Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest and greatest book acquisitions! There is a new blog hosting Stacking the Shelves, so do check out Reading Reality for more information!
June’s book haul brought some of my most anticipated Fall releases, and of course I’m grateful to the publishers & publicists for sending book mail and approving NetGalley requests. Take a look:
Books in the mail for review:
Huge thanks to G.P Putnam’s Sons for a copy of Newbourne Park by Jennifer Thorne. This is a September release, but I might try to sneak it in before Summer of Horror is over!
I’m thrilled to have a finished copy of The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy, which comes out in early July. I loved the first book, and I’ve heard this one is even better! Thank you Ace Books!
I just started reading The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen, and it’s just the cozy fantasy I didn’t know I needed:-) Huge thanks to Del Rey for sending this beautiful finished copy, with artwork on the endpapers!
The next three books are from the lovely folks at Tor Books, thank you!
Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske. I have loved Marske’s books in the past, and this new one sounds great.
I’m so excited to have a physical copy of The Killing of a Chestnut Tree by Oliver K. Langmead. This is the start to a cozy mystery/fantasy series, and I know Langmead is going to do a great job with this genre mash-up:-)
Nghi Vo is another author I’ve loved in the past, so I’m looking forward to her upcoming Edith Wharton inspired fantasy, The Scarlet Ball.
From the lovely folks at Orbit, I received The Winter Folk by Jen Julian. This is Appalachian Gothic horror, and because it’s a July release, I’ll be reading it soon.
The Burn Line by Jonathan Sims is also a July release. I’ve been hearing good things about this! Big thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for the review copy.
Taking a break from horror, I received a lovely copy of Reap & Sow by Charlotte B. Plumb, courtesy of Berkley XO, which I believe is a new romantasy imprint from the publisher.
If We Survive the Night by Jo Salazar is a YA zombie/apocalypse story, and despite my hesitation over reading YA, this sounds fantastic! Big thanks to Sourcebooks Fire:-)
The last two books are from the wonderful folks at Saga Press: Mazywood by Tananarive Due is a departure for the author, or at least it seems to be. This is a generational thriller that follows an actress, and I can’t wait to dive in!
And the Dues & Don’ts of Magic by Delemhach is from the author of The House Witch series, which I’ve always been curious about.
Digital books for review:
Lots of exciting NetGalley approvals this month, starting with Pinfeathers by Christina Henry. I cannot wait!
And I was FINALLY approved for Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison, which was hanging out there for quite a while:-)
I grabbed The Porcelain Sisters by Daryl Gregory as soon as it popped up. I never miss one of his books!
The Museum of Cursed Artifacts by Evan Spiliotopoulos was a book I just featured on Future Fiction, and I’m so glad to have a copy. I can breathe a little because this doesn’t come out until next March (!!)
Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham. This is an older book that is being released by Union Square & Co, and it really sounds good. This appears to be a “fiction is real” type of story, and I’m excited to read it:-)
She’s a Doll by Barbara Truelove. This is another Future Fiction pick, and I couldn’t resist requesting it. It sounds creepy and perfect for the Halloween season:-)
Finally, I was approved for Blacktail by Scott Hawkins. I still haven’t read The Library at Mount Char, but I always hear amazing things about this author.
Big thanks to Berkely, Tachyon Publications, Atria Books, Union Square & Co, Bindery Books & Crown:-D
This looks like another mega haul, so many incredible sounding books. I’m finally reading Irresistible Urge sometime during July and cant wait to see your review for Mount Vengeance. Im especially intrigued by the sound of Winter Folk as well and will definitely be watching out for that particular review.
Its lovely to see that youve managed to grab some of your Future Fiction inclusions too. I hope you love all of them.
I’m doing one of these for June as I finally managed to get a couple of physical ARCs.
I am looking forward to your book haul post!
None of these are on my TBR yet but once you read and review them I’m sure I’ll be adding a lot of them!
Maybe I can convince you to read some:-)
I loved The Killing of a Chestnut Tree — hope you like it too!
I’m sure I will, I don’t think he’s written a book that I didn’t enjoy:-)
I hope you enjoy them all – I’m looking forward to quite a few of these.
I feel like this is a really good batch, fingers crossed:-)
Newbourne Books is one of my most anticipated books too! And I’m excited for the Rachel Harrison as well — just got the e-ARC this week. What a haul! I don’t know how you manage to keep up 🙂
I have high hopes for both of those!
Enjoy your new books! 🙂
I will, thanks Stormi:-)
So many great looking books there. I enjoyed The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance.
Have a great weekend!
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The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance isn’t really working for me at the moment. I’m hoping it gets better. But I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I think I got a wisdom for the inn at the foot of mount vengeance? I can’t remember. It looks interesting, but I wasn’t sure that it piqued my interest enough to deviate from my already long list of physical books and the like. So I’ll be curious to see what you think about it!
Well, it is getting better, but it’s really slow and the story idea isn’t that interesting. I’m going to finish it, since it’s pretty short, but so far it’s only a 3 star book for me.
(By wisdom I meant widget ) Hm, sorry it’s not a more interesting read for you!
I hope they are great!
Am currently read The Rat Kings, great scifi thriller with AI topic, sent by the author Vladimir Provorov: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250560359-the-rat-kings?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=wIvkwgNqBX&rank=1
Loving it so far. I’m sure he would send you a copy if you requested
I have decided not to read any more of his books because he uses AI to write, I found that out after I reviewed his last book.
Enjoy all these Tammy!
I don’t have any of these. But as you saw I did get Roundabout.
A lot of these have landed on my doorstep as well. I don’t think I can wait to check out The Winter Folk so I’m starting that one soon too 🙂
Some great books on here, a lovely haul indeed. I have a few of these and I’m really excited to tuck in!
Lynn 😀
The Scarlet Ball has me super curious even though I’ve never read Edith Wharton. The cover for Reap & Sow is so pretty! I really liked The Library at Mount Char and I definitely want to read his new book!
Looks like a great haul. I hope you enjoy them!
I’m curious about Blacktail. I’ve seen some good reviews of it and I’m interested to see how the author develops the animals as characters.
What a beautiful book haul!