Wading Through...

Goodreads
32/200 Books 16%

Seasonal - Winter
11/12 Books 75%

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

2. Horror - What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher (1/20/26)

3. Speculative Fiction - Overgrowth by Mira Grant (1/24/26)

4. Top 100

5. Nonfiction - More Deadly Than War by Kenneth C. Davis (2/17/26)

6. Cover Lover - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (3/7/26)

7. BOTM - Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (3/13/26)

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

9. Snowy Setting - Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates (1/28/26)

10. Snowy Setting - The Darkest Night (2/13/26)

11. Leftover from 2025 that I Really Wanted to Read - Sphere by Michael Crichton (1/16/26)

12. Random Library Pick - Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang (2/11/26)

UnRead Shelf Project
5/25 Books 12%

1. The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (2/12/26)

2. The Seduction of Phaeton Black by Jillian Stone (3/11/26)

3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

4. The Emperor of All Maladies

5. America’s Women

6. Uprooted

7. The Probable Future

8. Daughters of Rome

9. Drink of Me

10. The Invisible Library

11. Wicked Saints

12. Strange the Dreamer

13. Swamplandia

14. The Nest

15. Dark Lover

16. The Starless Sea

17. A River Enchanted

18. Aurora Rising

19. Pacific

20. The Invention of Nature

21. The Oregon Trail

22. Krakatoa

23. The Sirens

24. Grave Matter

25. Hooked by Emily McIntire (1/23/26)

26. Pestilence

27. A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (2/20/26)

28. Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (3/13/26)

Kid Read Alouds
6/30 Books 20%

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

2. A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (1/16/26)

3. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (1/16/26)

4. Watership Down by Richard Adams (2/26/26)

5. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (2/10/26)

6. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser (2/21/26)

7. Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

8. Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

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Top 100
1/25 Books 4%

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 by Alix E. Harrow (2/12/26)

14. Agnes Aubert

15. Lore Olynpus Vol. 10

16. We Who Will Die

17. The Gales of November

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Nonfiction Reader
2/12 Books 16.7%

1. History - More Deadly Than War by Kenneth C. Davis (2/17/26)

2. Memoir/Biography -

3. True Crime -

4. Science - Gulp by Mary Roach (2/27/26)

5. Health -

6. Food -

7. Humour -

8. South East Asia -

9. Lost or Found -

10. Television -

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Book of the Month
3/12 Books 16.7%

1. The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (2/12/26)

2. A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (2/20/26)

3. Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher (3/13/26)

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Speccy Fiction
5/12 Books 33.3%

1. Published in 2026 - Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire (2/25/26)

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) - House of Idyll by Delilah S. Dawson (3/12/26)

7. Cozy Fantasy -

8. Dark Fantasy -

9. Fantasy Based on Myth, Legend, or Folklore - Snake-eater by T. Kingfisher (3/3/26)

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
7/38 Books 15.8%

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) - Hexed by Emily McIntire (3/6/26)

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

   • Control Center (Obsessive Love Interest) -

   • Mirror Wing (Stalker romance or romantic thriller) - Lights Out by Navessa Allen (2/6/26)

   • Rift Pitch Stadium (paranormal high-stake with running or chasing) - The Seduction of Phaeton Black by Jillian Stone (3/11/26)

   • Off-Limits Lab (Dark or taboo romance) - Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (2/21/26)

   • Velvet Room (Dark romance with walking red-flag love interest) - Hooked by Emily McIntire (1/23/26)

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 (curse-breaking or Soul-bound Romance) -

    • Full Moon Fever (Includes the mating heat trope) - Mate by Ali Hazelwood (1/27/26)

    • 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
0/12 Books 0%

1. Marriage of Convenience -

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
12/50 Books 20%

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

2. “House” or “home” in title- House of Idyll by Delilah S. Dawson (3/12/26)

3. Favorite food or drink -

4. A subtitle -

5. Chalkboard -

6. Animal that is often ridden by humans -

7. Mythical creature - Mate by Ali Hazelwood (1/27/26)

8. Someone holding food or drink -

9. Compound word in title or author’s name - What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher (1/20/26)

10. Someone in uniform -

11. Author’s picture on cover -

12. Something a chef might use - Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (2/21/26)

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 - Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates (1/28/26)

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” - Sphere by Michael Crichton (1/16/26)

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 - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (3/7/26)

37. Alliterative title - Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang (2/11/26)

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 - Lights Out by Navessa Allen (2/6/26)

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
3/12 Books 25%

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 - Hooked by Emily McIntire (1/23/26)

8. August Rumplestitlskin -

9. September The Little Mermaid - Hexed by Emily McIntire (3/6/26)

10. October Mythology -

11. November Rapunzel -

12. December The Nutcracker -

New Releases
1/12 Books 8.3%

1. Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire (2/25/26)

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Seasonal - Spring
0/12 Books 0%

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2. BOTM -

3. BOTM -

4. Romance -

5. Romance -

6. Horror -

7. Nonfiction -

8. Unread -

9. Unread -

10. 2026 Release -

11. Middle Grade -

12. Random Library Pick -

Seasonal - Summer
0/12 Books 0%

1. Top 100 -

2. BOTM -

3. BOTM -

4. Romance -

5. Romance -

6. Horror -

7. Nonfiction -

8. Unread -

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10. 2026 Release -

11. Middle Grade -

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Seasonal - Fall
0/12 Books 0%

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