I've always been a fairly voracious reader but this was the first year that I actually read 100 Books! I guess I can now say there is at least one good thing to come out of 2020. As a child I'm pretty sure that I read 100 Books in a year but this was my first time hitting that milestone as an adult.
Since January is the time for bookish friends to think about their 2021 List of Books to Read I thought it would be fun to share a list of the 100 Books that I read this past year mostly in order. My list is pretty haphazard and includes a lot of fiction this past year. I usually do try to intentionally read a mixture of books from a variety of topics: Christian Living, History, Motherhood, Personal Growth, Fiction, and children's books that I read aloud.
Personal Observations
When life feels crazy (or I'm planning to ride in the car with 3 kiddos) I always reach for easy fiction reads. Well life must have felt crazier than I thought because I read a lot of fiction in 2020. I would venture to guess that this is more fiction than I have read during any of my adult years. It's interesting to note that I also picked up a number of series. Maisie Dobbs is hands down my favorite fiction series that I have read in the past year. I read 10 books from this series this year. Now I just need the author to write some more books! I also really enjoyed the Cities of Refuge series which are set during the Old Testament time period.
The hardest book I read this year was The Slave Across the Street which tells the story of a girl who was a victim of human trafficking in her own town. I actually listened to the book while painting while my children were visiting their grandparents. (I would not allow children to listen to the book.). This book has helped me to realize the importance of fighting against human trafficking and supporting organizations that do so. (Like many others we stopped utilizing Netflix streaming services after they came out with the Cuties show.)
The worst book I read was the Oysterville Sewing Circle which had a delightful title but way too much bad language. As someone who really loves to sew (and dreams of a group of friends to sew with) I would love to find a cozy book that includes sewing in the storyline. Please share if you have a recommendation.
The longest book I read was Code Girls at 640 pages and the shortest book I read was a book of poetry called What the Chickadee Knows at 88 pages. In case you are wondering the Goodreads app keeps track of such interesting tidbits. The most popular book that I read according to GoodReads was Clothed in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes #1). You can visit my Year in Books on Goodreads by clicking here.
Christian Living 5 Star Recommendations from this year:
Suffering is Never for Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot
The Right Kind of Strong by Mary Kassian
Worthy: Celebrating the Worth of Women by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher
In Search of the Source by Neil Anderson
Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds & Nourishes Your Soul by Hannah Anderson
Most Impactful Non-Christian Books:
Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction is Hijacking Our Kids and How to Break the Trance by Nicholas Kardaras
The Call of the Wild & Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education by Ainsley Arment
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
Favorite Kid's Read Aloud:
Jotham's Journey: An Advent Storybook by Arnold Ytreeide
Below you will find the list of books I read last year. Please feel free to ask a question in the comments section.
The 100 Books I Read in 2020
1) The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
2) Last Christmas in Paris
3) Behind the Laughter: A Comedian's Tale of Tragedy and Hope
4) Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachain Mountains
5) Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul
6) Suffering is Never for Nothing
7) An Incomplete Revenge (Maisie Dobbs #5)
8) Don't Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing Yourself
9) Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
10) Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6)
11) The Mapping of Love & Death (Maisie Dobbs #7)
12) A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs #8)
13) Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs #9)
14) Leaving Everything Most Loved (Maisie Dobbs #10)
15) A Horse Called Willing (Read Aloud)
16) Dyslexia 1010: Truths, Myths and What Really Works
17) A Dangerous Place (Maisie Dobbs #11)
18) Journey to Munich (Maisie Dobbs #12)
19) A Well Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts
20) In This Grave Hour (Maisie Dobbs #13)
21) To Die But Once (Maisie Dobbs #14)
22) Ten Girls Who Made History (Read Aloud)
23) The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs #15)
24) Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
25) Baby-Led Weaning: The (Not-So) Revolutionary Way to Start Solids
26) A Secret Courage The London Chronicles #1)
27) Death by Darjeeling (A Tea Shop Mystery #1)
28) Love's Faithful Promise (Courage to Dream #3)
29) Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys
30) Little Men
31) Gunpowder Green (A Tea Shop Mystery #2)
32) A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
33) Shades of Earl Grey (A Tea Shop Mystery #3)
34) Small Talk: Learning From My Children About What Matters Most
35) The Spies of Shilling Lane
36) The Slave Across the Street: The True Story of How an American Teen Survived the World of Human Trafficking
37) A Christ-Centered Wedding: Rejoicing in the Gospel on Your Big Day
38) White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
39) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce #1)
40) Return to Me (The Restoration Chronicles #1)
41) The Oysterville Sewing Circle (Way too much language.)
42) Little House in the Suburbs: Backyard Farming and Home Skls for Self-Sufficient Living
43) Love's Mountain Quest
44) Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Radical Reconciliation
45) The Face on the Milk Carton
46) A Light on the Hill (Cities of Refuge #1)
47) Whatever Happened to Janie?
48) The Voice on the Radio
49) What Janie Found
50) Shelter of the Most High
51) Walk it Out: The Radical Result of LIving God's Word One Step at a Time
52) Like Flames in the Night (Cities of Refuge #4)
53) Until the Mountains Fall (Cities of Refuge #3)
54) The Outsider (Shaker #1)
55) Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction is Hijacking Our Kids and Homes
56) No Such Thing As Can't: A Triumphant Story of Faith and Perserverance
57) The Seeker (Shaker #3)
58) She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
59) The Right Kind of Strong: Suprisingly Simple Habits of a Strong Woman
60) The Believer (Shaker #2)
61) You Can Stay Home with Your Kids!: 100 Tips, Tricks, and Ways to Make it Work on a Budget
62) Forgotten Girls
63) In Search of the Source
64) Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
65) The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Toddler
66) A Christmas Journey
67) The Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them
68) Grandpa's Mountain (Read Aloud)
69) The Family Under the Bridge (Read Aloud)
70) A Nantucket Christmas
71) The Jasmine Moon Murder (A Tea Shop Mystery #5)
72) Did Adam Have a Belly Button: And Other Questions about the Bible
73) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes)
74) The Christmas Pony
75) Jotham's Journey: A Storybook Advent (Read Aloud)
76) Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional
77) A Quiet Life in the Country (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries #1)
78) Love, Honor, and Virtue
79) Sew with Me
80) Open-Door Living: Easy Ways to Share the Gift of Hospitality
81) The Stone Wall
82) He Will Hold Me Fast: A Journey with Grace Through Cancer
83) The Christmas Bus
84) Cozy White Cottage: 100 Ways to Love the Feeling of Being Home
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