ALL THE BOOKS IVE READ IN 2026...SO FAR

A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James, a two out of five.

An Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston, another two out of five.

And Now Back to You by B. Hepworth, four.

I also listened to the second book in the series, Carl's Doomsday Scenario, which I gave a three and a half out of five.

Chase Me If You Can by Heather Francis, three and a half out of five.

Close by David Ellis. I'm halfway through. I'm thinking it's going to be a four to five. It could be a five. I don't know. It could be a two. I don't know. but I will definitively finish that before June ends.

Daisy Chain a Flower Shop by Laurie Gelman, three and a half out of five.

All the Time by Annabel Monaghan, which I gave a four out of five.

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, five out of five, easiest five out of five ever.

I enjoyed her book last year. It was the year before, First Lie Wins. That was really interesting to me, so I was looking forward to her follow-up.

Flippers by Katherine Center, which I gave a three out of five.

Happy Ending Like Chloe Liese, which I also gave a four out of five.

Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams, three out of five.

How to Kill a Guy in 10 Dates by Shailene Thomas, four out of five, underrated, nobody talks about this, loved it.

In Every Possible Way by Alicia Thompson, three and a half out of five.

In Her Own League by Liz Tomfordy, a four out of five.

In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams, another three.

It's Not Her by Mary Kubica, three out of five.

My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney, four and a half out of five.

The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger, another three.

No Matter What by Cara Bastone, a three out of five.

Another Love Song by Julie Soto which I gave a three out of five.

Our Perfect Storm by Carly Fortune, three out of five.

I previously had read Project Hail Mary when it first published. So, this is a reread, but it's still on my top favorites. Like it's audiobook is phenomenal.

We also have Rules for a Summer by Megan Quinn... This one I did not like whatsoever.

The Astral Library by Kate Quinn, a three out of five. I Oh, this one really bums me. It bums me out a lot. It is what it is.

my favorite book as of right now, I think, of the year is The Book Witch by Meagan Spooner. I just really loved it. It was fantastical. It was cute. It had some romance in it. It was just exactly what I needed at the right time.

This hit me so, so hard. This is about a couple, April and Leo, whose house gets burned down... I loved it.

I read the third Dungeon Crawler book. This one was called The Dungeon The Dungeon's Anarchist Cookbook, four out of five.

The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss, two and a half out of five, honestly.

I listened to The Fellowship of the Ring, mainly because this is my dad's favorite book and this is actually his original copy. Like, look how messed up it is. Five out of five, like no doubt No doubts about it.

The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead, which is a polarizing book. There's some people that really don't like it, but I loved it.

This one is not like a least favorite, but it's a disappointing one, for sure. And that is The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez. The past couple of Abby's books, I haven't loved, and it pains me to say. I could not get on board with the romance of this book.

The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn, which I gave a four out of five.

The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest, four out of five.

The Summer Share by Jen McKinnley, a three out of five.

I have to give it to The Summer of Lost Things by Jem Bennett. I wanted to love this book so, so much. I love her YA books, but I could not get on board with this one.

This Book Made Me Thinky by Libby Page, four out of five.

This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crom, four out of five.

The Summer We Were Different by Carly Fortune, which I gave a three and a half out of five.

I loved her summer release last year called Till Summer Do Us Part. I loved it. It was fun. It was summer campy. It was spicy. It was a good time.

When I Kill You by B.A. Paris. Why this was written, I have no clue. It was just not for me.

The Country by K.A. Tucker, a three out of five. It pains me. It pains me a lot.