My goal for the year was 65 books and I did not make that number. I ended the year with 39. Sigh.
To be honest, being pregnant and having a new born for all of 2015, 65 books was a lofty goal. Nonetheless, here's what I read:
1. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (so good!)
2. A Dance With Dragons: Book Five of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin (so much better than book four!)
3. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (great book! definitely recommend!)
4. The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey From Hollywood to Holy Vows by Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B. and Richard DeNeut (!!)
5. Coraline by Neil Giaman (very good!)
6. The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God by Fulton Sheen (I always learn from Fulton Sheen, great book!)
7. This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathon Trooper (meh)
8. The Story of A Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux
9. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (I loved this book!)
10. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (ok)
11. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (good book!)
12. The Temperament God Gave Your Kids by Art & Laraine Bennett (dude, these books are game changers)
13. The Temperament God Gave You by Art & Laraine Bennett
14. Half the Sky by Nicholas D Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (very thought provoking. important read)
15. Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit (classic children's literature! must read!)
16. Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds by Robin Olds (with Christina Olds and Rd Rasimus) (one of the best memoirs and books I have ever read)
17. Revolution by Deborah Wiles (young adult book, good)
18. Trigger Warning by Neil Giaman (!!)
19. Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (fantastic!!)
20. Yes Please by Amy Poehler (pretty good)
21. Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver (good!)
22. The Road to Character by David Brooks (great book! one I highly recommend!!)
23. Euphoria by Lily King (pretty good)
24. Lord Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession by Scott Hahn (!!)
25. Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol by Ann Dowsett Johnston (interesting)
26. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Dude!!! Read this!!! Thank me later)
27. Rosaries Aren't {Just} For Teething edited by Michele E. Chronister (quick but good read!)
28. Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis (I do so love C. S. Lewis)
29. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (good)
30. One Plus One by Jojo Moyes (good!)
31. Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss
32. The Paradise by Emile Zola (!!)
33. Lean In: Women, Work, and The Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg (great read, great book club discussion!!)
34. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (ok)
35. Slade House by David Mitchell (ok)
36. The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood (great!)
37. Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson (hilarious! I laugh-cried!)
38. A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd (!!)
39. A Wild Swan by Michael Cunningham (ok)
My goal this year is to read 45 books. What are your reading goals? What was your favorite book last year?
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