I love to read, and I always have. There were definitely periods of time in my life where I didn’t get to read for fun as much as I would like, but between the amazing gift of audio and ebooks, reading is so much easier and convenient now. On my phone I have everything I need, and it was especially helpful when I spent so much of the past five months in doctors’ offices and waiting rooms. What a blessing! And I do always have a physical book on my nightstand to read before bed (even if I usually fall asleep way too fast, and so it takes forever for me to get through the book).

I write and review each book I read on goodreads.com, if you want to friend me. And I love Goodreads so much, because the type A part of my brain wants to have it all organized – and the ADHD part of me can’t remember anything if I haven’t written it down – ha ha! And I love that they celebrate all of my reading at the end of the year.

So here are my books of the year – 185 in total. Pretty crazy! And wonderful too.

• The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by Joseph Smith Jr. (Translator) (531)#^
• The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by Joseph Smith Jr. (Translator) (531)#^
• Doctrine and Covenants The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith Jr. (295)#^
• What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust Alan Bradley (298)#
• Jesus is the Christ Neil L. Andersen (48)
• Royal Target Traci Hunter Abramson (257)#
• The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club Helen Simonson (432)#
• Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor Mark Harmon (272)#
• The Lake House Kate Morton (606)
• A Deadly Education Naomi Novik (320)#^
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife Anna Johnston (336)#
• Kiss Me Now Melanie Jacobson (224)#
• April Lady Georgette Heyer (290)
• A Haunting at Havenwood Sally Britton (224)#
• Here One Moment Liane Moriarty (512)#
• Yours from the Tower Sally Nicholls (256)#
• A Place to Hang the Moon Kate Albus (320)^**
• How to Solve Your Own Murder Kristen Perrin (358)#
• Meet Me at the Cupcake Café Jenny Colgan (456)#
• Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir Louis L’Amour (345)
• All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker (608)#
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin (278)^**
• Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America Jack Barsky (352)#
• Have I Told You Lately Beth Moran (370)
• None of This Is True Lisa Jewell (390)#
• Clive Cussler Ghost Soldier Mike Maden (415)#
• Romancing the Artist Sally Britton (318)#
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens Ina Garten (320)#
• A Heart Devoted Nichole Van (212)
• Saints #4 Sounded In Every Ear: 1955-2020 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (831)#
• The Briar Club Kate Quinn (432)#
• Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson (443)#
• Coming Home to Puddleduck Farm Della Galton (323)
• Hail Marry Martha Keyes (354)#
• The Booklover’s Library Madeline Martin (432)#
• The Overdue Life of Amy Byler Kelly Harms (328)
• The Unmaking of June Farrow Adrienne Young (352)#
• Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence – and Changed America H.W. Brands (582)#
• The Shipbuilder’s Wife Jennifer Moore (272)
• Mad Honey Jodi Picoult (464)#
• The False Prince Jennifer A. Nielsen (342)^**
• The Rock of Our Redeemer: Facing the Future with Faith, Hope, and Power David A. Bednar (116)#
• Nothing Else But Miracles Kate Albus (288)#
• Is She Really Going Out with Him? Sophie Cousens (368)#
• A Dictionary of Scoundrels Beth Lincoln (338)#
• Rescue Jennifer A. Nielsen (387)#
• Jane & Edward Melodie Edwards (352)#
• The Quiet Gentleman Georgette Heyer (354)
• The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline Nancy Springer (176)#
• Summer in the Highlands Nichole Van, Heidi Kimball, Michele Paige Holmes (362)
• The Icebound Land John Flanagan (266)*^
• Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine (240)**^
• Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly (487)#
• Wormwood Abbey Christina Baehr (208)
• Funny Story Emily Henry (400)#
• Finding Gobi: The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey Dion Leonard (281)
• Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] Jesse Q. Sutanto (325)#
• Sir Andrew and the Authoress Sally Britton (231)#
• Love Redesigned Jenny Proctor (297)#
• One Dark Window Rachel Gillig (399)#
• The Great Train Robbery Michael Crichton (386)
• Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave Elle Cosimano (320)#
• First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith Jennifer Reeder (224)#
• The Town with No Mirrors Christina Collins (284)#
• Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo (182)^**
• Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space Adam Higginbotham (563)#
• A Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein (176)^**
• The Heart Mender: A Story of Second Chances Andy Andrews (253)
• Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame Olivia Ford.(384)#
• A Duchess for the Duke Sally Britton (100)#
• A Passion Most Pure Julie Lessman (480)
• The Westing Game Ellen Raskin (182)^**
• Just Like That Gary D. Schmidt (387)#
• Palace Beautiful Sarah Deford Williams (224)
• The Distance Between Us Reyna Grande (325)#
• Making Sense of the Doctrine & Covenants: A Guided Tour Through Modern Revelations Steven C. Harper (624)
• Devotion of the Heart Nichole Van (125)#
• The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder David Grann (352)#
• The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye Nancy Springer (103)#
• Spring in Hyde Park Jennifer Moore, G.G. Vandagriff, Nichole Van (312)
• The Love Haters Katherine Center (309)#
• Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons Nancy Springer (21)
• The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America Elizabeth Letts (339)#
• It Had to Be You Beth Moran (378)
• The First Emma Camille Di Maio (326)#
• Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love Marianne Cronin (304)#
• Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall (319)#
• Assistant to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer (354)#
• The Lost Year Katherine Marsh (368)#
• Love Unexpected Jenny Proctor (269)#
• Bath Tangle Georgette Heyer (367)
• My Friends Fredrik Backman (448)
• Ghost Station Dan Wells (319)#
• Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone (216)#
• A Peculiar Combination Ashley Weaver (304)#
• A Monster Calls Patrick Ness (226)#
• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Jocko Willink (320)#
• Coronets and Steel Sherwood Smith (420)
• In the Likely Event Rebecca Yarros (420)#
• An Arrangement of Sorts Rebecca Connolly (255)#
• The Secret History of Christmas Bill Bryson (?)#
• Sweet Talk Cara Bastone (240)#
• Married to the Marquess Rebecca Connolly (276)#
• The Good Life Jeremy Hall (?)#
• The Best Worst Christmas Kate Forster (?)#
• Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen (344)#^
• New Dragon City Mari Mancusi (343)#*
• Greatest Game Ever Played, The: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf Mark Frost (506)
• Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen (334)#^
• Mansfield Park Jane Austen (488)#^
• Northanger Abbey Jane Austen (260)#^
• Emma Jane Austen (512)#^
• Persuasion Jane Austen (240)#^
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder Joanne Fluke (436)
• A Tartan Love Nichole Van (379)
• Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green (198)#
• “Mine Angels Round About”: West German Mission Evacuation 1939 Terry Bohle Montague (212)
• Stealing Mona Lisa Carson Morton (340)
• The Key to Deceit Ashley Weaver (272)#
• Scarlet A.C. Gaughen (304)
• Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Patrick Radden Keefe (535)#
• The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn Sally J. Pla (336)#
• Magnificent Obsession Lloyd C. Douglas (233)
• The God of the Woods Liz Moore (490)#
• Outlander Diana Gabaldon (882)
• Apprentice to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer (368)#
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built Becky Chambers (151)#
• A Spy in the House Y.S. Lee (276)
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 Beth Brower (121)#^
• One Thread Pulled: The Dance With Mr. Darcy Diana J. Oaks (457)
• Unlikely Animals Annie Hartnett (348)#
• The Big Wave Pearl S. Buck (80)
• The Viscount and the Vicar’s Daughter Mimi Matthews (232)#
• The Terrible Personal Shopper Laura Burton (330)#
• How the Penguins Saved Veronica Hazel Prior (355)#
• I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith (408)
• The Girl & the Galdurian Tim Probert (247)
• New Kid Jerry Craft (256)
• They Shoot Canoes, Don’t They? Patrick F. McManus (231)
• Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry (427)#
• When the Day Comes Gabrielle Meyer (384)#
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 Beth Brower (164)#^
• Half Upon a Time James Riley (405)
• When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed (269)
• Wishes and Wellingtons Julie Berry (363)
• Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles Margaret George (870)
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 Beth Brower (229)#^
• Get Lucky Katherine Center (288)#
• Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books Kirsten Miller (298)#
• 13 Treasures Michelle Harrison (368)
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 Beth Brower (208)#^
• Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop Jenny Colgan (302)#
• The Holy Sealing: Uniting the Eternal Family of God Anthony Sweat, Cindy Sweat (105)#
• Blackbringer Laini Taylor (437)#
• A Million Miles from Boston Karen Day (224)
• The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year Ally Carter (293)#
• The Hired Girl Laura Amy Schlitz (401)
• A Cross-Country Christmas Courtney Walsh (256)#
• The Upside Down Christmas Kate Forster (?)#
• A Mistletoe Mismatch Sally Britton (182)#
• Last Christmas Clare Swatman (346)
• Project Hail Mary Andy Weir (476)#
• A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens (160)#^
• The Christmas Hirelings Mary Elizabeth Braddon (104)#
• Making Sense of the Doctrine & Covenants: A Guided Tour Through Modern Revelations Steven C. Harper (624)
• The Impossible Fortune Richard Osman (368)#
• Booked for the Holidays Liz Maverick (?)#
• A Christmas Serenade: A Historical Romance Anthology Jennifer Moore (353)#
• The Friendly Persuasion: A Classic American Saga of Family, Faith, and Love in the Revolutionary Era Jessamyn West (228)
• A Christmas Truce Emma Bennet (194)#
• Christmas On Mill Street Joseph Walker (133)
• The Christmas You Found Me Sarah Morgenthaler (304)#
• The Correspondent Virginia Evans (304)#
• Acting Merry Martha Keyes (208)#
• Rules for Ruin Mimi Matthews (396)#

