Reading Roundup: January 2026
January was a nice start to the year. A couple of non-fiction books and a lot more comics that I'd realised!
Rouge by Mona Awad – Review & Analysis
Dark, beautiful, thematically rich and got better with every read. I’ll never look at skin care the same way again.
Digest 20260205: Post-Anxiety Highs + an apropos WIP
I am emerging from 10 days in an anxiety hole. With the self-awareness of one long used to an anxious brain, I lost the plot, lost a lot of sleep…
10 Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025
Last year I discovered that I can still learn, and think, and get excited about it.
Law of Fives 2026 Reading Bingo
Plans for Law of Fives reading bingo.
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
⭐⭐ 2/5 Stars - I don't think a book has ever made me cringe this much.
The Unfinished Harauld Hughes by Richard Ayoade
⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 - It is an easy listen, silly and short, but I didn't get it!
Reading ‘Goals’ for 2026
12 loose reading goals for 2026
Reading Activity for 2025
I know we are past the mid-point of January, but I forgot this was sitting in my drafts, so I thought I may as well post it, and I find…
Educated by Tara Westover
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 - A fascinating memoir that gave me a window into a whole other world but left me curiously unsatisfied.