Here is my reading recap for January 2026. This year started with a whole lot of amazing reads. I ended up finishing 4 ARCs. I would’ve liked to have more reviews done, but, oh, well.
| Total books read | 19 |
| 5 star reads | 4 |
| 4 star reads | 11 |
| 3 star reads | 4 |
| Full page review posts | 3 |
| Quickie review posts | 1 |
| Contemporary | 12 |
| Historical | 1 |
| Suspense/Mystery | 1 |
| Fantasy/Urban Fantasy | 5 |
| Paranormal | 0 |
| Space/Science Fiction | 0 |
| Where the books came from: | |
| Author/Publisher | 1 |
| Library | 3 |
| Netgalley | 3 |
| Kindle/Kindle Unlimited | 10 |
| Kobo/Kobo Plus | 2 |
Clicking or tapping on the book cover will take you to either my review here or Goodreads.
FIVE STAR READS
FOUR STAR READS
THREE STAR READS
READING CHALLENGE UPDATE
I signed up for the 2026 Audiobook Challenge hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. Lately, I’ve enjoyed listening to books in the car and while doing some chores and I can definitely see myself continuing with it. Might as well try this challenge.
My first audio book was And The Crowd Went Wild by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I loved it! It was a Netgalley ARC and I still have to write my review for it. I have also listened to Fate’s Edge by Ilona Andrews and my current listen is Steel’s Edge by Ilona Andrews. Both of these are re-listens to me.
And that was what my January 2026 looked like. What about yours?



















NIce job! I have Maid for Each Other on my TBR.
Hope you like it.
Great job. What a lovely start to January!
You have read many good books. I have read the Annette Marie, Emily Henry, Lynn Painter, Elizabeth Hunter.
Lots of good books in January it seems! I see one or two I’ve read also. Hope February is going well so far too!
https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/02/04/the-looooong-and-the-short-of-it-january-2026-wrap-up-post-and-looking-forward-to-february/