This stack has a whole lot more pretty than it does “pretty weird”, not that there’s not a bit of that mixed in as well. (I’m looking at you, Monster in the Moonlight and Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead – which I also picked up for the title.)
The pretties in this stack look like The Elsewhere Express, A Hole in the Sky (you’ve seen the TITLE before recently, but book titles are not copyrightable so this is an entirely different book), How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days (another one that was also picked for its title) and The Poet Empress. Admittedly, The Demon of Beausoleil, Enchanting the Fae Queen, A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang and Nine Goblins are looking pretty cute as well, if not quite ‘pretty’.
The books I’m most looking forward to reading in this stack are Make It Out Alive, The Poet Empress, Smeg and We Are All Guilty Here, while the titles I’m pleased as punch that I’ve already read, because they were excellent, are The Demon of Beausoleil, The Elsewhere Express, and T. Kingfisher’s Nine Goblins.
The year is starting to wind down, and more of the books in this stack are being published – or re-published – in 2026 than are already out in 2025. It looks like it’s going to be a great year for reading. What are you looking forward to in YOUR stack?
For Review:
Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii #1) by Miles Cameron
The Demon of Beausoleil by Mari Costa
Detour (Detour #1) by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Enchanting the Fae Queen (Queens of Villainy #2) by Stephanie Burgis
A Field Guide to Murder by Michelle L. Cullen
For We Are Many (Bobiverse #2) by Dennis E. Taylor
Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds
A Hole in the Sky (Arkship Trilogy #1) by Peter F. Hamilton
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva
Love Lies (Tails from the Alpha Art Gallery #3) by Cynthia St. Aubin
Make It Out Alive (Quinn & Costa #7) by Allison Brennan
A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa, translated by Slin Jung
Monster in the Moonlight (Monster Hunter Mystery #4) by Annelise Ryan
Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
The Poet Empress by Shen Tao
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead (Loyal Opposition #1) by K.J. Parker
Smeg by Diane Wishart
We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls #1) by Karin Slaughter
If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page
A lot of great covers and titles this week. I can’t believe that I am already shaping up my reading list for next year. February is looking busy…
Have a great weekend!
I have mainly 2026 covers now on my TBR stack too! Have a great week.
Your books look so good. I’m already getting ARCs for 2026. Looks like a busy year. Hope you enjoy your books and have a great week!
Happy Reading and have a great week! 🙂