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my 2026 reads to keep my sane throughout the year
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items short reviews on the books I read this year! I am rereading a lot of books from middle school as well so it will be a fun reading year for me :)
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new reads
old rereads
new reads
2.25⭐| As someone who notoriously hates romance books, I am finding that it is a genre that has started to grow on me. This book was alright (considering that I did not particularly enjoy the other Emily Henry book I read) but, I am glad that I did r...
People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry
4⭐| I loved this book a lot!! The world of Caraval is so mysterious and electrifying. You are warned multiple times throughout the book that things may not be what they seem, but you get so caught up in the story, you get tricked yourself. The charac...
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
2.5⭐| Honestly, I was a bit disappointed in this one. Caraval was an amazing book, but the plot to Legendary was not very well articulated, in my opinion. I think that so many new things were introduced and so many things were happening, it was easy ...
Legendary (Caraval, #2)
4⭐| I was getting FOMO from everyone talking about Off Campus and the show, so I decided to read them. Although I don't normally like romance, this one was actually very good! I loved the characters, they were well nuanced and had enough merit as ind...
The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
3.5⭐| John Logan, I love you. Get yourself a man who would do anything to be with you. Okay, to be honest, I don't remember much from this book even though I just read it, however, it was a fun read and again, the characters were good. It makes me fo...
The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2)
3.5⭐| I honestly think this one was overhyped. Allie is a very likeable character; she is a girl who is trying to navigate the single life as someone who is not used to it, and she is trying to find herself. Dean had good character development, but s...
The Score (Off-Campus, #3)
2⭐| I've got to say, the characters are great. However, I HATE the accidental pregnancy plot to my core because it just reduces the story and the characters to the same template. It reduces them to only thinking about the pregnancy and their relation...
The Goal (Off-Campus, #4)
5⭐| The Hunger Games series always hits a spot in my heart. They are so good and uncannily relevant to present times. The story of Haymitch is so heartbreaking, but so important. I loved this book all the way through. Don't let the sun rise on the re...
Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins
2.5⭐| This is a very popular book series, so I decided to see for myself. I think if I read this in middle school, I would have enjoyed it a bit more. This first book did not really do it for me; it felt very repetitive and a bit confusing at times. ...
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
2.75⭐| I liked this book a bit better than the first one. There was a bit more plot this time, so there were new things to learn about. I really like Kenji as a character - he is the only one who acts with his brain and not his emotions. Other than t...
Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2)
5⭐| This book was so intense and amazing. The writing was beautiful; simple, yet impactful. I've never read a book faster. The concept of the multiverse is always a point of intrigue for me, so this book really made me think. I also loved how the who...
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
old rereads
As much as I hate JK Rowling, she created the series that got me into reading in the first place. I read Harry Potter in 3rd grade and I have been in love with books ever since. This series is so nostalgic and rereading it reminds me of the time when...
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I am flying through these books because they are just that good and that nostalgic. It is also so fun being reminded of all the cool story lines that I forgot about like Tom Riddle and the different people in the Ministry. I love love love
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Okay listen, this one is one of my favorites because of Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. The Marauders are so nostalgic because there was a time in my life where my friends and I took upon those roles and became them for years. We were known as ...
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
This book has been and will always be my favorite one in the series. I love how it explores the different parts of the wizarding world aside from Voldemort and the dark wizards. It also starts to become more relevant towards the end of the series as ...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
This book was so sad. It really makes you remember that these kids are just 15 years old, but are going through so so much. The emotions really hit with this one. As a kid, I thought this book to be the most boring, but upon rereading, I find it to b...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
As I reread this series, I realize more and more how much Dumbledore actually sucks. He is genuinely evil if you really think about it. Anyways, I loved this book, of course, because it is very nostalgic. Ginny and Harry together is the sweetest thin...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince