Books of 2020 (so far)

I love compiling a list of what I’ve read so I can remember and share with y’all. So here we go … the 33 books I’ve read so far this year. It’s no surprise I’ve read significantly more fiction than non-fiction, given the loud, loud world and my need to escape into stories that always end up making me think anyway. Specifically, I’ve read 21 fiction, 6 memoirs, and 6 other non-fiction books so far this year. I also linked some other family books I’ve reviewed on the blog so far this year.

The links to my social media reviews are new this year, so I hope you like being able to read more about what I think about each book. If you’re new around here, an updated post like this will be published at the end of 2020.

Fiction

1. “The Things We Cannot Say” by Kelly Rimmer {Instagram Review}
2. “Lilac Girls” by Martha Hall Kelly {Instagram Review}
3. “Lost Roses” by Martha Hall Kelly {Goodreads Review}
4. “Maybe Someday” by Colleen Hoover {Goodreads Review}
5. “Maybe Now” by Colleen Hoover {Goodreads Review}
6. “Everything You Are” by Kerry Anne King {Instagram Review}
7. “The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland” by Rebekah Crane {Instagram Review}
8. “Postcards for a Songbird” by Rebekah Crane {Goodreads Review}
9. “The Infinite Pieces of Us” by Rebekah Crane {Instagram Review}
10. “The Survivor’s Guide to Family Happiness” by Maddie Dawson {Instagram Review}
11. “Ragged Edge of Night” by Olivia Hawker {Goodreads Review}
12. “The Rest of the Story” by Sarah Dessen {Instagram Review}
13. “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones {Goodreads Review}
14. “Letters to the Lost” by Iona Grey {Instagram Review}
15. “The Huntress” by Kate Quinn {Goodreads Review}
16. “Eleanor & Park” by Rainbow Rowell {Goodreads Review}
17. “We Are Okay” by Nina LaCour {Goodreads Review}
18. “Great Small Things” by Jodi Picoult {Instagram Review}
19. “The Girl You Left Behind” by Jojo Moyes {Instagram Review}
20. “The Alice Network” by Kate Quinn {Facebook Review}
21. “The Other Mrs.” by Mary Kubica {Instagram Review}

Memoir

1. “The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship” by Jeffrey Zaslow {Goodreads Review}
2. “On the Bright Side: Stories about Friendship, Love, and Being True to Yourself” by Melanie Shankle {Review}
3. “The Call of the Farm: An Unexpected Year of Getting Dirty, Home Cooking, and Finding Myself” by Rochelle Bilow {Goodreads Review}
4. “The Sound of Gravel” by Ruth Wariner {Instagram Review}
5. “Glitter and Glue” by Kelly Corrigan {Facebook Review}
6. “A Polygamist’s Daughter” by Anna LeBaron {Goodreads Review}

Non-fiction

1. “The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective” by Richard Rohr
2. “Anger: Calming Your Heart (31-Day Devotionals for Life)” by Robert D. Jones
3. “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death at a Storm-Ravaged Hospital” by Sheri Fink {Goodreads Review}
4. “Keeping the Faith: A Study in Jude” by Lianna Davis {Review}
5. “I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life” by Anne Bogel {Related Instagram Post}
6. “Reading People: How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything” by Anne Bogel {Related Facebook Post}

Family books

1. “On-the-Go Devotional” {Review}
2. “Jesus and the Very Big Surprise: A True Story about Jesus, His Return, and How to Be Ready” by Randall Goodgame {Review}
3. “Little Words Matter Jumbo Coloring Book” {Review}

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Of course, I want to hear about what books from this list you’ve loved, what I need to read in the coming months, and whatever else you want to tell me about books. Pull up a chair on my virtual porch, and let’s talk books.

In the meantime, I also keep a list of all kinds of recommended reads (divided into categories) on Amazon, if you’re looking for even more suggestions. I also keep an updated list and post some reviews at Goodreads, if you want to follow along there.