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 had a good week and was very productive. I want to try to keep that momentum going into next week and beyond if I can. The only real downfall to the week was that more productivity brought more pain. And in addition to my usual pain, I did something to my ankle and it’s been bothering me for a few days.

The weather has been nice though, cooler than it was. The temps are in the 80s most days, so quite tolerable and I can sleep, which is good. I’ve settled into a sleep cycle where I go to bed around 4pm and wake up around 2am, still a bit crazy, but it’s consistent. And yes, I sleep between 8-10 hours most days right now. I’m hoping some of that is my body’s way of healing.

Books

Finished

Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan ****
She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott & Alyson Derrick *****
Mint to Be by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc ****
When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa ****
Tough Guy by Rachel Reid ****

The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman ****
The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest ****
Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein ***

In Progress

Fake it Till You Bake it by Jamie Wesley
Friends to Lovers by Sally Blakely
Unforgettable You by Brenda Novak
The Reality of Us by Emma Mugglestone
The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander

Out of Character by Annabeth Albert
Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon
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

Chasing the Rush by (ALC, NetGalley)
Riverbend by Karis Walsh (ALC, NetGalley)

Blog

Last Week

Red Covers
If I Had X Dollars
Top Ten Tuesday~ I Had to Have It but Need to Read It
Review~ The Name Drop
Review~ One in a Million
Summer Titles
Friday Memes
August TBR

This Week

Recapping July
Dragon Covers
Getting Healthy
Top Ten Tuesday~ Cover Freebie
Review~ When Javi Dumped Mari
Review~ Mint to Be
Guide 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: 154

Library: 146

Banned: 1

Diverse: 64

Total Books Read: 156

TBR

Owned 1928 (-2)

Unowned 3129 (0)

ARCs 241 (-1)

Total 5298 (-3)

1000 Books* 1688 (-4)