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What I Read in 2026 📚 My Ratings & Reading Notes
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items 📚 My 2026 reading log so far: 16 finished books, from series reads to standalone fiction and nonfiction. The Ballad of Falling Dragons was my five-star standout—I loved it so much. My two-star reads were not bad, just not my favorites. Browse by rat...
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My 4 & 5 Star Reads
2 Stars — Not My Favorites
Finished, Not Yet Rated
My 4 & 5 Star Reads
My higher-rated reads of the year, led by my five-star favorite, The Ballad of Falling Dragons. Series notes help you find the first book before diving into a sequel.
5/5 stars ⭐ I loved this one so much. The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker is my five-star standout on this reading log. Finished June 25, 2026. It is Moonfall #2, so start with When the Moon Hatched; I rated that first book 4/5. Keeping ...
The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Moonfall, #2)
4/5 stars • Finished June 4, 2026. When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker is Moonfall #1, and my starting point before The Ballad of Falling Dragons. I gave the first book four stars and the sequel five, so read them in order if you are browsing th...
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
4/5 stars • Finished January 26, 2026. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros was my first completed book in this 2026 log. It is The Empyrean #1; start here before Iron Flame and Onyx Storm. I rated all three four stars, so this is the beginning of a whole s...
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
4/5 stars • Finished February 9, 2026. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros is The Empyrean #2, following Fourth Wing. My rating stayed at four stars as I continued the series. Read the first book before looking closely at sequel descriptions, and continue w...
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
4/5 stars • Finished March 2026. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros is The Empyrean #3. This completed my three-book Empyrean run recorded here, with four stars for each book. Start with Fourth Wing, then Iron Flame; this is a series continuation rather th...
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
4/5 stars • Finished August 25, 2026. The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman is the first book in this series. It earned four stars on my Goodreads shelf, and I went on to read The Night Prince next. If you are comparing the two cards, this is the place...
The Wolf King (The Wolf King, #1)
4/5 stars • Finished September 11, 2026. The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman follows The Wolf King as book #2. Both books received four stars from me. Keep this one for after the first book, and avoid sequel blurbs if you want to go into the story...
The Night Prince (The Wolf King, #2)
4/5 stars • Finished May 20, 2026. Starside by Alex Aster is another four-star read from my spring shelf. Goodreads lists it as Starside #1, so it is a series starting point rather than a sequel. Follow the book link for the synopsis and edition deta...
Starside (Starside, #1)
4/5 stars • Finished September 17, 2026. How to Hide in Plain Sight by Emma Noyes is my most recent finish on this 2026 reading log. One of my four-star reads; follow the Goodreads link for the synopsis and reader discussion.
How to Hide in Plain Sight
4/5 stars • Finished July 30, 2026. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke earned four stars on my summer reading shelf. My Goodreads dates show I started it July 29 and finished the next day. A different author to browse between the series runs collected h...
Yesteryear
4/5 stars • Finished July 9, 2026. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage is one of my July four-star reads. My Goodreads log has the same start and finish date for this one. If you are comparing reading tastes, find Tender Is the Flesh nearby too—I finished it la...
Baby Teeth
4/5 stars • Finished July 16, 2026. Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica earned four stars in my reading log. My Goodreads dates place it a week after Baby Teeth, another four-star July finish. Use the linked book page to decide whether its sub...
Tender Is the Flesh
2 Stars — Not My Favorites
Not bad, just not my favorites. These three earned two stars from me, and they belong in the full reading-year picture too.
2/5 stars • Finished August 7, 2026. Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling was not bad, just not one of my favorites. This is book #1 in the series. Keeping it in my reading log alongside the higher-rated reads so you can see my whole year.
Fear the Flames (Fear the Flames, #1)
2/5 stars • Finished July 19, 2026. We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark is Empire of Blood #1. This one was not bad, just not a personal favorite. My two-star rating sits here as part of the full reading year; your reading taste may land somewhere differ...
We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1)
2/5 stars • Finished May 5, 2026. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas received two stars from me. It was not bad, just not one of my favorites. Goodreads lists it as Throne of Glass #1; this rating is for this book, rather than a verdict on the whole se...
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Finished, Not Yet Rated
Finished and logged on Goodreads, with no star rating recorded yet.
Finished September 11, 2026 • No star rating recorded. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis is part of my 2026 reading log. I marked it read on Goodreads without a star rating, so it stays unrated here too. Follow the...
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions