It's been a few months since I shared an updated TBR list with you guys, so I figured it's time to knock one out before it gets out of hand.
I don't know if you know this, but finding and discovering books and actually reading books are two very different hobbies. I myself spend just as much time exploring what to read next as I do actually reading, and that's saying something since I find any and every excuse to crack open a book.
As you can imagine, my TBR is always in a state of flux, and there's really no way I'm ever going to completely empty it out. As it stands, I currently have 275 samples in my Kindle library, 17 of the 20 allowable Kindle Unlimited borrows, two digital library loans, more than 10 unread downloaded ebooks (I got tired of scrolling), and 17 unread physical books in my bookcase.
The last TBR update I shared with y'all was back in October. It featured 20 titles -- a lot of historic and realistic fiction, since that's what I've been craving lately. It pains me to admit this, but I've only read one book from that list:
Something in the Walls. It was fantastic, though, and made
my best books of 2025 list. I did start and DNF
The Phoenix Pencil Company, which was pretty disappointing. I wanted to like this one so bad, but the style of writing just was not for me at all.
I did just post an
updated reading list for Winter, also featuring 20 books. There is some crossover between that list and the October TBR update. It also includes the first two books on the
2026 One Woman Book Club schedule. I've read two books off of this one so far, which isn't bad considering it's only been up for a month.
This new TBR list picks up where the October list left off and does not include any titles from the barely-a-month-old
Winter Reading List. I tell you this because some of the books that made
that list were added
after the October TBR update, but once a title makes it onto a reading list, it gets removed from any subsequent TBR posts.
I bet you're ready for the actual list, right? Without further ado, here are 16 titles that have caught my interest in the last few months.
Immortal: The Imogen Gray Series
Author: Lauretta Hignet
This is the first in a five-book series about a girl who literally cannot die...except she keeps getting murdered by the same mysterious stalker over and over again to the point that she doesn't even fight back anymore. Throw in a psychic kid who's chosen her as his new mom, a powerful blood witch who's trying to bring about the apocalypse, and a charming Vampire King, and you have my next urban fantasy read.
The Moorwitch
Author: Jessica Khoury
Rose Prior is a Weaver, a witch that can spin spells with needle and thread. She escaped her abusive home by striking a deal with a member of the fae and has been working as a magic teacher, but her magic is waning and she's slowly dying with each spell she weaves. Now the fae has come to collect his debt -- Rose must travel to Scotland and find the gateway to the realm of the fae. While there, she gets a job working as a governess, where she starts to fall for her employer.
Magpie
Author: Georgia Hill
In 1660, Susanna Loveday is an apprentice to a healer at Tenpenny House. When rumors of witchcraft begin to spread, Susanna finds herself in the midst of a deadly game, and a choice that still echoes centuries later. In the present day, Beth Loveday has just bought Tenpenny House, where she hopes to to rebuild her life in peace. But the old shop has other plans. Beth finds strange objects hidden in the walls, including a book of forgotten memories, and is having dreams that feel like memories.
Famous Last Words
Author: Gillian McAllister
On June 21st, Camilla wakes to her husband, Luke, gone and a cryptic note in his place. Then the police show up. There's a hostage situation developing in London, and Luke is involved. Only he isn't a hostage -- he's the gunman. Now, Camilla must decide what to do next with the clues Luke left her in his note.
The Wondrous Life and Loves of Nella Carter
Author: Brionni Nwosu
Nella was born a slave in 18th-century Georgia. She believes in "the will to survive amid the most untenable of conditions, in the glory of life, and in the ultimate goodness of the human race" and asks Death to let her live long enough to prove it. Death agrees, and Nella begins an epic journey through the centuries. Finally, she meets Professor Sebastian Moore and can't bear to leave this love behind.
Daughter of the Tarot
Author: Clare Marchant
This is a dual timeline story in which two women are connected through the centuries by a deck of tarot cards. Portia is a tarot reader in 1644 London who delivers the Devil card to the doors of women she believes need help. In the present day, Beatrice has just found a deck of tarot card that's been passed down through the generations of her family. The deck is missing the Devil card, and Beatrice hears rumors that this card is linked to a series of women's murders in the 17th century.
