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The Books of 2016

December 20, 2016 by Kristin 5 Comments

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I love book lists! I love reading other people’s and making my own. So, here you go. Here’s my list for 2016 that includes 33 fiction books, 20 non-fiction books. I beat last year’s total of 43 (21 fiction, 22 non-fiction), and really enjoyed my fiction binges. I love discovering new-to-me authors, and this year’s favorite fiction finds were Kristin Hannah, Mary Kubica, and Elin Hilderbrand.

And, no worries, I have a stocked Kindle with more new-to-me fiction for the new year.

A few notes about the list: I don’t finish books I don’t like, which I know happened a couple times this year. I also keep a running list on Goodreads, if you want to check in more often. I also talk books often on Facebook.

Fiction

  1. “Thin Ice” (Men of Valor #2) by Irene Hannon {Review}
  2. “Sanctuary Lost” (WITSEC Town #1) by Lisa Phillips
  3. “Sanctuary Buried” (WITSEC Town #2) by Lisa Phillips
  4. “Sanctuary Breached” (WITSEC Town #3) by Lisa Phillips
  5. “Cold Shot” (Chesapeake Valor #1) by Dani Pettrey
  6. “Tidewater Inn” (Hope Beach #1) by Colleen Coble
  7. “Rosemary Cottage” (Hope Beach #2) by Colleen Coble
  8. “Seagrass Pier” (Hope Beach #3) by Colleen Coble
  9. “The Inn at Ocean’s Edge” (Sunset Cove #1) by Colleen Coble
  10. “Mermaid Moon” (Sunset Cove #2) by Colleen Coble
  11. “Honeymoon for One” by Beth Orsoff
  12. “Keep Quiet” by Lisa Scottoline
  13. “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins
  14. “Firefly Lane” by Kristin Hannah
  15. “Fly Away” by Kristin Hannah
  16. “Magic Hour” by Kristin Hannah
  17. “The Good Girl” by Mary Kubica
  18. “Home Front” by Kristin Hannah
  19. “Pretty Baby” by Mary Kubica
  20. “Don’t You Cry” by Mary Kubica
  21. “Summerland” by Elin Hilderbrand
  22. “The Rumor” by Elin Hilderbrand
  23. “True Colors” by Kristin Hannah
  24. “Silver Girl” by Elin Hilderbrand
  25. “Time is a River” by Mary Alice Monroe
  26. “Summer Island” by Kristin Hannah
  27. “Tangled Webs” (Men of Valor #3) by Irene Hannon {Review}
  28. “You Will Know Me” by Megan Abbott
  29. “Twilight at Blueberry Barrens” (Sunset Cove #3) by Colleen Coble
  30. “In Twenty Years” by Allison Winn Scotch
  31. “If I Run” by Terri Blackstock
  32. “The Stranger” by Harlan Coben
  33. “The Things We Wish Were True” by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

Non-Fiction (Parenting)

  1. “Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World” by Kristen Welch {Related post}
  2. “Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses” by Wendy Speake & Amber Lia
  3. “Better Together: Because You’re Not Meant to Mom Alone” by Jill Savage with Anne McClane {Review}
  4. “8 Simple Tools for Raising Great Kids” by Todd Cartmell {Review}
  5. “The Mother Letters” by Amber & Seth Haines {Review}
  6. “Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Became Parents” by Gary Chapman and Shannon Warden {Review}
  7. “Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles that Can Radically Change Your Family” by Paul David Tripp {Review}

Non-Fiction (Memoirs)

  1. “Coming Clean: A Story of Faith” by Seth Haines
  2. “The Gift of Friendship: Stories that Celebrate the Beauty of Shared Moments” by Dawn Camp {Review}
  3. “Looking for Lovely: Collecting Moments that Matter” by Annie Downs {Review}
  4. “Wild in the Hollow: On Chasing Desire and Finding the Broken Way Home” by Amber Haines
  5. “Everything You Ever Wanted” by Jillian Lauren
  6. “Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter” by Jennifer Grant
  7. “Falling Free: Rescued from the Life I Always Wanted” by Shannan Martin {Review}
  8. “Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic For a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living” by Shauna Niequist {Related Post}
  9. “The Magnolia Story” by Joanna & Chip Gaines

Non-Fiction (Christianity)

  1. “None Like Him: 10 Ways God is Different From Us (and why that’s a good thing)” by Jen Wilkin {Review}
  2. “You’re Already Amazing” by Holley Gerth // Book // LifeGrowth Guide // LifeGrowth DVD // {Review}
  3. “The Happiness Dare: Pursuing Your Heart’s Deepest, Holiest, and Most Vulnerable Desire” by Jennifer Dukes Lee {Review}
  4. “Everything Is Possible: Finding the Faith and Courage to Follow Your Dreams” by Jen Bricker {Review}
 
So, what’s on your list? What have you read that you loved and what are you hoping to read soon?
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  1. Jennifer Linck says

    December 20, 2016 at 7:55 am

    I LOVE that you started reading Elin Hilderbrand! Add her Winter Street Trilogy to your 2017 reading list! It’s the best!! Also, I just finished “The Magnolia Story” and just giggled my way through the book. Seriously, reading the pages was like watching them on t.v. The book captured their chemistry. Such a fun book!

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    • Kristin says

      December 20, 2016 at 8:04 am

      I was initially motivated to read “The Magnolia Story” because I wanted to give it to Cate for Christmas and I had to make sure it was okay. I mean, I didn’t suspect it to be offensive, but I had to see what adult themes it dealt it. But I loved it so much and it does remind me of the their show. I think that’s a testimony to their authenticity. And, yes, I’ve been enjoying Elin Hilderbrand and I have the first winter book on my Kindle.

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  2. Sarah Parker says

    January 3, 2017 at 1:14 pm

    You know I love a good book recommendation and we’ve read MANY of the same fiction books. One of my favorite things is life is a great fiction read!! I’d like to read a few more non-fiction in 2017…which few are your “must reads?”

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    • Kristin says

      January 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm

      You’ve got good taste! 🙂 Falling Free by Shannan Martin and Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist were probably my favorite from 2016. Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch is excellent too.

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