🌠2026 Reading Resolutions🌠

2025 was a very successful year for reading. So many different worlds were explored, emotions were felt, and feet were kicked after the main character finally kissed their love interest after 300 freaking pages! We love a good slow burn.

Moving forward into 2026 means creating goals and fun challenges for ourselves to look forward to. This year, both Bear and I are creating personal reading resolutions, as well as a reading resolution for the book club. Without further ado, let’s look at our stats for 2025 and our reading resolutions for 2026.

Danni’s Stats

I didn’t personally keep track of my reading stats because I didn’t think it would be something I’d be interested in. (I was wrong and I regret that!) But that will change starting this year. I figure I probably read about 44 books, which I don’t think is too terrible, but I’m really going to have to work to pump those numbers up for 2026 (especially once you see Bear’s stats).

I want to start utilizing some of the book-tracking apps out there so that I have a fully developed idea of what my reading data for 2026 looks like. I know some of my friends use Goodreads, Fable, and StoryGraph to manage their history, so I think that is going to be a huge component of my resolution. Another goal is to keep updating this blog! I’ve never felt that I’m a very strong writer, but I am interested in exploring my voice and sharing my love for reading. I plan to work on expanding my ability to customize this blog, as well as ensure content is consistently being published.

The last part of my 2026 resolution is to read 50 books! I know for some avid readers this doesn’t seem like a lot (BEAR!), but as someone who is rediscovering their love of reading post-university, this is going to be a huge undertaking for myself. I do truly think I can stay committed this year, especially with a blog to keep myself accountable.

Bear’s Thoughts

This has been a great reading year for me! I, like Danni, had not been reading very much after university, but this was the year I picked back up my love of books. I started the year with the same goal as my mother (to read 50 books) since I wasn’t quite sure what my capabilities would be. I achieved that goal in May and bumped it to 75, then 100, and finally to 120! I finished book 120 on December 18th, so I’ve officially reached my goal for the year.

My busiest reading month was August, in which I read 20 books; by far my least was November, when I only read three books the whole month (I was in the midst of an absolutely brutal reading slump). According to Fable, my tracker of choice, here is how my year broke down:

• Romance- 65 books

• Fantasy- 55 books

• Sci-fi- 28 books

• Thrillers- 20 books

• Historical Fiction- 12 books

My top-read authors were Ruby Dixon (at a whopping 14 books!), Lisa Kleypas (6), Matt Dinniman (5), and H.D. Carlton and Martha Wells (4 each). My ratings were all over the place, ranging from a single 1-star read all the way up to four 6-star reads!

I also have a few goals for 2026. First, I have set my "books read" goal to 75. I want to give myself permission to take more time with my books should I choose, and 75 seems like a good middle ground. I also want to read at least one classic per month, as I own a large quantity of classics but tend not to read them often. Additionally, I have a list of "26 books to read in 2026" that I really want to finish.

Finally—and likely most importantly—I am going on a book-buying ban. I currently have 241 unread physical copies in my TBR pile, which is absolutely bananas! For the first three months of the year, I won't buy any books. After that, I’ll limit myself to one book a month, to be used exclusively for series I already partially own. I am hoping to significantly reduce my physical TBR this year!

I hope you all have an amazing reading year and reach all of your own goals!

Love, 

Bear XOXO

Both Bear and myself talked extensively on what we wanted our reading journey to look like in 2026 and this helped us to carefully craft our resolutions to be fun, challenging, and realistically obtainable. 2026 is going to be a wild ride as we begin to dive head-first into our catalogue of books and we hope that you’ll enjoy being right there beside us. Happy Reading!