Mid-Year Freak-Out 2026

Mid-Year Freak-Out I was tagged by Allen ‪@hardbooks770‬ and Allen was tagged by Pete ‪@BooklessPete‬ 1. Best book you've read so far in 2026 2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2026 3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to. 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 5. Biggest disappointment. 6. Biggest surprise. 7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you) 8. Newest fictional crush. 9. Newest favorite character. 10. Book that made you cry. 11. Book that made you happy. 12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received) 13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? 14. Tag others. I'm tagging anyone who wants to do this tag and also all of the people that I mentioned in this video. Please don't feel pressure to do the tag, though. Booktubers mentioned in this video: ‪@ellenmadebookclub‬ ‪@genteelblackhole‬ ‪@AlansReads‬ ‪@GenreBooks23‬ ‪@arockinsamsara‬ ‪@bookssongsandothermagic‬ ‪@royreadsanything‬ ‪@katiejlumsden‬ ‪@spreadbookjoy‬ ‪@anotherbibliophilereads‬ ‪@GhostReadersintheSky‬ Books mentioned in this video: Evans, Virginia. The Correspondent. Le Guin, Ursula K. The Left Hand of Darkness. Whitehead, Colson. Cool Machine. Whitehead, Colson. Harlem Shuffle. Whitehead, Colson. Crook Manifesto. O'Farrell, Maggie. Land. Patchett, Anne. Whistler. King, Stephen. The Shining. Elan, Portia. Homebound. Zelazny, Roger. Doorways in the Sand. Serpell, Namwali. The Old Drift. Christopher, John. The Death of Grass. McCullers, Carson. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter. Mann, Thomas. The Magic Mountain. Joyce, James. Dubliners. Trollope, Anthony. The Way We Live Now. Beresford, Elisabeth. The Wombles and The Wandering Wombles. Tyler, Anne. Three Days in June. Choi, Susan. Flashlight. Jen, Gish. Bad Bad Girl. Bertino, Marie-Helene. Exit Zero. Bertino, Marie-Helene. Beautyland. #midyearbookfreakouttag #booktubecommunity