Book Releases in January-March 2026

2026 is just around the corner and I already have a long list of books I would LOVE to eventually read! I am blessed that I can get arcs from NetGalley – so I have already read a few of these. Here is a snapshot of what is coming out in January – March 2026!

January 2026:

**any book with a star rating is an arc I have already read and reviews will be posted nearer to publication**

February 2026:

March 2026:

Are there any books you are looking forward to in 2026?

Most Anticipated Book Releases | May 2025

I actually haven’t done one of these all of 2025 so far, so let’s start it up again. There are some exciting book releases coming up this month! Here is what I’m looking forward to in May!

This is what I’m looking forward to:


The titles above are books I haven’t read but I think I also should showcase the arcs I read that are releasing this month. So here they are:

A Fate Forged in Fire by. Hazel McBride – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What is your most anticipated book release this month?

Black History Month: Books By Black Authors

February is Black History Month so let’s celebrate some amazing Black authors!

Here are a few books that I have read over the past few years and books that are on my TBR list:

I read this cozy romance last year called Deja Brew by. Celestine Martin and really enjoyed it! It’s part of a series so I’m hoping to read the other two.


Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by. Talia Hibbert

Definitely want to read more from this author!


I Was Told There Would Be Romance by. Marie Arnold – this cover looks so cute! This one is on my TBR list.


A Legend in the Baking by. Jamie Wesley – this one looks cute! And it’s a foodie book, which I haven’t read much this past year. So I need to get back on it – this one is on my TBR.


Sleep Like Death by. Kalynn Bayron is on my TBR list. I’ve read three other books from this author:


One of my most anticipated reads this year is Oathbound by. Tracy Deonn! I’ve read the other two books in the series as well:

Bloodmarked by. Tracy Deonn (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)

Legendborn by. Tracy Deonn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)


The Poisons We Drink by. Bethany Baptiste was a book I read last year and I thought the magic system was really cool!


The Davenports by. Krystal Marquis


The Blackwoods by. Brandy Colbert – this was a multigenerational story and it was like a soap opera, loved the drama.


Curvy Girl Summer by. Danielle Allen – this one is on my TBR!


The Fifth Season by. N.K. Jemisin has been on my TBR for awhile now. I’ve heard only good things about this author and series!


One of my favorite authors is Tiffany D. Jackson and I’m waiting patiently for another book from her! These are the books I’ve read from her:

Monday’s Not Coming by. Tiffany D. Jackson

Grown by. Tiffany D. Jackson

White Smoke by. Tiffany D. Jackson

The Weight of Blood by. Tiffany D. Jackson


What are some of your favorite Black authors?

2024 | A Year in Review

It’s that time again in the year, the end of the year where I look back and see how much I’ve read during the year. The only place I track my reading is on Goodreads so this is what Goodreads says I’ve read:

I read 181 books last year and this year just 134 (3 books were read by my daughter) and I am very happy with that. My goal was to read less, so I don’t burn out and I did a good job! *pats myself on the back**.

Of course a Sarah J. Maas book is going to be the longest one I’ve read this year! lol not a surprise at all. As for the shortest book? Well my daughter read that one and since my kindle app is linked to my Goodreads, it picks up the books she’s read. And a 385 page book sounds like a dream – I’m glad that’s the average length of a book I’ve read this year!

I finally read Verity and I’m excited to see how they adapt it into a movie. My least shelved book is from an indie author who asked me to read and review her book called Spindleheart. My rating average basically stayed the same from 2023 which is interesting.

This was my first review of the year….

And supposedly my last review…this was a good one!


Here are some stats of how I rated books this year. I have a lot of 4 star books only because if I give it a 3.5 rating, I round up since Goodreads doesn’t allow us to do half stars.


I didn’t do many blog tours this year – very, very few:

BLOG TOUR} The Summer Swap by. Sarah Morgan | Book Excerpt

Blog Tour} The Catch by. Amy Lea | ARC Review


As for some personal favorites of mine this year:

The Women by. Kristin Hannah

The Last Bloodcarver by. Vanessa Le

Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1) by. Kristen Ciccarelli

Funny Story by. Emily Henry

Not Another Love Song by. Julie Soto

The Thirteenth Child by. Erin A. Craig

The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by. Carissa Broadbent

Quicksilver by. Callie Hart


How was your reading year? Did you reach your reading goals? What was your favorite books of 2024?

Looking Back on 2024: Books on the Backlist

I did read some books from the backlist this year. I’m not good at trying to clear my TBR list EVER…I just try to get some books I’ve been wanting to read from the online library so if my backlist titles are few…that’s why. Let’s take a look at the backlist titles I read in 2024.

