There’s a book in this stack that I’ve been waiting for, it feels like, forever. That’s Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey. I got back into Valdemar with the publication of the first book in the Founding of Valdemar series, Beyond, and I’ve been itching to learn how things got to be the way they are in Arrows of the Queen ever since. This particular book was announced earlier this year and I’ve been pretty much begging for an eARC ever since. It’s finally arrived so reading this looks to be my holiday present to myself. Possibly literally as the book will be published at the end of December.
There’s one book here that, while I didn’t pick it for the title, the title certainly put it over the top. That would be The Dead Cat Tail Assassins. I adored the author’s A Master of Djinn, and his entire Dead Djinn Universe so I’ve been eagerly anticipating whatever he wrote next. This is next, so I’d be reading it anyway, but with that title I absolutely can’t resist, especially as it seems clear from the blurbs that no cats died in the making of these assassins. People, however, are not nearly so sacrosanct.
Last but not least, two books in series that I always eagerly anticipate, The Brides of High Hill, the next book in Nghi Vo’s awesome Singing Hills Cycle, and Lost Birds, the new book in Anne Hillerman’s (continuation, extension, OMG thanks for letting us continue following these characters) Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito series.
For Review:
Black Shield Maiden by Willow Smith and Jess Hendel
The Brides of High Hill (Singing Hills Cycle #5) by Nghi Vo
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4) by Ashley Weaver
Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Lost Birds (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman
A Power Unbound (Last Binding #3) by Freya Marske (audio)
The Silverblood Promise (Last Legacy #1) by James Logan
Valdemar (Founding of Valdemar #3) by Mercedes Lackey
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Good morning! This is my first time participating in this meme. 🧝🏻♀️📜🖋💕. Very cool books you have there. 👍🏻
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Welcome aboard! I see from your Stacking the Shelves post that you like fantasy and romance. I’m more fantasy these days than romance but you should find some stuff in my stacks – or at least I hope so. You might want to take a look at THAT TIME I GOT DRUNK AND SAVED A DEMON which is definitely both and a whole lot of fun!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Stacking the Shelves (571)
I love the feeling when a book I’ve been patiently waiting for finally arrives! I hope it was worth the wait. Have a nice weekend.
Jodie @ That Happy Reader recently posted..Stacking The Shelves #61
I figure the Valdemar book will be good for closure even if it doesn’t live up to my admittedly VERY high hopes. But I was just SO DAMN HAPPY to finally get it! Have a great week!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Stacking the Shelves (571)
Yay for highly anticipated books arriving! I hope you enjoy them as much as you have been anticipating them! Have a lovely weekend!
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We’ll certainly see, won’t we. Have a terrific weekend yourself!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Stacking the Shelves (571)
Thank you for hosting (as always!) Some of these covers are SO mysterious….and SO PRETTY!
I hope you enjoy absolutely all of them! Happy reading to you this weekend/coming week!!!
This is a pretty bunch, isn’t it? Who doesn’t love fantasy horses and those Dead Cat Tail Assassins do look mysterious and appropriately deadly. Have a great week!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Stacking the Shelves (571)
These all look so good. Enjoy and have a great week!
I’m jealous that the new Ashley Weaver is on my stack this week. Of course, I’ve got a few more books to go in the series before I get that far. I’ve only read the first at the moment.
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Everything about The Dead Cat Tail Assassins looks great to me.
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Enjoy and have a great week!
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