Wading Through...

Goodreads
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Seasonal - Winter
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1. Romance - Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (1/9/26)

2. Horror

3. Speculative Fiction

4. Top 100

5. Nonfiction

6. Cover Lover

7. BOTM

8. Fairytale - The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah (1/8/26)

9. Snowy Setting

10. Snowy Setting

11. Leftover from 2025 that I Really Wanted to Read

12. Random Library Pick

UnRead Shelf Project
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1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

2. The Emperor of All Maladies

3. America’s Women

4. Uprooted

5. The Probable Future

6. Daughters of Rome

7. Drink of Me

8. The Invisible Library

9. Wicked Saints

10. Strange the Dreamer

11. Swamplandia

12. The Nest

13. Dark Lover

14. The Starless Sea

15. A River Enchanted

16. Aurora Rising

17. The Seduction of Phaeton Black

18. Pacific

19. The Invention of Nature

20. The Oregon Trail

21. Krakatoa

22. The Sirens

23. Grave Matter

24. Hooked

25. Pestilence

Kid Read Alouds
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1. The Star-spun Web by Sinead O’Hart (1/11/26)

2. A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat

3. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Top 100
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1. The Warmth of Other Suns

2. Caste

3. Dinosaurs Rediscovered

4. House of Earth and Blood

5. Wundersmith

6. Hollowpox

7. Little Prisons

8. The Fragile Threads of Power

9. Iron Flame

10. A Power Unbound

11. Divinity 36

12. Raleiana Vol. 9

13. The Everlasting

14. Agnes Aubert

15. Lore Olynpus Vol. 10

16. We Who Will Die

17. The Gales of November

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Nonfiction Reader
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2. Memoir/Biography -

3. True Crime -

4. Science -

5. Health -

6. Food -

7. Humour -

8. South East Asia -

9. Lost or Found -

10. Television -

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12. Published in 2026 -

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Speccy Fiction
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1. Published in 2026 -

2. Speculative Novella - Binit by Nnedi Okorafor (1/14/26)

3. Translated Novel

4. First Book in a Duology/Trilogy/Series -

5. Romantic Speculative Fiction

6. Features a Creature (Animal/Monster) -

7. Cozy Fantasy -

8. Dark Fantasy -

9. Fantasy Based on Myth, Legend, or Folklore -

10. Scifi with Spaceship or Space Station Setting - All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor (1/10/26)

11. Dystopian -

12. Featuring Conscious Technology -

Romanceopoly
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1. Registrar’s Office: Book by New-to-Me Author -

2. Crying Room: Made Me Cry -

3. Compass Wing: Genre I Don’t Usually Read -

4. Commons: Popular Romance -

5. Romance Hall: Features a Classic Romance Trope -

6. Dark Psychology

   • Dissonance Hall (Morally Gray Love Interest) -

   • Bleed Grounds (Lead struggling OR Love is the safe space) -

   • Control Center (Obsessive Love Interest) -

   • Mirror Wing (Stalker romance or romantic thriller) -

   • Rift Pitch Stadium (aranormal with curse prophecy or contract OR high-stake with running or chasing) -

   • Off-Limits Lab (Dark or taboo romance) -

   • Velvet Room (Dark romance with walking red-flag love interest) -

7. Fantasy Theory

   • Glacium Arena (magic realism or enchantment OR character with dangerous secret or hidden power OR hockey or figure skating OR winter setting or ice magic) -

   • Nexus Hall (portal fantasy, multiverse, or space opera romance) -

   • Runehall (unique magic system or slow burn)

   • Thorn Court (fae or magical creatures) -

   • Crownspire Tower (Romantasy with royal or arranged marriage) -

   • Battle and Bond Academy (Warrior, Warlord, Assassin, or Protector) -

8. Historical Studies

   • Corset Hall (Regency or Victorian romance)

   • Regency Diamond (flowers or nature OR plays with time) -

   • Courting Conservatory (Involving a Duke, Forbidden Love, or Hidden Letters) -

   • Thistle Wing (Scottish Highlander) -

   • Horology Tower (Time travel historical) -

   • Bastion Hall (Wallflower, Bluestocking, or Rebellious Heroine) -

   • Archive Dome (Mashup romance with Fantasy, Paranormal, or Dual Timeline OR Secret societies, ancient curses, forbidden knowledge)) -

9. Paranormal Studies

   • Lycanthrope Hall (Shifter romane)

   • Wolfsbane Hall (Dark romance OR Villain MCs, assassins/mafia, dangerous love) -

