We are more than halfway through the reading year, so I’m doing the very popular mid-year freak-out book tag. I will talk about the good, the bad, and the surprising. Come find out which books I’ve deemed the best and worst of the year so far. 

You can find the companion blog here.

**If you want to listen to previous mid-year check-in episodes, go to episodes 30, 73, and 111.

Mid-Year Freak-Out Book Tag Questions: 

1. Best Books of 2026 So Far
2. Best Sequels of 2026 So Far
3. Biggest Disappointments of 2026 So Far
4. New Releases I Haven’t Read But Want To
5. Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of the Year
6. Biggest Surprises of 2026 So Far
7. Favorite New Author (Debut or New to Me)
8. Books I Learned the Most From
9. A Book That Made Me Cry
10. Books That Made Me Happy
11. Most Beautiful Book Cover I’ve Read So Far This Year
12. Books I Need to Read Before the End of 2026
13. My Favorite Genres of the Year So Far
14. Books You Want to Reread This Year
15. Books You’ve Been Putting Off
16. A Book You Enjoyed with Mixed Reviews
17. A Series You Want to Finish Before the End of the Year
18. Five-Star Predictions for the Rest of the Year
19. Do You Think You’ll Reach Your Reading Goal or Will You Change It?
20. Any New Goals for the Rest of the Year?

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