Well, here we are, another year down and another stack of books complete. Of course, there are stacks and stacks of other books waiting for their turn! I read 47 books, which is just a few less than last year’s 53, but the break down between fiction (29) and non-fiction (18) is about the same.
A few disclaimers: this is a list of all the books I read. I loved several and just needed to finish a few. But there’s not enough time to keep on with a book I’m hating, so because I finished these they’re at least worth reading. Reviews are included if I’ve written about them on the blog and they’re all linked to Amazon.
I did pull out my favorites here.
Fiction
- “When I Found You” by Catherine Ryan Hyde
- “The Perfect Girl” by Gilly Macmillan
- “The Unexpected Everything” by Morgan Matson
- “Pursued” (Nikki Boyd Files #3) by Lisa Harris {Review}
- “The Two-Family House” by Lynda Cohen Loigman
- “All the Summer Girls” by Meg Donohue
- “You Know When the Men Are Gone” by
- “A Piece of the World” by Christina Baker Kline
- “Here’s to Us” by Elin Hilderbrand
- “Sudden Recall” by Lisa Phillips
- “Dead End” by Lisa Phillips
- “Security Detail” (Secret Service Agents #1) by Lisa Phillips
- “Fool Me Once” by Harlan Coben
- “Home” by Harlan Coben
- “Ladder of Years” by Anne Tyler
- “Most Wanted” by Lisa Scottoline
- “Still Life” (Chesapeake Valor #2) by Dani Pettrey
- “Ghost Heart” by Lisa Harris & Lynne Gentry {Review}
- “One Perfect Lie” by Lisa Scottoline
- “My Sister’s Grave” (Tracy Crosswhite Series #1) by Robert Dugoni
- “Homefront Defenders” (Secret Service Agents #2) by Lisa Phillips
- “Her Final Breath” (Tracy Crosswhite Series #2) by Robert Dugoni
- “Blind Spot” (Chesapeake Valor #3) by Dani Pettrey {Related Post}
- “In the Clearing” (Tracy Crosswhite Series #3) by Robert Dugoni
- “Vanishing Point” (Nikki Boyd #4) by Lisa Harris {Review}
- “The Trapped Girl” (Tracy Crosswhite Series #4) by Robert Dugoni
- “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio
- “The Identicals” by Elin Hilderbrand
- “Yuletide Suspect” (Secret Service Agents) by Lisa Phillips
Non-Fiction (Marriage & Parenting)
- “No More Perfect Marriages: Experience the Freedom of Being Real Together” by Jill & Mark Savage {Review}
- “Parenting with Grace and Truth: Leading and Loving Your Kids Like Jesus” by Dan Seaborn {Review}
- “The Heart of Marriage: Stores that Celebrate the Adventure of Life Together” by Dawn Camp {Review}
- “Why Motherhood Matters: An Invitation to Purposeful Parenting” by September McCarthy {Review}
Non-Fiction (Memoirs)
- “Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon” by Kelly & Thomas French
- “You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir” by Melissa Ohden
- “At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe” by Tsh Oxenreider {Review}
- “Church of the Small Things: The Million Little Pieces That Make Up Life” by Melanie Shankle {Review}
- “Daring to Hope: Finding God’s Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful” by Katie Davis Majors {Review}
- “Peace in the Process: How Adoption Built My Faith & My Family” by Kristin Hill Taylor (!!!)
- “Fierceheated: Live Fully, Love Bravely” by Holley Gerth {Review}
- “If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free” by Jamie Ivey {Review}
- “Kill the Spider: Getting Rid of What’s Really Holding You Back” by Carlos Whittaker
Non-Fiction (Friendship)
- “When You Find Another” by Kay Harms {with others, including me!} {Review}
- “Never Unfriended: The Secret to Finding and Keeping Lasting Friendships” by Lisa-Jo Baker {Related Posts}
- “Invited: Live a Life of Connection, Not Perfection” by Christen Price {Related Post}
- “Lean On Me: Finding Intentional, Vulnerable and Consistent Community” by Anne Marie Miller
- “Braving Sorrow Together: The Transformative Power of Faith and Community When Life is Hard” by Ashleigh Slater {Review}
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If you like book lists and want more suggestions, peek at my 2015 and 2016 lists. I keep a running list of books on Goodreads, so join me there too. I also want to know about good books, so let me know in the comments about anything I need to read in 2018.
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