I enjoyed an eclectic reading year, with some classics, some contemporary; some hot off the press, some that had been on my shelf for decades; some fiction, some nonfiction. I ended up with 65 books finished this year.
Titles link to my reviews. “MTBR” behind a title indicates this is a book I owned before this year and am counting it for the Mount TBR (To Be Read) Reading Challenge,.
Nonfiction
- 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Gary Provost (MTBR)
- 1 and 2 Timothy for You by Phillip Jensen
- Bloom In Your Winter Season by Deborah Malone (MTBR)
- The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Volume 3, compiled by Walter Hooper (MTBR)
- Daniel for You by David Helm
- Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Thessalonians (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary) by Mark Howell, not reviewed.
- Exodus for You: Thrilling You with the Liberating Love of God by Tim Chester
- Ezekiel: The God of Glory by Tim Chester
- Hebrews for You by Michael J. Kruger
- The Man Behind the Patch: Ron Hamilton by Shelly Garlock Hamilton
- Minor Prophets 1 by the Navigators
- An Ocean of Grace by Tim Chester (MTBR)
- Raising the Perfectly Imperfect Child: Facing Challenges with Strength, Courage, and Hope by Boris Vujicic
- Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art Through the Eyes of Faith by Russ Ramsey (MTBR)
- Titus for You by Tim Chester
- Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us About the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive by Russ Ramsey (MTBR)
- What’s a Disorganized Person to Do? by Stacey Platt (MTBR)
- Winter Fire: Christmas with G. K. Chesterton by Ryan Whitaker Smith (MTBR)
Classics
- Crimson Roses by Grace Livingston Hill (MTBR)
- A Face Illumined by Edward Payson Roe (MTBR)
- Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens (MTBR)
- The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien (MTBR)
- Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell (MTBR)
- The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (MTBR)
Christian Fiction
- All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes (MTBR)
- Between the Sound and the Sea by Amanda Cox
- The Bitter End Birding Society by Amanda Cox
- Blizzard at Blue Ridge Inn by Pat Nichols (Mount TBR)
- Blue Moon Bay by Lisa Wingate (MTBR)
- The Christmas Book Flood by Roseanna M. White
- Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem (MTBR)
- The Collector of Burned Books by Roseanna M. White
- Drenched in Light by Lisa Wingate (MTBR)
- Every Hour Until Then by Gabrielle Meyer
- Firefly Island by Lisa Wingate
- Good Hope Road by Lisa Wingate (MTBR)
- He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox (MTBR)
- The Island Bookshop by Roseanna M. White
- The Language of Sycamores by Lisa Wingate
- Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate (MTBR)
- My Beloved by Jan Karon
- North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (MTBR)
- On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (MTBR)(YA)
- Ribbon of Years: A Timeless Journey of Love, Loss, and Unwavering Grace by Robin Lee Hatcher
- A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson
- Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes (MTBR)
- This Promised Land by Cathy Gohlke
- A Thousand Voices by Lisa Wingate
- Tidings of Comfort and Joy by Davis Bunn
- The Unlikely Yarn of the Dragon Lady by Sharon J. Mondragon
- Up from the Sea by Amanda Dykes (MTBR)
- Waiting for Christmas by Lynn Austin (MTBR)
- Where We Belong by Lynn Austin
- The Women of Oak Ridge by Michelle Shocklee
- Wildwood Creek by Lisa Wingate (MTBR)
- The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin (MTBR)
Other Fiction
- Amy Snow by Tracy Rees
- Finding Christmas by Karen Schaler
- Firefly Cove by Davis Bunn
- The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar (MTBR)
- Miramar Bay by Davis Bunn
- The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
- The Tiny Crown by Susan Barnett Braun (YA)
- Wild Swan by Patti Callahan Henry
Next up: my top picks from this year’s reading.
How was your reading year?

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“Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart” was one I enjoyed very much. And I read it in perfect timing with the Van Gogh Immersive exhibit I attended locally.
What a great list! I love that you read books by Grace Livingston Hill. She’s one of my favorite authors.
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