First #bookspin list for 2026, and I‘m going to be focusing on my #AuldLangSpine list from @rachelsbrittain . I have physical copies of 4 of her books and two audiobooks on hold from the library, can‘t wait to see how many I can get to. The only actual title here is for bookclub, and then I also gave a couple spots to holiday gifts. I‘ll get back to a more normal title list in February. 😁📚❤️
Thank you @Captivatedbybooks for an absolutely **PURRfect** 12/10 no notes #NLHS #naughtylistholidayswap package. The cookies look soooo good, I just caught a cold 😭 so fuzzy socks and hot drinks are a must, I‘m obsessed with the smell of the candle and her adorable kitty ornament and bookends, and can‘t wait to dig into this book and build myself a weird chocolate Santa 😂 Love it all so much!!
pickMy 2025 favorite books
First up is DLTFI
I really enjoyed reading this book and it was also one of the first ones I read this year. Just the right amount of creepy and horror. Also felt very dark academia to me. It also features asexual representation and an Achillean romance.
Trigger warnings for this book will be spoiler marked in the comments. If you do not want to know or be spoiled, simply don‘t click.
pickIncisive young adult novel that doesn't try for pat explanations of the somewhat inexplicable.
pickThis will probably be the last book I finish this year, and it‘s a good way to end it. This was a lot of fun and would honestly be an easy one for me to recommend to a lot of people. Complex characters? ✔️ Propulsive plot? ✔️ Interesting world building? ✔️ Vivid writing? ✔️ There‘s magic/fantasy but it‘s mainly a heist story. And there‘s romance but it‘s not the main plot. Found family, an anti-hero you can root for, diverse cast. Easily 4.5 stars
Kind of awesome to read an incredibly popular book and discover that damn, it really is that good!
#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo
post #2- You are the best - again I am sending you a ton of gratitude and love thank you so so much! These books are perfect- and i like the way you do book math 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #naughtylistholidayswap
Because I don‘t come from a family of readers, I‘m not gifted books for Christmas unless I explicitly ask for them. These, I asked for.
I stumbled upon book 4 as a kid, and it quickly became one of my treasured, favorite books. Sadly, there was nobody around to tell me that it was part of a series! I‘ve been planning to right that wrong for a long time. 2026 is finally the year.
