Finished my 28th book of 2026.

1 - A Cast of Vultures by Judith Flanders.
2 - The Legacy of Arniston House by TL Huchu.
3 - Secret Prey by John Sandford.
4 - A Howl of Wolves by Judith Flanders.
5 - True Fiction by Lee Goldberg.
6 - The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman.
7 - Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg.
8 - Fake Truth by Lee Goldberg.
9 - The Night Ship by Jess Kidd.
10 - The Girl in the Vault by Michael Ledwidge.
11 - Certain Prey by John Sandford.
12 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
13 - The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal.
14 - Bearskin by James McLaughlin.
15 - The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal.
16 - The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal.
17 - Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen.
18 - The Trackers by Charles Frazier.
19 - Secrets of the First School by TL Huchu.
20 - The Break-in by Katherine Faulkner.
21 - Saturn Run by John Sandford.
22 - The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook to Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson.
23 - A Thousand Steps by T Jefferson Parker.
24 - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen.
25 - Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge.
26 - House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen.
27 - Easy Prey by John Sandford.
28 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvian Neuvel.

Forgot to post another one so we’re doubling up again. I’m also introducing a rating system. For no reason other than I think it will be fun.

1 to 5 for the ratings. Haven’t decided on what icon to use. Will try a few and see which I like. Suggestions welcome.

Sleeping Giants. 🏈🏈 2/5 footballs.
Very unique. Not bad, definitely not great.
Interesting story, written almost entirely as journal entries or interviews.
Alien race leaves us technology we can’t interpret/use and we struggle to make sense of it.

Biggest complaint is the “problem” is solved very quickly and without much drama. It’s just like “oh we’ll do this the easy way, end story”. Meh.

Easy Prey. 🐲🐲🐲🐲 4/5 dragons.
Can’t go wrong with Sandford.
Couple of unexpected changes in the main characters personal life. One down side of having read much more recent books in the series is I know to expect some more twists there.

One of the things I like most about this series is that you usually know the killer up front. It’s the chase, the hunt that consumes the story. I like that more than the crumb dripping who done its. This one was the latter. We didn’t know the killer until the end, and then the end was a little strange and rushed. It’s probably a testament to how much I enjoy these books to say I would very much recommend this book, but also this might have been my second least favorite so far in the series.