Bookmark Lit Bulletin | January 2026

The Bookmark Lit Bulletin wraps up the last month in reading and what was on the blog, as well as what’s coming up next. You can check out my book haul, books read, posts shared, challenge updates, etc. You can read past bulletins here. If you’re looking for more personal updates, you can check out my Lauren Lately feature; it highlights my life events and non-bookish fun from the previous 30 days.

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I was really excited to get off to the races this month, as I increased my reading challenge goal to 100 books this year. I finished 2025 and started 2026 with #75booked so I knew I’d be reading an hour every day to get off to a good start. I also wanted to read the six novellas in the new Unexpected Meet Cute collection, so that also helped.

    

Formats: 2 paperback, 2 egalley, 5 ebook, 1 audiobook, 2 ebook/audio, 2 full mix

Status/source: 1 preordered, 2 review, 3 library, 1 borrowed, 1 book box, 6 KU

Age Target: 13 adult, 1 middle/young adult

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Here are all the books I read this month with ratings!

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Shelf Reflection Challenge: 18%

Read with Allison Challenge: 15%

Buzzword Reading Challenge: 17%

Buzzword Cover Challenge: 33%

    

From book boxes: Anatomy of an Alibi by Elston, My Husband’s Wife by Feeney,
59 Minutes by Seddon, Meet the Newmans by Niven

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• [14 Jan] The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura ★★★★
• [22 Jan] Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy ★★★★★
• [22 Jan] A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★½
• [29 Jan] The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark ★★★★
• [29 Jan] Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston ★★★½

 

• [2 Jan] 2025 End of Year Wrap-Up and Stats
• [5 Jan] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | December 2025
• [6 Jan] Top Ten Tuesdays #482: Best of 2025
• [8 Jan] 2026 Series Goals & TBR
• [16 Jan] Authors I Must Read for the First Time in 2026
• [20 Jan] Top Ten Tuesdays #483: Goals
• [26 Jan] 2026 Review Copies
• [27 Jan] Top Ten Tuesdays #484: Bookish Discoveries
• [30 Jan] February TBR

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