Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week’s neglected book
The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde
Series: The Oak and the Holly Cycle #2
Published by Red Tower Books on June 17, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Urban
Length: 18 hours 53 minutes
Pages: 400
Source: Purchased
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The instant New York Times bestseller
The only thing worse than fearing a monster is falling for one...
Kierse McKenna just shattered the Monster Treaty. Again.
It wasn’t entirely her fault. The job was supposed to be simple: steal a goblin-made bracelet off of the Queen of the Nymphs in her own palace. Trade the bracelet for a way to uncover the truth about her past. Except everything goes sideways.
And then he shows up to save her.
Graves—the warlock who ensnared her, betrayed her, and left her to fend for herself. He’s a villain. A monster draped in charm and shadows. And gods help her, he always knows exactly what she wants.
But Graves never does anything for free. He has a job for his favorite little thief. One that will pit her against the most powerful monsters in existence, including his mortal enemy, the Oak King.
An ancient artifact has been located, and only together can they hope to steal it. She just has to let him in.
But once she lets a monster in, he’s impossible to forget...and even harder to resist.
The Oak & Holly Cycle is an epic five-book romantasy saga best experienced in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 The Wren in the Holly Library
Book #2 The Robin on the Oak Throne
Book #3 The Raven at the Ash Door
Why did I add The Robin on the Oak Throne to my bookshelf?
I adored the first book in this series, The Wren in the Holly Library, and couldn’t wait to get my hands on the next book. I feel like I would need to reread the first book before jumping into this one, since I have forgotten a lot of the details. The reviews for this one look very positive, so I have a feeling that it will work well for me when I finally do give it a read.
My daughter is getting married this week! Tonight is the rehearsal dinner, and Saturday is the wedding. I am hoping that we have good weather that day and everything goes the way my daughter planned.
And I bought a new house this week! It is official. Now I just need to get my mom’s house and my house ready to sell and get us both moved. I have a feeling that I have a long summer ahead of me.
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
Oh nice! This is one series I am actually caught up in! I just saw K.A. at the library last week too to talk about the third book which OMG!!! That one had me a gasp! Lol. So good!
Congrats on the house! That’s so awesome! Congrats again to your daughter too! Hope the wedding goes as planned too!
Big moves for you this week. Hope all goes well.
No I haven’t read this one.
But you prompted me to share about the last book I finished.
https://jhohadli.com/2026/06/26/a-book-from-the-backlog-sort-of/
Congrats on the new house! I hope the selling of the other houses goes well. Congrats to your daughter on getting married soon. I have over 200 books on my Kindle. The old Kindle that doesn’t get Amazon support anymore. I need to read all the books on that one before I start downloading more books to my other tablet.