2026 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [May]

May 31, 2026 — Leave a comment

I read eight books this month! I’m getting back up to my usual speed, which is pretty amazing considering how busy I’ve been.

I’m still on track to finish the challenge, but I don’t know if I’ll be increasing my goal like I had to last year. If things stay this hectic (in a good way this time), then I’ll barely reach 80.

Anyway, here are the books I finished in May, with my ratings.

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1. The Island (Natasha Preston)

Rating: 2.5/5

2. Odd Hours (Dean Koontz)

Rating: 3/5

3. What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)

Rating: 4/5

4. Dead Girls First (Zia Rayyan)

Rating: 3.5/5

5. The Queen (Nick Cutter)

Rating: 4/5

6. The Ghostly Grounds: Murder and Breakfast (Sophie Love)

Rating: 3/5

7. Odd Apocalypse (Dean Koontz)

Rating: 2.5/5

8. The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)

Rating: 5/5

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I am currently reading What Feasts at Night (T. Kingfisher) and The Lying Game (Ruth Ware).

Progress: 33/80

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [April]

April 30, 2026 — Leave a comment

I only completed six books in April, but I’m still on track to hit 80 by the end of the year! Here is what I read this month, with my ratings.

1. Stay in the Light (A.M. Shine)

Rating: 4/5

2. Brother Odd (Dean Koontz)

Rating: 2/5

3. Heads Will Roll (Josh Winning)

Rating: 3/5

4. My Husband’s Wife (Alice Feeney)

Rating: 3.5/5

5. The Dead Girls Book Club (Zia Rayyan)

Rating: 4/5

6. Arson, Old Lace, and Murder (Michele Pariza Wacek)

Rating: 3/5

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I am currently reading The Island (Natasha Preston) and Odd Hours (Dean Koontz).

Progress: 25/80

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [March]

March 31, 2026 — Leave a comment

I read eight books this month! I feel pretty proud of myself, ha ha. Oh, and after re-reading Odd Thomas because of my coworker, I am now going to finish the entire series because she insisted I should. It’s fine, as long as they aren’t all as heartbreaking as the first one…

Anyway, here are my reads and ratings for March!

1. An Unwanted Guest (Shari Lapena)

Rating: 3/5

2. The Homewreckers (Mary Kay Andrews)

Rating: 3/5

3. We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)

Rating: 4/5

4. The October Society: Season Three (Christopher Robertson)

Rating: 5/5

5. The Good Girl (Mary Kubica)

Rating: 4.5/5

6. Sleep Tight (J.H. Markert)

Rating: 4/5

7. The Lost Village (Camilla Sten)

Rating: 5/5

8. Forever Odd (Dean Koontz)

Rating: 4/5

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I am currently reading Brother Odd (Dean Koontz) and Stay in the Light (A.M. Shine).

Progress: 19/80

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [February]

February 28, 2026 — Leave a comment

February was a slow month for me. I only read four books. Well, five, actually, if you count re-reading Odd Thomas. (I was showing solidarity to a coworker who was reading it for the first time but knew it would break her heart because she’d seen the movie.)

Anyway, here are the books I completed! I’ve gotta get back on track in March.

1. Society of Lies (Lauren Ling Brown)

Rating: 3.5/5

2. Local Woman Missing (Mary Kubica)

Rating: 3.5/5

3. Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)

Rating: 4.5/5

4. People We Meet on Vacation (Emily Henry)

Rating: 3.5/5

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I am currently reading The Homewreckers (Mary Kay Andrews) and An Unwanted Guest (Shari Lapena).

Progress: 11/80

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [January]

January 31, 2026 — Leave a comment

It’s the first reading challenge post of 2026! I’m so excited: this is one of my favorite things to do for the blog.

My goal this year is 80 books, and I think I’m off to a good start. Below are the books I read in January, along with my rating of each.

1. Slashing Through the Snow (Jacqueline Frost)

Rating: 4/5

2. The Very Naughty List (Michael D.A. Clarke)

Rating: 3/5

3. Beautiful Ugly (Alice Feeney)

Rating: 3.5/5

4. Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)

Rating: 3/5

5. I Know You Saw Her (Ann Girdharry)

Rating: 3.5/5

6. Candy Cane Murder (Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meier)

Rating: 3/5

This was actually a compilation of three short stories, and the second one by Laura Levine is what earned the book 3 stars. The other works weren’t terrible, but hers was the best.

7. Sally’s Lament (Mari Mancusi)

Rating: 4/5

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I am currently reading Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman) and Society of Lies (Lauren Ling Brown).

Progress: 7/80