Monthly Wrap Up | January 2026

Why does January always feel like 90 days long? January started off nice with my daughter’s 9th birthday and then I don’t know what happened. The world going crazy, our government acting horribly – I had highs and lows all of January and I’m so tired of it.

My highs were my daughter’s birthday, and getting concert tickets for Bruno Mars and BTS. My lows? Everything else happening in this country – our country being run by crooks and offenders committing some heinous acts. This all happening in the first month of the New Year tells me what kind of year this is going to be. I am anxious.

As for books, I escaped into books. I worked through February arcs – I have more to complete. I took on reading some books by indie authors who have been finding me through this blog and tiktok.

I read 24 books and posted 26 book reviews in January.

Books I Read – 24 books

1. A War of Wyverns by. S.F. Williamson (ALC)
2. The Wicked and the Damned by. Rebecca Robinson (ARC)
3. Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart by. Emma Simmerman (ARC)
4. Shadows & Secrets by. Arcadia Rayne (kindle unlimited)
5. Stolen Midnights by. Katherine Quinn (ARC)
6. Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu (ARC)
7. Songbird of the Sorrows by. Braidee Otto (ARC)
8. The Cure by. Pedro Urvi (ARC)
9. Love and Other Brain Experiments by. Hannah Brohm (ARC)
10. Goodbye and Everything After by. Mae Coyiuto (ARC)
11. Crown of War and Shadow by. J.R. Ward (ARC)
12. Wicked Onyx by. Debbie Cassidy (ARC)
13. Dragon Cursed by. Elise Kova
14. Silk & Iron by. Alexis Calder (ARC)
15. A Queen Crowned in Flames by. Hazel McBride (ARC)
16. Second Chance Romance by. Olivia Dade
17. Masquerade of Mirrors by. Samantha Hartwood (ARC)
18. A Curse of Crimson Tears by. Julie J. Morris (kindle unlimited)
19. Maybe This Once by. Sophie Sullivan (ARC)
20. Heart of Mischief by. Emma Noyes (ALC)
21. Fated Skates by. Victoria Schade (ALC)
22. The Summer of Lost Things by. Jenn Bennett (ARC)
23. Still Fighting by. Syianne Horne (ARC)
24. Alchemy & Ashes by. Amy Yorke (kindle unlimited)

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Reviews I Posted On My Blog: 26 Books

5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

• The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by. Elizabeth May | ARC Review

4 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Love and Other Brain Experiments by. Hannah Brohm | ARC Review
• We Who Have No Gods by. Liza Anderson | ARC Review
• Shadows and Secrets by. Arcadia Rayne | Book Review
• Graceless Heart by. Isabel Ibañez | ARC Review
• The Swan’s Daughter by. Roshani Chokshi | ALC Review | Audiobook

3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

• Songbird of the Sorrows by. Braidee Otto | ARC Review
• Stolen Midnights by. Katherine Quinn | ARC Review
• Second Chance Romance by. Olivia Dade | Book Review
• Dragon Cursed by. Elise Kova | Book Review
• Night Terror by. Vincent Ralph | ARC Review
• King of Ravens by. Clare Sager | ARC Review
• Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu | Book Review
• The Book of Blood & Roses by. Annie Summerlee | ARC Review
• We’ve Hit Turbulence by. Jessica L. Cozzi | ARC Review
• A War of Wyverns by. S.F. Williamson | ALC Review | Audiobook
• Drive Me Crazy by. Lizzy Dent | ARC Review
• The Lies of Lena by. Kylie Snow | ALC Review | Audiobook
• A Language of Dragons by. S.F. Williamson | Book Review

3 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️:

• A Curse of Crimson Tears by. Julie J. Morris| Book Review
• Bound to the Broken Crown by. Astoria Hope | ARC Review
• Silk & Iron by. Alexis Calder | ARC Review
• Dead Fake by. Vincent Ralph | ARC Review
• The Night Ship by. Alex Woodroe | ARC Review
• Oxford Blood by. Rachael Davis-Featherstone | ARC Review
• The Sins of Silas by. Kylie Snow | Book Review

2.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️💫

2 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️

Book Tags:

Birthstone Book Covers: January – Garnet | 2026

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Other:

How was your month?