Books I Read
I read 7 books in January, plus started a readalong. Great start to the new year!
The Undertakers and The Starseekers by Nicole Glover
Lovely series of stand-alone novels set in a secondary world with magic. All of them feature and center the Black experience. (latter title: eARC)
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire
As always, the newest story in the Wayward Children series makes me cry a lot. (eARC)
A Lady for All Seasons by TJ Alexander
A new queer Regency romance–give me more. (eARC) It is the entertaining sequel to A Gentleman’s Gentleman (which I am currently re-reading in a readalong). (eARC)
Dead and Breakfast by Kat Hillis
I really wanted to like this book–two gay vampires run a bad and breakfast–but it did not click for me. Their relationship dynamic was so cliche. Maybe it will improve in the next novel, which comes out soon, but I won’t be reading it unless it ends up in a book club.
To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose
Solid sequel that ends on a cliffhanger. I want the third book now, please. (eARC)
I’m Starting to Wonder About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin
Going to quote from my own review: “This is a fun romp that begins with a riff on Repo Man and turns into a farcical version of Arlington Road with a load of social commentary.”
February TBR
Backlist
- A Fae in Finance by Juliet Brooks
- Actress of a Certain Age by Jeff Hiller
- Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
Upcoming Releases
- Vow Made Twice by Emma Denny – pub date 2/17/26
- Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett – pub date 2/27/26
- Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride – pub date 2/3/26
- The Body by Bethany C. Morrow – pub date 2/10/26
- Green and Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons – pub date 3/3/26
I already read Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers (pub date 2/3/26). I really really really wanted to love this book, but the generic worldbuilding put me off and then I didn’t buy the main romance. However, the worldbuilding improves exponentionally as the plot goes on. I want to red more stories set in this universe. (eARC)
Notes
- I’m playing around with the focus and format of these posts. Though the idea for these monthly round-ups came from Jo Walton’s reading lists, I also wanted to highlight upcoming releases with more than just a synopsis.
- I add so many new books to my TBR. And I get eARCs for a lot of them. I am trying to be better about reading them before they are published. Maybe posting my intentions here will motivate me read more or download less.