My favorite books of this year were hard to choose. In fact, I had such a hard time picking, that I included all of my 5 star ratings of the year.

Here are my top 23 Fiction books (with a couple Christmas books and two graphic novels thrown in).

• A Heart Devoted by Nichole Van
• *A Tartan Love by Nichole Van
• Devotion of the Heart by Nichole Van
• Summer in the Highlands by Nichole Van, etc.
• Have I Told You Lately by Beth Moran
• It Had to Be You by Beth Moran
• *Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
• *The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
• *Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
• The Impossible Future by Richard Osman
• *Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
• How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• The Heart Mender by Andy Andrews
• The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
• *Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
• Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
• Married to the Marquess by Rebecca Connolly
• When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
• Friends Forever by Shannon Hale
• The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
• The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

Here are my Top 6 Nonfiction Reads:

• The Rock of Our Redeemer by David a. Bednar
• Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
• ”Mine Angels Round About” by Terry Bohle Montague
• Making Sense of the Doctrine & Covenants by Steven C. Harper
• The Holy Sealing by Anthony & Cindy Sweat
• The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts

And of course, I reread quite a few books – some just because I wanted to, some for book club, but quite a few were read-alouds for my class. And of course, I reread The Book of Mormon multiple times each year, and it, or another book of scripture is the first thing I read every day. Because if I am going to read all the books, I should always begin with the words of God.

Favorite Rereads of the year:

• The Book of Mormon
• The Doctrine & Covenants
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austin
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (Books 2-4)
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
• A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
• A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik