If pretty is as pretty does, most of these covers don’t. There’s not a lot of pretty here, but I think that’s a sign that there’s a lot of mystery/suspense in this stack. Although Wisdom Corner looks like the exception to that rule, as it is an adrenaline-fueled story and it does have a beautiful cover. At least as long as the drippy bits are paint and not blood. Summerland Cove, The Unicorn Hunters, and Writers of the Future Volume 42, however, are pretty, and both Most Ardently Yours and Vera Stein Is Fine are pretty cute. Vera Stein reminds me of those 1950s pinup calendars, and I think that’s going to play into the story – which is also one of the books I’m really curious about, along with (again) Wisdom Corner and The Unicorn Hunters.
The book I’m most looking forward to honestly surprises me. It’s Writers of the Future Volume 42. I’m not that fond of short story collections, because I like to sink my teeth into a story and stay sunk, but I reviewed one of these a couple/three years ago for Library Journal and really enjoyed the new stories. So I get the collection every year for review and have generally had as good a reading time as I did the first time. I’m not expecting this latest one to be an exception, but we’ll certainly see in the weeks ahead.
But in the meantime, I’m very much looking forward to Reading Reality’s 15th Blogo-Birthday Celebration starting on MONDAY. What’s the highlight on YOUR calendar – or in your stack – for your coming week?
For Review:
American Han by Lisa Lee
Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan
Big & Lily by Lisa Roe
The Faithful Dark (Brilliant Soul Duology #1) by Cate Baumer
Hooked by Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly Barton
The House of Now and Then by Edward Underhill
It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42 edited by Jody Lynn Nye
Most Ardently Yours by Freya Sampson
The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts (Marlow Murder Club #5) by Robert Thorogood
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
Summerland Cove by Ellen Baker
The Talking Bone by Rene Denfeld
A Thousand Little Goodbyes by Lucy Gilmore
The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden
Vera Stein Is Fine by Julie Murphy
Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Without a Clue by Melissa Ferguson
You Did Nothing Wrong by CG Drews
Purchased from Amazon/Audible/Etc.:
The Evil Men Do (P.T. Marsh #2) by John McMahon
The Good Detective (P.T. Marsh #1) by John McMahon
A Good Kill (P.T. Marsh #3) by John McMahon
If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page
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Happy 15th Blogiversary!
Some bold covers here! Enjoy them when you get to read them.
Have a lovely weekend.
The red and orange really stand out, don’t they? I hope you had a terrific weekend – and the one to come!
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Happy 15th Blogiversary! (And surely that’s got to be paint and not blood…)
The yellow and orange – of which there’s a lot in this stack – MUST be paint. The red at the bottom, I’m not so sure. And thanks!
Marlene Harris recently posted..A+ #BookReview: The Politician by Tim Sullivan + #Giveaway
I hope you enjoy all of these. Without a Clue is tempting, but Melissa Ferguson’s books are hit or miss for me. Have a great week!
I’m curious but cautious about that one as well. It sounds good, but we’ll see. I hope you had a good week too!
Marlene Harris recently posted..A+ #BookReview: The Politician by Tim Sullivan + #Giveaway
Happy 15th Blogiversary. It looks like you have some good reading ahead. I hope you enjoy all these new additions.
Thanks! I hope you have some good reading lined up too!
Marlene Harris recently posted..A+ #BookReview: The Politician by Tim Sullivan + #Giveaway
Happy Blogo-Birthday! 🙂
Happy 15th! I hope you enjoy all your books. They look great.
Happy 15th! That is such an amazing achievement, Marlene! Congratulations!
Congrats on the blog anniversary!
I’m getting curious about Asako Yuzuki’s books, though I want to start with Butter, so that one jumped out at me! Hope all of them are fun when/if you get to them.
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So many good looking books.