Stacking The Shelves is a weekly (or in my case monthly) meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and it’s all about sharing the books you’ve added to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in a physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts, and of course ebooks!
Received for Review:
Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler
I was DELIGHTED when this arrived on my doorstep! Orbit knows my mind and I get some very exciting ARCs from time to time. It’s got revenge and magic and siblings trying to reunite!
The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey
This is an exciting start to a new post-apocalyptic series by M.R. Carey. A review of this will be posted soon, so keep an eye out!
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
I got a partial eARC of this from Tor right after featuring it as a Waiting on Wednesday book! I’m excited to get a little taste of this before its September release. Also, first contact with aliens is always exciting and I just love the cover.
Driftwood by Marie Brennan
“A strange place of slow apocalypses”. I was sold after reading the synopsis and it’s surprisingly short, so it will be a pleasant diversion! Thanks to Tachyon Publications for the eARC.
The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell
Another lovely cover, this time with two people taking on a despotic king who probably killed the queen. Thanks to Saga Press for the eARC.
The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson
A science experiment gone wrong infects a community with an uncontrollable urge to do violence. This certainly sounds like an edge-of-your-seat thriller! Thanks to Saga Press for the eARC!
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
OH MY GOSH!!! The end of the trilogy is nigh! I’ve really been loving this series (obviously) am a little enthusiastic about finishing this up and seeing what happens. Many thanks to HarperVoyager for the eARC.
My Purchases:
I haven’t been purchasing many physical books and have mostly just been getting them in OwlCrate boxes. The Kingdom of Back is from my March OwlCrate and is quite a lovely edition. I did end up purchasing Thunderhead and The Toll by Neal Stephenson after being TOTALLY blow away by Scythe. However…. Thunderhead did not arrive, though my tracking said it was delivered. Guess a phone call to customer service is in order.
Last but not least, I have a couple audiobook purchases. I picked up Dragonslayer by Duncan M. Hamilton and The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix.
Powder & Page 
Was Thunderhead ordered through Amazon? Their drivers have been abominable in the last 6 months or so. I’ve had enough issues that I now only order stuff through Amazon if I have to 😦
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It was…. it was delivered by USPS and I suspect I had a driver that didn’t want to put it on my porch when both lil boxes wouldn’t fit in the mailbox😓
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Ahhh, see I don’t get USPS anymore. Unless it is a magic card (in an envelope), almost everything we get is now delivered by the amazon drivers. I hate 😦
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THE PACKAGE ARRIVED. Someone had stuck it in the newspaper part of my mailbox and it was definitely not there yesterday!
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Glad to hear that good news! Sounds like it was delivered to the wrong address…
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Nice haul! I’ve been tempted to request Driftwood & The Vanished Queen but I’m trying to catch up a bit on the towering review pile. Enjoy!
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Thanks! I have quite the TBR too, but also lack self control so here we are!
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I am probably going to end up requesting The Loop, not sure why I’ve been putting it off. I also got a surprise copy of Ashes of the Sun!
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Don’t put it off!!!
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I have a couple of the same. The Loop and the Vanished Queen. I’m looking forward to both.
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The Loop especially sounds awesome! I’ve seen mixed reviews for the Vanished Queen, so I’m hoping it works well for me.
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Eagerly anticipating Ashes of the Sun! And that is an absolutely magical copy of the Kingdom of Back. Can’t wait to see how you like them!
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Like, I’m trying to have self control and not read Ashes of the Sun until a little closer to the release date, but idk if I can hold out!
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Waiting is overrated 😁
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SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS!
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I’m glad you enjoyed Koli, I just finished it and for some reason I just couldn’t connect with it like I have with his other books.
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I struggled through the first 20 – 30 pages trying to get used to the writing style and then I suffered from second-hand embarrassment for most of the book… but yeah I actually thought it was great by the end!
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