I just spent the week visiting with a lovely friend. We talked a lot about books and cooking and drank an unreasonable amount of coffee. She mentioned that her husband’s grandmother kept track of every book she had ever read. And gave it a rating. How brilliant. My goal is always to read as many books as my age. So 37 books this year…

2018 Book List

1. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows
2. Surprised by Oxford by Carolyn Weber
3. Side Hustle by Chris Guillebeau
4. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
5. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
6. *Harry Potter All 6 Books by J. K Rowling
7. *The Chronicles of Narnia All 7 books by C. S. Lewis
8. Spirits In Bondage by C. S. Lewis
9. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
10. The Subtle Art of not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
11. The Baker’s Secret by Stephen Kiernan
12. The Night Circus By Erin Morgenstern
13. The Plantagenets by Dan Jones
14. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
15. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
16. The Little Book of Lykke by Meik Wiking
17. Wonder by RJ Palacio
18. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
19. The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
20. Everybody Always by Bob Goff
21. Scary Close by Donald Miller
22. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
23. The Shadow of Death by James Runcie
24. Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
25. My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan
26. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
27. Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessaro
28. Casual Vacancy by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
29. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
30. The Eternal Current by Aaron Niequist
31. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
32. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
33. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
34. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
35. The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile & Ian Morgan Cron
36. The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

2017 Book List

1. Till We have Faces by C. S. Lewis
2. The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
3. Shaken by Tim Tebow
4. Watership Down by Richard Adams
5. The Horse & His Boy by C. S. Lewis
6. Alice by Christina Henry
7. Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
8. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
9. All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
10. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
11. Hope Heals by Jay & Katherine Wolfe
12. The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman
13. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
14. The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
15. At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen
16. Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur
17. The little book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
18. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne DuMaurier
19. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
20. The Last Summer by Judith Kinghorn
21. The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
22. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
23. The Year of Living Danishly by Hellen Russell
24. This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
25. The Giver by Lois Lowry
26. Son by Lois Lowry
27. Messenger by Lois Lowry
28. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
29. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
30. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
31. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
32. Of Mess & Moxie by Jen Hatmaker
33. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
34. Emma by Jane Austen
35. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

2016 Book list

1. The Last Battle ~ C.S. Lewis
2. The Shack ~ WM Paul Young
3. Poldark ~ Winston Graham (fantastic British TV series)
4. In the Heart of the Sea ~ (book better than movie)
5. Mean’s Search For Meaning ~ Viktor Frankl
6. The Rock That is Higher ~ Madeliene L’Engle
7. Bird By Bird ~ Anne Lamotte
8. Demelza ~ Winston Graham
9. Breaking Busy ~ Alli Worthington
10. The Russians Series ~ Michael R. Phillips
11. The Russians Series ~
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14. The Comeback ~ Louie Giglio
15. Sisi: An Empress on her own ~ Allison Pitaki
16. The Calling ~ Rachelle Dekker
17. Life’s Great Dare ~ Christa Hesselink
18. Brazen ~ Leeana Tankersly
19. Miss Perigrines Home for Peculiar Children ~
20. The Dressmaker ~ Rosalie Hamm (book better than movie)
21. Through the Looking Glass ~ Lewis Carroll (book better than movie)
22. The BFG ~ Roald Dahl (book better than movie)
23. Fantastic Beasts & Where to find them ~ J. K. Rowling
24. The Night Circus (highly recommend) ~Erin Morgenstern
25. The Bell Jar ~ Sylvia Plath
26. The Cursed Child ~ J.K. Rowling
27. Dark Places ~ Gillian Flynn
28. Present Over Perfect ~ Shauna Niequist
29. The sun also rises ~ Hemingway
30. The Old Man & The Sea ~ Hemingway
31. Ethan Frome ~ Edith Wharton
32. The Magician’s Nephew ~ C. S. Lewis
33. Chronicle of a Death Foretold ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
34. For The Love ~ Jen Hatmaker

 

Audio Books (Which I’m not counting in my reading, but I feel like deserve a mention because I “read” them)

1. Harry Potter 1
2. Harry Potter 2
3. Harry Potter 3
4. Harry Potter 4
5. Harry Potter 5
6. Delicious (Probably one of my most favorite books ever. It’s about food and it’s amazing. Recommended by Shauna Niequist)
7. Delancy (really not good)
8. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies (brilliant)
9. Sarafina & The Black Cloak (literally one of the worst books ever)
10. Harry Potter 6
11. Harry Potter 7

I currently have 600 books in my home. Give or take. I know I will never be able to go back and remember every single book I have ever read (there must be thousands) I keep adding to this list as I remember…

