State of the Stack (June 1, 2017)

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 or near the first of the 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

May

City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino (May 18) arrived on May 27 from the author after her publisher let her know I featured the book on a recent Waiting on Wednesday post.

June

 We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan & Brian Conaghan (June 13)

More of Me by Kathryn Evans (June 13)

 The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka (June 13)

Want by Cindy Pon (June 13)

 Indigo by Charlaine Harris et al. (June 20)

The Waking Land by Callie Bates (June 27)

 UNSUB by Meg Gardiner (June 27)

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (June 27)

July

 The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst (July 4)

A Panicked Premonition by Victoria Laurie (July 4)

Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockmann (July 11)

 Murder in Mayfair by D. M. Quincy (July 11)

Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine (July 11)

Shallow Grave by Brian Thiem (July 11)

 Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn (July 11)

Amid Stars and Darkness by Chani Lynn Feener (July 18)

The Emperor of Mars by Patrick Samphire (July 18)

What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy (July 18)

August

 The Countdown Conspiracy by Katie Slivensky (August 1)

Just Friends by Tiffany Pitcock (August 1)

The Danger Gang and the Pirates of Borneo! by Stephen Bramucci (August 1)

 In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody (August 8)

Hunting Hour by Margaret Mizushima (August 8)

Dead Man's Bridge by Robert J. Mrazek (August 8)

Among the Dead by J. R. Backlund (August 8)

September

 The Great Shelby Holmes Meets Her Match by Elizabeth Eulberg (Sept. 12)

Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (Sept. 12)

The Equals by Daniel Sweren-Becker (Sept. 12)

A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess (Sept. 19)

Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones (Sept. 19)

Stolen Secrets by L. B. Schulman (Sept. 19)

October

Satellite by Nick Lake (Oct. 3)

Ally by Anna Banks (Oct. 3)

The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner (Oct. 3)

 The Breathless by Tara Goedjen (Oct. 10)

Berserker by Emmy Laybourne (Oct. 10)

The Innocence Treatment by Ari Goelman (Oct. 17)

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum (Oct. 31)

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 Girl with the Ghost Machine by Lauren DeStefano
2. The Frog Princess Returns by E. D. Baker
3. A Merciful Truth by Kendra Elliot (June 1)
4. The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson (June 1)
5. Run to Ground by Katie Ruggle (June 3)
6. Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (June 7)
7. What I Lost by Alexandra Ballard (June 3)
8. The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May (June 8)
9. Bad Housekeeping by Maia Chance (June 8)
10. Want by Cindy Pon (June 7)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month

1. The Traitor's Kiss by Erin Beatty
2. The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Amanda Quick
3. A Gleam of Light by T.J. & M.L. Wolf
4. The Best Kind of Magic by Crystal Cestari
5. Death in the Abstract by Emily Barnes
6. The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
7. Edited Out by E.J. Copperman
8. Big City Heat by David Burnsworth
9. Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh
10. The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis 
11. Ensnared by Rita Stradling

I Added These Books

These are listed in the order I received them. Links go to Amazon for the ones that aren't linked above.

1. Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
2. Want by Cindy Pon
3. The Great Shelby Holmes Meets Her Match by Elizabeth Eulberg
4. A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess
5. Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones
6. Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
7. The Breathless by Tara Goedjen
8. Satellite by Nick Lake
9. The Equals by Daniel Sweren-Becker
10. Ally by Anna Banks
11. The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
12. The Innocence Treatment by Ari Goelman
13. Berserker by Emmy Laybourne
14. The Exact Location of Home by Kate Messner
15. The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
16. Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
17. UNSUB by Meg Gardiner
18. City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino
19. More of Me by Kathryn Evans
20. Stolen Secrets by L. B. Schulman

Next Month's Plan

My goal for the next couple of weeks is just "survival." I am getting ready to end the school year, sell my house, and move. There are hundreds of things I need to do before the moving van comes on June 8 and reading is not at the top of the list.

With five books to read before June 14 including two new arrivals this week, I am starting to think that I won't be able to post those reviews on time. If that is so, it will be a first for me. I'm usually about a month ahead on my review books.