25 Books I Read in 2015

This year, I took the Good Reads Challenge and set a goal to read 30 books. Alas, it appears 25 is my limit. That’s how many books I read in 2014 and this past year was no different. Still, I think I did good to get in 25. I’m happy with that. I wish I would have written more reviews so maybe I will aim to do better at that in 2016.

This was the year that I broke all my rules and got a Kindle (I had previously swore off eBooks) and started Audiobooks as well. If you are gonna go, might as well go all out, as they say. I enjoy being able to multitask and listen to books while I clean. The Overdrive app on my iPhone is my new favorite. It syncs with my library card! Score. 🙂

Here’s what was on my list this year.

FICTION

• The Best of Me (Nicholas Sparks)
• Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
• The Longest Ride (Nicholas Sparks)
• The Rosie Project (Don Tillman)
• The Hundred-Foot Journey (Richard Morais)
• Still Alice (Lisa Genova)
• Astor Place Vintage (Stephanie Lehmann)
• The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Steadman)
• Bridge to Haven (Francine Rivers)
• A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
• Tiger Eyes (Judy Blume)

NOTES: I’m a sucker for a Nicholas Spark’s book so Best of Me and Longest Ride rank high on my list for this year. I was also surprisingly enamored with Astor Place Vintage, which I read on a whim at the suggestion from a friend. Several of the above books are being made into movies, which is always a good motivating force to end up on my to-read list.

NON-FICTION

• Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet (Sarah Hagerty)
• Getting The Love You Want (Harville Hendrix)
• The Money Answers Book (Dave Ramsey)
• For the Love (Jen Hatmaker)
• Cesar’s Way (Cesar Millan)

NOTES: The winner here is For The Love, by Hatmaker, hands down. So. Much. Good. Stuff. Life-changing stuff. I read it and then listened to the audio version and just recently got a signed copy for my birthday. I will read it again in 2016. I also enjoyed Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet. It came at a very good time when I really needed it.

READ ALOUDS

• The Green Ember (S.D. Smith)
• Wise Words (Peter Leithart)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (J.K. Rowling)

NOTES: We’ve scaled back on read-alouds because she’s been doing more reading with school but I definitely want to tackle another HP book and the sequel to Green Ember next year.

BIRTH-RELATED

• Arms Wide Open (Patricia Harman)
• The Midwife of Hope River (Patricia Harman)
• The Reluctant Midwife (Patricia Harman)
• Farewell to the East End (Jennifer Worth)
• Bundles of Joy (Linda Fairley)

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