Upcoming Goals

In 2026, I want to read a lot more and see more movies in the theater—preferably at Cinestudio—with friends.

While I don’t want to restrict myself too tightly to my TBR, I hope to reach the following goals:

1. Read between 13 to 15 books from my home library shelf
2. Read between 8 to 10 Audiobooks
3. Read at least 6 books from my Kindle library   
   
   

Here are a few books I’d like to read and pass along afterward:

• Delphine and the Silver Needle 
• Heartless Prince
• Jack Frost the End becomes the Beginning
• The Story of Moana
•  Good As Gone
• The Ugly Swans
• Color of Darkness
•  The Silver Star
• Priam's Daughter
•  Wake the Red Witch
•  The Judges of the Secret Court
• Once's Red's Untold Tale
• No Lie Lasts Forever 
• The Caress of Fate
•  Kestrel Island
• Deep Blue Secret 

 

2025 - A little all over the place

Here are my books that I read in 2025. This year seemed to go by very quickly for me. I have high hopes to read more next year. Organized by Genre.

Romance/ Supernatural:

• What Dreams May Come  by Richard Matheson - 5 stars
• An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon - 4 stars
•  When a Duke Loves a Governess by Olivia Drake - 4 stars
• Cold Hearted (Tooth & Claw #1) by Heather Guerre - 4 stars
• Hot Blooded (Tooth & Claw #2) by Heather Guerre - 4 stars
• Once Bitten (Tooth & Claw #2) by Heather Guerre - 4 stars
• A Duke Never Tells by Suzanne Enoch - 4 stars
• Ocean's Justice by Demelz Carlon - 4 stars  
• The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom - 4 stars 
• The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom - 3 stars 
• It's in His Kiss (Bridertons # 7) by Julia Quinn - 3 stars
• Reverie by Ryan La Sala - 3 stars  
• Rescued by the Wolf by Sasha Summers - 3 stars 
• What Happens in Scotland by Jennifer McQuiston - 4 stars 
• It Starts with Us by Collen Hoover - 3 stars
• Embers of Love (Striking a Match #1) by Tracie Peterson - 3 stars
• Hearts Aglow (Striking a Match #1) by Tracie Peterson - 3 stars 
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - 3 stars
• Echo in Time (Echo Trilogy # 1) by Lindsey Sparks - 3 stars
• Time Anomaly (Echo Trilogy # 2) by Lindsey Sparks - 3 stars 
• Ricochet Through Time (Echo Trilogy # 3) by Lindsey Sparks - 3 stars
• Alpha's Regret: My Luna Has a Son by Jessica Hall - 3 stars 
• Fated to the Beta by Jessica Hall - 3 stars 
• A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway - 2 stars 
• Wolfsong by T.J. Klune - 2 stars (stopped on chapter 15 about 7 minutes in, Just wasn't for me)

YA/Others:

• Nobody Wants your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering before you Die by Messie Condo - 4 stars 
• The Mouse Watch in Space - 4 stars
• What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell - 3 stars
• Almost There by Farrah Rochon - 2 stars 
• Once Upon A Dream by Liz Braswell - 2 stars 

Kids/Picture Books:

• An New Kind of Wild by Zara Gonzalez Hoang - 5 stars  
• Brick by Brick by Heidi Woodward Sheffield - 4 stars
• You Are a Reader! / You are a Writer! by April Jones Prince - 3 stars
• Guppy Butter by Kevin M. Penelerick - 3 stars 
• The Tricky Riddles Book for Smart Kids by Daddilife Books - 1 star

Currently Reading:

• The Chosen: I Have Called You By Name (The Chosen, #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins
•  The Chosen Presents: A Blended Harmony of the Gospels by Steve Laube, Amanda Jenkins, and Dallas Jenkins. 
• What Does it Mean to be Chosen?: An Interactive Bible Study (The Chosen Bible Study Series, #1) by Amanda Jenkis, Dallas Jenkins, and Douglas Huffman.  

 
Still have not finished:

• Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
• The Pope's Last Crusdae by Peter Eisner 
• The People We hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
  

Rest of 2024

 

From September through December 2024:

• The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity - 5 stars (loved the film as well) 
• Emeralds & Ashes (At Somerton #3) by Leila Rasheed 
• The Mouse Watch by J.J. Gilbert - 4 stars
• The Mouse Watch Underwater by J.J. Gilbert - 4 stars 
• The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab - 3 stars
• The Ash-Born Boy by Victoria Schwab - 2 stars
• The Prince of Prohibition by Marilyn Marks - 2 stars
• Half - Minute Horrors by Susan Rich - 3 stars
• Pride and Prejudice in Space by Alexis Lampley - 3 stars
• Falling for the Billionaire Wolf and His Baby by Sasha Summers - 3 stars
• Wrecking Christmas by Liza Jonathan - 2 stars
• Miss Kane's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson - 2 stars
  
  Disney Twisted Tale
• Fate be Changed by Farrah Rochon - 4 stars 
• Go the Distance by Jen Calonita - 3 stars 
• What Once Was Mine  by Liz Braswell - 3 stars
• When You Wish Upon A Star by Elizabeth Lim - 2 stars 
  
  Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
• Barbarian Lover  #3 - 4 stars 
• Barbarian Mine #4 - 3 stars
• Barbarian Prize #5 - 4 stars 
• Ice Planet Honeymoon - 3 stars
• Slices of Life - 3 stars
• Barbarian's Touch # 7 - 3 starts
• Barbarian's Taming #8 - 3 starts
• Barbarian's Heart #9 - 3 stars
  
  Picture Books
• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt - 3 stars 
• The Crayons Trick or Treat by Drew Daywalt - 2 stars
• Gurple and Preen: A Broken Crayon Cosmic Adventure by Linda Sue Park - 2 stars 
• Love by Matt de la Pena - 2 stars
• Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall - 2 stars
• Sneaky Pinky by Amy Doslich - 2 stars
• What's Up, Little Pup? by Mr. Marmion - 2 stars