My Reading Challenge for 2026 🏆📚 (9/25)

Hello!

Back with another year of my reading challenge 📚

I’m focusing on shorter, cozy, and thought-provoking books this time around 😊 The kind you finish quickly but keep thinking about. I’ll be sharing each one here with a quote and a photo (yes, still very aesthetic) 💅

iPad pics, Kindle reads 🤓

The Little Book of Rest by Stephanie Thomas

"Don’t wait for life to be easy, as it will always be complex. Situations can’t always be controlled, but how you experience them can be. Choose to slow down and focus on things that make you happy every day."

A Gentle Reminder by Bianca Sparacino

"When you are not feeling good enough, remember that sometimes the root of feeling not good enough comes from holding yourself to someone else’s ideal rather than your own. Remember that you are the only person who gets to decide if you are good enough. You are the only person qualified enough to determine your value."

The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose

"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back."

The Mastery of Love by Miguel Ruiz

"Happiness never comes from outside of us."

How to Understand and Deal with Depression by Wendy Green

"For a couple of weeks, make a note of situations, times, places and people that make you feel stressed."

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

"You can just give a vague answer to a personal question, and they’ll come to their own conclusions."

Countdown to Riches by Rhonda Byrne

"Only our own limiting beliefs limit what you can experience."

Michelle Obama - Quotes to Live By by Alex Lemon

"We should always have three friends in our lives: one who walks ahead who we look up to and follow; one who walks beside us, who is with us every step of our journey; and then, one who we reach back for and bring along after we've cleared the way."

Wenjack by Joseph Boyden

"The only thing the school he’s run away from has taught him is how to be fearful of adults."

I’ll keep updating this as the year goes on.

What’s been your favorite read so far this year? I’m always happy to add more to the list 🙌🏻