
It’s Saturday again which means it’s time for my weekly Stacking the Shelves post. Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality and details are on her blog. The gorgeous graphic is also used courtesy of the site.
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!
This week we’re all back to normal as the library has reopened. This means my stacking the shelves will be the books that I have borrowed from the library this week. As I couldn’t borrow any books last week, I’ve got a bumper haul this week which is a mixture of random shelf picks and books that I had reserved.






The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
This is the follow up to The Wolf Den and Amara is now freed from the slavery of the wolf den. However, she is still dependent upon the good will of her patron and so isn’t really free. I’m looking forward to reading more about the lives of these women in Ancient Pompeii
Cat Lady by dawn O’Porter
This is a completely random pick off the shelf. The title and the blurb both intrigued me.
It’s safer for Mia to play the part that people expect. She’s a good wife to her husband Tristan, a doting stepmother, she slips on a suit for work each morning like a new skin.
But beneath the surface, there’s another woman just clawing to get out.
And she owns a cat called Pigeon. How could anyone resist?
The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson
This was another random shelf pick. The cover attracted me but the story sounds very intriguing. Three different actresses have played the role of a 1930s detective Dahlia Lively, and they have to team up to solve a real murder.
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
This is was a Net Galley request that I wasn’t accepted for so I ordered it from the library. Four women have been assassins for years, working for the Museum. However, when they are sent off on an all expenses paid trip to mark their retirement, they realise that they are now the targets. Can they survive?
Beyond Absolution by Cora Harrison
I was really pleased to spot this one on the shelf as I love this historical crime series. It’s set in Cork in the 1920s and features Reverend Mother Aquinas who somehow keeps getting involved in murder investigations.
Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
This was another book that I was really pleased to find. I have already read it back in 2021 when it was first released. I have got the second book Blade Breaker on order at the library but I realised that I don’t remember an awful lot about the first one. It’s a classic epic fantasy involving a group of very disparate characters who come together to save the world. I remember enjoying it but don’t remember the details so I’m going to have a quick reread before tackling the new one.
So that’s my latest library haul.
What have you added to your bookshelf this week?