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Amber
Aminko
Angel **Book Junkie**
Bubbles
Caraina
Chrissie
Denise
Emeli
Ferenc
Frankie
Genevieve
Jessica
JoAnne
Karen ♐
Kellene
Kellie
Kendra
Kimberly
Lali & Michelle
Laura Z
LaurLa
Margaret
Marie (UK)
Mary-Megan
Meg
Melissa
Melissa A
Michele
Moondance
Olivermagnus
Susan
Tammie
Vanessa
Yvonne
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Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026: 1/12Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
✅ January - Because you enjoyed Christmas at the Ranch: People Watching | Hannah Bonam-Young | 01.22.26
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
01/12 Completed
The months:
January: Because you enjoyed...Sweet as Sin
Fraternize-Rachel Van Dyken 1/18/26
February: Because you enjoyed...Bourbon & Secrets
Chasing the Wild-Elliott Rose
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!
The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Another year, another try.Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
The months:
Wenn sie wüsste by Freida McFadden ✓ 26/01/25
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Mod
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/12
The months
January Because you shelved Hanks and a Hitman
Death by Dark Roast by Kate P. Adams
February Because you enjoyed Transposition
P.S. I Spook You by S.E. Harmon
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Mod
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January: Because you're reading Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes ...
Star-Crossed Egg Tarts - Jennifer J. Chow - 1/12/26
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Because you enjoyed...Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January - Trending with Goodreads members...
Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid | 1/9
February - Trending with Goodreads members...The Silent Patient
March - Trending with Goodreads members...The Correspondent
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026: 0/12Duration: 1st January 2026 - 31st December 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
The months:
✅January Because I enjoyed First Love by James Patterson (Read 1/1/26/), Explorer suggested I read The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans. Read 1/13/26
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
Example:
Because you enjoyed The Memory of You:
I could choose - You'll Think of Me or Driftwood Lane
Because you're reading A Vineyard Blessing
I could choose - Glistening Sunsets or Finding Christmas
Because you shelved The Vineyard Bride
I could choose - Seabreeze Shores or Summer of Us
Trending with Goodreads members
I could choose - Icebreaker or Things We Hide From the Light
Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!
The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
1/12
January - Trending with Goodreads members
🔷 Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 1/15/26
🔶 My Friends by Fredrik Backman 1/16/26
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026: 0/12January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Mod
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
Example:
Because you enjoyed The Memory of You:
I could choose - You'll Think of Me or Driftwood Lane
Because you're reading A Vineyard Blessing
I could choose - Glistening Sunsets or Finding Christmas
Because you shelved The Vineyard Bride
I could choose - Seabreeze Shores or Summer of Us
Trending with Goodreads members
I could choose - Icebreaker or Things We Hide From the Light
Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!
The months:
January
Because you're reading The Stolen Child
Try Give Him to Me Available in Local Library
February
Because you enjoyed Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days
Read A Long Winter
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
January
Trending with Goodreads members:
Anatomy of an Alibi | Ashley Elston | 01.09 | ★★★★★
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026January 01 - December 31, 2026
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!
January: Because you enjoyed...
The Widows’ Guide to Backstabbing, Amanda Ashby 01/23
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Mod
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January - Gone Before Goodbye
Because you enjoyed...
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Completed: 0/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January
🕮Trending with Goodreads members...
🕮 ★★★★★
February
🕮Trending with Goodreads members...
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March
🕮Trending with Goodreads members...
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April
🕮Because you're reading...The Seven Year Slip
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May
🕮Trending with Goodreads members...
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June
🕮Trending with Goodreads members...
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July
🕮Because you enjoyed...Twelfth Knight
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Goal: 1/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
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Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
Read:
1. January - Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
2. February - We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark
3. March - Because you shelved...
4. April - Trending with Goodreads members...
5. May - Because you enjoyed...
6. June - Because you're reading...
7. July - Because you shelved...
8. August - Trending with Goodreads members...
9. September - Because you enjoyed...
10. October - Because you're reading...
11. November - Because you shelved...
12. December - Trending with Goodreads members...
Explore 2026Duration: Jan. 1st, 2026 - Dec. 31st, 2026
1/12
The months:
✅January: Trending on Goodreads
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Jan. 16th
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Because you enjoyed The Full Moon Coffee Shop ▶️The Bookshop Woman
Because you enjoyed DallerGut Dream Department Store ▶️ The Ghost Cat
Because you enjoyed The World's Wildest Cons: Incredible True Tales of Hustles, Frauds and Swindles ▶️ The Mysterious Benedict Society
Because you enjoyed Persuasion ▶️ Villette
Because you enjoyed Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City ▶️ The Lilac People
Because you enjoyed Silver and Lead ▶️ What Stalks the Deep
Because you enjoyed Through Gates of Garnet and Gold ▶️ Automatic Noodle
Because you shelved Queen Demon ▶️ The City in Glass
Because you shelved Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy ▶️ How to Find a Nameless Fae
Because you shelved Through Gates of Garnet and Gold ▶️ Hemlock & Silver
Trending on Goodreads ▶️ Project Hail Mary
Trending on Goodreads ▶️ Mate
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
1/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
The months:
January
Trending with Goodreads members
Say You'll Remember Me Abby Jimenez 01.02.26 5 stars
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 20261/1/26-12/31/26
The months:
January: Anne of the Island: Because of North and South
February: Wuthering Heights (trending on GR)
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
The months:
January - because you enjoyed Fall Back - Talon Sybil Bartel
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026
January - December 2026
My Explore Challenge (msg 39)
Books Read ❱❱
January ❱❱ options
🫧from Because you enjoyed ❱❱ Bad Boys Don't Date Clumsy Girls OR The Lighthouse Cafe
🫧from Because you shelved ❱❱ The Christmas Cottage
🫧from Trending with Goodreads members ❱❱ My Friends
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026: 0/12January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
January
✔Trending with Goodreads members... Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 1/24/26
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/12
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
The months:
January - Because you shelved - The Compound
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Explore 2026Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
00/12 Completed
The months:
January
Because you enjoyed Work in Progress
Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Mod
The months:January Trending with Goodreads members Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The Lost Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
We Who Will Die (other topics)My Friends (other topics)
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes (other topics)
Star-Crossed Egg Tarts (other topics)
People Watching (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Fredrik Backman (other topics)Jennifer J. Chow (other topics)
Hannah Bonam-Young (other topics)
Freida McFadden (other topics)
Taylor Jenkins Reid (other topics)
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Explore 2026
Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Object: Read one book each month throughout the year. Before the end of each month, you use the Browse feature here on Goodreads. When you click on it, go down to Explore. There will be a few sections to choose a book from.
Because you enjoyed...
Because you're reading...
Because you shelved...
Trending with Goodreads members...
Example:
Because you enjoyed The Memory of You:
I could choose - You'll Think of Me or Driftwood Lane
Because you're reading A Vineyard Blessing
I could choose - Glistening Sunsets or Finding Christmas
Because you shelved The Vineyard Bride
I could choose - Seabreeze Shores or Summer of Us
Trending with Goodreads members
I could choose - Icebreaker or Things We Hide From the Light
Let us know which area you chose a book from. You may catch up, if you get behind. BUT you may not read ahead!
The months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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