26ish books 2026

8. A Month In The Country by J.L.Carr. Really short but rather solid. A chap is sent to a remote village to uncover an artwork on a reviously white washed church wall. He gets caught up in village life and makes some friendships. Not sure what I think, I didn't dislike it and it's well written but not sure I'd recommend it exactly. I think it's the hype that left me underwhelmed because it's being tputed as an overlooked classic and I can see why it was overlooked. Maybe it depends on where you are and when you read it.

Noooooo not Winter Garden, I thought it was awful and I love a lot of Kristin Hannah’s books!

Thank you @Clairedebear101286
I have The Nightingale on my shelf…not sure what I’ve never read it as I know it has a big following.

Winter Garden is a good KH one and not one that gets talked about as much

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You guys…..I still have 12 days of holiday to go and I’ve run out of books 😫

Kristin Hannah books are amazing! Try 'The Nightingale' next - unbelievable read - you have some many good books to look forward to 😁

@greencrab
I’ve just bought The Great Alone, looking forward to reading it. Never read any Kristin Hannah.

almost Book 9: What A Way To Go by Bella Mackie - I stopped after 50 pages as I just couldn’t get into it, I really annoyed myself not being able to persevere as my mum and sister are also reading it and absolutely love it. Maybe I’ll come back to it another time, maybe it was too much pressure!

Book 9: It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara - I really enjoyed this, lots of twists, likeable characters! I read All Her Fault last year and it was such a good read, I’m definitely going to look for more by Andrea Mara.

2026 books so far:
then she was gone
beautiful ugly
the intruder
the shadowman
the family upstairs
Rock Paper Scissors
The Family Remains
The House we Grew up in

1.One of us by Elizabeth Day.
2.The Backpacking Housewife by Janice Horton.
3.The Hike by Lucy Clarke
4.Postcards from a stranger by Imogen Clark
5.Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris
6.Remarkably bright creatures by Shelby van Pelt
7.Sleeping Tiger by Rosamund Pilcher
8.When the cranes fly south by Lisa Rizden
9.A midlife holiday by Carry Hanson
10. Nesting by Rosie O'Donnell
11. I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou
12. Ripeness by Sarah Moss
13. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
14. The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah

I struggled to get into The Great Alone bit of my goodness was I on love with it by the time the characters were in Alaska with all the description.

I'm loving this thread, I've read so much more. I have always loved reading but have struggled to get in to momentum in last few years I just wasn't reading for months on end. The recommendations on here and seeing titles mentioned that's I've bought but then not read had really spurred me on to read. I did see a post suggesting that you'd might not be the best threat as currently ahead of target for 26 in a year but I'm going to keep posting, at least until I get to 26 whenever that may be as I have got so much from this.

16 - Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki - Haruki Murakami

currently in Japan so felt fitting. Really enjoyed this book and spending time with Taukuru. Something just quiet about it that makes you look a bit deeper into yourself and your own life choices

15. The Bullet Rhat Missed, by Richard Osman. This is part of the Thursday Murder Club series and not something I'd normally pick up. However, I am on holiday and it did so happen that my suitcase where my books were didn't make it in for the first day and a half. The hotel had a very small selection of paperbacks so I chose thissone. It was fine, but I feel like probably didn't really "get" it fully as I haven't read the previous books.

I have my stuff with me now though!

ha I love this I also thought his picture was a beautiful thing!

He was indeed hot 😁

Forgot to say next book is “Death of an ordinary Man” Sarah Perry.

Just finished “A Family Matter” Claire Lynch. Brilliant, but some real heartbreaking bits. Didn’t want it to end.

15 Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York - Andrew Lownie
Totally agree with @Tinkhasflown. The title says it all and it is very repetitive.

Book 10!

The Housemaids Secret

I enjoyed this and got through ut quite quickly. Not sure if I will read the 3rd thoigh, how much bad luck can one housemaid have??

Moving on to The Safekeep for book 11

@Yuja
@Philandbill
Another huge fan of Ministry of Time here.
Original, funny, tender. And I loved the photo. He was hot!

He was! I loved Maggie too

15 - The Colour Purple, by Alice Walker.

seem the film a few times but not for quite a few years, and always meant to read the book. Did not disappoint. Really empowering and beautiful

@Yuja I loved "The Ministry of Time". Graham Gore was a fabulous character.

Apparently this was actually no 20.