My 2026 Spring reading list

Every season, I like to share with you a list of books I intend to read during that time. I have a whole list planned out. It’s a good list.

And then, things happen. Life happens. Shiny new books happen. Recently, I’ve been gifted several arcs that I am very excited about and grateful for. Long story short, I end up reading half of what I planned to read if I’m lucky.

But damn it! All of the books I wanted to read are still books I want to read! However, while I catch up on my ever-growing TBR pile, I don’t want to write about the same books every quarter. You don’t want to read about the same books every quarter. So going forward, we’re going to do things a little differently. If I’ve talked about a book in the last year, even if I’m still planning to read it this season, it’s not going on the list. I’m only going to talk about new books. It’s going to be a shorter list, but at least it’ll be all new info. And probably new releases.

And of course, you can always follow along with everything I’m reading on Goodreads.

The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer

When I read the last book by Kliewer, We Used To Live Here, I added him to my instant buy list.

This one is about a caretaker who needs to follow specific rituals when looking after an old cabin. And, from the description on Goodreads, it appears that Kliewer hasn’t lost his love of Morris code.

Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay

This is an amazing-looking story about a man trapped in a vegetative AI limbo, and a woman desperately trying to survive. As a lover of dark scifi, I can’t wait to dig into this one. And that cover!

The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed

I’m already part of the way through this one. And yes, I already love it.

This book is about a generational ship, where people are starting to question why they’re spending their entire lives working to preserve ancestors whom none of them have even met.

Look for a full review soon.

Rainshadow Orphans by Naomi Ishiguro

This appears to be a beautiful, sprawling urban fantasy about magic and found families. There are dragons. There are magic pearls. There are gang wars. I am very excited about reading this.

We Hexed The Moon by Mollyhall Seeley

Remember a couple of years ago when the Witchtok girlies decided to hex the moon. This was quite a funny concept to me, as a witch who really, really likes the moon. But, whereas I had a good laugh and moved on, Seeley asked a question I’d never even considered.

What if it worked?

I can’t wait to find out the answer.

I Know A Place by Nat Cassidy

Finally, this book popped up as a recommendation on Amazon. The cover caught my attention, the description even more.

This seems to be a road trip to several dark and twisted places that I’d quite like to visit. At least, on the page. And since I’ll probably not be road tripping this Summer, this book might be my vacation.

A very dark and eerie vacation from the sound of it.

So those are the new books I’m planning to read this Spring. I hope you’ll add some of these to your own TBR list. And if there’s a book you think I should check out, please let me know about it in the comments.

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