State of the Stack #69 (March 1, 2018)

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. Link with Avalalinha's Books (description below) to check out other people's progress. She has just recently started a meme about review books.

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

April

Bad Neighbors by Maia Chance (April 10)

The Shadow of Death by Jane Willan (April 10)

Lord of the Pies by Nell Hampton (April 10)

Whispers of the Dead by Spencer Kope (April 17)

White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig (April 24)

Reckless Rescue (The Explorers) by Adrienne Kress (April 24)

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian (April 24)

Shattered Mirror by Iris Johansen (April 24)

 

May 

The Outcast by Taran Matharu (May 1)

What You Want to See by Kristen Lepionka (May 1)

No Cure for the Dead by Christine Trent (May 8)

Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower (May 8)

Cake & Punishment by Maymee Bell (May 8)

Better Off Read by Nora Page (May 8)

Beyond the Pale by Clare O'Donohue (May 8)

Pairing a Deception by Nadine Nettmann (May 8)

Mayfly by Jeff Sweat (May 8)

The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick (May 8)

The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (May 15)

The Queen of Sorrow by Sarah Beth Durst (May 15)

Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over by Shani Petroff (May 15)

The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo (May 15)

Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett (May 15)

 

June

Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton (June 5)

City of Bastards by Andrew Shvarts (June 5)

Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Perez (June 5)

How We Roll by Natasha Friend (June 5)

The Bird and the Blade by Megan Bannen (June 5)

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (June 5)

The Body in the Ballroom by R. J. Koreto (June 12)

Last Girl Gone by J. G. Hetherton (June 12)

Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd (June 12)

The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas (June 26)

My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows (June 26)

Now You See Her  by Lisa Leighton & Laura Stropki (June 26)

July

The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James (July 3)

Somebody's Daughter by David Bell (July 10)

When Life Gives You Demons by Jennifer Honeybourn (July 17)

Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (July 17)

Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener (July 24)

Contagion by Erin Bowman (July 24)

The Impossibility of Us by Katy Opperman (July 31)

The Girl You Thought I Was by Rebecca Phillips (July 31) 

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning (July 31)

August

These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch (August 7)

Nine by Zach Hines (August 7)

The Truth Lies Here by Lindsey Klingele (August 21)

September

Read and Gone by Allison Brook (Sept. 11)

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 Policeman's Daughter by Trudy Nan Boyce (Feb. 28)
2. Hooked on a Phoenix by Ashlyn Chase (March 1) 
3. The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller (March 2) 
4. Searcher of the Dead by Nancy Herriman (March 7)
5. The Final Six by Alexandra Monir (March 7)
6. Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown (March 8) 
7. Under the Shadows by Gwen Florio (March 10) 
8. Bones Don't Lie by Melinda Leigh (March 13)
9. Deja Moo by Kirsten Weiss (March 14)
10. Losing Leah by Tiffany King (March 14)
11. The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (March 17)
12. Deadly Secret by Tara Thomas (March 20)
13. Lost Crow Conspiracy by Rosalyn Eves (March 21) 
14. Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (March 23) 
15. Falling Star by Terri Osborn (March 24) 
16. Ice Wolves (Elementals) by Amie Kaufman (March 26) 
17. The School for Psychics by K. C. Archer (March 28) 
18. The Window by Amelia Brunskill (March 28) 
19. They Lost Their Heads! by Carlyn Beccia (March 30) 
20. A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks (March 31)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month

1. Look for Me by Lisa Gardner (Feb. 1)
2. Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce (Feb. 2)
3. A Cold Day in Hell by Lissa Marie Redmond (Feb. 3)  
4. Death & the Viking's Daughter by Loretta Ross (Feb. 7)
5. The Sweetest Kind of Fate by Crystal Cestari (Feb. 7) 
6. The Cat of the Baskervilles by Vicki Delany (Feb. 8) 
7. The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton (Feb. 9) 
8. The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (Feb. 10) 
9. No One Can Know by Lucy Kerr (Feb. 12) 
10. Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre
11. A Murder in Bloomsbury by D. M. Quincy (Feb. 14) 
12. Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda (Feb. 14) 
13. Fire and Bone by Rachel A. Marks (Feb. 16) 
14. Hidden Fate by Tara Thomas (Feb. 20)
15. Twisted End by Tara Thomas (Feb. 20)
16. Darkest Night by Tara Thomas (Feb. 21)
17. The Tombs by Deborah Schaumberg (Feb. 21)
18. Collision Point by Lora Leigh (Feb. 22) 
19. Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman (Feb. 23)

I Added These Books

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

1. When Life Gives You Demons by Jennifer Honeybourn (July 17)
2. Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener (July 24)
3. Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Perez (June 5)
4. How We Roll by Natasha Friend (June 5)
5. Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over by Shani Petroff (May 15)
6. The Impossibility of Us by Katy Upperman (July 31)
7. The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo (May 15)
8. The Outcast by Taran Matharu (May 1)
9. Mayfly by Jeff Sweat (May 8)
10. Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett (May 15)
11. These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch (Aug. 7)
12. The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas (June 26)
13. My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows (June 26)
14. The Truth Lies Here by Lindsey Klingele (Aug. 21)
15. The Bird and the Blade by Megan Bannen (June 5)
16. Now You See Her by Lisa Leighton, Laura Stropki (June 26)
17. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (June 5)
18. Contagion by Erin Bowman (July 24)
19. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James (July 3) 
20. The Girl You Thought I Was by Rebecca Phillips (July 31)
21. Sea Witch by Sarah Henning (July 31)
22. Nine by Zach Hines (Aug. 7)
23. The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick (May 8)
24. Last Girl Gone by J. G. Hetherton (June 12)
25. Read and Gone by Allison Brook (Sept. 11)
26. Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd (June 12)
27. A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks (April 10)
28. What You Want to See by Kristen Lepionka (May 1)
29. Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (July 17)
30. Falling Star by Terri Osburn (March 27)

Next Month's Plan

I had a good reading month finished 20 Advanced Reading Copies. I have finished all the review books on my March calendar and have written and scheduled the reviews. I have read some of my April releases already but still have nine to read. I also have quite a bunch of books to read for May release with bunches releasing on May 8.

I also added a bunch to my review calendar last month with release dates out until September. While I will probably still browse NetGalley and Edelweiss this month, I really don't need to add any books that are releasing before August if I want to be able to fit in any of my own TBR mountain of books.

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I am also linking up with the State of the ARC meme. Here is the explanation and rules.

State of the ARC is a monthly meme at Avalinah’s Books meant to motivate you to finish up all your long overdue ARCs (Advanced or Early Reader Copies). You can track your reading progress and link up with your own post. Most commonly it comes out on the 30th of every month.

Rules of State of the ARC:

• Mention that you’re linking up with State of the ARC @ AvalinahsBooks, which is a fun way to share our ARC progress, challenges, wins, woes and mishaps.
• Include the link to this post, or the current State of the ARC post. You can use my State of the ARC image too.
• Don’t forget to visit all the other people in the link-up and comment.
• And most importantly – have fun!