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 did a little better reading this week, but still a long way to go. And I got a lot of planning done for my birthday week and bought some decorations. I still have 7-ish weeks before then, so there’s a lot more time to get everything together. I’ll post details when we get a little closer, and will be adding a wish list to my sidebar for anyone interested. I’m still a bit behind on my posts, but am doing better on getting them done close to on time.

Mom had a cardio appointment this week, and it went well. Her cardiologist is happy with where she is right now, so that’s a relief. Next week is her kidney appointment, I don’t know if that one will go as well, but we’ll see. After that it’s her primary doctor the following week. Then we have a break in appointments again (aside from her podiatrist, that’s every 6 weeks).

Other than that, I’ve been mostly sleeping this week. My pain levels have been a bit higher and I am constantly exhausted. I am sure this is contributing to my reading and blogging issues, but it is what it is right now.

Books

Finished

Heart of the Sun by Mia Sheridan ****
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa ****
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella ****
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan ****

In Progress

Picture Perfect by Holly Smale
The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E. M. Anderson
Toe to Toe by Falon Ballard
The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

What You are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Some Kind of Famous by Ava Wilder
Something Wicked by Falon Ballard
Clean Point by Meg Jones
Not Here to be Liked by Michelle Quach

Force of Nature by Suzanne Brockmann
Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak
The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest
The Reality of Us by Emma Mugglestone
The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander

The Summer of Impossibilities by Rachael Allen
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
Don’t Let it Break Your Heart by Maggie Horne
Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
The Dark Archive by Genevieve Cogman

Added to Shelves

Nothing This Week

Blog

Last Week

Camping Covers
Same Title, Different Book
Top Ten Tuesday- Favorite Side Characters
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah Review
Movie Titles
Friday Memes

This Week

Sunglasses Covers
All the Memoirs
Sports Themes
Heart of the Sun Review
Color Titles
Library Titles
Friday Memes

Challenges

A-Z Title: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, 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: 108

Library: 100

Banned: 1

Diverse: 43

Total Books Read: 110

TBR

Owned 1934 (-3)

Unowned 3086 (-1)

ARCs 249 (-1)

Total 5269 (-5)

1000 Books* 1703 (-1)