This was another good reading year. I’ll finish with 85 books, if I counted right–one more than last year. I included a few that I will complete by the end of the year. I had a good mix of old and hot off the press, fiction and nonfiction, historical and contemporary.
I’ll publish my top twelve of the year shortly, and I have a couple of reading challenge wrap-ups to post which will overlap with this. But I wanted to have a record of everything read this year. The titles link back to my reviews.
Nonfiction:
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Her Story by Susan Hertog
- Be Available: Accepting the Challenge to Confront the Enemy by Warren W. Wiersbe
- Be Confident (Hebrews): Live by Faith, Not by Sight by Warren W. Wiersbe
- Be Counted (Numbers): Living a Life That Counts for God by Warren W. Wiersbe
- Be Daring (Acts 13-28): Put Your Faith Where the Action Is by Warren Wiersbe
- Be Delivered (Exodus): Finding Freedom by Following God by Warren Wiersbe
- Be Diligent (Mark): Serving Others as you Walk with the Master Servant by Warren Wiersbe
- Be Dynamic (Acts 1-12): Experience the Power of God’s People by Warren Wiersbe
- Be Equipped (Deuteronomy): Acquiring the Tools for Spiritual Success by Warren Wiersbe
- Be Holy (Leviticus): Becoming “Set Apart” for God by Warren W. Wiersbe
- Be Loyal (Matthew): Following the King of Kings by Warren W. Wiersbe
- Be Right (Romans): How to Be Right with God, Yourself, and Others by Warren W. Wiersbe
- Be Strong (Joshua): Putting God’s Power to Work in Your Life by Warren W. Wiersbe
- Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
- Call of a Coward: The God of Moses and the Middle-Class Housewife by Marcia Moston
- Christian Reflections by C. S. Lewis
- The Devil in Pew Number Seven by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo
- Devotedly, the Personal Letters and Love Story of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot by Valerie Elliot Shephard
- Do More Better by Tim Challies
- Don’t Overthink It: Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life by Anne Bogel.
- EPIC: An Around-the-World Journey Through Christian History by Tim Challies
- Expecting Christmas by multiple authors
- Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves by Trillia J. Newbell
- Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
- Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- The Good Portion: Scripture: The Doctrine of Scripture for Every Woman by Keri Folmar
- How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
- Hudson Taylor and Maria by John Pollock
- Hungry for God, Starving for Time by Lori Hatcher
- Influence: Building a Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me) by Kate Motaung and Shannon Popkin.
- The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion by Annette Whipple
- The Man Who Was Q: the True Story of Charles Fraser-Smith, the ‘Q’ Wizard of World War II by David Porter
- The Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth and Olive Gilbert
- Preparing for Easter with C. S. Lewis.
- The Secret War of Charles Fraser-Smith, the “Q” Gadget Wizard of World War II by Charles Fraser-Smith
- Woman Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue by Kathryn J. Atwood
- Ten Words to Live By: Delighting In and Doing What God Commands by Jen Wilkin
- Write Better: A Lifelong Editor on Craft, Art, and Spirituality by Andrew T. Le Peau
Classics:
- The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster
- Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
- Our Town by Thornton Wilder
- Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
- A Room with a View by E. M. Forster
- Silas Marner by George Elliot
- The Warden by Anthony Trollope
Christian Fiction:
- Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
- Chapel Springs Revival by Ane Mulligan
- A Christmas by the Sea by Melody Carlson
- Daughters of Northern Shores by Joanne Bischof
- Dogwood by Chris Fabry
- The First Gardener by Denise Hildreth Jones
- Heaven Sent Rain by Lauraine Snelling
- Hidden Among the Stars by Melanie Dobson
- The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep
- In Between by Jenny B. Jones
- The Invitation by Nancy Moser
- The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
- Memories of Glass by Melanie Dobson
- Mistletoe and Murder, a collection of ten novellas by Christian mystery and suspense writers
- The Nature of a Lady by Roseanna M. White
- Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay
- The Old Lace Shop by Michelle Griep, the last in the Once Upon a Dickens Christmas trilogy of novellas.
- Only Glory Awaits: The Story of Anne Askew, Reformation Martyr by Leslie S. Nuernberg
- The Ornament Keeper by Eva Marie Everson (not reviewed yet)
- Out of the Shadows by Sigmund Brouwer
- Rosemary Cottage (Hope Beach Book 2) by Colleen Coble
- Saving Alice by David Lewis
- Seagrass Pier (Hope Beach Book 3) by Colleen Coble
- The Sign Painter by Davis Bunn
- Sons of Blackbird Mountain by Joanne Bischof
- A Southern Season: Stories from a Front Porch Swing, four stories set in the South by Eva Marie Everson, Linda W. Yezak, Claire Fullerton, and Ane Mulligan
- The Summer Kitchen by Lisa Wingate
- Tidewater Inn (Hope Beach Book 1) by Collen Coble
- Three Shall Be One by Francena Arnold
- Unconditional by Eva Marie Everson
- The Yuletide Angel by Sandra Ardoin
Other Fiction:
- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
- Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
- Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien (not reviewed yet)
- The Orchard House by Heidi Chiavaroli
- A Quilt for Christmas by Sandra Dallas
How was your reading this year?
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I set a goal of reading 3 books a week in 2021 which is 156 books. I have actually read 172 so far. This does include some books that are very short.
Wow! Good work!
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Oh my! I need to put on my track shoes or my reading glasses, as it were! 🙂 What a wonderful accomplishment. This was not a good reading year for me. I was caring for an aging mom and too often found myself too tired to read when I had the time. I’m praying this will be a better year. Many blessings to you in 2022!
We cared for my m-i-l in our home for five years–it’s definitely not easy. Hope you get some reading time in this year.
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