Welcome back to Blogmas, babes, where I continue to expose my chaotic reading behavior as though it’s a personality trait the world asked for. On today’s episode?

Series I Need to FINISH in 2026

Because…I need to stop ghosting these books like a man who says “I’m not ready for anything serious right now” and then soft-launches his new relationship 5 weeks later.

No more half-read sagas.

No more “I’ll get to it eventually.”

No more “wait who is this character again?”

2026 is the year I STOP being the emotionally unavailable book girl and start committing to the fictional worlds that have done NOTHING but love me.

We’re starting with Part 1:

The series that haunt my TBR, my conscience, and my Goodreads shelves.

I’m gicing you:

• my status
• my level of shame
• the vibe of each series
• and why 2026 is their moment

Let’s drag me lovingly.

1. The Daevabad Trilogy – S.A. Chakraborty
Status: Haven’t started. Not even cracked the spine.
Shame Level: 7/10 – medium-high but with potential for redemption

This trilogy is one of the most beloved modern fantasy series of the last decade or so. It’s got everything:

• political intrigue
• djinn mythology
• morally complex characters
• a setting so rich people write academic papers about it

Why haven’t I started?

Because I know it will consume me like a spiritual experience and I keep waiting for that “perfect time.”

Spoiler: THAT TIME IS 2026.

This is the year I enter Daevabad and probably don’t come back okay.

2. Throne of Glass – Sarah J. Maas
Status: Early…painfully early. Haven’t even met Rowan.
Shame Level: 10/10 – peak embarrassment.

Let me be very transparent:

I started this series when it still lived on FictionPress and was called Queen of Glass. I have been here since Celaena was “assassin Barbie.” And yet…I haven’t met ROWAN.

ROWAN.

The man who allegedly makes grown adults feral.

This series is eight books deep, full of fae drama, kingdom politics, a found family squad, and arcs that have changed lives.

It is actually disrespectful that I have not read past book 2.

2026 me is fixing this immediately.

Rowan Whitethorn, prepare thyself.

3. The Illuminae Files – Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Status: ONE. BOOK. LEFT.
Shame Level: 15/10 – this is HUMILIATING.

I read Illuminae.

I read Gemina.

I annotated, I gasped, I shrieked, I told people “THIS SERIES IS EVERTTHING.”

And then I didn’t read Obsidio.

The FINAL BOOK.

I don’t even have an excuse. It is literally sitting on my bookshelf. Staring at me. It’s like watching 7 seasons of a show and refusing to watch the finale. It’s deranged behavior.

2026 is the year I finally sit down, finish this masterpiece, and release myself from this self-inflicted cliffhanger.

4. Vampire Academy – Richelle Mead
Status: Read the first two…IN HIGH SCHOOL. I’m now in my THIRTIES.
Shame Level: 12/10 – historic levels of procrastination.

Do I remember anything about these books?

Barely.

Do I remember being obsessed?

YES.

This was Twilight’s cooler, edgier cousin – messy, dramatic, fight scenes, tension, forbidden romance – it had everything.

The fact that I stopped right before book 3?

Chaotic. Criminal.

5. Raybearer duology – Jordan Ifueko
Status: Haven’t started.
Shame Level: 6/10 – low shame because I know it will own me the second I start.

This duology is universally adored. It’s lush, it’s emotional, it’s original, and people describe it like a warm, painful hug from a goddess.

There’s found family.

There’s destiny.

There’s cultural richness.

There’s magic that makes people cry on TikTok.

So why haven’t I started? Because I know I will binge it in 48 hours and then mourn for a month.

6. The Six Tudor Queens Series – Alison Weir
Status: Only two left!
Shame Level: 5/10 – Henry VIII would’ve beheaded me for the inconsistency.

This series is Henry VIII’s wives told through beautifully researched historical fiction. Each book brought a queen to life with depth and nuance, and I was EATING IT UP.

And then?

I…wandered off.

Two queens remain. Two full narratives left to devour. Two badass Tudor women (Kathryn Howard and Catherine Parr) are waiting for me to come back and finish their stories like the responsible history nerd I claim to be.

2026: long live the queens.

7. The Lunar Chronicles – Marissa Meyer
Status: I stopped in the middle of Book 3 because my library book was due back.
Shame Level: 10/10 – Because this was one of my FAVORITE series and I STILL ghosted it!

This is the one that hurts.

The betrayal – my betrayal – is personal.

I LOVED The Lunar Chronicles.

Cinder? Icon.

Scarlet? Queen.

The sci-fi fairy-tale reimaginings? Inject it.

I was OBSESSED…and then I just stopped reading.

I owe this series an apology. And closure.

2026 is the year I go back to Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Kai, Thorne, Winter – all of them – and finish their story like the book lover I pretend to be both in life and online.

And that concludes the first half of the franchises I’ve left hanging.

Stay tuned for Part 2…where the shame levels only get higher.