2026 reading list

Last year did not go excellent. We’re sticking to the same goal of 60 books.

Currently Reading

  1. Brigands & Breadknives – Travis Baldree
  2. Mockingbird Court – Juneau Black

Series Challenge

I flamed out at the bottom of 2025 but I did finish five uncompleted series, so I had some moderate success. I will be continuing the series challenge this year in the hopes of knocking out several fully published series that I have already started, with the exception of the Flesh and False Gods trilogy. The top reading priority is Flesh and False Gods (Chloe Gong); top reviewing priorities are Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling, really wanna get this one off my list) and The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins). Hope I don’t crash and burn this year (lol). I was thinking of including Magical Cats (Sofie Kelly), which I think might be finished, but there’s like a million of them.

Series are listed alphabetically by title. Hyperlinked series titles lead to the review series pages; hyperlinked book titles lead to the individual reviews. Asterisks are rereads that still need to be reviewed. I don’t have a specific TBR goal, other than to finish as many of these as I can.

Challenge Read Count: 0/6

  1. Flesh and False Gods – Chloe Gong
    1. Immortal Longings
    2. Vilest Things
  2. Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling
    1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
    2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*
    6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*
    7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*
  3. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
    1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
    2. Sunrise on the Reaping
    3. The Hunger Games
    4. Catching Fire*
    5. Mockingjay*
  4. The Lost Queen – Signe Pike
    1. The Lost Queen
    2. The Forgotten Kingdom
    3. The Shadowed Land
  5. Shady Hollow – Juneau Black
    1. Shady Hollow
    2. Cold Clay
    3. Mirror Lake
    4. Twilight Falls
    5. Summers End
    6. Mockingbird Court
  6. Warrior Cats – Erin Hunter
    1. Into the Wild
    2. Fire and Ice
    3. Forest of Secrets
    4. Rising Storm
    5. A Dangerous Path
    6. The Darkest Hour

OWC Challenge

I learned about the Overeducated Women with Cats (OWC) challenge at the tail end of last year, which was a bit late to join in, so I stalked their IG and made damn sure I didn’t miss the announcement of the 2026 OWC challenge. I really want one of those stickers, goddammit. The goal is to read twelve books by the end of the year, each matching a specific prompt, so at a minimum I will have completed 1/5 of my overall reading goal. As of January 3, I’m off to a good start with prompt 3 (unintentionally appropriately) completed. I can already think of several challenge-fitting books that will also fit in with my series challenge. I have a good feeling about this year.

Challenge Read Count: 1/12

  1. A book that starts a series
  2. A book set in a fully invented world
  3. A book that plays with memory or time – Weyward (Emilia Hart) – completed 1/3/26
  4. A book reviewed by OWC
  5. A book with an anthropomorphic animal
  6. A book published in 2026
  7. A book long-listed for an award
  8. A book told in an unconventional format
  9. A book recommended at a bookstore or library
  10. A book rooted in a cultural tradition different from your own
  11. A nonfiction book about science or nature
  12. A book that blends genres

Finished

  1. Weyward – Emilia Hart
  2. The Priest and the Shepherd – Chloe Gong

DNF