Books I’ve Read in 2016

I love listing the books I have read each year. It’s so fun to look back on what I have read in the past year. This last year I made a goal of reading 30 books this year. I’m excited to share what I have been reading this year.

1. Pistols for Two Georgette Heyer
2. Voyage of the Dawn Treader C.S. Lewis (A)
3. How to train a Dragon: How to be a Pirate (A)
4. How to train a Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel (A)
5. The Devil’s Cub Georgette Heyer
6. These Old Shades Georgette Heyer
7. The Talisman Ring Georgette Heyer
8. I Am Malala
9. Auggie and Me By R. J. Palacio
10. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling 
11. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery 
12. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unseen Guest
13. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
14. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
15. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
16. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
17. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
18. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
19. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
20. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
21. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
22. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
23. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
24. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
25. Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events 
26. Eligible: A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice 
27. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
28. The Princess Academy By Shannon Hale
29. Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Interrupted Tale 
30. Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unmapped Sea 
31. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

You can see this year has been a lot of children’s literature. My son insisted I finish the Series of Unfortunate Events. And we both discovered The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place. I LOVED that series. I was so excited to read the last book only to have it end in a cliffhanger. The new book does not come out until August 8, 2017!!! I would totally recommend this series for your older kids. The main character is a governess, but my son loves it. She gains a job only to find out the children are a bit “wolfish”. There is a fun mystery that I am still trying to solve. And the humor and wit are quite lovely. 

My favorite reads this year are The Nightingale and I am Malala. Both have such strong female characters. I have heard amazing things about Malala for awhile and when I saw her biography I knew I needed to read it. I need to purchase her story so each of my kids can read her book. I think I want to wait until my oldest is 12 as the book has quite a bit of war. I love her courage and spirit in her quest for knowledge and an education. I also have much respect for her father. She was so blessed to be born into a family where she had value, even though she’s a girl.  I would definitely recommend this book!!! I was able to finish it rather quickly.

The Nightingale was given to me by a dear friend. I’ve realized I really enjoy historical fiction. I love learning about history as it relates to people. I find myself questioning if I would act with such courage while facing such hard situations. I would also recommend this book to you to read as well. 

The one book I was disappointed in was Eligible. So disappointed! I love Pride and Prejudice!!! But this story started out great but ended up having too much language. And some of the content was not very positive. It was a bit crass. And I was so looking forward to it! 

If you read my Summer Reading suggestions that you know what books I still want to tackle this next year. I was happy to make my goal of 30 books this year. I think I will strive to have more adult novels this next year. Not that I don’t enjoy children’s literature, but I should step it up.  

You can read about what books I loved in 2015 in this post! I would encourage you to keep a record of what you read each year. It’s such a fun tradition!!! I try to record what I reread or what was an Audio Book, which work great for car rides. Do you have a book that you really loved this year??? Share it in the comments below. Or share a link if you posted it online. I’m always looking for new books to read. 

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