Bookshelf Roundup 01/11/20: Stacking the Shelves & Recent Reads
Bookshelf Roundup is a feature I do every weekend which fills the role of several blog memes, like Stacking the Shelves where I talk about the new books I’ve added to my library or received for review, as well as It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? where I summarize what I’ve finished reading in the last week and what I’m planning to read soon. Mostly it also serves as a recap post, so sometimes I’ll throw in stuff like reading challenge progress reports, book lists, and other random bookish thoughts or announcements.
Received for Review
My thanks to the publishers and authors for the following review copies received, and be sure to click the links to their Goodreads pages for more details and full descriptions!
To my great excitement, I received an ARC of Crush the King by Jennifer Estep earlier this week, thanks to the kind folks at Harper Voyager. I’m really enjoying this series and I can’t wait to read book three. With thanks to the Forge Books team I also received a copy of Remembrance by Rita Woods. A historical fiction novel that weaves in a light touch of magic, it’s a bit out of my wheelhouse but looks good nonetheless. Courtesy of Subterranean Press, I also received an ARC of their re-issue of Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler, a collection that includes the stories “A Necessary Being” and “Childfinder”. As a side note, seeing these last two books next to each other, it seems cover artists need some new ideas. Next up, I’d like to thank 47North and Wunderkind PR for sending me a finished copy of The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg. I had mixed feelings about the last book I read by the author so I haven’t decided if I’ll read this one yet, but I’ll be keeping a close eye on reviews. And from Ace Books, I received a surprise copy of Stars Beyond by S.K. Dunstall, the second installment of the Stars Uncharted series. I enjoyed the first book, so I might just check out this one if I have time.
In the digital haul, I received a listening copy of Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda with thanks to Harper Audio. I enjoyed the author’s Shutter a few years back and I’m curious to read another one of her books. NetGalley has also been a lot more active now that the holidays are over, and I ventured into my auto-approvals section for the first time in weeks to see what was available. Big mistake, I almost caved in to a lot of temptations, but in the end I only grabbed two horror/thriller themed titles: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Grapham Jones with thanks to Saga Press and You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce with thanks to Tor Books.
Reviews
Jade City by Fonda Lee (5 of 5 stars)
The Queen’s Road by R.S. Belcher (5 of 5 stars)
The Shadow Saint by Gareth Hanrahan (3.5 of 5 stars)
Roundup Highlights:
This Week’s Reads
Have you heard of or read any of the books featured this week? What caught your eye? Any new discoveries? I hope you found something interesting for a future read! Let me know what you plan on checking out. Until next time, see you next Roundup!
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I’m not sure about the new Holmberg book either, as I didn’t like the last one a lot. Her books seem to always play out the same way… I still put it on my list though & wait for reviews too^^
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Yikes, I hope Will and the Wilds will buck that trend. I definitely don’t want it to play out similarly to the last book I read by her, because I didn’t love it, lol!
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New books yay
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More for the TBR!
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I’m a little worried about The Will and the Wilds too, but I’ll most likely give it a shot. Can’t wait for The Only Good Indians😁
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Yeah, I’ll probably give Wills a try too, especially if I can get my hands on an audio version!
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OOh nice new reads! Crush the King is in my review pile as well! Can’t wait to see how that series will end! Just gotta finish up January books, then read February books and THEN I can read this one…I think…LOL!
Hope you enjoy all the new reads!
My StS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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Yeah, Estep’s trilogy has been quite impressive so far, I can’t wait to see how it will end either!
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I’ve had my eyes on Crush the King, but I’ve got some catching up to do there first.
This week’s reads for me include The Wolf of Oren-Yaro (paperback) and Heart of Black Ice and A Queen in Hiding (ebook).
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Nice, I hope to read Wolf of Oren-Yaro soon too! And I just got a copy of A Queen in Hiding today, looks good!
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The Jennifer Estep books have been calling out to me a little lately- maybe it’s the covers. 🙂 Love the look of You Let Me In as well, I need to go take a peek at that.
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The Estep novels are fun, a nice mix of romance and fantasy! And the series doesn’t take itself too seriously either, which is why it’s so easy to get into 😀
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Resisting temptation when browsing on NetGalley is not different from resisting temptation in a bakery! 😀
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Yup, as in, nearly impossible!
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Does the reissue of Unexpected Stories have anything new in it?
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I don’t think so, I was curious as well, but the product page on the Subterranean Press site mentions just the same stories.
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Looks like some great new books in the TBR pile! So excited you’re reading The Hanged Man–that one was so great.
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It was fun! I liked it better than The Last Sun 🙂
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I really should decide whether to pick up Protect the Prince. I liked the first book well enough, but it hasn’t worked its way through the priority list yet.
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I can understand that, I have a hard time playing catch up these days as well 😛
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I grabbed The Only Good Indians, but now you have tempted me with You Let Me In! It is on my list for this year.
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You Let Me In sounds pretty wild! I think there’s a “weird” aspect to it though, and I’m hoping that it’ll work for me!
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I have The Only Good Indians but much like Jen, now I want You Let Me in as well. It’s only mid-January and already I have more books to read this year then I’ll ever make time for!
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i know, I’m like drowning in my TBR! January is usually a busy month for book releases though, they’re all flooding in after the a quiet December holiday season 😀
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Great haul. I have a copy of You Let Me in and I’m really looking forward to it. Plus I just finished CJ Tudor’s The Others and loved it.
Lynn 😀
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