My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. May TBR April was yet another weird month, with me trying to keep up with my challenge and completely failing. I feel like I wasn’t in the mood to read anything! I ended up getting through a few of the Emma M. Lion books because they involved very little brainpower but it wasn’t great for keeping up with my TBR. Here’s hoping May looks better… and I’m going to finish that series to get it over with! lol Review Copies    I did a really bad job with review copies in April but there are quite a few on my radar for May. I decided to keep it tight since I know I’ll be reading a lot on my Kindle for one of the TBR sections below. ONCE AND AGAIN, STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED, and THE ANNIVERSARY are probably the big ones to get to soon. New/Recent Releases incl. Preorders I have a copy of THISTLEMARSH from the library on my Kindle and also the audiobook, so I’d really like to get to that soon. I’ve preordered some books by authors I love, like Carley Fortune, Sarah Dessen (her first book in […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. April TBR March was a better month though there were a couple of short books in there! I hope to continue that series and add to my progress. As of now, I’m on track with my reading challenge. Review Copies I have more review copies upcoming than I thought! I really hope I can keep on track. Most of these are April books but there’s at least one May book because I’m excited to read it and may jump the line lol. New or Popular Releases   I decided to consolidate this section because it’s kind of a mix of physical books I own, preordered, or have coming soon, among other things. I’m currently reading the new FINLAY DONOVAN book and the third EMMA M. LION book. I got into the Emma series on a whim because everyone’s been loving them and they’re fun to read at bedtime on my Kindle. I preordered AGNES AUBERT and got ADRIFT from my last book box so I definitely want to read them soon. And finally, THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF and THIS WEEKEND DOESN’T END WELL FOR ANYONE are coming this month via BOTM or […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. March TBR February was a rough reading month but I’ll blame it on the new puppy. I really wanted to get back on track in March but that proved to be a bit challenging initially (yes we’re fully 4 days into the month now). Review Copy & Book Club   I know that I had a bunch of review copies for February and didn’t knock it out of the park but I want to read PARADISE COAST this month at minimum. Not even going to try more. I’ve already started it but am having trouble getting into it. I completely forgot about book club this month but luckily this TBR post reminded me. We’re reading THE PLOT, which has been on my list for a long time. I have a random ARC of this that I got from someone so I’ll probably pick that up and assume it’s similar to the finished copy lol. Physical Copies   I knew I wanted to read a few Veronica Speedwell books this year so this felt like the right time to read the second book. I’m currently reading this one as well. I also picked […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. February TBR I did a great job of reading from my TBR in January – I think it was the first time I read all six books featured on the little TBR graphic I post on Instagram. I have just one review copy to move over to February and a new release I want to read this month too. Review Copies I did a really good job of reading my January review copies – minus one, which was an end-of-the-month release – and have four review copies for February. I’m excited about all of these ones and do hope to read them all in the month! Owned/Physical Copies   I have a lot of review copies that are on my Kindle, so that means most of the physical books I pick up in February need to be a different genre. I have MY HUSBAND’S WIFE left from last month. I’ve been in the mood to read some fantasy soon and I read a lot of novellas in January to set me up to read less this month, so perhaps I finally get to THE PRISONER’S THRONE or THE ORNITHOLOGIST’S FIELD GUIDE TO […]

I’ve got some great review copies on deck for 2026. At the time of writing this, I have one January book left to read and am otherwise on track with January releases! Here’s what I’ve got so far to look forward to for the year.    

