State of the Stack #72 (June 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.

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. Ocean Light by Nalini Singh (June 11)
2. City of Bastards by Andrew Shvarts (May 30)
3. The Memory of Fire by Callie Bates (May 31) 
4. Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Perez (June 1) 
5. Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King (June 2) 
6. The Bird and the Blade by Megan Bannen (June 6)
7. The Body in the Ballroom by R. J. Koreto (June 6) 
8. Last Girl Gone by J. G. Hetherton (June 7)
9. Death and a Pot of Chowder by Cornelia Kidd (June 9)
10. Ruthless Magic by Megan Crewe (May 28) 
11. A Merciful Silence by Kendra Elliot (June 14) 
12. Girl With a Gun by Kari Bovee (June 16)
13. The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas (June 20)
14. Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley (June 30)

Read Previously, Reviews Posted This Month

1. No Cure for the Dead by Christine Trent (May 2)
2. Cake and Punishment by Maymee Bell (May 3)
3. Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett (May 4) 
4. Flowers and Foul Play by Amanda Flower (May 5)
5. The Plastic Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (May 9)
6. Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over by Shani Petroff (May 9)
7. The Game Can't Love You Back by Karole Cozzo (May 11)
8. The Queen of Sorrow by Sarah Beth Durst (May 12) 
9. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (May 16) 
10. Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong (May 18) 
11. Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton (May 23) 
12. How We Roll by Natasha Friend (May 25)

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 Hour of Death by Jane Willan (Oct. 9)
2. A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn (Oct. 9)
3. Ocean Light by Nalini Singh (June 12) 
4. Hidden Pieces by Paula Stokes (August 28) 
5. The Disasters by M. K. England (Dec. 18)
6. Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (Oct. 2)
7. Broken Things by Lauren Oliver (Oct. 2)
8. Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (Oct. 2)
9. The Deepest Roots by Miranda Asebedo (Sept. 18)
10. Ten After Closing by Jessica Bayliss (Sept. 4)
11. Through the Fire by Katie Ruggle (August 7)
12. Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne (July 17)
13. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (July 3)
14. Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan (Sept. 4)
15. This Splintered Silence by Kayla Olson (Nov. 13)
16. Deep Cover by Scarlett Cole (July 31)
17. Ruthless Magic by Megan Crewe (May 28)
18. Murder, She Reported by Peg Cochran (July 31)
19. Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Nov. 6)
20. Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley (July 3)
21. Fire and Heist by Sarah Beth Durst (Dec. 4)
22. The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston (Nov. 13)
23. Umbertouched by Livia Blackburne (Nov. 6)
24. A Sorrow Fierce and Falling by Jessica Cluess (Oct. 16)
25. The Point by John Dixon (August 7)
26. Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (June 26)

My Review Pile

June

Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (June 26)

Now You See Her by Lisa Leighton & Laura Stropki

July

Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (July 3)

The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger (July 3)

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (July 3)

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

Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert (July 10)

Somebody's Daughter by David Bell (July 10)

Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne (July 17)

The Disappearing by Lori Roy (July 17)

Hull Metal Girls by Emily Skrutskie (July 17)

Nyxia Unleashed by Scott Reintgen (July 17)

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

Contagion by Erin Bowman (July 24)

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

Murder, She Reported by Peg Cochran (July 31)

Deep Cover by Scarlett Cole (July 31)

The Griffin's Feather by Cornelia Funke (July 31)

A Double Life by Flynn Berry (July 31)

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning (July 31)

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

The Impossibility of Us by Katy Upperman (July 31)

August

The Point by John Dixon (August 7)

Through the Fire by Katie Ruggle (August 7)

#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil (August 7)

To Catch a Witch by Heather Blake (August 7)

The Butterfly Conspiracy by Vivian Conroy (August 7)

Nine by Zach Hines (August 7)

These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch (August 7)

Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill (August 14)

The Truth Lies Here by Lindsey Klingele (August 21)

Hidden Pieces by Paula Stokes (August 28)

September

Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan (September 4)

Ten After Closing by Jessica Bayliss (September 4)

Burning Ridge by Margaret Mizushima (September 11)

In Cold Chocolate by Dorothy St. James (September 11)

Read and Gone by Allison Brook (September 11)

The Deepest Roots by Miranda Asebedo (September 18)

October

 Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (October 2)

Broken Things by Lauren Oliver (October 2)

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (October 2)

 A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn (October 9)

The Hour of Death by Jane Willan (October 9)

Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (October 9)

A Sorrow Fierce and Falling by Jessica Cluess (October 16)

November

 Umbertouched by Livia Blackburne (November 6)

Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (November 6)

The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston (November 13)

This Splintered Silence by Kayla Olson (November 13)

December

Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst (December 4)

The Disasters by M. K. England (December 18)

Next Month's Plan

Somehow, my July ARCs got away from me. I looked at my July calendar and will only be able to choose a couple of books off my TBR mountain. I am so filled up with review copies to read.

I have lots from HarperTeen and Crooked Lane Books on the stack. I also have quite a few from favorite authors or in series that I am reading. It should be a fun reading month even though it is a busy one.

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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!