This is OMG the last and final Stacking the Shelves for 2024. It’s a bit on the puny side, isn’t it? That’s the way things go at the end of the year. Not much new is being published – like, not at all – and not many people are feeding new content into NetGalley and Edelweiss. I’m not expecting much for next week’s stack either because holiday recovery/post-holiday doldrums. But I expect the stack after that to be at least a bit bigger.
This week’s covers, few as they are, all elicit one sort of feels or another. The prettiest covers, IMHO, although they are absolutely NOT pretty in the same ways, are Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me (also awards for BEST TITLE and book I’m most eagerly anticipating this week!) and Small Town Hero.
Very much on the other hand, the cover of Engines of War is kind of ‘meh’. I keep confusing this one with the previous books in the series, Engines of Empire and Engines of Chaos, and the COVERS are ALL very ‘meh’ and all ‘meh’ in the same way. The books, however, well, Engines of Empire drove me bananas but it was never ‘meh’. We’ll see about books 2 and 3.
The remaining books, I Think I’m in Love with an Alien, Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil and The Last Vigilant, well, I’m terribly curious about all of them but not in the same way. Alien seems like it might be a LOT like I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming which is coming out in February. The COVER of Alien, however, reminds me more than a bit of one of the romances in Mass Effect. (#IYKYK). We’ll see.
Isabella Nagg has a black cat on the cover, which plucked my heartstrings, and its blurb reads like a cozy fantasy. Also it’s on the short side and sometimes those are just right. The Last Vigilant has simply grabbed me by the cover and won’t let go. That picture, of the young knight and the old wizard riding off to war hints at so many fascinating stories and I NEED to find out what happened!
Did you get any good books as presents? What’s been added to your stack this week?






For Review:
Engines of War (Age of Uprising #3) by R.S. Ford
Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me (Dark Lord Davi #2) by Django Wexler
I Think I’m in Love with an Alien by Ann Aguirre
Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire
The Last Vigilant (Kingdom of Oak and Steel #1) by Mark A. Latham
Small Town Hero by Linda Lael Miller and Maisey Yates
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Happy last Stacking The Shelves of 2024! I hope that you had a good holiday break.
It is quite quiet in the book world, which is good as we have so many people to visit (and still do for the next 3 days at least!) that my reading time has basically vanished!
There are some interesting titles on that list 🤣
Have a great week!
I love book titles that are also a song’s lyrics so Everybody Wants to Rule the World looks attractive to me. Have a great holiday week and all the best in 2025!
Like Emily said, the book world is quiet, especially around the holidays. Everybody slows down with their reading because they are visiting family, preparing dinners, and traveling. I have slowed down quite a bit too. Have a beautiful end to 2024, Marlene.
Nice! I wasn’t a fan of the first Dark Lord Davi book, by I leaped on The Last Vigilant as soon as I saw it (My request for is still pending), and now I have to add I Think I’m in Love with an Alien to the TBR!
I managed to add several to my shelves this week, but that’s because I read so many different genres. I can’t believe 2024 is almost over. I hope you enjoy all your new additions, Marlene.
I Think I’m In Love With an Alien looks really interesting. I hope you have a great rest of your year.
Happy Book Haul! I Think I’m in Love with an Alien by Ann Aguirre looks cute. I like that cover. Have a great last of the week in Dec. and Happy New Year!
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Enjoy your books and Happy New Year!
Isabella Nagg has captured my attention, wonder if I have to read the Decameron first, I have it on my tbr but damn is it ever daunting! & I love the cover for I Think I’m In Love With An Alien. Adding to tbr! Wishing you the best for 2025!
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