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I Love Reading 2020

My love of reading began when I was just a little girl and my mother would read me stories – picture books we would check out from the library, old copies of The Boxcar Children, Little House in the Big Woods, or Mr. Popper’s Penguins (which she had accidentally stolen from her library as a child). As I got older, you would often find me holed up in my room with a book – usually one of the original Babysitter’s Club, or rereading the Little House or Anne of Green Gables series.

My love for reading only grew more over the years, and now I find myself in a season of life where I have more time to read than ever before  – partly due to amazing audiobooks that I can listen to while I work, drive, clean, etc. For the past six or seven years, I have set a yearly reading goal, and this year it was 150 books.  Well, I achieved my goal and more – I read 196 books, 65,193 pages – the average book length was 332 pages.  Some of those books were rereads, some were with my kids, some for book club, but most of them were from my never-diminishing “To Read” shelf on Goodreads.com – ha ha! I had 11 new fiction favorites of the year, as well as 11 new nonfiction favorites of the year (see the pictures below), but here is my list of books in its entirety.  If you want to see what I thought of each one, friend me on goodreads and you read my reviews of each and every book.  Happy reading!

*** – a book I read with Arthur

** – a book I read with Derek

* – a book I read with Lily

^ – a reread, which means I loved the book enough the first time to read it again

