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
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