TTT-Priority books for 2026

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Freebie! I wasn't sure if I would be able to come up with a topic, but then I decided to talk about one of my reading goals for the year. So, I plan to read at least 50 of my owned books this year. As a secondary goal, I wanted to get my unread fiction books under 100. Well, with the few pre-orders I ordered this year (I think close to 10 total), and having won a few books...it has made the goal a little harder. So, in addition to reading from my own shelves, I am trying to read the pre-orders then they come in as well. (Spoiler alert, I am behind, LOL). So, here are 10 books that are top priority to be read before the end of the year. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Joy of Heaven

Title: Joy of Heaven: Prayers of the Revivals

Author: Robert Elmer

Source: Baker Books

My Review:

What a powerful book. Think of the great revivals and the prayers that were prayed. Prayers by John and Charles Wesley, Charles and Susannah Spurgeon, George Müller, Amy Carmichael, D. L. Moody, and so many more spiritual giants. Then, imagine having those prayers in your hand. That is what this book comprises.

When You Look at Me

Title: When You Look at Me

Series: Pleasant Gap #2

Author: Pepper Basham

Source: Kindle own

My Review:

When You Look At Me is a heartwarming story about coming out on the other side of the darkest trials. 

If The Boot Fits

Title: If The Boot Fits

Series: Texas Ever After #2

Author: Karen Witemeyer

Narrator: 

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

If the Boot Fits is the second of Karen Witemeyer's Texas Ever After series. Since the stories are fairy tale retellings, they don't need to be read in any particular order.

1 & 2 Thessalonians

Title: 1 & 2 Thessalonians: Hope in the Midst of Trails

Author: Tara-Leigh Cobble

Source: Bethany House Nonfiction

My Review:

1 & 2 Thessalonians: Hope in the Midst of Trails is my first introduction to the Bible Recap series. The Bible study can be used alongside the Bible Recap book or as its own Bible Study. 

The Kitchen Contract

Title: The Kitchen Contract

Series: Boyfriend in the Bargain #3

Author: Jordan Millsaps

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

Poor Alex is the only one of his siblings without a family. He is so lonely that when a couple of his friends suggest he let their friend Nora use his kitchen for a cooking show and have him be her student, he agrees without much thought. Her cooking is incredible, and it will be a bonus to have something to occupy his time.

Focus

Title: Focus: How One Word a Week Will Transform Your Life

Author: Cleere Cherry Reaves

Source: own

My Review:

In theory, you will read one word a week. The reality for me is that it didn't work. I wouldn't remember to read it, or I would forget the word for the week. Plus, I have determined, I do not like year-long books. I don't like to be in the same book for that long. I know, it's my problem, but it is also making it harder to read books like this as they were intended.