   • Crypt Library (Vampire romance) -

   • Arcane Theory Hall (Fated Mates Romance) -

   • Phantom Wing (ghosts or cursed love story) -

   • Infernal Lab (demons or supernatural Contract) -

10. Romantic Arts

    • Pinehill House (Second chances and small town reputations) -

    • Blush Court (Steamy romance with miscommunication, mistake identities, or rivals OR Whimsical fantasy or romantasy) -

    • Corporate Affairs Hall (Contemporary Office Romance) -

    • Arrangement Annex (Contemporary romance with fake dating or roommates) -

    • Burnt Toast Cafe (Grumpy/Sunshine Contemporary Romance) -

    • Love Story Lecture Hall (contemporary with unique meet-cute or mistaken identity)

11. Hearts and Spoons Club

    • Bake, Book, Bed (Involving Books, Crafts, or Food or Low-Angst Romance) -

    • Small Town Big Feelings (Small town romance)

    • Softest of Tropes (Comfort trope)

    • Spoonful of Spice (Cozy or low-angst romance)

12. Nightshade Society Club

    • Cursed and Claimed (rse-breaking or Soul-bound Romance) -

    • Full Moon Fever (Includes the mating heat trope)

    • Into the Shadows (Monster love interest)

    • Supernatural Boarding Pass (Paranormal set at a school or training academy)

13. Secret Stacks Club

    • Book Club Rebellion (Backlist Book that Deservers More Hype) -

    • Plot Twist Pages (Wild twist or a secret identity) - Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (1/9/26)

    • Quietly Feral (Indie or self-published that’s not on a bestseller list)

    • Undercover Gems (Kindle Unlimited book with under 1000 reviews)

14. Theta Tau Theta Club

    • Do Not Recommend To Your Therapist (Spicy or Taboo Dark Romance) -

    • That was Not a Healthy Relationship (Toxic dynamics)

    • They Had Not Business Being That Hot (Grumpy hero and/or black cat heroine)

    • Villain Era Required Reading (Villain redemption arc)

She Reads Romance
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2. Enemies to Lovers -

3. Friends to Lovers -

4. Second Chance -

5. Fake Dating -

6. Relationship/Bedroom Coach -

7. Grumpy Sunshine -

8. Why Choose -

9. Age Gap -

10. Opposites Attract -

11. Forced Proximity -

12. Free Choice -

Cover Lover
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1. Scene you would like to step into for a day -

2. “House” or “home” in title-

3. Favorite food or drink -

4. A subtitle -

5. Chalkboard -

6. Animal that is often ridden by humans -

7. Mythical creature -

8. Someone holding food or drink -

9. Compound word in title or author’s name -

10. Someone in uniform -

11. Author’s picture on cover -

12. Something a chef might use -

13. Name of flower in title or author’s name -

14. Adverb in title -

15. Car’s headlights shining in the darkness -

16. Ice in some form -

17. Timepiece -

18. Palindrome in title or author’s name - The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah (1/8/26)

19. Name of a bird in title -

20. Does not include the words “and” or “the” -

21. A bridge -

22. Title word or author’s name you don’t know how to pronounce -

23. Mug or teacup -

24. Bell of some kind -

25. Something reminding you of a house of worship -

26. Something associated with pirate -

27. Someone with facial hair -

28. Adjective used to describe the weather -

29. Watercraft -

30. Something used for home improvement -

31. Someone reading -

32. Word from the military alphabet in title -

33. One person using a medical or mobility device -

34. Honorific in title or author’s name -

35. Telephone or telephone booth -

36. Someone who is barefoot -

37. Alliterative title -

38. Punctuation of some sort -

39. Somewhere you can happily sit and read all day -

40. X, Y, or Z in author’s name - All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor (1/10/26)

41. An umbrella -

42. A Computer -

43. Title or cover art with the name of a road or street -

44. Minimal cover art/design -

45. Someone with red hair -

46. Weapon from the board game Clue (candlestick, dagger/knife, lead pipe, rope, revolver/pistol, wrench) - Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (1/9/26)

47. One or more balloons

48. Creepy old house or building

49. Someone with painted fingernails or toenails

50. Noun in the author’s name -

Fairytale Retelling
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1. January Snow White and Rose Red - The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah (1/8/26)

2. February The Wild Swans -

3. March Bluebeard -

4. April 1001 Nights -

5. May A Villain Retelling -

6. June Cinderella -

7. July Peter Pan -

8. August Rumplestitlskin -

9. September The Little Mermaid -

10. October Mythology -

11. November Rapunzel -

12. December The Nutcracker -

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