It’s time to switch over and start a new yearly book list! As I finish each book, I share it and a mini review in real-time on my Instagram Stories and I also keep an updated list here.
If you’re interested in my previous lists, you can find them here: 2020 Book List, 2021 Book List, 2022 Book List, 2023 Book List, 2024 Book List and 2025 Book List. Feel free to bookmark this page, as I will keep it updated as I finish each book. I’ll also stick a link to this post over on the right sidebar for easy access.
Here are the books I’ve read so far in 2026:
| Book #, Information & Link | Mini Book Review |
| Book #1 of 2026: Call Me Anytime by Max Monroe | Desperate for money, Hannah May takes what she thought was a job at a telemarketing company… but to her shock is a phone sex hotline. To make things more chaotic, the last person who worked this hotline was murdered so she works with a hot detective for the most awkward job ever. You guys. The beginning of this book was so hilarious I was laughing out loud at the airport. After a strong and very funny beginning, it settled into a fun who-done-it with a romance and some family warm and fuzzies too. Fun book and perfect to make a long plane ride go faster! |
| Book #2 of 2026: Kiss and Don’t Tell by Megan Quinn | A woman gets stranded in the Canadian Rockies and seeks refuge in a cabin occupied by five professional hockey players, one of whom is her ex-boyfriend’s half-brother. I’ve enjoyed this authors books in the past, but this one fell a little flat for me. I enjoyed the silly group of men (who the series is about), but the romance was just kind of meh for me. Not sure if I’ll pick up another in the series or just move on. If you like a good hockey series romance, you may enjoy this one! |
| Book #3 of 2026: The Kinda Secret Pineapple Island Swingers’ Resort by Jade Dollston | A romance writer books a resort stay as a writing retreat to finish her latest book, but is shocked to find out she accidentally booked it at a swingers resort. Super funny book and a very good romance with another accidental guest. Free on kindle unlimited. |
| Book #4 of 2026: Streams and Schemes by Rebecca Kinkade | A neighbors-to-lovers romantic comedy about two strangers who receive a ‘the world is ending’ emergency alert, decide to hookup… and then lived. Awkward. Here’s the thing — the romance was fine, the scheming was fine, but the spice was… not it for me. I totally got ‘the ick’ and had to skip over some parts. READ the trigger warning at the beginning and make an informed decision. |
| Book #5 of 2025: Wait With Me by Amy Daws | A romance novelist suffering from writer’s block sneaks into a Tire Depot waiting room, where she finds inspiration in the presence of a rugged and charming mechanic. My mental health needed this book — a low stakes romance with a swoony mechanic and a cute, kooky romance writer. Perfect romcom escape and good enough that I’ll read the next in the series. |
| Book #6 of 2026: | …Coming Soon… |
Most of my books are borrowed using Kindle Unlimited (you can read my full review from 2015 here). If you don’t have Kindle Unlimited yet, it’s like an all-you-can-read for books and I’ve been using it for the last decade: Kindle Unlimited Membership Plans.
I also regularly use my local library for physical books and both Overdrive and Hoopla through my local library website for online books (you can download them straight to your Kindle or read them on your web browser). If you have a library card, be sure to check your library’s website to see if they work with an online partner. I mean, FREE BOOKS!
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