Category: Monthly Reads

My March 2026 Reads


It’s March 30th, so it’s time to share what I read this month: I listened to four audiobooks and read one book on Kindle. Two of these books were advanced copies.

Here are the books I completed in March.  They are listed in the order that I finished them:

Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth- 4 stars (To Be Released April 21)
Cut Short by B.D. Spargo- 4 stars
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty- 4 stars
14 Nights in February by KH Johnakin and Ben Farthing- 2 stars
We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune- 5 stars (To Be Released April 28)


My ‘top rated read’
was We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune. This one is released on April 28th (Just in time for my birthday on April 29th!) This one was so good! It’s about an older gay couple on an end-of-the-world road trip. Because the Earth and all surrounding planets are all about to meet the end! There are lots of adventure and emotions with this one.  It would be a great mini-series if it could stay true to this novel.  I have a feeling this one will be in my Top 10 for 2026!


My ‘lowest rated read’ was 14 Nights in February by KH Johnakin and Ben Farthing. This was an ‘advent’ type novel for February leading up to Valentine’s Day. It had a good premise that just did not work for me.  This is two months in a row that my lowest read was an ‘advent’ novel.


What did YOU read in March? 

My February 2026 Reads

It’s March 2nd, so it’s time to share what I read in February: I listened to four audiobooks and read one book on Kindle.

Here are the books I completed in February.  They are listed in the order that I finished them:

Dead in the Water by John Marrs- 5 stars
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs- 4 stars
The Engagement Ring Killer by Franklin Christopher- 3 stars
The Voice We Find by Nicole Deese- 4 stars
Without a Clue by Melissa Ferguson- 4 stars

My ‘top rated read’ was Dead in the Water by John Marrs. This one was recently released and it 1000% messed up and I loved every minute of it! I just wonder what that says about me as a reader, but more importantly what does that say about Mr. Marrs?  Where does he come up with these ideas!?!?!?! My review for it is here.

My ‘lowest rated read’ was The Engagement Ring Killer by Franklin Christopher.  Meant to be read as an advent calendar for the entire month of February, I had several issues with it, which can be found in my review here.


What did YOU read in February? 

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My January 2026 Reads

Was January as long of a month for you as it was for me?  It’s February 2nd, so it’s time to share what I read in January: I listened to four audiobooks and read one novella on Kindle.  I had one DNF: That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers.

Here are the books I completed in January.  They are listed in the order that I finished them:

My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney- 3.5 stars
This Story Might Save You Life by Tiffany Crum- 5 stars
The Quiet Neighbor by JD Barker and Adam Roach- 3.5 stars
The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden- 4 stars
The Heart-Shaped Box by Lucy Kaufman- 4 stars


My ‘top rated read’ was This Story Might Save Your Life. And a debut novel: WOW. This is a strong five star read that comes out March 10th.  I say definitely listen to the audio on this one!  My review for this one will come soon! And one of the narrators is JULIA WHELAN!!! 

My ‘lowest rated read’ will be my DNF: That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You.  This ends up being a kind of ‘mini-review’:  This was a book club read that I DNF’d at about 40% in. I made it 2.5 hours out of 5.5 hours, so it got a great shot at an attempted read.  This was supposed to be a memoir, but it was really just stories of events that happened in her life. I have no idea who she is and there was no introduction to herself in this book. It’s like she assumes you know who she is.  With that I found myself not caring about these stories with no desire to complete the book.

What did YOU read in January? 

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