The Last Correspondent
Author: Soraya M. Lane
Y'all know that books about journalism are my weakness. And this one is set during World War II! Ella Franks loses her job as a journalist when it's discovered she's writing under a male pseudonym, but she refuses to be silenced and takes a job as a war correspondent in France. There, she meets photojournalist Danni Bradford, who's working with her best friend and partner, Andy, to not only cover what's happening in Normandy but also to find his sister, Chloe, who joined the French Resistance.
A House Between Sea and Sky
Author: Beth Cato
It's 1926, and Fayette Wynne has just arrived in Carmel-by-the-Sea to finish writing her latest project in peace. She's grieving the death of her mother and angry that her family's famous healing sourdough couldn't save her. During a violent storm, Fayette saves Rex Hallstrom, a rising star. They take shelter in a house on the cliff. The house is magical -- sentient, curious, and lonely. In the days that follow, Fayette and Rex discover that the house is steeped in local legends and has a wicked history.
Grimm Curiosities
Author: Sharon Lynn Fischer
I recently read Tea & Alchemy by this author and was blown away, so I'm pretty excited to dive into this one. Set in 1851, Lizzy Grimm has just inherited her father's antique shop, Grimm Curiosities. Then, Lizzy meets Antony, whose sister suffers from the same affliction as Lizzy's mother -- both have been struck silent and unresponsive after speaking with ghosts. While working together to figure out what happened to their loved ones, Lizzy and Antony find what could be the key to solving the mystery: her father's set of rare books on ancient folktales, enchantments, and yuletide myths.
The Golden Age of Magic
Author: Luanne G. Smith
What could be better than fairy godmothers and 1920s Hollywood? Celeste is one step away from becoming a full-fledged fairy godmother. All she has to do is help her first protege achieve their destiny, so she heads to Hollywood where befriends Rose, a studio seamstress. Things are going well until a series of accidents on the studio lot. Celeste fears another fairy godmother is sabotaging her. Then a starlet is murdered, and Rose is accused.
Dear Reader (Devil's Backbone series)
Author: Tate James
Stories about secret societies are kind of a guilty pleasure for me, and I generally love anything Tate James writes. Ashley is attending Neveah University on a scholarship. Her new stepbrother and his friends also attend. As with books like these, they don't get along, but Ashley is determined to simply ignore then. Then the Devil's Backbone Society enters the scene.
Woman on the Verge
Author: Kim Hooper
Not gonna lie -- the cover on this one captured my attention first. I mean, how gorgeous is it?! This is the story of three mothers -- Nicole, Katrina, and Rose -- as they struggle to define themselves. Nicole is being pulled in a bunch of different directions; Katrina is flirting with strangers at bars; and Rose is unhappy within the constraints of an 80s-era housewife. Somehow, the three's lives become intertwined, but are they headed for a breakthrough...or a breakdown?
The London Seance Society
Author: Sarah Penner
I really enjoyed The Lost Apothecary by this same author, so I have high hopes for this one. Vaudeline D'Allaire is known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to identify their killers. Lenna Wickes wants answers about her sister's death but first needs to overcome her distrust of the process. When Vaudeline is hired to solve a high-profile murder in London, Lenna goes with her as an understudy. They team up with London's exclusive Seance Society and begin to suspect they might be doing more than solving a crime -- they may be entangled in one.
The God of the Woods
Author: Liz Moore
Thirteen-year-old Barbara Van Laar goes missing from her bunk at summer camp in August of 1975. Not only does Barbara's family own the camp, but her older brother disappeared fourteen years before and was never found. Now the search is on for Barbara, and the Van Laar family secrets may not stay hidden for long.
Land of Dreams
Author: Gian Sardar
Frankie Donnelly is a "fixer" for RCO Studios. Her latest fix is the upcoming marriage of Hollywood royals, Jack Sawyer and June Finney. When a murder causes chaos, Frankie is forced to choose which player to protect and which to destroy.
The People's Library
Author: Veronica G. Henry
This is a futuristic sci-fi book that explores the concept of AI technology. It's not my typical read, but the reviews sold me on giving it a shot. Echo London is the curator of the People's Library. It's a digital collection of human consciousness, including humanity's greatest minds and historical figures who have been recreated through a controversial technology. Meanwhile, an anti-tech rebellion is stirring, and Echo finds herself caught between the resistance and a potentially virtual evolution.
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