Bookshelf Roundup: 12/25/21: 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.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Whatever you celebrate, I hope your day is filled with warmth, love, and joy!
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!
Huge thanks to Orbit this week for a review copy of Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey! The final volume of the epic Expanse series is finally here, and it feels like I’ve been waiting forever. I’m both excited and nervous to start this one, but what’s certain is that I’ll do it real soon! With thanks also to Angry Robot for an ARC of The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong, a sci-fi found family adventure about a runaway who discovers a new life among the members of an intergalactic circus. Totally in love with that cover too!
Thank you also to the incredible team at Tor.com for an ARC of Servant Mage by Kate Elliott. It’s been ages since I’ve read something from the author, and I’m looking forward to diving back into her work with this fantasy novella. And I was also very excited to receive an advance copy of Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes, described as Titanic meets The Shining. I’ve been itching for a sci-fi horror and this is one of my most highly anticipated new releases in the new year! My thanks to Nightfire Books!
With thanks also to Macmillan Audio for a duo of mystery thrillers this week. I was very happy to receive listening copies of Such A Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester and A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham, both of which had been on my watchlist!
Reviews
Way of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell (4.5 of 5 stars)
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (4 of 5 stars)
My Darling Husband by Kimberly Belle (3.5 of 5 stars)
Roundup Highlights:
What I’ve Been Reading
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!
The BiblioSanctum 
I kinda want to start Dead Silence today, but I’m also still a little burned out on scifi… so I’ll probably procrastinate 😁 Happy Christmas Steff!!!
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Hope you had a great Christmas holiday! I know what you mean about feeling burnt out on sci-fi, I Feel like I need a break myself!
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Happy reading!!!
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Thanks!
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I certainly understand what you mean when you say you are “excited and nervous” about reading Leviathan Falls: I’m eager to see how the story wraps up, but sad to have to say farewell to these characters and their world…
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I gathered up my courage and started it today, so far it is everything I hoped it would be!
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Merry Christmas!!!!!
Dead Silence yessssss lol
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I knooooow! LOL
And I hope you had a Merry Christmas as well!
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Merry Christmas Steff! I just received a copy of Such a Pretty Smile, it sounds so good😁
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Hope you had a Merry Christmas as well, and yes Such a Pretty Smile does sound so good!
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Nice haul! I have a digital ARC of Servant Mage and I’m looking forward to it.
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It sounds so good!
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Ooh nice new reads! Those are new to me ones but I hope you enjoy them all! Hope you had a very nice holiday yesterday too!
Here’s my StS
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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Thank you, and happy reading!
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Servant Mage and Dead Silence keep grabbing my attention so I look forward to hearing about those. And I saw your rating of Angel Killer. Glad to see you enjoyed it. I thought it was a great return to Mayne’s writing and a welcome short break from Theo Cray, though I’m curious to get to the book that combines the two series.
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Yes, I am glad I finally got to read Angel Killer, I’ve been meaning to catch up with the Jessica Blackwood books for so long!
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Happy Holidays!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
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I did, thank you! I hope you had a wonderful day as well 🙂
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I can’t wait to read Dead Silence!
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Ooh, Such a Pretty Smile sounds rather intriguing. I must go take a look.
Happy reading.
Lynn 😀
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