Books I Read in July 2026

I read 3 books in July.

• The Worst Duke in London by Amalie Howard (Audio, 9 hr 57 min, 2024, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3.5 stars
• You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate (Audio, 8 hr 27 min, 2026, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars
• I'll Have What She's Having by Chelsea Handler (Kindle, 265 pages, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3.5 stars  

Pages read: 265 pages + 18 hr 24 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in June 2026

I read 4 books in June.

• Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard (Audio, 9 hr 43 min, 2022, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Never Met a Duke Like You by Amalie Howard (Audio, 10 hr 31 min, 2023, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 4.5 stars | My Review
• The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez (Audio, 9 hr 52 min, 2026, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (Audio, 11 hr 33 min, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 

Pages read: 41 hr 39 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in May 2026

I read 4 books in May.

• Champion of Fate by Kendare Blake (Audio, 14 hr 24 min, 2023, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Warrior of Legend by Kendare Blake (Audio, 15 hr 12 min, 2024, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers (Audio, 5 hr 32 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
• Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood (Audio, 4 hr 24 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 

Pages read: 39 hr 32 min
Pages DNF: 0

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

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

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

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

Books I Read in December 2025

I read 13 books in December.

• The Marriage Game by Sara Desai (Audio, 11 hr 38 min, 2020, Adult Romance, Library) - 2 stars
• Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything by Alyson Stoner (Audio, 11 hr 26 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3.5 stars
• The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers (Audio, 9 hr 10 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars
• Built to Last by Erin Hahn (Audio, 8 hr 35 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars
• In Nightfall by Suzanne Young (Audio, 11 hr 24 min, 2023, YA Paranormal, Library) - 3 stars
• Saga, Volume 12 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples (Paperback, 160 pages, 2025, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 5 stars
• The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Audio, 9 hr 55 min, 2020, Adult Thriller, Library) - 3.75 stars
• Dark Corners by Megan Goldin (Audio, 10 hr 45 min, 2023, Adult Thriller, Library) - 3 stars
• The Princess Will Save You by Sarah Henning (Audio, 11 hr 41 min, 2020, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars
• The Queen Will Betray You by Sarah Henning (Audio, 14 hr 44 min, 2021, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars
• 107 Days by Kamala Harris (Audio, 9 hr 58 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (Audio, 9 hr 31 min, 2016, MG Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars
• Masters of Death by Olivie Blake (Audio, 15 hr 2 min, 2023, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 2.5 stars 

Pages read: 160 pages + 133 hr 49 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in November 2025

I read 4 books in November.

• A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (Audio, 9 hr 53 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 2.5 stars | My Review
• The Idaho Four by James Patterson, Vicky Ward (Audio, 10 hr 57 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Electric Idol by Katee Robert (Kindle, 383 pages, 2022, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 5 stars | My Review
• Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings (Audio, 11 hr 33 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library/Review) - 4.5 stars | My Review 

Pages read: 383 pages + 32 hr 23 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in October 2025

I read 3 books in October.

• A Curse Carved in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen (Audio, 14 hr 25 min, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (Audio, 15 hr 48 min, 2024, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Fateless by Julie Kagawa (Audio, 12 hr 40 min, 2025. YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 

Pages read: 42 hr 53 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in September 2025

I read 3 books in September.

• Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Audio, 4 hr 33 min, 2025, MG Thriller, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Audio, 12 hr 12 min, 2020, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (Audio, 10 hr 23 min, 2016, YA Contemporary, Library) - 2.5 stars | My Review 

Pages read: 27 hr 8 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in August 2025

I read 5 books in August.

• Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Audio, 12 hr 2 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Audio, 9 hr 52 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Hot Vampire Next Door Part 5 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 235 pg, 2024, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 3 stars | My Review
• Only Say Good Things by Crystal Hefner (Audio, 6 hr 30 min, 2024, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood (Audio, 11 hr 34 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 

Pages read: 235 pages + 39 hr 58 min
Pages DNF: 0

July 2025 Book Haul

In July, I hauled 12 books - doubling last month's total - whoops. I spent $54.57 total which included my Owlcrate quarterly romance subscription and my monthly Audible subscription. I saved $108.14 by using my local library. At the end of July, I have read 8 of the 12 books hauled. I'm maintaining my ratio of read to hauled at 82%. :) 

PURCHASED BOOKS

1. Hott Shot by Serena Bell (Kindle) 
2. Total Dreamboat by Katelyn Doyle (Hardcover) 
3. Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 2 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle) 
4. Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 3 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle) 
5. Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 4 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle)  
6. Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 5 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle)  

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. You by Caroline Kepnes (Audio) 
2. Oathbound by Tracey Deonn (Audio)
3. Swept Away by Beth O'Leary (Audio) 
4. Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert (Audio)
5. Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (Audio)
6. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Audio) 

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in July?

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in July 2025

I read 10 books in July.

• You by Caroline Kepnes (Audio, 11 hr 6 min, 2014, Adult Thriller, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Pucking Strong by Emily Rath (Kindle, 704 pages, 2025, Adult Romance, NetGalley) - 4 stars | My Review
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 1 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 144 pages, 2021, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 2 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 139 pages, 2022, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 3 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 167 pages, 2022, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Hot Vampire Next Door, Part 4 by Nikki St. Crowe (Kindle, 133 pages, 2023, Adult Paranormal, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Oathbound by Tracy Deonn (Audio, 24 hr 59 min, 2025, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Swept Away by Beth O'Leary (Audio, 9 hr 53 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Review) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert (Audio, 10 hr 13 min, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Review) - 3 stars | My Review
• Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (Audio, 5 hr 35 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review

Pages read: 1,287 pages + 61 hr 46 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in June 2025

I read 7 books in June.

• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Audio, 23 hr 52 hr, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Exes & O's by Amy Lea (Audio, 9 hr 37 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• The Shadows Between Us by Trisha Levenseller (Audio, 10 hr 11 min, 2020, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• The Darkness Within Us by Trisha Levenseller (Audio, 9 hr 35 min, 2024, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Elphie by Gregory Maguire (Audio, 7 hr 41 min, 2025, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 2.5 stars | My Review
• Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (Audio, 9 hr 59 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner (Audio, 6 hr 35 min, 2025, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review

Pages read: 77 hr 30 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in May 2025

I read 4 books in May.

• The Situationship by Abby Jimenez (Kindle, 37 pages, 2024, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Sin & Ink by Naima Simone (Kindle, 242 pages, 2018, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
• Set On You by Amy Lea (Audio, 9 hr 52 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young (Audio, 10 hr 40 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
  

Pages read: 279 pages + 20 hr 32 min
Pages DNF: 0

Books I Read in April 2025

I read 8 books and DNF'd 1 in April.

• Cher: The Memoir, Part 1 by Cher (Audio, 15 hr 47 min, 2024, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura (Audio, 10 hr 23 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review 
• The Temporary Roomie by Sarah Adams (Audio, 10 hr 1 min, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (Audio, 8 hr 4 min, 2018, YA Contemporary, Library) - 1 stars | My DNF Review - DNF'd @ 12% ~58 min
• The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez (Kindle, 82 pages, 2025, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg (Audio, 6 hr 43 min, 2024, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Hexed by Emily McIntire (Audio, 16 hr 12 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath (Kindle, 686 pages, 2024, Adult Romance, Review) - 4.5 stars | My Review
• Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese (Audio, 10 hr 15 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
  

Pages read: 768 pages + 69 hr 21 min
Pages DNF: 58 min

Books I Read in March 2025

I read 9 books and DNF'd 1 book in March.

• To Have & to Hoax by Martha Waters (Audio, 10 hr 46 min, 2020, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (Audio, 13 hr 46 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Crossed by Emily McIntire (Audio, 11 hr 40 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 2 stars | My Review
• Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams (Audio, 11 hr 15 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review  
• Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey (Audio, 9 hr 14 min, 2025, Adult Romance, Library) - 2 stars | My Review
• The Off-Limits Rule by Sarah Adams (Audio, 9 hr 29 min, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams (Audio, 9 hr 51 min, 2021, Adult Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (Audio, 16 hr 19 min, 2025, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Wretched by Emily McIntire (Audio, 8 hr 18 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• The Spare Room by Laura Starkey (Kindle, 336 pages, 2024, Adult Romance, Purchased) - 1 star | My DNF Review - DNF'd at 51%
  

Pages read: 100 hr 38 min
Pages DNF: 170 pages

Books I Read in February 2025

I read 18 books and DNF'd 1 in February.

• Just Our Luck by Denise Williams (Kindle, 400 pages, 2025, Adult Romance, Netgalley) - 3 stars | My Review
• Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan (Audio, 8 hr 38 min, 2024, YA Fantasy, Library) - 3 stars | My Review 
• Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay (Audio, 9 hr 49 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 2.5 stars | My Review 
• Almost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar (Kindle, 298 pages, 2024, Adult Thriller, Purchased) - 2.5 stars | My Review
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (Kindle, 278 pages, 1962, Adult Sci Fi, Purchased) - 1 stars | My DNF Review - DNF'd at 6% 
• Hooked by Emily McIntire (Audio, 9 hours, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Twisted by Emily McIntire (Audio, 10 hr 44 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
• Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (Audio, 12 hr 48 min, 2020, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review 
• All the Feels by Olivia Dade (Audio, 12 hr 34 min, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review 
• Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade (Audio, 12 hr 27 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore (Audio, 16 hr 2 min, 2020, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams (Audio, 5 hr 48 min, 1982, Adult Sci Fi, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams (Audio, 4 hr 39 min, 1984, Adult Sci Fi, Library) - 2.5 stars | My Review  
• Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams (Audio, 6 hr 33 min, 1992, Adult Sci Fi, Library) - 2 stars | My Review
• Scarred by Emily McIntire (Audio, 10 hr 38 min, 2022, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• To Love & to Loathe by Martha Waters (Audio, 10 hr 10 min, 2021, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• To Marry & to Meddle by Martha Waters (Audio, 9 hr 36 min, 2022, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• To Swoon & to Spar by Martha Waters (Audio, 9 hr 32 min, 2023, Adult Historical Fiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• Daydream by Hannah Grace (Audio, 13 hr 21 min, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
  

Pages read: 698 + 162 hr 19 min
Pages DNF: 17

Books I Read in January 2025

I read 16 books in January.

• Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (Kindle, 318 pages, 2018, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul (Audio, 7 hr 7 min, 2024, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo (Audio, 10 hr 1 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• Jackpot by Nic Stone (Audio, 7 hr 21 min, 2019, YA Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller (Audio, 10 hr 50 min, 2018, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• The Last Word by Taylor Adams (Audio, 9 hr 57 min, 2023, Adult Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich (Audio, 8 hr 8 min, 2018, YA Contemporary, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
• Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Audio, 1 hr 45 min, 2017, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein (Audio, 12 hr 32 min, 2022, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Audio, 8 hr 19 min, 2020, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo (Audio, 6 hr 21 min, 2018, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review  
• My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine (Audio, 10 hr 3 min, 2024, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Wildfire by Hannah Grace (Audio, 10 hr 54 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Audio, 10 hr 2 min, 2022, Adult Thriller, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
• The Rule Book by Sarah Adams (Kindle, 358 pages, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams (Kindle, 321 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  

Pages read: 997 + 113 hr 20 min
Pages DNF: 0