26 in 2026

I suck at reading challenges and most of the time I don’t bother with them anymore but in an effort to get things back on track and me back into some sort of something I am doing a few. We’ll, sporadic and you’ll see. The first is this 26 in 2026. It is where you read 26 books this year. There is no rhyme or reason. 26 books is actually pretty easy. I would have that done by the end of February but I decided to make a list of the 26 books I want to read this year. Some were recommended, a few new releases I am looking forward to, some are rereads of books I haven’t read in years, others have been in my tbr list for who knows how long. They are simply 26 books I intend to read this year.  So here they are in no particular order:

✓ = read

1. Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell ✓
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling ✓
3. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ✓
4. The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
5. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 
6. Lightlark by Alex Aster ✓
7. Ask for Andrea by Noelle West Ihli ✓
8. Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar ✓
9. Armadillo’s Instinct by Elva Birch ✓
10. Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles ✓
11. Captivating Creak by Claire Kingsley ✓
12. The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg
13. The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin
14. Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
15. Good Spirits by BK Borison
16. Dead as a Dodo by Shel Delisle
17. Brooke’s Bliss by Lexi Blake 
18. The Reluctant Siren by Lexi Blake
19. Ruwen by Kate Rudolph —- I already own this book. Apparently I bought in 2018 but have never read it.
20. Naheli’s Sacrifice by Rabea Scholz
21. The Swan’s Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story by Roshani Chokashi (releases January 6, 2026)
22. Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen
23. Hacker by Aria Ray ✓
24. Getaway Death by Bonnie Hardy
25. The Cowboy Inherits a Bride by Cora Seton
26. From Garden to Grave by Rickie Blair ✓