I didn’t have the best reading month in January. I read 5 books, which isn’t bad by any means, but I only read 8 days out of 31, which was not my goal. I was aiming to read at least 5 pages each day in January, but with moving house, everything became too much, and I couldn’t focus on reading. The books I did read in January, however, were all amazing, so in that respect it was a great reading month.
Without any further ado, here are the books I started 2026 with.
My first book of the year was an ARC of Midnight Chase by Harleigh Beck. A book I was so excited for after reading Fatal Collision in December 2025. I loved this book, and I can’t wait for book 3. I gave this book 5 stars. This is out now, and you should read it, read Fatal Collision first!
My second book was another ARC, this was Meet Cute At The Boneyard by C.J Riggs, which is a paranormal romance, and I loved this! It was such a cute book, there was still murder and gore…it’s Riggs, so you bet there was female rage too, which I freaking love! I gave this book 5 stars. This is releasing on 10th February, and you know imma say you need to read it 😀
I then read Pump Two by J Cherry, which was recommended to me by my friend Emma, whom I met on TikTok. This was recommended as part of my 12 Friends, 12 Months, 12 Books challenge. This was also the first book I have read by this author; it is a novella featuring a biker and the mask kink, and I enjoyed reading it. It was a perfect read for a month where I was struggling to concentrate most days. I gave this 4 stars.
I then read Hot Vampire Next Door Season One by Nikki St. Crowe, which was recommended to me by Harleigh Beck as a part of my 12 Authors, 12 Months, 12 Books challenge. I really liked this and will 100% be adding the next 4 books to my TBR. This is set in a supernatural town, and I want to move there. I gave this book 4 stars.
I then read another ARC, which was Slaughter Park by Lauren Biel. This is book 4 in the Slaycation series, and I freaking love this series so much! This book was just as good as the other 3, if not better, because the MMC is Scottish 😛 I can’t wait for the audiobook. I gave this book 5 stars. It releases on 15th February. I think you should read it.
I have got reviews for all these books up on my blog, so if you want a more in depth feel for the book, please go read them 🙂
Stats
•5 Books Read
•All Kindle books
•2 Kindle Unlimited Books
•3 ARCs
•1,008 pages read
•Longest Book: Slaughter Park
•Shortest Book: Meet Cute at the Boneyard
•Prettiest Cover: Midnight Chase
•Favourite of the month: Slaughter Park (this was so hard to choose!)
