February 2026 TBR

Hey, guys! Hope you’re all staying warm. It’s quite frigid here in Alabama. I was born and raised here, and I’m not meant for the cold. Luckily, I have some great books on my February 2026 tbr so I think I’ll just stay in and read.

How to Survive Camping

Synopsis:

I am a campground manager. I don’t have a list of rules because I’m trying to ruin your fun…I’m trying to keep you from doing small, simple things that could result in your horrific and most agonizing demise.

Goat Valley Campground has killed generations of Kate’s family. The land is old, passed down through generations, but the campground’s reputation doesn’t just draw campers year after year. Creatures from folklore and horror have made Goat Valley not just their home, but their hunting ground.

As campground manager, Kate has rules to protect her campers—if the man with the skull cup offers you a drink, accept it or you will die a gruesome death; don’t buy ice from the children with no wagon; and of course, never ever follow the lights. Still, not every camper follows the rules…which means not every camper survives their stay.

Soon decapitated and exsanguinated campers are the least of Kate’s worries; one of the most dangerous inhabitants of the campground is determined to claim the land for himself. Meanwhile, something in the land is shifting, the tides are turning, and the curse that hunts members of her bloodline begins to close in…

I feel like the deep of winter is the perfect time for some cozy horror. I have high hopes for How to Survive Camping, and I hope it doesn’t let me down.

When the Wolf Comes Home

Synopsis:

One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy’s father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.

As they attempt to evade the boy’s increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them—the boy can turn his every fear into reality.

And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.

I’m going to follow up my cozy horror with some actual horror. I’ve wanted to read When the Wolf Comes Home since it released and I’m ready to make time for it.

Dungeon Crawler Carl

Synopsis:

You know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. That’s what.

Join Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game–like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.

I don’t know how to feel about this one. I’ve never read a LitRPG but I’ve heard so many great things. I’m hoping to find a new series I love this year. Maybe Dungeon Crawler Carl will be it.

So that’s my February 2026 tbr. What are you reading this month?