# – an audio book  

  1. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by  (Translator) (531)^
  2. A Name Unknown by  (428)
  3. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by  (433)#
  4. Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage & Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere by  (256)#
  5. Ready Player Two by  (370)#
  6. Miracle Creek Christmas by  (368)#
  7. Miss Davenport’s Christmas by  (168)^
  8. A Hopeful Christmas: A Regency Romance Collection by  (306)#
  9. Marauder (Oregon Files #15) by  (382)#
  10. To Love a Governess (Timeless Regency Collection) by  (302)
  11. Rebecca by  (449)^#
  12. The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Our Hearts and Homes by  (203)#
  13. Shadow of the Dragon (Jack Ryan Universe #30) by  (498)#
  14. Refugee by  (352)#
  15. The Queen of Raiders (The Nine Realms #2) by  (487)#
  16. The Witches by  (208)^***
  17. Squire (Protector of the Small #3) by  (434)#
  18. Greenlights by  (308)#
  19. Christmas Jars by  (122)
  20. Enchantment by  (422)#
  21. Bruiser by  (328)
  22. Juliet by  (447)#
  23. My Life as a Potato by  (272)
  24. The Divine Gift of Forgiveness by  (292)#
  25. The Heart of a Vicar by  (268)#
  26. The Number of Love by  (370)
  27. The Silent Patient by  (325)#
  28. The Bookwanderers by  (288)
  29. The Flatshare by  (400)#
  30. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by  (392)#
  31. The Year of Billy Miller by  (240)
  32. Sabriel by  (491)#
  33. Premeditated Myrtle by  (368)#
  34. Underestimating Miss Cecilia by  (316)
  35. Snow White by  (216)
  36. Pride by  (304)
  37. The Stationery Shop by  (320)#
  38. Rakes and Roses by  (320)#
  39. American Assassin by  (435)#
  40. Miracle at St Andrews by  (256)#
  41. Page by  (290)#
  42. Inside the Shadow City by  (387)
  43. Evvie Drake Starts Over by  (289)#
  44. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by  (340)#
  45. Inside the Shadow City by  (387)
  46. Legend by  (305)#
  47. Heist Society by  (287)
  48. All Fall Down by  (310)#
  49. First Test by  (240)#
  50. Touch of Power by  (396)
  51. Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by  (294)#
  52. Insights from a Prophet’s Life: Russell M. Nelson by  (452)#
  53. The Assassins by  (416)#
  54. Forget Me Not by  (256)#
  55. A Queen in Hiding by  (477)#
  56. The Case of the Missing Marquess by  (216)#
  57. Unraveling by  (464)
  58. The Fiery Gloves (Knights of Right #4)by  (73)***
  59. A Hero for Miss Hatherleigh by  (336)
  60. Citizens of London: The Americans who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour by  (496)#
  61. Mockingbird by  (235)#
  62. Bellwether by  (243)#
  63. Wringer by (240)#
  64. Sounder by  (128)#
  65. The Worst Best School Year Ever by  (117)#
  66. Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by (432)#
  67. The Westerby Inheritance by  (340)#
  68. The Girl of Fire and Thorns by  (423)#
  69. The Last Dragonslayer by  (296)
  70. The Toll (Arc of a Scythe #3) by  (637)
  71. The Warrior’s Guard (Knights of Right #3) by  (73)***
  72. Pillage by  (312)
  73. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by  (259)#
  74. A Snicker of Magic by  (331)#
  75. Rush Revere and the First Patriots by (242)#
  76. Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) by  (513)
  77. The Dutch House by  (337)#
  78. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by  (415)#
  79. Wrath of Poseidon by  (416)#
  80. Vampire Academy by  (332)#
  81. The Wanderer by  (320)#
  82. The Flirt by  (208)#
  83. Seven Miracles That Saved America: Why They Matter and Why We Should Have Hope by ,  (356)
  84. Freak the Mighty by  (192)**
  85. The Silver Coat (Knights of Right #2) by  (71)***
  86. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures by  (341)#
  87. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by  (266)#
  88. Sandry’s Book by  (252)#
  89. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by  (438)#
  90. The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by  (281)
  91. Hope Was Here by  (186)
  92. The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by  (256)#
  93. Stuart Little by  (131)#
  94. The Falcon Shield (Knights of Right #1) by  (73)***
  95. Red Storm Rising by  (725)#
  96. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by  (Translator) (531)^
  97. Penelope by  (302)
  98. Ghosts in the Baker Mine by  (197)
  99. Scythe by  (448)
  100. Serpent & Dove by  (513)#
  101. In the Dark of War: A CIA Officer’s Inside Account of the U.S. Evacuation from Libya by  (256)
  102. The Bridge to Belle Island by  (448)#
  103. Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by  (341)#
  104. Lily of the Nile by  (351)#
  105. Reforming Lord Neil by  (253)
  106. Firing Point (Jack Ryan Universe #29) by  (480)#
  107. Engaging Sir Isaac by  (295)
  108. Alas, Babylon by  (280)
  109. The Saturdays by  (177)#
  110. Going Solo by  (210)#
  111. Ruby Red by  (324)#
  112. Liesl & Po by  (313)#
  113. My Calamity Jane by  (544)#
  114. Becoming by  (426)#
  115. Frederica by  (437)
  116. Enchanted Glass by  (332)#
  117. Saints Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand by (833)#
  118. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by  (182)^***
  119. The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World by  (304)
  120. Saving Miss Everly by  (274)
  121. My Plain Jane by  (447)#
  122. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by  (Translator) (531)^
  123. The Healer’s Apprentice by  (272)
  124. This Could Change Everything by  (352)#
  125. Boy: Tales of Childhood by  (176)
  126. The Solicitor’s Son by  (263)
  127. Caraval by  (407)#
  128. My Brother’s Bride by  (253)
  129. The Yellow Bird Sings by  (304)#
  130. Whisked Away by  (325)#
  131. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by  (204)#
  132. Hello, Universe by  (320)#
  133. My Sister’s Intended by  (257)
  134. Words on Fire by  (336)#
  135. The Murmur of Bees by  (471)#
  136. The Pursuit of Lady Harriett by  (261)
  137. Outliers: The Story of Success by  (309)#
  138. Mr. Popper’s Penguins by  (148)^***
  139. The Dressmaker’s Gift by  (286)#
  140. Cinderella Screwed Me Over by  (400)#
  141. Jip: His Story by  (180)
  142. Where the Forest Meets the Stars by  (304)#
  143. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by  (288)#
  144. The Rise of Miss Notley by  (271)
  145. Regretting You by  (363)
  146. The War That Saved My Life by  (316)#
  147. Jude by  (288)
  148. Boy’s Life by  (610)#
  149. Glass Slippers, Ever After, and Me by  (336)
  150. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by  (301)#
  151. All the Ways We Said Goodbye by  (448)#
  152. The Wishing Spell by  (438)***
  153. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by  (870)**^
  154. A Posse of Princesses by  (300)
  155. To the Farthest Shores by  (330)#
  156. The Huntress by  (560)#
  157. Becoming Mrs. Lewis by  (432)#
  158. Gideon the Cutpurse by  (404)
  159. Things You Save in a Fire by  (305)#
  160. Final Option by  (404)#
  161. The Lady and the Highwayman by  (352)
  162. The Dearly Beloved by  (342)#
  163. Tom Clancy Code of Honor by  (511)#
  164. The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by  (272)#
  165. Romancing the Rake by  (375)
  166. And Then There Were None by  (264)#
  167. Suffering the Scot by  (386)
  168. Discovering Grace by  (224)
  169. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by  (320)#
  170. Climbing the Stairs by  (256)
  171. Sherwood by  (496)#
  172. The Rage of Dragons by  (544)#
  173. Hunted by  (384)#
  174. Rescuing Lord Inglewood by  (329)
  175. Smart Girl by  (266)#
  176. The Imaginary by  (224)
  177. Sweet Girl by  (284)#
  178. A Song for Summer by  (397)
  179. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by  (374)#
  180. Rick Steves Best of Italy by  (544)
  181. Letters to the Lost by  (400)
  182. A Study in Scarlet Women by  (323)#
  183. Flecks of Gold by  (290)
  184. P.S. I Like You by  (330)#
  185. Courting Morrow Little by  (370)
  186. The Painter’s Daughter by  (464)#
  187. Jayber Crow by  (390)
  188. Death of a Gossip by  (179)#
  189. Station Eleven by  (336)#
  190. Party Girl by  (361)#
  191. The Candy Cane Caper by  (320)
  192. Princess of the Sword by  (360)#
  193. Last Christmas in Paris by  (368)#
  194. The Desirable Duchess by  (176)#
  195. What the Wind Knows by  (411)
  196. Anne’s House of Dreams by  (243)*^





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