Book 4/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsLouisa Clark has always lived a quiet, predictable life in her small village, surrounded by her family and her long-term boyfriend. But everything changes when she takes a job caring for Will Traynor, a wealthy and adventurous man who became paralysed after an accident.Once accustomed to a life … Continue reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Book 3/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars I started rereading Valley of the Dolls on February 10th which was the sixtieth anniversary of the book’s publication. I was super excited to reread it as I enjoyed it so much when I first read it a decade ago that I devoured it in two days … Continue reading Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

Book 2/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars In 2044, the world outside has become almost unrecognisable, causing millions escape into the OASIS – an enormous virtual world where people can live out almost any fantasy.For Wade Watts, the OASIS is more than an escape. Its mysterious creator, James Halliday, has hidden a series of … Continue reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Book 1/30. My rating: 5 of 5 stars After not reading a single 5-star book in 2025 😭 and, worse, reading four 1-star ones 😭😭 I am beyond thrilled to start my 2026 reading challenge with a 5-star book 🥳The Nightingale tells the story of Vianne and Isabelle, sisters bound by a deep affection despite … Continue reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Book 38/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars I deliberately chose Becoming by Michelle Obama for book 38, aka the final book of my 2025 reading challenge, because I turned 38 in August (an age that is a composite of mine and my late mum's birth dates) and this era between 38 and 83, hereby … Continue reading Becoming by Michelle Obama

Book 37/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Original 2015 ReviewFor you, a thousand times over.This book was just devastating. Gaaah!! So so so sad. Hassan ... Hassan made me feel sooo many things. I'd have given the book 5 stars except I couldn't stand Amir. He is such a little shit. I felt nothing … Continue reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Book 36/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars After a painful breakup, Lila Macapagal returns home hoping to get her life back on track. Instead, she finds herself caught up in the familiar chaos of family life: trying to rescue her Tita Rosie’s struggling restaurant while enduring the affection, opinions, and relentless matchmaking attempts of … Continue reading Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Book 35/30. My rating: 3 of 5 stars On New Year’s Eve, a mysterious illness spreads rapidly, devastating the world within weeks. Governments collapse, the power grid fails, and more than half the population dies. As civilization falls apart, magic begins to emerge, bringing both extraordinary abilities and terrifying dangers. Lana Bingham and her partner, … Continue reading Year One by Nora Roberts

Book 34/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious … Continue reading Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Book 33/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4 ½ stars ✨Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records for company. But his quiet life is about to change.Linus is summoned by Extremely … Continue reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune