Monthly Wrap Up | January 2026

Welcome to the Monthly Wrap Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts At Midnight to share our monthly wrap-up posts that summarizes our month in books, our favorite books of the month, what we did on our blogs, and anything noteworthy we want to share.

January 2026 Wrap Up

I had a great reading month in that I felt like I had a good balance between reading from my TBR and for bookclubs and buddy reads, and reading whatever I felt like in the moment. I binge read a bunch of romances that I’ve been sorely missing and it was so healing to my heart!

I think I also did pretty well with keeping up with my book reviews and replying comments. I haven’t finished writing all the reviews or replying all the comments, but I’m trying my best not to let them accumulate too much. It does feel a little challenging at times and I’m hoping this is not a new year’s thing that tapers off, but rather something that I’ll get better with in time!

My January 2026 TBR Intentions

I didn’t do too badly, I think. I’m also trying not to worry too much about reading from the TBR as long as my bookclub commitments get read! I’m keeping it chill. 😂

1. Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
2. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
3. The Women Are Not Fine by Hope Reese
4. The Glass Château by Stephen P. Kiernan
5. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
6. The Will of the Many by James Islington
7. The Strength of the Few by James Islington

Books Read in January 2026

1. The Will of the Many by James Islington
2. The Strength of the Few by James Islington
3. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
4. The Kaiju Preservation Society by James Scalzi
5. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
6. The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
7. Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
8. Cover Story by Mhairi McFarlane
9. The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
10. The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
11. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
12. Better Than Revenge by Kasie West
13. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
14. The Guise of Another by Allen Eskens

Notable Books This Month

Firekeeper’s Daughter surprised me because for some reason I thought it was historical fantasy but it turned out to be contemporary fiction, and a really important story at that. I loved how nuanced it was and the story it told about Indigenous culture. It focuses on the current lives of Indigenous people, but it also shows how Indigenous history shapes what’s happening now. It doesn’t shy away from the difficult topics either and I think that’s important.

Everything Is Tuberculosis is another notable book for me this month because I learned a lot about how tuberculosis shaped history, and also a lot of infuriating things about how race, class, and money influence how cures are distributed in the world. I’m not surprised necessarily, just pissed off, but overall glad I read the book.

I’m also really just happy about all the romances I’m bingeing on. I feel like they are just what I need to balance out some difficult reads with some books that make me happy and lift my mood. I need some of that especially with all that’s happening in real life.

February 2026 TBR Intentions

I’m not as concerned with reading from the TBR anymore, but it’s nice to have some books in mind for what’s next. Plus, I do still have bookclub reads and buddy reads that I need to read and some nonfiction I really want to get to.

1. The Women Are Not Fine by Hope Reese
2. The Glass Château by Stephen P. Kiernan
3. The Hummingbird by Stephen P. Kiernan
4. Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
5. The Mind-Gut Connection by Emeran Mayer, MD
6. This Is What It Sounds Like by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas

How was your month in January? What were your most memorable bookish moments? I hope you have a wonderful February with lots of great books!