After doing monthly wrap-ups in 2025, I decided to go back to weekly wrap-ups for 2026. I’ll be linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer, and Sunday Salon hosted by Readerbuzz. I’ll also be linking up with Stacking the Shelves hosted by Reading Reality, and with It’s Monday, What Are Your Reading? hosted by The Book Date.

Life

I’m trying to revive my Bookstagram account and doing some new things. So far it hasn’t done anything, but it hasn’t been that long, so we’ll see how it goes this month. Right now it’s mostly graphics that I’m putting together in Canva since 98% of my reading is digital (either ebooks or audio). But I am hoping to do more photos as well, as I start doing monthly (or bi-monthly) trips to the used bookstore I loved (I’m getting a $20 monthly book allowance). I have other ideas too.

On Thursday, I wasn’t able to access any of the drafts or most of the backend processes here on the blog. I was a bit stressed out, but thankfully it was just a temporary issue and I was able to get back into everything on Friday.

Aside from that, I’ve had a pretty chill week, mentally and productivity-wise. We’ve had a heat warning in effect most of the week with temps in the high 90s and so much smoke from the fires here in Oregon. I am very lucky that there are no fires in my immediate area, but the amount of devastation to the east side of both Oregon and Washington is heartbreaking. I’m watching the wildfire dashboard daily to check any new developments. Fire season has gotten so bad over the last several years.

Everything else is going well, eating healthy, getting lots of reading done. I’ve started using an old survey/game app that I used in the past to try to earn some gift cards for the things I need. I mean, yes, Amazon is evil, but if I can get free gift cards from playing games, I’ll happily use them to get the things I need. It takes a while to build up enough, but I’ve got time.

Books

Finished

Fake it Till You Bake it by Jamie Wesley ****
Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak ****
Friends to Lovers by Sally Blakely *****
The Wishing Bridge by Viola Shipman ***
The Reality of Us by Emma Mugglestone ****

The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander ****
Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon ****
This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria ***

In Progress

Out of Character by Annabeth Albert
This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
Anita De Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Truth or Beard by Penny Reid

Added to Shelves

Practically Magic by Jen Calonita (ALC, NetGalley)
Left on Read by Marissa Eller (ALC, NetGalley)
Never Date a Celebrity by Claire Forsythe (ALC, NetGalley)
Immortal Rose by Alexandra Bracken (ALC, NetGalley)
Last First Love by Tatiana Gomez (ALC, NetGalley)

Blog

Last Week

Recapping July
Dragon Covers
Getting Healthy
Top Ten Tuesday~ Colorful Covers
Review~ When Javi Dumped Mari
Review~ Mint to Be
Guide Titles
Friday Memes

This Week

Fire Covers
Unlikeable MCs
Top Ten Tuesday~ On This Day
Review~ Slingshot
Review~ Friends to Lovers
Forever Titles
Friday Memes

Challenges

A-Z Title: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, _

A-Z Author: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, _, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, _

A-Z Location: A, _, C, _, E, F, G, _, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, _, R, S, _, U, V, W, _, _, _

Audio: 162

Library: 153

Diverse: 65

Total Books Read: 164

TBR

Owned 1928 (0)

Unowned 3139 (+10)

ARCs 237 (-4)

Total 5304 (+6)

1000 Books* 1688 (0)