I’ve started saving all the creepy covers for Halloween. It’s amazing how pretty the whole stack is once the really scary stuff gets removed. (OTOH this year’s Halloween Edition of Stacking the Shelves may be a literal nightmare!)
The prettiest cover – or at least the most beautiful in the artistic sense – has to be Edmonia. She was a sculptor, so it seems entirely fitting that the cover of even her fictional story would be beautiful. And it is.
Although The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2026, Miss Wolcott’s Ghost and The Parisian Heist are all certainly pretty in their own way. It will also be a surprise to no one that Miss Wolcott’s Ghost is the book I’m most anticipating in this week’s stack. Because Gamache. Always.
The book I’m most curious about is You’re Not Overthinking It. The cover is definitely striking, but it’s the subject that has my attention. I still play video games – I’m in the middle of the newest season of Diablo 4 right now – and I do probably overthink them more than a bit. It’s good to know I’m not alone in my (minor – probably) obsession.
The book in this stack that I’ve already read is Line of Descent. I wasn’t expecting it to be a prequel to the author’s awesome Braking Day, but it was and that made it just that much more compelling.
What’s got your attention in YOUR stack this week?
For Review:
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2026 edited by Olivie Blake
Breakfast at Bernie’s: Waffles and Wisdom by D.L. Norris
Brut by Sam Tallent
Cursed City (Harker Academy #2) by Kate Golden
The Door in Penrose Forest by Sean David Robinson
Edmonia by Brianne Baker
The Firefall (Johnson and Nance #3) by Mark Thielman
The Hanford Necklace by Shannon St. Hilaire
Hide and Seek by Søren Sveistrup
If Not You by Ellen O’Clover
The Jezebel List by Alisa Dean
Line of Descent by Adam Oyebanji
McKenna’s Guy by Mike Lawson
Miss Wolcott’s Ghost (Chief Inspector Gamache #21) by Louise Penny
The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza
The Queen of Lombard Street by Lisa Kleypas
The Queen’s Witch by Nancy Kress
Up to No Good: The Complete Elderly Lady Stories by Helene Tursten, translated by Marlaine Delargy
When Lemons Give You Life by Anna Johnston
You’re Not Overthinking It by Jacob Geller
Borrowed from the Library:
Half City (Harker Academy #1) by Kate Golden
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I’m not familiar with any of these books but When Lemons Give You Life sounds like it may be a profound read.
I love the twist just in that title. It makes you tilt your head and think – or at least it did me. I hope that if you get it the book works for you, too. Have a good week!
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I see a few books that look great on your list. I hope you enjoy them. Have a great week.
Then my work here is done. At least for this week. (LOL) Have an excellent week yourself!
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Ooh very nice! Lots of new to me reads here! The only ones I’m familiar with are Kate Golden’s! I got her latest book as well, but I told myself I need to finish reading her fantasy series before I can let myself start her new one! Lol.
Hope you enjoy all of the lovely new reads!
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Have a GREAT day!
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Louise Penny. My mother in law loves her books. Thanks for the reminder. I’ll be checking the library.
I’m about 3/4 of the way through. It’s excellent. As ALWAYS.
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