Reading with a Griffin

I have been doing very well with my reading goals since I started keeping track of them on this blog, so I decided to keep doing these posts.

Here are my reading goals for 2026.

🟪 Read 100 Books

🟦 Reread at least one book every month

🟩 Read at least one 2026 release every month

🟨 Read at least 5 tomes

🟧 Review every book I read

🟥 Read 5 classics

🟧 Complete Birdjay's 2026 Reading Challenge: at least the 12 I have highlighted in purple below, though I'm hoping to complete as many as possible. This was created by Birdjay who is the creator of the forum Freedom & Literacy which I am part of.

🟨 Finish 3 Series

Some series I would like to continue/finish in 2026.

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
The first arc of The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
The Four Winds by Alexandria Warwick- the final book is coming out in January
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe- if it is finished
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman- the final book is going to come out next year
The Adventure Zone by the McElroys- the final book is coming out in July
Taking Wonderland by Martin Baynton- the final book is supposed to come out later in 2026
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde

🟩 Read 13 retellings

🟦 Read 26 fantasy books

🟪 Read 26 graphic novels

🟦 Read 26 books in 2026 from my list

Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix
Paladin's Grace (The Saint of Steel #1) by T. Kingfisher
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) by Becky Chamber
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
S. by J.J. Abrams & Doug Dorst
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive #4) by Brandon Sanderson
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
North of Night by Emily Rath
Mermaid Moon by Susann Cokal
The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
The Herbwitch Princess by Ireen Chau
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
Wind & Truth (The Stormlight Archive #5) by Brandon Sanderson
The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien #3) by Walter Moers
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott

🟩 Read 10 poetry collections

🟨 Complete the Buzzword Reading Challenge- Title & Covers

The Buzzword Reading Challenge was created many years ago by Kayla from Booksandlala. In 2025, I completed both the Title and Cover challenges and plan on doing so again in 2026.

Here is a link to her video for this year’s challenge: Your *New* 2026 Reading Challenge 💕