The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May (NetGalley - June 7)
21. The Skeleton Garden by Marty Wingate (NetGalley - March 15)
22. Tommy McKnight and the Great Election by Danny Kravitz (Publicist - Jan. 1)
23. Til Death Do Us Part by Amanda Quick (NetGalley - April 19)
24. Silence by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin (Edelweiss - April 5)

Next Month's Plan

All of my reviews are read and scheduled for the month of February. I am reading and writing March reviews now.

This was a huge month for adding to my review stack with 24 new review books arriving. I have already read six of the new arrivals because of their release dates.