Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts, and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!

Physical Review Copies:

• The Ten Thousand Doors of January — Alix E. Harrow
  • historical fantasy (adult or YA? not sure); a young woman finds a book in which each page leads to another time and world
• The Whisper Man — Alex North
  • adult thriller; a copycat of a former serial killer begins taking children by whispering at their windows
• The Missing Season — Gillian French
  • YA mystery; every October, children in town go missing, and the locals blame it on the legend of a monster called the Mumbler
• Empire of Silence — Christopher Ruocchio
  • adult sci-fi/fantasy; some remember Hadrian as a hero, others remember his as a monster, and he doesn’t want to be remembered at all as he’s forced to enter a war he cares nothing about

Digital Review Copies:

• Get a Life, Chloe Brown — Talia Hibbert
  • adult romance; Chloe is a chronically ill computer geek with a very special “to do” list, who’s decided to enlist her tattooed-motorcycling-handyman-hottie-artist acquaintance to help her
• The Beautiful — Renee Ahdieh
  • YA historical paranormal; in 1872 New Orleans, vampires rule the roost and a serial killer is on the prowl
• The Water Dancer — Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • adult historical fiction/magical realism; after nearly drowning and being saved by a mysterious unseen power, Hiram Walker runs away from the plantation he’s been bound to and joins an underground war between slaves and slavers
• Unpregnant — Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan
  • YA contemporary; in a state that doesn’t allow legal abortions, Veronica must enlist the help of her former BFF to escape her abusive ex-boyfriend and go to a neighboring state to terminate the pregnancy she never consented to

Kindle Purchases/Freebies:

• The Slave — Kate Aaron (kindle freebie)
  • adult fantasy/romance; polyamorous MMM romance between two slaves and their owner’s husband
    • I know, this plot has the potential to be sketchy as hell, but I’ve seen some pretty positive reviews for this whole series and it was free ?‍♀️
• Mister Tender’s Girl — Carter Wilson (kindle sale)
  • adult thriller; teens attempt to sacrifice their classmates for a pop-culture horror icon called Mr. Tender
    • 1) I’m pretty sure this is inspired by true events, 2) I love anything Slenderman-inspired, 3) at the time I’m typing this post, it’s still marked down to $1.99 on the kindle store! (affiliate link, please help me keep my blog running! ♥)
• The Last Necromancer — C.J. Archer (kindle freebie)
  • YA paranormal/steampunk; a retired necromancer is captured by the head of a secret organization who needs her skills to control his newly “made” creatures

Physical Purchases & Gifts:

• The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home — Arin Murphy-Hiscock
  • adult nonfiction; I’ve been really enjoying this author’s The Witch’s Guide to Self-Care, and I enjoy hearth and kitchen craft a lot, so I had to pick this up!

Library & Kindle Unlimited Borrows:

• Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us — Ananth Hirsh (library).
  • nonfic/humor comics; autobiographical webcomics about life with zany kitties!
• Fake Blood — Whitney Gardner (library)
  • middle grade fantasy graphic novel; A.J. wants to impress his crush, but he feels boring, so he decides to pretend to be a vampire, but learns she’s secretly a slayer!

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