March 2026 Reading Wrap up

2 more books checked off the list

Apr 16, 2026

Welcome to my reading show and tell. We will be going over the whole 2 books I read/listened to during March. Since I’ve been ahead of my book goal, I decided to tackle a larger book that I really wanted to read - Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. The other book was a psychology self-help audiobook called Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents.

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

I don’t often do audiobooks, but I like to be listening to something while I work, so I will occasionally find an audiobook. And Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents was an interesting read.

I have been on a journey the last few years, trying to identify where my anxieties and stress come from. Asking why I shut down with new situations? Why do I have panic attacks from making mistakes? And in answering these questions, I’ve identified some childhood traumas that I need to make peace with. After listening to this book, I now understand a good bit more about my parents and the generational cycle of trauma that I’m dealing with now.

While this book didn’t have all the answers, and I felt called out just as often as I felt justified in my feelings, I was able to grasp some of the nuances that weren’t apparent from my childhood.

So if you are on a journey working with/through your own childhood traumas, give this book a read or a listen.

Salem’s Lot

For me, this is now THE vampire book. It shouldn’t be a surprise to those who enjoy Stephen King’s works that this book was superb. From the small town claustrophobia to a vampire that actually has the wisdom and thinking skills that so many other vampires don’t seem to have, the tension and horror of the viral vampiric takeover of Salem’s Lot is perfection.

The characters all feel real and layered (especially the two Stephen inserts - I see you Mr. King). In this small town, no one feels like a caricature. There are certainly archetypes, but not stereotypes.

While Stephen King often feels like he’s meandering during the beginning of a novel, it’s always going to pay off. The early chapter that goes through every hour of a day in town becomes our anchor for understanding how many people have been turned by a later chapter, because very few people are where they are supposed to be.

And the vampire. What can I say without just gushing? He’s smart and savvy. Always 4 steps ahead. Without needing to monologue, he establishes his intellect easily just by already knowing what our hero pack is going to do. He feels unstoppable and pure evil made manifest.

So if you enjoy vampire stories or Stephen King, get a copy in your hands and suck out all the delicious horror of Salem’s Lot.

I’ll be back next month with another wrap-up of what I read. So keep your eyes open for some short reviews of Dark Sisters and the Foundation trilogy (hopefully I can finish all 3 books this month).

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