Last week’s cat picture was of Hecate looking back at the year that was passing. Not really, it was Hecate seeming to utterly reject the new cat we put out for her. What a difference a week makes! Today’s picture is Hecate, IN that cat bed, giving me more than a bit of tortitude but claiming the whole thing for herself after all.
Now that the holidays are drawing to a close, we’re moving out of “no time’s land” and back into more of a routine. It was fun to have lots of time off for the holidays, and now it’s comforting for life to go back to normal. Except for the parts where 2026 is looking like 2025 part two.
But speaking of routine – or at least routine-ish – I signed up for the 2026 Audiobook Challenge hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. I’ve looked at it for years, but hadn’t wanted to formally commit because I didn’t want to deal with tracking. I took a look back at last year to tally just how many audiobooks I listened to, and I was somewhere on the challenge levels between “Binge Listener” and “My Precious”. They had me at “My Precious” so I’m in for this year and we’ll see how it goes. (I’m already in the middle of my first audiobook for the year!)
I hope that your return to the usual routine isn’t too traumatic – AND that you’ll continue reading along with me as 2026 continues!
Current Giveaways:
$10 Gift Card or $10 in Books in the New Year, New You Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 in Books in the Winter 2025-2026 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop
Winner Announcements:
The winner of the Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Holiday Giveaway is Rochelle
The winner of the Dashing December Giveaway Hop is Bonnie
Blog Recap:
A+ #BookReview: Dance with Death by Will Thomas
B+ #AudioBookReview: A Ruin Great and Free by Cadwell Turnbull
B #BookReview: Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki, translated by Jordan Taylor
New Year New You Giveaway Hop
Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Stacking the Shelves (686)
Coming This Week:
The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz (#BlogTour #BookReview)
A Lion’s Ransom by Candace Robb (#BookReview)
Sorcerous Plates by Tao Wong (#BookReview)
We Will Rise Again edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz and Malka Older (#BookReview)
Intergalactic Waste Management, LLC by Ash Bishop (#BookReview)
