My 2026 in Books

The complete, unabridged list of everything I’ve read this year. From the five-star loves that made me want to hug the book to my chest, to the ones that made me consider using the pages as kindling. No fancy reviews here, just my honest, one-sentence verdict.

January

  • Dragonfall by L.R. Lam — Romantic heart palpitations
  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers — A perfectly pleasant time.
  • Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward — Emotional damage!
  • Alchemised by SenLinYu — Emotional damage!
  • The Look by Michelle Obama — Mentally stimulated
  • Bossypants by Tina Fey — Unhinged giggling
  • Small Magics by Ilona Andrews — Cozy as a warm scone
  • The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn — My brain is buzzing.
  • Rules of Civility by Amor Towles — A perfectly pleasant time.
  • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck — Are you seeing this?!
  • My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh — Am I the drama?
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates — I'm a changed person
  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë — Moody and atmospheric.
  • The Game Maker by Kitty Thomas — Scoff
  • The Devils by Joe Abercrombie — Unhinged giggling

February

  • We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida — Cozy as a warm scone
  • The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage — It was a book. I read it.
  • A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle — It was a book. I read it.
  • Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling — A perfectly pleasant time.
  • To Reject a Mate by Poppy Ireland — A perfectly pleasant time.
  • The Best Way to Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale — Mentally stimulated
  • Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour — Feral raccoon in a trash can
  • Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen — Am I the drama?
  • The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick — My brain is buzzing.
  • Twelve Months by Jim Butcher — Cozy as a warm scone
  • Orlando by Virginia Woolf — Mentally stimulated
  • Tourist Season by Brynn Weaver — A perfectly pleasant time.
  • Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood — It was a book. I read it.
  • Spicy Little Curses by J.T. Geissinger — It was a book. I read it.
  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë — Moody and atmospheric.
  • The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews — My brain is buzzing.
  • The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman — My brain is buzzing.

March

  • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir — Emotional damage!
  • The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh — Emotional damage!
  • Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman — Emotional damage!
  • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell — Romantic heart palpitations
  • City of the Lost by Kelly Armstrong — A perfectly pleasant time.
  • Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage — Feral raccoon in a trash can
  • Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan — It was a book. I read it.