February 2026 Holidays and January Wrap-Up
Reasons to celebrate and ways to find joy in everyday living - here’s a list of all the fun holidays to bookmark for the month ahead!
Hello Joyful Readers!
January was equal parts quick and slow for me. The state of the U.S. is scary and now more than ever, is a great reminder to embrace the joy in every day life while we can. One positive note is that January was an extremely successful reading month for me, I loved everything I read!
January by the numbers:
8 books finished
4 print, 2 ebook, 2 audiobook
4 nonfiction, 3 romance, 1 romantasy
8 loved; 2 new forever favorites
7 new to me authors
2 gifted books from publishers
3 new romance series started
1 romantasy duology started
DNF’s: none!
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Finished Reading - January 2026
1. 📖 The Ordeals by Rachel Greenlaw ✨ Hardback copy purchased from OUABC Box Up All Night Box | 5 stars - Loved it! | Review linked below
2. 🎧 Dessert Can Save the World by Christina Tosi ✨ audiobook purchased from Audible | 5 stars - Loved it! | Review linked below
3. 📖 Simply More by Cynthia Erivo ✨ Hardback purchased from B&N | 5 stars - Loved it! | Review coming soon!
4. 📱 Steal My Heart by Laura Pavlov #1 in the Rosewood River series ✨ ebook available in Kindle Unlimited | 4.5 stars loved it | Review coming soon!
5. 📖 Life After Ambition by Amil Niazi ✨ Hardback gifted from Atria | 4.5 loved it | Review coming soon!
6. 📱 Game Changer by Rachel Reid #1 in the Heated Rivalry series ✨ ebook Unlocked in Everand | 4.5 stars loved it | Review coming soon!
7. 🎧 Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws ✨ Audiobook purchased in LibroFM | 4.5 stars loved it | Review coming soon!
8. 📖 Same by Hannah Rosenberg ✨ Paperback gifted from SMP | 5 stars loved it | Review coming soon!
ICYMI: Links to recent book reviews:
Review: The Ordeals
Review: Dessert Can Save the World
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February’s holiday lists:
What are you most looking forward to in February?
February’s upcoming new releases:
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What’s at the top of your TBR?
Currently Reading:
As a mood reader, I tend to have a ton of books open at once - usually a bunch of nonfiction and a handful of fiction. Here’s what I’ve got open at the moment:
1. 📖 Be Yourself at Work ✨ Hardback purchased from B&N
2. 📖 All about love by bell hooks ✨ Sprayed edge hardback gifted from William Morrow
3. 📖 Finding my way by Malala Yousafzai ✨ Hardback gifted from Atria
4. 📖 The Plan by Kendra Adachi ✨ Hardback purchased from retailer
Currently reading from subscription services
1. 📱The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi ✨ ebook unlocked in Everand
2. 📱 For the Love of Friends by Sara Goodman Confino ✨ ebook available in KU
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With joy from the stacks
Check out all the books I’ve read so far in 2026 here: TheJoyfulBookBlogger on Amazon
Lovely graphics and colour palette!! I’m most looking forward to And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison🌨️💕