Mary Kubica

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [August]

September 1, 2026 — Leave a comment

I finished eleven books in August! That’s quite a feat considering how busy I’ve been. I’ve already jumped into some fall-themed cozy mysteries in preparation for the ‘ber months, and I think I am going to create a reading list specifically for October. I’ll post that later, though.

Here are the books I read in August, along with my rating of each.

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1. Let’s Split Up (Bill Wood)

Rating: 3/5

2. Little Eve (Catriona Ward)

Rating: 4/5

3. A Hollowmere Autumn Mystery: The Lantern Man of Hollowmere (Willow Wisp)

Rating: 2.5/5

4. Exquisite Corpse (Poppy Z. Brite)

Rating: 3/5

5. Where You End (Abbott Kahler)

Rating: 3/5

6. The Bachelorette Party (Camilla Sten)

Rating: 3.5/5

7. The Housemaid’s Secret (Freida McFadden)

Rating: 3/5

8. Murder With a Hint of Pumpkin Spice (Laura M. Drake)

Rating: 2.5/5

9. I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Iain Reid)

Rating: 3/5

10. Don’t You Cry (Mary Kubica)

Rating: 3.5/5

11. What Stalks the Deep (T. Kingfisher)

Rating: 4/5

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I am currently reading Deeply Odd (Dean Koontz) and Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng).

Progress: 58/80

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2026 [June]

July 2, 2026 — Leave a comment

I’m a bit late with this post, but I’ve been busy with band interviews and preparing to share my most recent one with Little Evil!

I read seven books in June. It was too hot to leave my house (except to work), so I curled up in the A/C and lost myself in someone else’s imagination. Here are the novels I finished with my ratings.

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1. It’s Not Her (Mary Kubica)

Rating: 4/5

2. Incidents Around the House (Josh Malerman)

Rating: 1/5

3. The Lying Game (Ruth Ware)

Rating: 3/5

4. Malice House (Megan Shepherd)

Rating: 4/5

5. What Feasts at Night (T. Kingfisher)

Rating: 4/5

6. The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)

Rating: 4/5

7. Penpal (Dathan Auerbach)

Rating: 3.5/5

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I am currently reading The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern) and The Resting Place (Camilla Sten).

Progress: 40/80

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