Now that the year is halfway over, I thought I’d check-in on my progress with my 2026 reading goals. My goals for 2026 are to:
- Read 60 books.
- Read 6 of my book club books.
- Read 12 of my 2026 Book of the Month (BotM) picks.
- Read 15 books on my BotM backlist.
- Read every single day by reading at least 1 chapter per day.
I’ve been keeping track of my progress on my 2026 Goals & Tracking page.
Yearly Goal
My goal for the year is to read 60 books and I’ve already read 51. I’m crushing this goal so far!
So far, my favorite books I’ve read are:
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Road of Bones by Demi Winters
- Kingdom of Claw by Demi Winters
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
- Funny Story by Emily Henry
- The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
- Half City by Kate Golden
- This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
- If Not For My Baby by Kate Golden
- Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
- Dawn of the North by Demi Winters
I’ve read a lot of amazing books this year!
Book Club
I made a goal to read 6 of my book club books this year. I’ve read 5 as of the end of June so I only need to read one more to meet my goal.
Book of the Month
I made a goal to read 12 of my 2026 BotM picks. I’ve only read 5, so I’m almost halfway there. It looks like I need to step this goal up a bit if I want to meet it by the end of the year.
Book of the Month Backlist
I made a goal to read 15 of the books on my BotM backlist and I’ve read 10 so far. I should meet this goal, no problem.
Reading Every Day
I made a goal this year to read every single day by reading at least one chapter per day and I have. I’m really proud of this goal because I’ve never been able to read every day for a full six months, let alone a year. If I keep this up, then I’ll meet my goal!
The chart below illustrates how many pages I’ve read each day for the past 6 months. So far, March 3 was my best reading day.
Conclusion
I’ve had an awesome reading year so far. Even though I need to focus on reading books that accomplish my other goals a little more, I’m actually quite happy with my progress. Hopefully the last half of 2026 will be just as awesome in terms of reading!
