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Book Review: To Cage a Wild Bird, Brooke Fast
Craving those old dystopian vibes you got back in high school reading Hunger Games/Divergent? Then this is for you! This is the first book in a new Divided Fates series by a debut author. It’s technically categorized as adult due to the age of our main characters and a few steamy scenes, but the entirety of the book reads really YA (in a good way). It gave me all the vibes that I missed from my dystopian days back in high school, and the writing, world building, etc. was very easy to read which is why it feels like it leans a little bit more young adult at times.
Book Review: The Cursed Queen’s Daughter, Elly Blake
This is the second installment in the Thirstwood series. Surprisingly, I ended up enjoying this one so much more than the first book. Book one in the series was a fun, interesting read, but nothing to truly rave about… but this book made me want to recommend the entire series!
New books I’m looking forward to this winter
I’ve scoured the internet for all of the new releases from Q1 of this year and made a list of some of them that I’m looking forward to most based on my reading tastes. These books are definitely going to be added to my TBR—an ever growing list of all of the things I want to read soon.
Everything I hope to read in January
TBR stands for To Be Read. And this list encompasses everything I’m planning to read in January 2026. I average about 9 books a month, so this TBR might be a little ambitious.
My 2026 digital reading journal 📓✏️
On my Bookstagram account I recently posted a reel of me setting up my 2026 Digital Reading Journal, but I wanted to share my spreads on the blog here too in case it helps others by providing some inspiration. This is only my second year doing a Reading Journal. Both times I have used my iPad via apps like Procreate and Paper to create a journal that I love to use to track some of my reading. I find that a Reading Journal is a great creative outlet even though I still like to use dedicated apps like Goodreads and Fable for actual statistics and long term tracking of what I’m reading and what I plan to read. Having a Reading Journal just allows me to scratch that creative list and view my reads in a different way (even if it’s a little redundant with what I’m tracking on apps).
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