Last year, I made it a point to do better in finishing or making progress on reading a series. As my end of year post showed, my average rating for the series books that I read in 2025 was 4.125, higher than the 4.05 average for all books I read last year. Due to the success of last year's goal, I'm going to continue following up on various series on my TBR.
So far, the series I've identified for 2026 are:
- The Broken Blades by Mai Corland - I read the first two books in this series last year and gave them both 5 stars. I look forward to wrapping up the series this year.
- All Souls by Deborah Harkness - I watched the Discovery of Witches TV series last year and liked it a lot. My goal is to read the first 3 books in this series, which covers the scope of the TV show.
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - I started watching the TV series in late 2025. I'm still on season 1, and now I want to read the books it's based on. Given the number of books, I won't be finishing the series this year. Reading at least the first 2 in 2026 is my goal.
- The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee - The Green Bone Saga has been on my TBR list for ages. I considered adding it to my series-reading goal last year but ran out of time. This will be the year I finally read this series.
- Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinnaman - The first book in this series was a lot of fun. This is also a long series with new books still coming out. My plan is to read at least 2 more books this year.
- The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan - I will continue to make progress in this 14-book series. Reading 2 more this year is my goal.
I may add more series books to my 2026 goal as the year progresses, but the above list is a good start that will keep me occupied for a few months. I'm curious if I will enjoy this year's series as much as I enjoyed the ones I read last year. Stay tuned.
