Saturday, April 19, 2025

*Stacking the Shelves* 19 April 2025


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Stacking The Shelves is a feature/weekly meme run by Reading Reality in which you share the books you are adding to your shelves, both physical and virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Now, I already have a monthly post I do featuring the books I get in the mail (and it's a lot because I have a serious Goodreads First Reads giveaway addiction), and I'm posting my monthly Read-A-Thon posts again too, which covers the books I receive through Netgalley. So my STS post will feature all the books I've been one-clicking on Amazon, winning through Goodreads First Reads giveaways or buying in an actual store. 

On that note, here are the books I picked up this week. I've separated the books based on how I obtained them, as per usual. And since I skipped a week, this is two week's worth of books. Let's go. 

Purchased

The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis - I added the audiobook of this to my previous ebook purchase so that I could finish the book in time for a book club meeting the next day. Adding the audio was only $1.99 though.
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton - I grabbed this on sale for just $1.99 because not only did I enjoy The 71/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Turton, but also a book club friend just bought the physical copy of this and I have FOMO. 
Malas by Marcela Fuentes - I got this on sale for just $1.99 because it had been recommended in one of my book clubs, so I have a feeling it will eventually be a book selection. Now I own it. 
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister - I got this on sale for a mere $1.99. I don't remember why I thought I needed to buy this one, but with 14 different book clubs, there's an okay chance this will eventually be picked as a read. 
This Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole - I grabbed this book on sale for just $2.99, because I requested it on Netgalley and was denied...Of course, I still need to buy the first book in the duology, but that's Future Katie's problem. 
Vampires: A Handbook of History and Lore of the Undead by Agnes Hollyhock - I grabbed this on sale for just $3.99 because I'm starting a cult (The Church of Vampire Jesus) and I need some inspiration for our "bible". I am still looking for more founding members so...
A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari - I grabbed this on sale for a mere $1.99 because the covers of the books in this series always grab my attention. 
A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets by Kate Khavari - I got this one for just $2.99, which means I own all of the books in the series that are currently published, and I got them all on sale. Go me. 
The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore - I got this on sale for just $1.99. With a title like that, I could totally see at least one of my 14 book clubs picking this at some point. 
The Rising: The Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant - I grabbed this whole trilogy omnibus for just $2.99. Now I just need to read it. 
High-Protein Plant-Based Diet for Beginners by Maya A. Howard - I grabbed this cookbook for just $.99 because I got it on Netgalley but didn't have time to really try any of the recipes before it was archived. Now I can. 
Everless by Sara Holland - I grabbed this on sale for a mere $1.99 because I have a weird obsession with books with hourglasses on the cover. I'd also already bought the sequel in July of last year, so now I can at least start at the beginning when I get around to reading it (if I get around to reading it). 
Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert - I grabbed this on sale for just $3.99 because I don't know jack squat about the Tulsa Race Massacre, and I should rectify that. This will help. 
Clean Eating Meal Prep by Emily Kyle and Phil Kyle - I grabbed this on sale for just $2.99 because I'm tired of being overweight, so I'm hoping that this might help me make some dietary changes that will help remedy that. Of course I have to read it first. 

Giveaway Wins

In This Crystal Sky by Nox Zephyrus
The Family We Choose by Lamar and Liana Golden
The Goldilocks Team by Minal Joshi Jaeckli
The Psychology of Leadership by Sebastien Page
Not Quite My Tempo by Dom Thatcher
Emotionally Invested by Mary Clements Evans
Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris
A Rival Mating by Wren Elton
The Commander and the Ship by Steven Alford
Grit and Grace by Sara Corckran

And that is all the books I got over the past two weeks. Not a single freebie in the bunch, except for all the Goodreads wins which were free for me at least. Any of them sound like something I should read sooner rather than later? 

What new books have you added to your shelves lately? 

If you're stopping by from the linkup, please be sure to drop a link to your post below so I can check out your new pretties. - Katie 

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