It’s been another great reading year, with a variety of new and old, fiction and nonfiction, mostly good, a handful not so much. By my count, I’ve read 79 books this year—a smidgen fewer than the last couple of years.

I’ll post my favorites tomorrow. The titles link back to my reviews. (MTBR) at the end of some titles refers to the Mount TBR Reading Challenge, where we read books we already owned before the year began. I noted them here instead of making a separate list.

Nonfiction:

1. 100 Best Bible Verses to Overcome Worry and Anxiety, a devotional book by various authors (MTBR)
2. Aging With Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture by Sharon Betters and Susan Hunt
3. Always, Only Good: A Journey of Faith Through Mental Illness by Shelly Garlock Hamilton
4. Another Gospel: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity by Alisa Childers
5. Be Alive (John 1-12): Get to Know the Living Savior by Warren Wiersbe (MTBR)
6. Be Compassionate (Luke 1-13): Let the World Know Jesus Cares by Warren Wiersbe (MTBR)
7. Be Courageous (Luke 14-24): Let the World Know Jesus Cares by Warren Wiersbe (MTBR
8. Be Determined (Nehemiah): Standing Firm in the Face of Opposition by Warren W. Wiersbe (MTBR)
9. Be Distinct (2 Kings and 2 Chronicles): Standing Firmly Against the World’s Tides by Warren Wiesrbe (MTBR)
10. Be Encouraged (2 Corinthians): God Can Turn Your Trials Into Triumphs by Warren W. Wiersbe (MTBR)
11. Be Free (Galatians): Exchange Legalism for True Spirituality by Warren Wiersbe (MTBR)
12. Be Responsible (1 Kings): Being Good Stewards of God’s Gifts by Warren Wiersbe (MTBR)
13. Be Restored (2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles): Trusting God to See Us Through by Warren W. Wiersbe (MTBR)
14. Be Successful (1 Samuel): Attaining Wealth That Money Can’t Buy by Warren W. Wiersbe (MTBR)
15. Be Wise (1 Corinthians): Discern the Difference Between Man’s Knowledge and God’s Wisdom by Warren W. Wiersbe (MTBR)
16. Daily Light on the Daily Path compiled by Samuel Bagster
17. “Don’t Call Me Spry”: Creative Possibilities for Later Life by Win Couchman
18. The Enchanted Places: A Childhood Memoir by Christopher Milne
19. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (MTBR)
20. The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis (MTBR)
21. Heaven and Nature Sing: 25 Advent Reflections to Bring Joy to the World by Hannah Anderson
22. IBS for Dummies by Carolyn Dean and L. Christine Wheeler (MTBR)
23. I Must Decrease: Biblical Inspiration and Encouragement for Dieters by Janice Thompson (MTBR)
24. Jesus Led Me All the Way by Margaret Stringer (MTBR)
25. Joy: A Godly Woman’s Adornment by Lydia Brownback (MTBR)
26. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Lady Carnarvon.(MTBR, audiobook)
27. The Middle Matters: Why That (Extra)Ordinary Life Looks Really Good on You by Lisa-Jo Baker (MTBR)
28. O Love That Will not Let Me Go: Facing Death with Courageous Confidence, complied by Nancy Guthrie
29. The Path Through the Trees by Christopher Milne )Audiobook)
30. Ten Time Management Choices that Can Change Your Life by Sandra Felton and Marsha Sims (MTBR)
31. Treasures of Encouragement: Women Helping Women by Sharon W. Betters
32. Where I End: A Story of Tragedy, Truth, and Rebellious Hope by Katherine Elizabeth Clark (MTBR)
33. Women and Stress: A Practical Approach to Managing Tension by Jean Lush and Pam Vredevelt (MTBR)
34. The Writer’s Desk by Jill Krementz (MTBR)

Classics:

1. Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin (Audiobook)
2. The Confessions of St. Augustine (Audiobook)
3. Dracula by Bram Stoker
4. Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope (MTBR, Audiobook)
5. Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott (Audiobook)
6. The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne (Audiobook)
7. The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope (Audiobook)
8. Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell (Audiobook)
9. Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne
10. The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope (Audiobook)
11. The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (Audiobook)
12. To Sir, With Love by E. R. Braithwaite (Audiobook)
13. Victorian Short Stories of Successful Marriages by Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, and others.
14. When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne
15. Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne

Christian Fiction:

1. Bringing Maggie Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer (Audiobook)
2. A Daily Rate by Grace Livingston Hill (Audiobook)
3. Enchanted Isle by Melanie Dobson
4. The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck (Audiobook)
5. Half Finished by Lauraine Snelling (MTBR)
6. The Hatmaker’s Heart by Carla Stewart (MTBR)
7. The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron (Audiobook)
8. Just 18 Summers by Michelle Cox and Rene Gutteridge (MTBR)
9. A Lady Unrivaled by Roseanna M. White (Audiobook)
10. Midnight, Christmas Eve by Andy Clapp (MTBR)
11. The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White (MTBR)
12. The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron (MTBR, Audiobook)
13. The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna M. White (Audiobook)
14. The Road Home by Malissa Chapin
15. The Search by Grace Livingston Hill (Audiobook)
16. Shadowed by Grace: A Story of Monuments Men by Cara Putman (MTBR)
17. Shadows in the Mind’s Eye by Janyre Tromp
18. Snowed In for Christmas by Cami Checketts (Audiobook)
19. Something Good by Vanessa Miller
20. The Stranger by Melanie Dobson (MTBR)
21. Three Fifty-Seven: Timing Is Everything by Hank Stewart and Kendra Norman-Bellamy (Audiobook)
22. To Treasure an Heiress by Roseanna White (Audiobook)
23. Worthy of Legend by Roseanna M. White

Other Fiction:

1. Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth (MTBR, Audiobook)
2. The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (MTBR, Audiobook)
3. The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper (MTBR)
4. The London House by Katherine Reay (audiobook)
5. Mourning Dove by Claire Fullerton (MTBR)
6. Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan (Audiobook)
7. The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow (MTBR, Audiobook)

And that just about wraps it up for 2022! I’m close to finishing a couple more, but I’ll save them to review at the beginning of next year so they don’t get lost in the shuffle.

Reading is one of my highlights, so I was very thankful to be able to make time for it.

How was your reading year? The number of books is not as important as whether the books are enjoyable and edifying. In that sense, I’ve had a great year indeed.