Bookshelf Roundup 10/30/22: 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!
Huge thanks to Minotaur Books for sending me finished copies of a couple of mystery thrillers. Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan is the first book of a new series starring Detective Inaya Rahman. I’ve read the author’s fantasy, and now I’m curious to check out her work in another genre. Desolation Canyon by P.J. Tracy is also part of a series, the second of the Detective Margaret Nolan sequence. I actually recently got an ARC of the third book, so I’m thinking I should start here first.
Earlier this month I was also super excited to receive an ARC of The Cradle of Ice by James Rollins, with thanks to Tor Books. It’s the second book of the Moonfall series, and it’s huge! I had a really good time with the first book so I’m really excited. And speaking of excitement, from the amazing team at Ace Books I received a review copy of Raven Unveiled by Grace Draven. The next book in her Fallen Empire world, this is one of my most highly anticipated books this year.
Also thanks to the kind folks at Penguin Workshop and Wunderkind PR for a review copy of Area 51 Interns: Zoned Out by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith. This is the second book of the middle grade series, which I hadn’t realized until I looked it up, but I believe it can be read as a standalone. At least my daughter hasn’t been complaining; she actually started the book earlier this week and seems to be enjoying it. And with thanks to Saga Press, I also received an ARC of Loki’s Ring by Stina Leicht, described as an intergalactic space adventure about a starship captain on a quest through space to rescue the robot she loves as a daughter.
Thank you also to Penguin Random House Audio for my listening copies this week, a nice trio of horror titles: Five Survive by Holly Jackson, All the Blood We Share by Camilla Bruce, and Sign Here by Claudia Lux.
Reviews
Little Eve by Catriona Ward (4 of 5 stars)
Lute by Jennifer Thorne (4 of 5 stars)
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson (3.5 of 5 stars)
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (2.5 of 5 stars)
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 love your new books. I’ve just got The Starless Crown to read so I’m excited to read that the next one will be out soon I loved Ocean’s Echo and hope that you do too.
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I’m enjoying Ocean’s Echo, better than Winter’s Orbit so far at least lol! And yes, The Cradle of Ice is very exciting!
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I received The Cradle of Ice too, but I need to catch up with the first book. It’s such a pretty cover!
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The first one looks like a quick read, at least! The Cradle of Ice is a doorstopper!
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OOoh nice new reads! Those are all new to me ones entirely! I hope you enjoy each and every one of them!
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Have a GREAT day!
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Thank you! Happy reading!
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Like you, I had a really good time with The Starless Crown so I’m looking forward to seeing where the story goes in The Cradle of Ice.
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Yes, I’m very excited to read it!
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Oooh I should get back to Grace Draven’s books! I loved them so much!
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I love her books too! I’m so excited for this one!
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As usual I find good stuff here. 🙂 Lost in time looks fun.
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Hope to have my review up soon!
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Oooo nice haul! I really want to check out the Grace Draven books 😀
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They’re al very good! A nice mix of fantasy and romance, you’ll like them!
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Interesting, so are you reading that MG book with your daughter or is she flying solo?
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I think she’s flying solo on this one, while I catch up with my other books 🙂
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I like the look of Cradle of Ice but haven’t read the first book – boo.
Happy reading.
Lynn 😀
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Haha, best catch up fast! 😉
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Ohh new Grace Draven!
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