Books on the Backlist

  • The Endless War (The Bridge Kingdom, #4) by. Danielle L. Jensen
  • The Great Alone by. Kristin Hannah
  • Nettle & Bone by. T. Kingfisher
  • The Fine Print by. Lauren Asher (Dreamland Billionaires, #1)
  • Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2) by. Sue Lynn Tan
  • Some Mistakes Were Made by. Kristin Dwyer
  • Verity by. Colleen Hoover
  • King of Greed (Kings of Sin, #3) by. Ana Huang
  • Check & Mate by. Ali Hazelwood
  • A Fire Endless by. Rebecca Ross
  • The Unmaking of June Farrow by. Adrienne Young
  • The Ever King (The Ever Seas, #1) by. L.J. Andrews
  • The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen
  • Butcher & Blackbird by. Brynne Weaver

Let me know in the comments!

Looking Back on 2024: New to Me Authors

I feel like I read a bunch of new authors this year – let’s take a look!

New to Me Authors in 2024

  • If I Promise You Wings by. A.K. Small
  • These Deadly Prophecies by. Andrea Tang
  • The Summer She Went Missing by. Chelsea Ichado
  • Snowglobe by. Soyoung Park
  • Compass and Blade by. Rachel Greenlaw
  • The Half King by. Melissa Landers
  • The Last Bloodcarver by. Vanessa Le
  • Nettle & Bone by. T. Kingfisher
  • The Fine Print by. Lauren Asher
  • So Let Them Burn by. Kamilah Cole
  • The Poisons We Drink by. Bethany Baptiste
  • A Winter Wish by. Emily Stone
  • Spindleheart by. T. I. Avens
  • Beautiful Villain by. Rebecca Kenney
  • Curious Tides by. Pascale LaCelle
  • Just for the Summer by. Abby Jimenez
  • Warm Hands of Ghosts by. Katherine Arden
  • Flawless Girls by. Anna-Marie McLemore
  • The Calculation of You and Me by. Serena Kaylor
  • Dungeons and Drama by. Kristy Boyce
  • A Magic Fierce & Bright by. Hemant Nayak
  • This Summer Will Be Different by. Carley Fortune
  • Not Here to Be Liked by. Michelle Quach
  • A Song to Drown Rivers by. Ann Liang
  • Birding with Benefits by. Sarah T. Dubb
  • All Roads Lead to Rome by. Sabrina Fedel
  • The Girl with No Reflection by. Keshe Chow
  • Castle of the Cursed by. Romina Garber
  • The Monstrous Kind by. Lydia Gregovic
  • Happy Medium by. Sarah Adler
  • Filthy Rich Fae by. Geneva Lee
  • Dishonestly Yours by. Krista & Becca Ritchie
  • Fledgling by. S.K. Ali
  • Deja Brew by. Celestine Martin
  • Fear of the Flames by. Olivia Rose Darling
  • Road of Bones by. Demi Winters
  • House of Thorns by. Isabel Strychacz
  • Eleven Houses by. Colleen Oakes
  • The Wren in the Holly Library by. K.A. Linde
  • Bloodguard by. Cecy Robson
  • Truly, Madly, Deeply by. Alexandria Bellefleur
  • Cloak of the Vampire by. Sapir A. England
  • Darkly by. Marisha Pessl

I read from 45 new-to-me authors this year! 👏🏽 My favorites that I would definitely read from again are:

Vanessa Le, Marisha Pessl, Demi Winters, Geneva Lee, Sabrina Lee, Lydia Gregovic, Sarah Adler, Serena Kaylor, T. Kingfisher, Emily Stone, Kristy Boyce

How many new to you authors did you read in 2024? Or who is your new favorite?

Let me know in the comments!

Looking Back on 2024: Series That I Started or Finished

I did a similar post last year to see what series I started and finished during the year. It’s very interesting to see if I stick to a series or not. It’s so hard sometimes to get back into a series after waiting so long for the next book since I don’t re-read a lot of books anymore.

Series That I Started or Finished in 2024

Here’s what I started:

  • A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1) by Hafsah Faizal
  • Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1) by. Kristen Ciccarelli
  • A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) by. Danielle L. Jensen
  • Snowglobe (Snowglobe Duology) by. Soyoung Park
  • The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver) by. Vanessa Le
  • The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom) by. Holly Renee
  • Curious Tides (Drowned Gods) by. Pascale LaCelle
  • When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall) by. Sarah A. Parker
  • Heavenbreaker (Heavenbreaker) by. Sara Wolf
  • The Ever King (The Ever Seas Series) by. LJ Andrews
  • Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy) by. Brynne Weaver
  • Heir (Heir Duology) by. Sabaa Tahir
  • The Dagger and the Flame (The City of Fantome series) by. Catherine Doyle
  • Dishonestly Yours (Webs We Weave series) by. Krista & Becca Ritchie
  • The House at Watch Hill (The Watch Hill Trilogy) by. Karen Marie Moning
  • Fledgling (The Keeper’s Records of Revolution series) by. S.K. Ali
  • A Fire in the Sky (A Fire in the Sky series) by. Sophie Jordan
  • Fear the Flames (Fear the Flames series) by. Olivia Rose Darling
  • The Road of Bones (The Ashen series) by. Demi Winters
  • The Games Gods Play (The Crucible series) by. Abigail Owen
  • Filthy Rich Fae (Filthy Rich Fae series) by. Geneva Lee
  • Fangs for Nothing (The Nevermore Murder Club & Smutty Book Coven) by. Steffanie Holmes
  • The Wren in the Holly Library (The Oak and Holly Cycle series) by. K.A. Linde
  • Zodiac Rising (Descendants of the Zodiac series) by. Katie Zhao
  • The Half King (The Half King series) by. Melissa Landers
  • Bloodguard (Old Erth series) by. Cecy Robson

