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Best books I read in 2026
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items I've been traveling in Europe since the first of January (follow my adventures on Instagram: @travel_bringer), but I was able to fit some great reads in between two buses! January started with two incredible books, and the year continued with many gr...
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April
Mai
July
August
January
January started strong with two incredible books!
I loved this Iliad retelling from the point of view of Cassandra and Helen! High stakes but also comfy sapphic romance with an ace character.
The End Crowns All (Deluxe Edition) by Bea Fitzgerald, Paperback
For all the Greek mythology lovers! There is magic in the way the different points of view are written.
Aphrodite: A Novel|Hardcover - Phoenicia Rogerson - Barnes & Noble
April
In February and March, I only read 2 books, and hated both of them.
Before reading this book, I thought I didn't like cozy fantasy. It proved me wrong! There truly is magic in those characters. It's a slow, atmospheric book which transports you to another world.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Newbery Medal Winner)
Mai
MayIn Mai, I read a lot, mostly about Greek mythology!
I can't tell you how much I love the fighting scenes in this book!
The Women of Artemis: A Novel by Hannah Lynn, Paperback
It's strange, but in a good way! I loved this short reading!
When the Museum Is Closed: A Novel by Emi Yagi, Paperback
In A Thousand Ships, Natalie Haynes retells the Odyssey. But she focuses on the consequences of war for the women. A must-read!
A Thousand Ships: A Novel by Natalie Haynes, Paperback
July
In July I discovered Mary Renault, and I can't tell you how much I love her!
Read it. Really. It's beautiful, it's historically accurate, it's queer.
Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great
I loved the first volume of the trilogy so much that I started reading the second one right away! It's way more violent than the first one, and not my favorite, but it's worth 5 stars anyway.
The Persian Boy (The Alexander Trilogy) ...
If you're obsessed with history as I am, you'll like this book! This is 400 pages of 2 gay gremlins running around Pompeii, and it's great. A comfort story with high stakes.
Vesuvius by Cass Biehn
This novel is a mad, feverish dream. It's nothing like what I've read before. The knowledge of the writer about Bronze Age Greece is astonishing. I loved every page of it.
The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
August
August is quite busy, probably because I'm reading 3 books at once.
It's a very funny classical book about Greek mythology!
Dialogues of the Gods