Reading Thread/Goals for 2026

[cayennews]

#4 Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy. It was an interesting book. Very blunt and a little shocking.

 

[bobbiwoz]

8/70
Jan Karon, one of my favorite authors just wrote another Mitford Novel, “My Beloved.” 5/5!

 

[Simba's Mom]

6/55-The Mad Wife, Megan Church. 4 stars. Anyone who remembers S&H Green Stamps will like this book. Ending struck a cord, interesting.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

I've never been a reader ... ever. Not even in school. I hated reading. Absolutely hated it. That said, I just started Dave's Total Money Makeover book last night. Got through the intro and 1st chapter and got about halfway through the second chapter before falling asleep. It's very interesting and eye-opening, and it's making me want to read more. I'm so fed up with being in debt, behind on bills, having no money, living paycheck to paycheck and I'm ready to break that cycle. So trying to read it and adhere to the information it gives.

Might kickstart me reading more. Who knows?

 

[melk]

3/35 Life, Loss, and Puffins by Catherine Ryan Hyde

A sweet book about grief, hope and friendship. I really enjoyed it and it made me want to go to the arctic circle to see the aurora borealis, haha.

 

[bobbiwoz]

9/70. “Matchmaking can be Murder,” by Amanda Flower. A new series by the author. Takes place in Homes County Ohio, where her last series took place. 3.5/5

 

[bobbiwoz]

6/55-The Mad Wife, Megan Church. 4 stars. Anyone who remembers S&H Green Stamps will like this book. Ending struck a cord, interesting.

I remember! Will look at home for the book, or is it a new book?

 

[Simba's Mom]

I remember! Will look at home for the book, or is it a new book?

Published in 2025, so it's fairly new

 

[bobbiwoz]

Published in 2025, so it's fairly new

It’s not in my hometown library.

 

[MGMmjl]

3/32 - The Trip by Audrey J. Cole

Description:
"A luxury sailing trip is the perfect escape from Palmer’s shattered marriage. Until the Pacific Coast cruise—a chance for old friends to mend old wounds—descends into a harrowing fight for their lives.

Twenty years ago, the five of them were inseparable. But after a rafting accident their senior year, only four of them returned. Volleyball captain Courtney’s body was never found. And their lives were never the same.

Now Palmer, her ride-or-die Beth, and home renovator Emma are on an all-expenses-paid trip with mega-influencer Gigi. But a mysterious note and a violent storm soon push them dangerously off course. The radio’s down, the captain’s missing, and the first officer’s woefully inexperienced. And in a chilling echo of the past, Gigi gets swept away. Perhaps on purpose.

Someone doesn’t want them to make it back. Palmer’s not sure who to trust, but she knows the truth lies in the murky depths of what really happened that day on the river."

I thought this was a pretty good thriller.

 

[mmbrad02]

I have decided it may be a struggle to reach my reading goal this year. And it's only January But I am enjoying jigsaw puzzles and my side hobby of selling on Ebay so much that... it kind of cuts into my reading time. But I digress....

6/75 Home With You by Susan Mallery. I enjoy SM's books overall but I do find they can feel a little repetitive. But easy light reads usually. This one was not my favorite. I felt the character development could have been better early on, and it felt rushed.

7/75 First Time Caller by B.K. Borison. Cute show about a radio host and a child that calls in on behalf of her mom, and it goes from there. I really liked the first half of this book. 1/2-3/4 seemed to drag on for me, and the last 1/4 was good again. Overall I guess I'm trying to say it could have been a little shorter and been perfectly fine. But I did like it and I'm anxious to read the sequel coming out later this month.