MID-YEAR BOOK FREAKOUT TAG 2026

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Today’s prompt is Books I Want to Read by New to Me Authors. However, I’ve decided it’s time to post the mid-year book freakout tag instead.

Questions

1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2026 – Heart the Lover by Lily King;
2. Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2026 – The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith;
3. New release you haven’t read yet, but want to – Land by Maggie O’Farrell;
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year – Theodora’s Tea Shop by Christy Anne Jones;
5. Biggest disappointment – Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke;
6. Biggest surprise – Wild Love by Elsie Silver;
7. Favourite new author (Debut or new to you) – Carley Fortune;
8. Newest fictional crush – Charlie Florek from One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune;
9. Newest favourite character – no one comes to mind for this one;
10. Book that made you cry – Heart the Lover by Lily King;
11. Book that made you happy – Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter;
12. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year – Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Barnes & Noble Children’s Leatherbound Classics).
13. Best book to film adaptation you’ve seen this year – not a film but I have to mention the Off Campus adaptation somewhere.
14. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? – ideally all the remaining books on my list of anticipated releases. We’ll see how that goes.

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