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My first book purchases of 2026! The Correspondent was on my Christmas wish list so I couldn‘t resist buying it when I saw it in the bookstore. What I REALLY went to buy was the tagged book from my #AuldLangSpine list courtesy of @BarbaraJean and I‘m really looking forward to it!
(January 4, 2026)

4.5/5

Shocking in both the incredible way it is written and the nature of the crimes it covers. I can see why it's considered a classic of the true crime genre. I don't think I ever would have picked it up, if it wasn't an #auldlangspine pick, but I'm very glad to have read it. I didn't want to put it down. Thanks @cseydel and @monalyisha.

Guess who already put book two on hold? 🙋‍♀️

It takes a heck of a lot of skill to write a book that is, essentially, a rage-y F U to a certain TERF-y fantasy author who-shall-not-be-named and actually make it really good. So engaging, fabulous characters (and fabulously awful ones). Must. Read. More.

Thank you @CBee for putting this on your #AuldLangSpine list, I wouldn't have read it otherwise and if you can't tell, I loved it!

Cont'd 👇

First book finished for #auldlangspine! This book was so good, I started and finished it today.

It was already on my radar and TBR, but this gave me the push to actually pick it up!

My first 5⭐️ read of 2026!

Wow, another great book from @rachelsbrittain ‘s #AuldLangSpine list! It‘s another 5⭐️ for me. It was perfect timing for a book I wanted to get lost in as I had a sick day so extra reading time. (Just a cold)

Think magical boarding school, mostly from the point of view of a professor who teaches high level demon summoning and dispatching. I felt like there was some influence from Terry Pratchett and a bit of Scholomance. Bi main character. Win!

Finished the tagged book as my first book for #auldlangspine - liked it but definitely a whole cast of unlikeable characters! Good choice @Librarybelle up is the Paris Express which I‘m looking forward to since I‘ve liked all her other books.
@monalyisha

#auldlangspine library haul @CSeydel @monalyisha

I‘m glad this was on @rachelsbrittain ‘s #auldlangspine list, as I‘ve wanted to read something by Alyssa Cole for a while.

It‘s a pretty spicy romance with an interracial couple during the civil war. Both characters are spies for the north stationed in the south, and their attraction is complicated.

A low pick for me, but I‘m glad I read it.
(Also glad I was working alone today while listening- steamy!)

This was my January #bookspin 😁📚.

Picked up some books for #Auldlangspine and #ReadHarder (and just for fun) at the library. Pretty excited for all of these! Not sure how I'll decide what to dive into first... @monalyisha @Soubhiville

*rubs hands together in glee* This month‘s going to be so good. I can feel it.

#BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard

#BookSpin Villains by Necessity #DoubleSpin Snuff

#Roll100 Solarpunk Summers, Villains by Necessity, On Looking

#OokBOokClub Snuff

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery of the Castaway Children

#QueerBC The Gap of Time

#ClearTheCozies All My Bones

#AuldLangSpine Silver in the Wood

#StorySpins Medusa

#AmericanGirlReads A Kingdom Strange