Mid-Year Freak Out Book Tag

After watching Mid-Year Freak Out videos from a few book-ish Youtubers, I got really excited about doing it myself and using it as an opportunity to share some of my favourite books. From my limited understanding, this tag started over a decade ago although I'm not sure who originally created it. It's a series of prompts to encourage readers to reflect on the books they've read during the first half of the year. I'm writing this in early August, so I'm definitely a little late, but still happy to join the conversation! Best book you've read so far in 2026The Sisters: A Novel by Josan Hassen KhemiriHaving two sisters of my own, I love seeing sisterhood in media, even when the dynamic is so different from my own family. In Khemiri's novel, the three sisters' relationship is defined by rivalry, anxiety, and envy, and the novels spans decades so you get to see them grow and change as their relationships change as well. It's such a fascinating study of sisterhood but their story is also…