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4 Book Releases I’m Excited for in 2026

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This year has been an interesting year for books and I. I have been reading through my home library of books and discovered I own quite a few books I don’t like. Since I’m struggling to find a book I like to read in my home library, I don’t want to purchase any books right now. That way I won’t be adding new books to my library while I read what I already own.

Even though I don’t want to purchase any new books, I have been purchasing books second hand that I want to reread to see if I want to keep them. Also, I have been looking at the new releases. For the most part, I’m not interested in the new releases. There are reasons why, but the main one is because I’m now particular about the books I purchase and read.

Despite this, there are four new book releases I’m really excited about. I am so excited about the books that I preordered them! I am really looking forward to reading them when they are finally released!

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Books I Read and Finished in March 2026

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After spending the month of February not reading as much as I planned, I got the urge to read again near the end of March. I had some time to spend reading, so I began to pick up books I wanted to read and read them.

I ended up reading six books during the month of March. Three of the books I finished and three I didn’t. Even though I wanted to finish more than three books, I didn’t have the time or the energy to dedicate to read the amount I want to. So, I’m happy to have finished the three books I did!

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Book Review: A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick

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Back in 2015, while I was taking care of a relative, I saw A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick for sale at Walmart. I read a copy of my friend’s book, but I wasn’t able to finish it before I gave it back to them. Even though I didn’t finish it, I liked it and wanted to continue reading it. Since it was available to purchase that day, I bought it, took it home, and began to read it… but still never finished reading my copy of it.

In 2025, I found A Frozen Heart in my book collection with my bookmark from 2015 left inside it. By this time, I was able to read my friend’s copy and know what happened in the rest of the book. Since my copy was left in the same state I left it ten or so years prior, I decided to reread the book and write a review about it.

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Book Review: Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery by Rachel Ekstron Courage

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Last year, I purchased a novel called Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstron Courage. It is a cozy mystery inspired by the TV series Golden Girls. I am not a big fan of Golden Girls, but I know many people love the show. One of my friends is a fan of the show. They were really excited when they found out there would be a cozy mystery novel inspired by the show. I was happy for my friend, but I didn’t really think the book would be right for me. (After all, I’m not a big Golden Girls fan!)

After my friend read the book, they began to encourage me to buy the book and read it too. After listening to them describe the book, I began like the idea of the book, how it was written, and other parts of it. So, I decided to buy myself a copy of the novel and read it myself.

Before I read the whole book, I decided to try the cheesecake recipe in the book. I talked about it and if I liked it in a previous post. (You can read it here) Aside from talking about the cheesecake recipe, I didn’t talk about the actual novel. I have since read the book and decided to write a review post about it!

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Some of the Books I’m Interested in Reading- March 2026

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It’s a new month, which means it’s time to reflect on the books I read in the past month. Unfortunately, I didn’t read very much last month. So, instead I wanted to talk about the books I’m interested in reading this month.

Even though I have a long reading list, I still wanted to add these books to my list. Some are new releases while others have been out for a while. I also may not own/have access to a copy to read, but when I finally decide it is time to read them, I’ll look for them.

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Twilight 20th Anniversary Edition Book Feature

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A few weeks ago, I published a post about my copy of the deluxe limited edition version of Twilight. In the post I wrote about the book, which you can read here, I mentioned I have the 20th anniversary edition of the book and want to talk about it as well.

Now it’s time to talk about my copy!

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Twilight Deluxe Limited Edition Book Feature

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In late 2025, there was a lot of buzz about Stephanie Meyer’s novel, Twilight. It turned 20 years old in 2025. In honor of this anniversary, two new versions of Twilight were released. The first was a 20th anniversary paperback edition. The second was a deluxe limited edition.

I own both versions of the book and like both. Even though they were really popular online, I still wanted to write my own post about these books. The first book I want to talk about is the limited edition.

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Books I Read in January 2026

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January 2026 was a month that didn’t turn out quite like I expected. I thought there would be a lot of problems throughout the month. Even though here were many problems, the problems were far more manageable than I thought there would be. One of these problems was things at work was slow.

Since things were slow, I decided to take any off time I had to focus on working on anything that needed to be done. I was able to sew a lot, clean a lot, and declutter my things more. I also read a lot. By the end of the month, I had finished eight books, which is more than I normally read in a month. This was because I had more time than normal to read and I read instead of watched TV.

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Book Review: Skipping Christmas: A Novel by John Grisham

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Growing up, my relatives read a lot. One of their favorite authors was John Grisham. I grew up knowing John Grisham as an author of mystery novels, which is my relative’s favorite genre of books. When the movie Christmas with the Kranks was released, the news mentioned John Grisham wrote the book it was based off. I was really surprised by this because, like I mentioned, I only knew John Grisham for his mystery novels.

When I got older, I decided to make a list of books I wanted to own and read as a child. Skipping Christmas, the movie Christmas with the Kranks was based off, was on that list. I eventually purchased a copy of it and have read it on and off over the years. After years of reading it, I decided to write a review post about it.

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My Great Book Burn Out and Why I’m Sick of Reading New(er) Books

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Many things can be hidden by the facade of social media, which can be both a good thing and a bad thing. If you were in my house right now, you would see piles and piles of books I have read, not read, or tried to read/have read but hated.

These piles have been fluctuating in size due to the major clean out and organizing I have been doing for many months. While trying to decide what to keep and what to get rid of, I have slowly realized books is one of the things I want to get rid of, but have a hard time doing so. I like reading and invested a lot of time and money to create my library. This is why I struggle letting go of my books.

Yet, I’m in a major burn out of books. I have been trying to find books I want to keep but so far I’m struggling to find some I want to keep. For the most part, all the books I want to get rid of the most were published within the past ten years.

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