Hello reader!
Happy New Year to you all 😊 I hope everyone had a safe, fun New Year’s Eve and are having a relaxing start to 2026. As happens every time we move to December to January, I’ve been thinking about what I want out of this next year. I know for a fact that I want to get back into the groove of book blogging! 2025 was a bit of a crazy year here in my household and yours truly felt like she was drowning under the chaos on the best of days. But our life is starting to find a more chill balance and I feel like I can finally take a deep breath and get back into hobbies that I used to enjoy!
That being said, doing the New Year’s Book Tag seemed like the perfect fresh start for my little blog! I found this on Ashley’s (@BooksAre42) blog and it seemed like kismet. I’m not sure who the original creator might be, but if you know, please drop a comment! Now, let’s get to the tag.
How many books are you planning to read in 2026?
In previous years, I would always up my reading challenge by five if I managed to reach my goal. In 2025, my goal was 60 books and I absolutely smashed that goal by reading 98 books! You would think I could be bold and pick a goal closer to the 90 range, but reading is my favorite hobby and I find keeping my reading challenge lower helps keep it that way, haha. So, my goal for 2026 will be 65 books!
Name 5 books that you didn’t get to this past year but want to make a priority in 2026.
Hahaha, I could definitely list more than five 👀 I barely read anything from my 25 in 2025 list, so I’m going to go with five books from there:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
- The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
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