I’m looking at this stack trying to figure out what ‘pretty’ means in this context and suddenly I’m not clear on the concept. Nothing is jumping out at me as being ‘beautiful’, exactly, but After Happily Ever, A Fellowship of Games & Fables and The Maiden and Her Monster are kind of cute. Fellowship and Maiden are even both cute in the same way, although the story in Maiden isn’t cute at all.
(I have a difficult time judging the prettiness or otherwise of photorealistic covers like the one for The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club even though it does seem like the perfect cover for the book.)
I know about Maiden‘s story not being pretty because it’s one of the books in this stack I’ve already read, along with A Tangle of Time. I’m already in the middle of The Adventure of the Demonic Ox because that’s the book I most want to read in this stack – so I am! The other book I’m really looking forward to is A Fellowship of Games & Fables because the Adenashire series has been just so fantastically cozy so far.
What about you? What are you most looking forward to in YOUR stack?
For Review:
After Happily Ever by Jennifer Safrey
All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Black Salt Queen (Letters from Maynara #1) by Samantha Bansil
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
The Elements by John Boyne
The Entanglement of Rival Wizards (Magic and Romance #1) by Sara Raasch
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
A Fellowship of Games & Fables (Adenashire #3) by J. Penner
Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig
The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly
The Note by Alafair Burke
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
Plays Well with Others by Lauren Myracle
Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love #2) by Ali Hazelwood
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens
Role Play (Off the Books #1) by Kay Cove
A Tangle of Time (Hexologists #2) by Josiah Bancroft
Purchased from Amazon/Audible/Etc.:
The Adventure of the Demonic Ox (Penric and Desdemona #14) by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Very nice book haul.
Angela (Angel’s Book Nook) recently posted..Cover Reveal: Must Love Libraries and Libations (Moonshine Hollow) by Maisy Magill
Maybe not pretty but lots of interesting. I hope you enjoy them.
https://stuckinbooks.com/2025/07/26/stacking-the-shelves-7-25-25/
They are certainly bold covers!
Have a lovely weekend
Looks like a good mix of books. I hope you enjoy them all. Thanks for hosting, have a great weekend!
Lots of great covers and titles here! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Great books on your list. The Martha’s Vineyard one is on my wish list. Enjoy! Have a great week!
Some interesting books. Happy reading.
What a great selection you got there. Thank you for sharing.