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And once again, we gather at the threshold of a new reading year, standing before our stacks like pilgrims before a well-loved shrine. Some books are waiting patiently on our shelves, some are borrowed with hopeful due dates tucked inside, and others arrive fresh and gleaming from the most recent book haul, still smelling faintly of promise 📚✨

The 100 Books in 2026 Challenge is not about rules (just 5 small ones) or pressure, but about showing up. It is about turning pages in quiet moments, listening to stories while the world moves around you, and letting words accompany you through the year. Whether your reading comes from your TBR, the library, audiobooks on long walks, or impulse buys that insisted on coming home with you, every story counts.

All you need to do is simple: read or listen, then add each finished book to your list. No judgment, no competition, just a growing record of time spent with stories. One book at a time, a year shaped by words.

Here’s to curiosity, comfort reads, unexpected favorites, and the joy of returning to this list again and again.
Happy reading 😎

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To keep things delightfully simple and fair, here are the official rules for the 100 Books in 2026 Challenge 📖✨

📚 Challenge Rules

1. Challenge duration: The challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st, 2026. Only books finished within this time frame count.
2. What counts: Only books and audiobooks are eligible. (Manga, graphic novels, comics, and similar formats do not count.)
3. Who can join: Everyone is welcome! To join, simply leave a comment and you’re in.
4. Track your reads: Every finished book or audiobook should be added to this list. One title, one entry, no complications.
5. Share your challenge space: Create your own challenge post or tracking page on your blog or website, and share the link in a comment, so others can follow along.

That’s it. No minimum pace, no pressure to race, just a year-long invitation to read widely, deeply, or comfortingly. One hundred books is the goal, but the real prize is the time spent with stories. 📚✨

№	Cover	Title & Author	Pages / Length	Date Read
1		The Rowan (Killian Blade, #1) ♦ Stella Brie	244 pp	01/01/26
2		The Rowan’s Stone (Killian Blade, #2) ♦ Stella Brie	340 pp	1/3/26
3		Pelé (Little People, BIG DREAMS, #43) ♦	32 pp	1/4/26
4		The Rowan’s Destiny (Killian Blade, #3) ♦ Stella Brie	365 pp	1/6/26
5		If He Had Been With Me (If He Had Been With Me, #1) ♦ Laura Nowlin	391 pp	1/9/26
6		Daugher of Tides (Born to Sea and Storm, #1) ♦ Kit Rocha	320 pp	1/11/26
7		Morrighan (The Remnant Chronicles, #0.5) ♦ Mary E. Person	231 pp	1/12/26
8		Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) ♦ Richelle Mead	327 pp	1/14/26
9		Vampire! Vampire! ♦ Markus Heitz	211 pp	1/17/26
10		Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3) ♦ Richelle Mead	443 p	1/20/26
11		Hekate – The Witch (Goddesses of the Underworld, #1) ♦ Nikita Gill	384 pp	1/24/26
12		Kein Kuchen für Vampire (Guild Codex: Demonized, #2) ♦ Annette Marie	351 pp	1/25/26
13		Court of Nightmares (Courts and Kings, #1) ♦ K.A. Knight	16:41h	1/26/26
14		Court of Talons (Fangs & Fire, #1) ♦ Jennifer Chance	457 pp	1/28/26
15		His Lesson in Submission (The Twelve Nights of Christmas, #2) ♦ Darcy Fayton	117 pp	1/29/26
16		Space Band – Die schlechteste Band der Welt … aber die beste Band des Universums ♦ Tom Fletcher	352 pp	1/30/26
17		Sabotage (The L.O.R.D.S., #4) ♦ Shantel Tessier	229 pp	2/3/26
18		The Dawn of the Cursed Queen (Gods & Monsters, #3) ♦ Amber V. Nicole	673 pp	2/7/26
19		Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) ♦ Nic Stone	208 pp	2/8/26
20		Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2) ♦ Nic Stone	260 pp	2/11/26
21		The Crimson Moth (The Crimson Moth, #1) ♦ Kristen Ciccarelli	404 pp	2/13/26
22		The Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2) ♦ Kristen Ciccarelli	455 pp	2/16/26
23		Die Erwählte (Throne of Glass, #1) ♦ Sarah J. Maas	474 pp	2/19/26
24		Dear Manny (Dear Martin, #3) ♦ Nic Stone	193 pp	2/21/26
25		Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2) ♦ Callie Hart	24.30h	2/26/26
26		Das verratene Herz (Empire of Sins and Souls, #1) ♦ Beril Kehribar	387 pp	2/26/26
27		Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters, #1) ♦ Jaymin Eve	373 pp	3/2/26
28		The War of Two Queens (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] (Blood and Ash, #4.1) ♦ Jennifer L. Armentrout	11:27h	3/3/26
29		Reclaimed (Shadow Beast Shifters, #2) ♦ Jaymin Eve	352 pp	3/4/26
30		Kriegerin im Schatten (Throne of Glass, #2) ♦ Sarah J. Maas	517 pp	3/6/26
31		His Broken Vow (The Twelve Nights of Christmas, #3) ♦ Darcy Fayton	144 pp	3/9/26
32		The War of Two Queens (Part of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] (Blood and Ash, #4.2) ♦ Jennifer L. Armentrout	11:01h	3/12/26
33		Stormdancer (Der Lotuskrieg, #1) ♦ Jay Kristoff	513 pp	3/21/26
34		His Father’s Sin (The Twelve Nights of Christmas, #4) ♦ Darcy Fayton	121 pp	3/29/26
35		The Rollings Stones – 50 ♦ Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood	351 pp	4/3/26
36		City of Gods and Monsters (House of Devils, #1) ♦ Kayla Edwards	25:36h	4/6/26
37		Erbin des Feuers (Throne of Glass, #3) ♦ Sarah J. Maas	651 pp	4/9/26
38		Königin der Finsternis (Throne of Glass, #4) ♦ Sarah J. Maas	761 pp	4/12/26
39		Terror at the Gates (Blood of Lilith, #1) ♦ Scarlett St. Clair	467 pp	4/15/26
40		Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) ♦ Richelle Mead	493 pp	4/20/26
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