If you’ve been following along for a while, you know that I LOVE to read. Like, I get a little cranky if I go too long without reading. I try to always have a book with me wherever I go, because you never know when you’ll get an opportunity to read instead of scrolling on your phone!
At the start of 2018 I put together a list of 16 books that I wanted to read. These were all what I classify as “life-giving” books, and I have never had so much interest in reading non-fiction before! Well, I wanted to give you a little update on how it went!
I read a total of 21 books in 2018! 12 of them were from the list I created and the other 9 books were all “extra-curricular” books! I found myself mixing in some fiction in between some of the non fiction books and it was so awesome! I love all the books I read this past year and I shared some thoughts on a fair amount of them here on my blog. So, although I didn’t blog about each of the 21 books (maybe I’ll finish blogging them this year!), I want you to know I definitely recommend ALL of them! I definitely feel like I’m a better person for having read them.
So, without further ado, here is the list of books I successfully read (in no particular order) in 2018!
- Thrive by Arianna Huffington
- The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
- Loving My Actual Life by Alexandra Kuykendall
- Make It Happen by Lara Casey
- You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
- Unglued by Lysa TerKeurst
- If You Find This Letter by Hannah Brencher
- Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst
- For the Love by Jen Hatmaker
- Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
- Night Diver by Elizabeth Lowell
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
- Origin by Dan Brown
- The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Dr. Harvey
- See Me by Nicholas Sparks
- Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
- The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- The Cyclops Initiative by David Wellington
- A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
Have you read of these books before? Are there any I should add to my list for 2019?!
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