24 in 2018 and The 5 Best Books I Read This Year
I didn't expect to power through my book goal for the year so quickly, but here we are. I blame the library's deadlines, my mis-management of my holds process (live and learn!), and getting my paws on some books so good I couldn't put them down. Isn't that always the best feeling? At least until they end and then you panic wondering if you'll ever find another book you can get so lost in you forget everything else. I got really lucky with how many times that happened to me this year.
Reading choices are extremely personal, so what I like is when people tell me THE BEST books they've read and then I get to look them up on Amazon and see if I'd like them, too. I will give very little explanation. I don't want my life to feel like a big book report like it did in high school. But, I want to provide the full list for anyone who's interested (me), and I'll give you my top five right below it. Go ahead and scroll down if that's all you want
A sample of my stack. Some of these I will keep forever. A few went in my little library. The rest will be consigned, so I can—you guessed it—buy more books!
The 24 Books I Read This Year
- The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey
- Breaking Free by Rachel Jefs
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden
- The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
- What Remains by Carole Radziwill (+ a ghostwriter? We may never know!)
- An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg
- The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
- Between Two Worlds by Tyler Henry
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- Educated by Tara Westover
- Where There's Hope by Elizabeth Smart
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
- Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
- Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
- Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman
- Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines
- Sociable by Rebecca Harrington
- This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
- The Atlas of Love by Laurie Frankel
- Goodbye for Now by Laurie Frankel
- Pretty Mess by Erika Jayne (+ ghostwriter)
- Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The 5 BEST Books I Read This Year
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden
- An Unfinished Life by Mark Spragg
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
I'm starting to work on some stretch goals, LONG books that would usually be more intimidating when I have a measurable goal left to achieve. More to come. Until then, happy reading!
