January Reading Wrap Up 2026

January was a dumpster fire and I don't think I have ever been so ready to flip the calendar to a new month! I won't recap here all the bad from the month, but I will talk about all the books I read. I read 18 books and DNF'd 2. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.

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The Mark of the King

Title: The Mark of the King

Author: Jocelyn Green

Source: Own

My Review:

I have owned and planned to read The Mark of the King for several years. I finally decided I needed to read this book.

Stacking the Shelves #200 Sunday Post #197 Sunday Salon #191

Hey, my bookish friends!!  How are you all doing? This week was better than last week, but still busy. I ended up having Monday off because of the weather, Tuesday I ran a bunch of errands. When I got home my son was running a temp of 103.3, so off to the doctor he went, he tested positive for Covid 😭. He had started getting a sore throat Sunday, of course we didn't distance or anything, because Covid was the furthest thing from our minds. Wednesday found at CVS for soft tissues and more Covid tests (I was negative), as of right now, my husband and I are okay. I already had Thursday and Friday scheduled off from work, which worked out great because I could not risk taking the germs into their house (I am a nanny). Thursday I had a follow-up appointment for the aneurysm, all went well and I will have a new scan a year from now. Friday my husband and I went on a field trip to look at a home builder to see if it is an option for our next home, and had a nice lunch at a local coffee shop. This weekend we will mostly be laying low (and continuing to pray we don't get sick). What are you up to?

Married Before Christmas

Title: Married Before Christmas

Author: Hannah Foster

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

I wanted to read this around Christmas, but didn't get to it. I tried to return it to Kindle Unlimited, but couldn't. I had to go ahead and read it.

Prayers of Rest

Title: Prayers of Rest: Daily Prompts to Slow Down and Hear God's Voice

Author: Asheritah Ciuciu

Source: Moody Publishers

My Review:

I don't know about you, but rest seems to be lacking lately. So, when I saw Prayers of Rest, I requested a copy to review.

TTT-2025 New-to-me fiction authors

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025 (New-to-you authors you discovered, new genres you learned you like, new bookish resources you found, friends you made, local bookshops you found, a book club you joined, etc.) I am going to go with new-to-me authors I read in 2025. I 53 new-to-me authors, which is lower than previous years (146 in 2021; 55 in 2022; 57 in 2023; and 77 in 2024) It looks like 2026 needs to be a stellar 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. 

Complete

Title: Complete

Series: The Sweet RomCom #3

Author: Kortney Keisel

Narrators: Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington

Source: Hoopla Audio

My Review:

I loved how the author did the first part of the book. It started with flashbacks to when Ben and Brooke met, and then several interactions they had leading up to their present day friendship.