The ones I won’t be continuing are:

  • Snowglobe (Snowglobe Duology) by. Soyoung Park – from what I remember it was intriguing but don’t know if it’s enough for me to read part two.
  • When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall) by. Sarah A. Parker – this first book was SO long, but I pushed through. I don’t know if I have the patience to read a book two.
  • Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy) by. Brynne Weaver – read this because of the hype and this was entertaining but not interested in the rest of the series.
  • Fledgling (The Keeper’s Records of Revolution series) by. S.K. Ali – entertaining dystopian read but would have to be in the right mood to read it.
  • Fear the Flames (Fear the Flames series) by. Olivia Rose Darling – I liked this one but didn’t love the flow and wasn’t connecting to the characters.
  • Fangs for Nothing (The Nevermore Murder Club & Smutty Book Coven) by. Steffanie Holmes – this was fun but no interest in continuing unless I have nothing else to read
  • The Wren in the Holly Library (The Oak and Holly Cycle series) by. K.A. Linde – bought this because the book cover was pretty but ugh, I didn’t love the story, wanted more from the story.
  • Zodiac Rising (Descendants of the Zodiac series) by. Katie Zhao – interesting world building but didn’t love.
  • Bloodguard (Old Erth series) by. Cecy Robson – another pretty cover but story was okay.

Here are the series that I finished:

I finished 12 series this year! Many were duologies which makes it easier to finish.

  • Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment series) by. Rebecca Ross
  • Destroy the Day (Defy the Night series) by. Brigid Kemmerer
  • The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology) by. Holly Black
  • A Fire Endless (An Elements of Cadence series) by. Rebecca Ross
  • Ghostsmith (House of the Dead series) by. Nicki Pau Preto
  • The Mirror of Beasts (Silver in the Bone series) by. Alexandra Bracken
  • Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies series) by. Lynn Painter
  • The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist series) Kylie Lee Baker
  • Wisteria (Belladonna series) by. Adalyn Grace
  • Fangs for Nothing by. Steffanie Holmes
  • The Whispering Night (The Luminaries series) by. Susan Dennard
  • The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us series) by. Tricia Levenseller

What series did you start or finish in 2024?

Let me know in the comments!

Most Anticipated Book Releases | December 2024

There are some exciting book releases coming up this month! 

This is what I’m looking forward to:

The titles above are books I haven’t read but I think I also should showcase the arcs I read that are releasing this month. So here they are:

  • Better Than Revenge by. Kasie West – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
  • A Monsoon Rising by. Thea Guazon – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • What the Woods Took by. Courtney Gould – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Dating and Dragons by. Kristy Boyce – ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • The Last Fashion House in Paris by. Renee Ryan – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What is your most anticipated book release this month?

Black Friday – Black Book Covers

I forgot to make a post for Thanksgiving yesterday – whoops! I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a very nice one. I spent time with family and we had good, filling food. Today is Black Friday, where supposedly there are good deals at the stores — does anyone feel like the days of the “good deals” are gone? Hardly anything is 50% off anymore, it’s usually 15-25%, which is a bummer so am I shopping this weekend? Nope. But in the spirit of Black Friday…here are some black book covers!

  • Onyx Storm by. Rebecca Yarros
  • The Floating World by. Axie Oh
  • Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by. Kylie Lee Baker
  • Ninth House by. Leigh Bardugo
  • Quicksilver by. Callie Hart
  • The Whispering Night by. Susan Dennard
  • The House at Watch Hill by. Karen Marie Moning
  • The Thirteenth Child by. Erin A. Craig
  • An Academy for Liars by. Alexis Henderson
  • Immortal Dark by. Tigest Girma
  • The Familiar by. Leigh Bardugo
  • Unhallowed Halls by. Lili Wilkinson

If you are doing some shopping today I hope you get some good deals and get your Christmas shopping done!

Most Anticipated Book Releases | November 2024

There are some exciting book releases coming up this month! 

This is what I’m looking forward to:

The titles above are books I haven’t read but I think I also should showcase the arcs I read that are releasing this month. So here they are:

What is your most anticipated book release this month?