1. For The Love ~ Jen Hatmaker
2. The Last Battle ~ C.S. Lewis
3. The Shack ~ WM Paul Young
4. Poldark ~ Winston Graham (fantastic British TV series)
5. In the Heart of the Sea ~ (book better than movie)
6. Mean’s Search For Meaning ~ Viktor Frankl
7. The Rock That is Higher ~ Madeliene L’Engle
8. Bird By Bird ~ Anne Lamotte
9. Demelza ~ Winston Graham
10. Breaking Busy ~ Alli Worthington
11. The Russians Series ~ Michael R. Phillips
12. The Russians Series ~
13. The Russians Series ~
14. The Russians Series ~
15. The Comeback ~ Louie Giglio
16. Sisi: An Empress on her own ~ Allison Pitaki
17. The Calling ~ Rachelle Dekker
18. Life’s Great Dare ~ Christa Hesselink
19. Brazen ~ Leeana Tankersly
20. Miss Perigrines Home for Peculiar Children ~
21. The Dressmaker ~ Rosalie Hamm (book better than movie)
22. Through the Looking Glass ~ Lewis Carroll (book better than movie)
23. The BFG ~ Roald Dahl (book better than movie)
24. Fantastic Beasts & Where to find them ~ J. K. Rowling
25. The Night Circus (highly recommend) ~Erin Morgenstern
26. The Bell Jar ~ Sylvia Plath
27. The Cursed Child ~ J.K. Rowling
28. Dark Places ~ Gillian Flynn
29. Present Over Perfect ~ Shauna Niequist
30. The sun also rises ~ Hemingway
31. The Old Man & The Sea ~ Hemingway
32. Ethan Frome ~ Edith Wharton
33. The Magician’s Nephew ~ C. S. Lewis
34. Chronicle of a Death Foretold ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
35. Till We have Faces by C. S. Lewis
36. The Lion, Witch & Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
37. Shaken by Tim Tebow
38. Watership Down by Richard Adams
39. The Horse & His Boy by C. S. Lewis
40. Alice by Christina Henry
41. Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
42. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
43. All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
44. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
45. Hope Heals by Jay & Katherine Wolfe
46. The Zookeepers Wife by Diane Ackerman
47. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
48. The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
49. At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen
50. Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur
51. The little book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
52. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne DuMaurier
53. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
54. The Last Summer by Judith Kinghorn
55. The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
56. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
57. The Year of Living Danishly by Hellen Russell
58. This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
59. The Giver by Lois Lowry
60. Son by Lois Lowry
61. Messenger by Lois Lowry
62. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
63. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
64. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
65. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
66. Of Mess & Moxie by Jen Hatmaker
67. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
68. Emma by Jane Austen
69. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
70. In a pit with a lion on a snowy day: Mark Batterson
71. Forgotton God: Francis Chan
72. Simply Tuesday: Emily P. Freeman
73. Bel Canto: Ann Patchett
74. Man’s Search For Meaning: Victor Frankl
75. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
76. The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
77. The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexander Dumas
78. Eat, Pray Love: Elizabeth Gilbert
79. The Signature of All Things: Elizabeth Gilbert
80. My Life in France: Julia Child
81. The Girl On The Train: Paula Hawkins
82. If You Feel Too Much: Jamie Tworkowski (This book is amazing, everyone should read it)
83. The Fault In Our Stars
84. Looking for Alaska
85. Paper Towns
86. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
87. Cold Mountain
88. Cutting for Stone
89. Attachments: Rainbow Rowell
90. Longbourne: Jo Baker (I loved this book because it made Pride and Prejudice not perfect, and I always thought those people’s lives were too perfect)
91. Delicious: Ruth Reichl (seriously probably one of my very favorite novels ever)
92. Garlic & Sapphires: Ruth Reichl
93. Bittersweet: Shauna Niequist (Favorite Author)
94. Cold Tangerines: Shauna Niequist
95. Bread & Wine: Shauna Niequist
96. 1000 Gifts: Ann Voskamp (so so poetic and amazing)
97. Seven: Jen Hatmaker
98. Love Does: Bob Goff
99. Mary Poppins: P.L. Travers
100. The Count of Monte Cristo: Alexandre Dumas
101. Anne of Green Gables: L.M. Montgomery (9 books)
102. Crazy Love: Francis Chan
103. Harry Potter (all 7)
104. The Beedle and the Bard: J.K. Rowling
105. Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them by J.K. Rowling
106. Black : Ted Dekker
107. White : Ted Dekker
108. Red : Ted Dekker
109. Green: Ted Dekker
110. Showdown : Ted Dekker
111. Saint : Ted Dekker
112. Sinner: Ted Dekker
113. Game of Thrones: George R R Martin (not for everyone, but I’m addicted) (5 books)
114. Books by Madeliene L’Engle (My all time favorite) (10 books at least)