My Reading Challenge for 2026 🏆📚 (22/25)

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."

How to Hug a Porcupine by June Eding

“.. no one can upset us unless we allow them to”

It's Complicated by Philippa Found

“I am bad at selecting suitable men to date, but famously brilliant at choosing friends.”

Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy

“To reach your full potential, you must form the habit of putting the pressure on yourself and not waiting for someone else to come along and do it for you.”

Something to Hold Onto by Kate Robson

“I often suggest looking at these four elements: sleep, movement, connection, and nutrition.

I'll focus first on sleep because I think it's so foundational. If you're exhausted, you're going to find it hard to put energy toward any other kind of change. If your sleep is shaky, what can be brought in to support this part of your life?”

Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa

“They all like to feel what they say is being listened to, and they all like to feel that they are the only person in the world who has ever had any feelings or had to deal with anything alone.”

The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel

“The best use of money is as a tool to leverage who you are, but never to define who you are.”

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim

“When you have an unpleasant feeling, don’t grab hold of it and turn it over and over. Instead, leave it alone so it can flow.”

How to Have Feminist Sex by Flo Perry

“Friends are way more important than lovers and they will get you through whatever you’re going through.”

Consent by Jill Ciment

“To draw, I needed to open my eyes wide; to write, I needed to shut them tightly and turn the gaze on my naked self.”

WOLFPACK by Abby Wambach

“… what you do will never define you for long. Who you are always will.”

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”

For One More Day by Mitch Albom

"What is it about childhood that never lets you go, even when you’re so wrecked it’s hard to believe you ever were a child?"

If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura

“Cats are really something. They’ll just ignore you half of the time, but they seem to know when you’re really in need of some comforting.”

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

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