mid-year book freakout tag
thank you @bonheur-cafe for the tag!
mumber of books you've read so far: 12 (which goodreads tells me is not where i need to be if i want to hit my goal this year lol)
best book you've read so far in 2026: martyr! by kaveh akbar
best sequel you've read so far in 2026: i don't think i have read a sequel, actually. i've been meaning to pick up bloodmarked, the sequel to legendborn by tracy deonn forever, though. hoping to get to it this year!
new release you haven't read yet but want to: i saw no god but us by bobuq sayed on a rec list for pride month and it immediately caught my attention, so i'd probably say that
most anticipated release for the second half of the year: probably american hagwon by min jin lee!
biggest surprise favorite new author (debut or new to you): kaveh akbar, hands down. i was obsessed with martyr!, i want to read everything he's ever written
newest fictional crush: mona tewari's abbakka chowta from burn the sea
book that made you cry: books rarely make me cry tbh but there's always this year by hanif abdurraqib definitely had me emotional. there's something about the way he writes that always feels like a punch in the gut
most beautiful book you've gotten so far this year: i think i've only bought one book this year, so the white album by joan didion wins by default
book that made you happy: my current read, honey by imani thompson is making me very happy. it's about a black british phd student that starts "accidentally" killing misogynistic men and it is a very good time
what books do you want to read by the end of the year?
ugh so many. american hagwon by min jin lee, no god but us by bobuq sayed, the arsonists' city by hala alyan, on morrison by namwali serpell, and leave and come back by lavanya lakshmi are the ones i'm thinking about rn
tagging @carlos-tk @everlastingday @reyesstrand @orchidscript @sassy-coweyes and anyone else who reads and would like to share!