Bookshelf Roundup 12/03/23: 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!
Wicked Problems by Max Gladstone (Tordotcom): The second book of The Craft Wars, from the world of The Craft Sequence which I loved, though I just realized I hadn’t read the first book. A problem that will be rectified post haste.
Like It Never Happened by Jeff Hoffman (Crooked Lane Books): The publisher has been surprising me lately with their horror and thriller selections. When I was pitched this psychological suspense about a group of high school friends reunite years later to keep a terrible secret hidden, I was intrigued.
Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison (Ace): I was beyond excited for this arrival this week! I’ve always been curious about the author’s Hollows novels, and this first book in The Shadow Age series seems like a good jumping on point to try her work.
Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley): A vampire and werewolf story of forbidden love might not sound like the most original tale, but I do love how quirky this sounds and am looking forward to see how the author will turn beloved tropes on their head.
The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden (Minotaur): I can never resist a haunted house story, especially one set in the hilltop town of Becchina, Italy. To rebuild his crumbling town, the mayor has offered to sell abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promses to live there for at least five years. A young American couple decides to bite, leading to terrifying results.
Reviews
Recent Reads
Another Sci-fi Month has wrapped up and I probably didn’t do as much as I wanted, though not for lack of trying. There simply weren’t too many science fiction releases I was excited about this year, maybe next year will be a little better for the genre. In the meantime, as we welcome December AKA unofficial “Catchup Month,” I got to finish a couple books that have been waiting for their turn since early fall, including The Graveyard Shift (which had a great premise but was riddled with issues) as well as The Paleontologist (which was better than I thought). I also finished Night Owl, which released at the beginning of this month, so expect a review real soon.
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 how well those first three covers go together! And I know you mentioned it before, but you really need more ketchup books;)
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I always like it when my book collages look randomly pretty on posts like these 😁
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I like the sound of Bride and the House of Last Resort.
Lynn 😀
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Both of those look good for their own unique reasons!
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OOooh nice new reads! I am very excited about Kim’s new book! I know next to nothing about it, just happy seeing her name on something new! Lol! I love the Hollows series though, it was one of my first “adult” series I read, so it’s special to me but there’s always some kind of excitement for a new series from a favorite author! And ooh Bride! I am very curious about that one too! I never paid much attention to Hazelwood’s books since they’ve been largely contemporary but this one was screaming my name once I saw that cover a few months back! Lol!
Hope you enjoy all of your fantastic new reads!
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That’s awesome about The Hollows! I’ve always been curious about that series. And I’m so excited to read my first Kim Harrison 😊
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I can’t wait to read your review of The Paleontologist, I had some issues with it…
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I think I liked it more than you but I then I do love the Paleontology and sciencey aspects!
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Interesting title for the story, The House of Last Resort. I think I’ve only read one of Christopher Golden’s books.
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I’ve only read maybe one or two of his books too. I really like the sound of this one though!
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I so want to read Bride!
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It will be my first book by the author, so excited!
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I did not expect that from Hazelwood. Interesting
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I’ve not read anything by her, I did hear that her fans feel this is different.
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