This year taught me to slow down, listen to my reader instincts, and fall back in love with stories. Here’s how I’m planning to read with intention in 2026.
Taking Control of My Reading with Intention


This year taught me to slow down, listen to my reader instincts, and fall back in love with stories. Here’s how I’m planning to read with intention in 2026.

A spooky, spellbinding middle grade fantasy for fans of Coraline and The Night Gardener. Read my review of Nightbooks — where every tale has power.

Redefining Midlife Remember when you were a kid—or you still are—and midlife seemed impossibly far away? Well, I’m standing here now… or at least knocking …

Eight books, zero chill. Summerween took over my July shelf—nostalgic horror, creepy romance, and morally gray chaos ahead.

It started with a quiz. It spiraled into a full-blown reading identity crisis (in the best way). Here’s how I created a mood-based reading map—and why it changed everything.

I set a goal to read 96 books this year. I’ve read 10. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t enjoying reading.Was it that looming reading …