Scrolling for hours to find your next read can be so tiring and not knowing the genre you want to read makes it even worse! Fortunately, with One More Chapter you’re offered a plethora of new reads of 2026 with welcoming genres for you to discover. Expand your reading lists with this helpful guide into the top 5 books being released this February. Ranging from grim tales, queer romance, and adventure to civil rights and mystery, this guide offers unique books to kick off your new year.
New Horror Book of February 2026: The Lamb by Lucy Rose (February 4th)
For all my horror lovers The Lamb is a book that you can’t pass up. The folk horror novel that takes place in a fragmented cottage. It features a young girl by the name of Margret who is forced to live a strange and inhumane life at the hands of her mother (we’ve all been there, right?). Coerced into living in a dark and self-sufficient world, Margret learns to adapt. However, beyond the horror and violence The Lamb manages to capture the beauty of motherhood, queer romance, and the confusion of adolescence all at once.
Told from Margret’s point of view, the novel dives into the story of her having to choose between whether or not she will continue with the life of human consumption. Raised to lure people into their home as prey, an unsuspecting victim flips Margret’s world upside down. The Lamb demonstrates the raw beauty of hunger and questions how far one will go to sustain it. When choosing your next grim read, you’ll be starving for one more chapter.
New Romance Book of February 2026: Peaches and Pucks by M.A. Wardell (February 3rd)
If you loved Heated Rivalry, then you are going to devour Peaches and Pucks. This rivalry is between P.E. teacher Darius and English teacher Harry. Forced to chaperone the school’s boys hockey trip together, both teachers are forced to interact with one another despite Harry’s dislike of Darius. However, this forced interaction only adds chemistry to this English and P.E. teachers’ lives (see what I did there?).
As the trip unfolds, the tension between the two builds. Their attraction to one another becomes too obvious to ignore. This is the kind of love you can find both on and off the ice. Good luck leaving the cottage in 2026!
Worse Than A Lie by Ben Crump (February 17)
This book is an important read to learn about Civil Rights and racial injustice. Worse Than a Lie is centered around the murder of a black man. This fiction novel seeks to enact justice and uncover the truth behind the systematic obstacles people of color face, along with the lies they’ve been forced to endure from public officials.
As the case unfolds, questions of corruption and foul play come into light. How will justice be rightfully served? Who will be held responsible? Such questions leave a community burdened with answers and wondering how many more. This powerful novel comes from Ben Crump, who is a real-life civil rights attorney with years of experience, making it all the much more impactful.
New Adventure Book of February 2026: The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (February 17th)
For all my book lovers who used books as an escape in their youth, The Astral Library is the new escape for you! Never truly feeling loved in the foster care system left our main protagonist Alix using books as a way to escape. One day, while at the library, she finds a secret door leading to a hidden world. In this world, The Astral Library, you can jump into whatever book you please and live a new life altogether!
However, as Alix continues exploring this new world of possibilities, she’s forced to face a dangerous enemy that threatens to destroy her new way of life. The danger adds a new story to her life because it’s never just one more chapter.
New Mystery Book of February 2026: How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (February 3rd)
Friend forced you to go to a speed dating event? Yea I’ve been there and done that. Well, when attending this event did you ever have to solve a murder mystery?! Didn’t think so. In this read you’ll see that being single isn’t so bad.
In a blackout Jamie discovers that her date has been murdered. Only left with an understanding of horror and romance genres, Jamie has no choice but to use them to survive. Worst date ever.
Content Warning: Murder
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