New Year, Same Me: Still Unapologetically Devoted to Fictional Men.
As we step gently into 2026, hearts full and hands still reaching for the next great love story, let’s take a breath.
2025 gave us ways to escape and feel deeply, wildly, unapologetically alive. To the stories that healed us, the authors that wrecked us, and the friends who get the chaos of a never-ending TBR
Thank you for making 2025 unforgettable💖
- We cried over broken characters who found healing.
- We fell in love with strangers inked on pages.
- We saw ourselves in the heroines’ flaws and fierceness as they dared to want more.
This year wasn’t just about how many books we read. It was about the way they met us right where we were grieving, growing, hoping, healing.
It was about the way stories stitched us back together when the world tried to pull us apart.
- To every late night spent whispering “just one more chapter”…
- To every friend made over a shared book hangover…
- To every fictional world that felt more like home than the one we were in
Thank you💖
And now, a new year. A blank page. A fresh chapter. This year? We’re reading louder and loving harder. Yes, we’re absolutely falling for another morally gray, emotionally unavailable love interest who changes for her only. Because why not?
In 2026, may we:
- 💖 Love louder, on and off the page
- 💖 Let softness be our strength
- 💖 Believe, always, in the power of a good story and a better ending
Because no matter what the year holds, we know this: The right story always finds us.
2026 is here, and we’re already manifesting:
- 💖 More swoony book boyfriends
- 💖 More unhinged 3 AM reading sessions
- 💖 And more happily ever afters that hit like a truck
So, here’s to you, bestie. The reader. The dreamer. The heart that beats a little harder for love. Let’s make 2026 our most romantic, chaotic, and book-filled year yet.
Happy New Year 💖
Follow me everywhere romance lives. If there’s a broody antihero and a broken heart to mend, you know I’ve already reviewed it.
Carmen Alicea – One girl. Infinite tropes. Zero regrets.