
I link all the titles to Amazon, where I also keep a big ol’ list of recommended reads, and have links to reviews on social media if you want to know what I thought of the books. Plus, now I tag all my reading-related posts on Instagram and Facebook with #KHTreads, so follow along there too!
Some things to know about my reading habits: I like actual books, but I do sometimes read on my Kindle. I like reading Kindle books even more now on my new, waterproof Kindle Paperwhite. I will quit books if I can’t get into them, although I’ve gotten better about selecting books I anticipate liking. I almost always have a book with me, you know, just in case I happen upon some time to read. (Here are some other tips for making time for books and reading more.)
I can’t choose favorite books, but how about some superlatives before we dive into the whole list of 62 books.
- BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BY AN AUTHOR WHO USUALLY WRITES SUSPENSE: “Eternal” by Lisa Scottoline
- BEST SUSPENSE BY AN AUTHOR WHO USUALLY WRITES SOUTHERN FICTION: “Mother May I” by Joshilyn Jackson
- SLOWEST BOOK that I don’t actually recommend: “Sunflower Sisters” by Martha Hall Kelly
- MOST UNIQUE WORLD WAR II NOVEL that I do recommend: “The Forest of Vanishing Stars” by Kristin Harmel
- WEIRDEST BOOK THAT I ALMOST QUIT: “Golden Girl” by Elin Hilderbrand
- READ IN ONE SITTING: “The Secret Keepers of the Old Depot Grocery” by Amanda Cox
- FELT LIKE THERAPY (IN A GOOD WAY): “Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First.: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level” by Laura Tremaine
- STUMBLED ON DELIGHT: “The Accidental Text” by Becky Monson
- WISHED I LISTENED TO ON AUDIO: “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey
- HELPED ME ESTABLISH A GOOD MORNING HABIT WITH MY KIDS: “Roar Like A Lion: 90 Devotions to a Courageous Faith” by Levi Lusko
- MOST EERIE, ESPECIALLY AFTER 2020: “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
- SUSPENCEFULLY SET IN COVID TIMES: “56 Days” by Catherine Ryan Howard
- LEAST FAVORITE: “Friends and Strangers” by J. Courtney Sullivan
Now, here’s the whole list:
Historical Fiction
- “Atomic Love” by Jennie Fields {Instagram Review}
- “Summer of ’69” by Elin Hilderbrand {Instagram Review}
- “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah {Facebook Review}
- “Send for Me” by Lauren Fox {Instagram Review}
- “The Secret Stealers” by Jane Healey {Instagram Review}
- “The Beantown Girls” by Jane Healey {Related Facebook Post}
- “Eternal” by Lisa Scottoline {Instagram Review}
- “Sunflower Sisters” by Martha Hall Kelly {Instagram Review}
- “The Last Bookshop in London” by Madeline Martin {Facebook Review}
- “Sold on a Monday” by Kristina Morris {Instagram Review}
- “The Forest of Vanishing Stars” by Kristin Harmel {Facebook Review}
Contemporary Fiction
- “Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe” by Heather Webber {Facebook Review}
- “The Chicken Sisters” by K.J. Dell’Antonia {Instagram Review}
- “Friends and Strangers” by J. Courtney Sullivan {Instagram Review}
- “Only the Pretty Lies” by Rebekah Crane {Instagram Review}
- “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel {Facebook Review}
- “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave {Instagram Review}
- “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett {Facebook Review}
- “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid {Instagram Review}
- “The Sixth Wedding” (a short story that follows “28 Summers“) by Elin Hilderbrand {Related Post}
- “The Accidental Text” by Becky Monson {Instagram Review}
- “The Magic of Found Objects” by Maddie Dawson {Facebook Review}
- “Eliza Starts a Rumor” by Jane L. Rosen {Instagram Review}
- “Under the Southern Sky” by Kristy Woodson Harvey {Facebook Review}
- “Summer Rental” by Mary Kay Andrews {Instagram Review}
- “The Secret Keepers of the Old Depot Grocery” by Amanda Cox {Review}
- “Golden Girl” by Elin Hilderbrand {Goodreads Review}
- “Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty” by Lauren Weisberger {Instagram Review}
- “The Newcomer” by Mary Kay Andrews {Instagram Review}
- “The First Husband” by Laura Dave {Instagram Review}
Suspense Novels
- “The Survivors” by Jane Harper {Instagram Review}
- “You Are Not Alone” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen {Facebook Review}
- “The Wife Between Us” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen {Instagram Review}
- “An Anonymous Girl” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen {Instagram Review}
- “The Half Sister” by Sandie Jones {Facebook Review}
- “Mother May I” by Joshilyn Jackson {Instagram Review}
- “Northern Spy” by Flynn Berry {Instagram Review}
- “A Double Life” by Flynn Berry {Facebook Review}
- “56 Days” by Catherine Ryan Howard {Instagram Review}
- “Not a Happy Family” by Shari Lapena {Instagram Review}
- “Everything We Didn’t Say” by Nicole Baart {Facebook Review}
- “You Were Always Mine” by Nicole Baart {Instagram Review}
Romance / Romantic Comedies
- “The Unhoneymooners” by Christina Lauren {Instagram Review}
- “The Dating Plan” by Sara Desai {Facebook Review}
- “One to Watch” by Kate Stayman-London {Instagram Review}
- “Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating” by Christian Lauren {Instagram Review}
- “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry {Facebook Review}
- “Field Notes on Love” by Jennifer E. Smith {Instagram Review}
- “Tacos for Two” by Betsy St. Amant {Review}
- “Just Haven’t Met You Yet” by Sophie Cousens {Instagram Review}
- “We Met in December” by Rosie Curtis {Facebook Review}
Memoirs
- “That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby” by Annie Downs {Review}
- “Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First.: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level” by Laura Tremaine {Review}
- “Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl” by Jennifer Dukes Lee {Review}
- “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey {Facebook Review}
- “Inheritance: A Memior of Geneology, Paternity, and Love” by Dani Shapiro {Instagram Review}
Devotionals & Non-fiction
- “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas” edited by Nancy Guthrie
- “The Enneagram Type 1: The Moral Perfectionist (The Enneagram Collection)” by Beth McCord {Related Facebook Post}
- “Satisfied: Finding Hope, Joy, and Contentment Right Where You Are” by Alyssa Joy Bethke {Review}
- “Roar Like A Lion: 90 Devotions to a Courageous Faith” by Levi Lusko {Review}
- “When Change Finds You: 31 Assurances to Settle Your Heart When Life Stirs You Up” by Kristen Strong {Review}
- “The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotionals About God & Science” by Louie Giglio {Review}
Now it’s your turn. What should I add to my Amazon Wish List (aka my to-be-read list)?
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Need more recommendations? Here are lists from 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.
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