All finished the Taylor Swift: Albums Challenge

Debut
Picture to Burn: Features a breakup – Miss Match by Lindzee Armstrong
A Place in This World: Finding yourself – The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
Mary’s Song: Childhood sweethearts – ASAP by Axie Oh

Fearless
Fifteen: Young Adult – A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
The Way I Loved You: Binge in one day – Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
Superstar: Book with a lot of hype – Devout by David Archuleta

Speak Now
Back to December: Takes place in December – The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
Dear John: Age gap romance – Half His Age by Jeannette McCurdy
Long Live: Features royalty – A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan

Red
The Lucky One: Features a disappearance – Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
Everything Has Changed: Dual POV – The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber
Ronan: Made you want to cry – The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

1989
Welcome to New York: Set in NYC – Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
Out of the Woods: Involves a car accident – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Clean: Features an addiction – Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella (shopping)

Reputation
…Ready For It?: Dark Romance – Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig
I Did Something Bad: Getting revenge – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Getaway Car: Involves a heist – A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys

Lover
Cruel Summer: Takes place in the summer – Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick
Paper Rings: Includes a wedding – Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot
Soon You’ll Get Better: Features an illness – Invisible Isabel by Sally J. Pla

Folklore
My Tears Ricochet: Features a betrayal – The Midwife’s Revolt by Jody Daynard
Invisible String: Fated mates – Nimbus by Jan Eldredge
Hoax: Cover has shades of blue – Alice With a Why by Anna James

Evermore
Willow: Features a witch – Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie
Cowboy Like Me: Cowboy romance – Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
Marjorie: Deals with grief – XOXO by Axie Oh

Midnights
Anti-Hero: Features an antihero – The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall
Midnight Rain: Main character is famous – Home Work by Julie Andrews
Question…?: Title is a question – Seriously Mum, Where’s That Donkey? by Alan Parks

The Tortured Poets Department
Down Bad: Science Fiction – The Torchbearers by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs
So Long, London: Set in the UK – The Names by Florence Knapp
How Did it End?: A character dies – Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

The Life of a Showgirl
The Fate of Ophelia: Shakespeare retelling – Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma (Much Ado About Nothing)
Father Figure: Mafia romance – Ruthless People by JJ McAvoy
Wood: Tree on the cover – The Bright Side Running Club by Josie Lloyd

Ruthless People by JJ McAvoy

Ruthless People by JJ McAvoy

Ruthless People is a mafia romance and that turns out to be really not my genre. The violence was extremely graphic. I was going to give it three stars because it did keep my attention, but there were just so many typos especially in the second half. Often there were words missing completely and I’d have to read the sentence again to make it make sense which pulled me out of the narrative. It made it very frustrating to read.

2 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 87
Pages Read in 2026: 29,299

Out of My Dreams by Sharon M. Draper

Out of My Dreams by Sharon M. Draper

Of all the Out of My Mind series, my favorite is Out of My Dreams. So much happens throughout the book that there is never a dull moment. Melody’s character development is very well done. I found myself looking forward to when I’d continue reading it next, but also not looking forward to the end since it would mean a final goodbye to Melody and Mrs. V.

5 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 86
Pages Read in 2026: 28,927

Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig

Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig

Our Strange Duet is an absolute masterpiece of a book. The author wove in lyrics from the musical but still made the story sound fresh and authentically Christine’s point of view. She truly captured the late nineteenth century feel. The whole thing had an almost dream-like quality to it. It was one of those books where I didn’t want to read too fast because it deserved extra time and attention and I didn’t want it end.

5 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 85
Pages Read in 2026: 28,601

Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez

Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez

Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers is a sort of hybrid written story plus pictures and graphic novel bits. It’s fun and reads fast and also has an excellent lesson about being kind, telling the truth, and using social media. I can see why it was chosen as a Bluebonnet winner.

5 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 84
Pages Read in 2026: 28,207

The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

I found The Guncle Abroad to be even more entertaining than the first Guncle book. The author excels at showing character growth. While it wasn’t a “can’t put it down” book, I didn’t avoid reading it and finished it in just a few days.

5 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 83
Pages Read in 2026: 28,062

Never Say Match by Lindzee Armstrong

Never Say Match by Lindzee Armstrong

I very much enjoyed Never Say Match as I have all the books in the series. They read fast and are the perfect formulaic mind vacation. While all the books have characters from previous books and connect in some way, they can be read as standalones or in any order.

5 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 81
Pages Read in 2026: 27,370

The Gilded Blade by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Gilded Blade by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I absolutely loved The Gilded Blade. It wrapped up all the loose ends and explained everything that was confusing in the previous two Grandest Game books. The last couple page were absolutely perfect. It’s a long book, but seemed so much shorter because the pace is crazy fast. I will miss the Inheritance Games/Grandest Game characters so very much.

5 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 80
Pages Read in 2026: 27,228

I Completed my First Taylor Swift Reading Challenge

Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me: A book with a badass protagonist – Taking Flight by Kelly Scriven
Lavender Haze: A book with a purple cover – Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
False God: A book with gods or demigods – Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve: A book you should’ve DNF’d – The Cromwellians by John Kapeleris
Willow: A witchy book – The Boo Hag Flex by Justina Ireland
Enchanted: A book with a meet cute – Twenty-Four Seconds From Now… by Jason Reynolds
Girl at Home: A book you ignored your TBR to read – Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
august: A book about first love – Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
cardigan: A cozy fantasy book – Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Death By a Thousand Cuts: A book about getting over heartbreak – The Unwedding by Ally Condie
long story short: A novella – Time’s Echo by Rysa Walker
right where you left me: A book you can’t stop thinking about – The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
ivy: A book about a secret relationship – The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
Christmas Tree Farm: A small town holiday book – Wish Upon a Christmas Star by Karen McQuestion
Mine: A book that’s become a new favorite – The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
Invisible: An underrated book – Queen of Babble in the Big City by Meg Cabot
I Did Something Bad: A book with a morally grey protagonist – Poster Girl by Veronica Roth
Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus: A book with multiple POVs – Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus
The Prophecy: A book with the chosen one trope – Time’s Edge by Rysa Walker
cowboy like me: A cowboy romance – Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
my tears ricochet: A book that made you cry – Melissa by Alex Gino
Two is Better Than One – The first book in a duology – My Life With the Walter Boys by Ali Novak
Dress: A book with best friends to lovers – Miss Match by Lindzee Armstrong
Dear John: A book with letter or note writing – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
How Did it End: A book with a cliffhanger ending – Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

While Done and Dusted is a cute story with a great ending, the book is in great need of an editor. Things were overexplained and it was overly repetitive, often within the same paragraph. I just kept thinking yeah, I got it the first time. The author is also not the best at writing spicy scenes. The words she chose to use at certain points were distracting and kind of, shall we say, anticlimactic. The book just could’ve been a whole lot better.

3 (out of 5) Stars
Books Read in 2026: 79
Pages Read in 2026: 26,709