I wrote a post a few years ago about some series I was hoping to read/finish before the end of 2023. I was just filling out my book journal for 2026 and decided to share something similar for the full year. I am still using the spreadsheet I developed a way to track all of my series, which has continued to be helpful as I plan what to read. Started in 2025, Next Book in 2026 I started three series that came out with book one in 2025 and am eager to continue in 2026 with their second installment. ALCHEMY OF SECRETS second book doesn’t have a release date on Goodreads but I believe it will be this year. THE ACADEMY and GOOD SPIRITS both have sequels confirmed for this upcoming fall and I can guarantee I’ll be reading both as soon as possible. (Note I usually include the cover of the next book to read but these haven’t been released yet!) Started This Year, Backlist to Continue I finally read THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB because the movie came out and really enjoyed it. I hope to progress in this series (there are now five books out) this year. I can’t promise reading beyond book two, but that’s the main goal at a minimum. Same could be said for the Veronica Speedwell books; I really enjoyed A CURIOUS BEGINNING and would love to read 1-2 more this year since it’s a long series with TEN books as of now. Started […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. January TBR There is truly nothing like the beginning of a new reading year! I’ve already decided which book will be my first of the year, which is a critically important selection to kick off the year right. Like many other years, I want to keep up with my review copies and really lock in on reading them before or during the release month. Seriously. Please, Lauren. Review Copies I have a couple January review copies here – my hope is/was to read THE LUST CRUSADE as my last book of the year but as of writing this, I haven’t started yet… and don’t think I’ll get to it. I also have THE STORM and THE FUTURE SAINTS, from two of my auto-read authors. Owned/Physical Copies I preordered IN YOUR DREAMS months and months ago and it will be arriving this week. I plan to have this be my first book of the year so fingers crossed it comes by the 1st! I also grabbed HAVEN’T KILLED IN YEARS from Aardvark (I think) so hopefully that’s a good mystery in the new year. New Releases I usually listen to the new Wayward […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. December TBR Yet again I’m generally referencing this post to finish off the year. I think I did a generally good job of sticking to my TBR (I think only one book read was off-TBR) for November. December will be really making sure I squeeze in the final eight books I hope to read. This TBR will be very tight to these exact books! Review Copies   I love reading holiday books so I was sure to keep a few around for December after enjoying a couple in November as well. A LITTLE HOLIDAY FLING and THE CHRISTMAS KEEPSAKE are my picks/review copies to get done this month. THE LUST CRUSADE is a January release I hope to read this month to get ahead, as well as count it for my 52 Book Club Challenge (pun in the title). Recent Releases & Owned Books     I was hoping to read a couple of these last month but honestly they were a little daunting! ALCHEMY OF SECRETS has gotten generally positive reviews but somewhat mixed compared to her other books. I do need to sneak in another fantasy this year so hopefully […]

My monthly TBR feature here shows my progress based on last month’s TBR, my plans for this month, and anything else I might be thinking about from a reading perspective. Sometimes I feature a little poll at the bottom so you guys can help me figure out a certain title I should read from a group of books. November TBR I made a post last month about the books I hope to read in order to meet my Goodreads goal for the year. I have a general idea of which books would fall in November versus December so this TBR will just be allocating my books for this month from this post. I was supposed to finish one of my review copies last month but it ended up bleeding into this month lol. Review Copies I just finished BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES earlier this week but somehow it’s the only review copy I truly have on deck for November, assuming I do end up saving all of my holiday books for December. Seems unlikely, knowing me, so I added just one from my TBR – A LITTLE HOLIDAY FLING. In fact, there are too few digital books on my November TBR in general… most of these are physical reads so we’ll see how that goes for my nighttime Kindle reading. Recent Releases   I got MOCKINGBIRD COURT from the library on Libby so I’m currently reading this on my Kindle. I got copies of ALCHEMY OF SECRETS and IF IT MAKES […]

It’s no secret this has been a weird reading year with a lot of crappy months. The year started halfway decent and I was on track basically until we started moving. Somehow May had 10 books read even though we were packing and slowly moving things into our storage unit. Clearly June through August were big moving months for us – June was final packing and moving out at the end of the month, July we were in a rental house, and August is when we moved into our new permanent house. I’ve found myself being really lazy, not in the mood to read, and playing around a lot on my phone this fall. September is usually a bad reading month because I have my birthday, lots of plans, and often a vacation or two. We’ve had weekend plans or trips almost every single weekend since we moved into our house, which also has not helped my reading. The other issue is that this year has been SO MID in terms of book quality. My average rating is 3.85 and usually it’s closer to 4 stars – my all-time rating is around 3.9. Doesn’t seem like too big of a difference but when I look at the star rating breakdown overall, I have a lot more in the 2-2.5 star range versus 3-3.5 stars. Goodreads Goal My number one goal between now and the end of the year obviously is to meet my Goodreads goal of 75 books. I’m currently […]