Monday, May 4, 2026

Books I Read in April 2026


I read 5 books in April.
  • The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead (Audio, 11 hr 11 min, 2026, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  • In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams (Audio, 11 hr 12 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
  • The Re-Do List by Denise Williams (Audio, 10 hr 50 min, 2026, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
  • Ain't Nobody's Fool by Martha Ackmann (Audio, 8 hr 15 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
  • Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy (Kindle, 278 pages, 2026, Adult Contemporary, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
Pages read: 278 pages + 40 hr 88 min
Pages DNF: 0


Monday, April 6, 2026

Books I Read in March 2026


I read 12 books in March.
  • The Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli (Audio, 13 hr 43 min, 2025, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
  • The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (Audio, 13 hr 49 min, 2021, Adult Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
  • Simply More by Cynthia Erivo (Audio, 3 hr 43 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
  • The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon (Kindle, 384 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
  • The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon (Audio, 10 hr 15 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
  • Hot For Slayer by Ali Hazelwood (Audio, 2 hr 42 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review
  • The Love Lyric by Kristina Forest (Audio, 10 hr 48 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
  • Spicy Little Curses by JT Geissinger (Audio, 2 hr 7 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
  • My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming (Audio, 1 hr 26 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 2 stars | My Review 
  • Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Robert (Audio, 1 hr 27 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
  • Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon (Audio, 1 hr 50 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review
  • Falling by Christina Lauren (Audio, 1 hr 39 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review 
Pages read: 384 pages + 63 hr 29 min
Pages DNF: 0


Monday, March 2, 2026

Books I Read in February 2026


I read 1 book in February.
  • Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (Audio, 12 hr 8 min, 2024, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
Pages read: 12 hr 8 min
Pages DNF: 0


Monday, February 9, 2026

Books I Read in January 2026


I read 10 books and DNF'd 1 book in January.
  • Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne (Audio, 10 hr 16 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
  • Sister Wife by Christine Brown Wooley (Kindle, 320 pages, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
  • The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest (Audio, 10 hr 6 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
  • Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Guiffre (Audio, 13 hr 39 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - N/A Rating | My Review
  • The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest (Audio, 10 hr 19 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
  • Alchemised by SenLinYu (Audio, 36 hr 4 min, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Library) - DNF'd at 10% - Need to switch to Kindle or Physical copy 
  • Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Audio, 14 hr 29 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
  • The House of My Mother by Shari Franke (Audio, 7 hr 9 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
  • Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch (Audio, 7 hr 13 min, 2014, YA Dystopia, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
  • Tarnished by Kate Jarvik Birch (Audio, 8 hr 36 min, 2015, YA Dystopia, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review
  • Unraveled by Kate Jarvik Birch (Audio, 8 hr 2 min, 2018, YA Dystopia, Review) - 3 stars | My Review 
Pages read: 320 pages + 88 hr 50 min
Pages DNF: 3 hr 36 min

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Books I Meant to Read in 2025

2025 ended up being such a weird reading year. I hit my goal of 100 books in the end but once fall hit, I really hit a slump and struggled to enjoy reading. I'm going to try and lower my goal for 2026 and not have TBRs at all to assist with not having a ton of books that were on a TBR to finish. It tends to just make me feel bad that I'm not getting to them.

Each year, my goal is for this specific list to be under 10 books. I was able to do that for 2025 with just 9 books that I meant to read that I did not get around to. Part of that is due to me recycling my TBRs from month to month. 

  1. Wicked by Gregory Maguire (January/July)
  2. Cat Daddy by Jackson Galaxy (January/July/August/September)
  3. Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson (February)
  4. The Midnight Orchestra by Jessica Khoury (March)
  5. The Reader by M.K. Harkins (March)
  6. Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson (April)
  7. The School of Good & Evil by Soman Chainani (April/August/September)
  8. First Time Caller by B.K. Borrison (May/June/August/September)
  9. The Bro Code by Elizabeth A. Siebert (May/June)