The picture above is of the shelf in my office of the books that I want to read about work-related things ASAP!  The shelf is always full!  And the list of books that I want to read for fun is even more full!

I like keeping a list of the books I read each year.  Mainly because it’s good to look back at so I don’t re-buy books I’ve already read (horrible memory!), but also just because it’s fun to look back at the end of the year, think about what I learned, the memories associated with books, etc.

So without further ado, here is my list so far with my rating for each book (1 = don’t ever read this!, 10 = best book ever! Go buy it now!).  I will come back and update the list as I read more throughout the year.

The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons – 6

Maximize: How to Develop Extravagant Givers in Your Church by Nelson Searcy – 9

God Loves Haiti by Dimitry Elias Leger – 5

Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker – 9

Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner – 9

Cinder by Marissa Meyer – 8

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer – 9

Cress by Marissa Meyer – 9

Fairest by Marissa Meyer – 8

Unclean: Meditations on Purity, Hospitality and Mortality by Richard Beck – 8

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein – 7

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown – 8

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown – 5

Do Over by Jon Acuff – 8

Contagious Generosity: Creating a Culture of Giving in Your Church – 8

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins – 7

A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner- 8

At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen – 6

The Generosity Ladder by Nelson Searcy – 6

The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy – 7

The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin – 7

Once Upon a Summer by Janette Oke – 6

House of Silence by Linda Gillard – 8

A Little Princess by Frances Eliza Hogsdon Burnett – 8

Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich – 7

Starring Sally J.Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume- 7

Can We Do That? by Andy Stanley and Ed Young – 5

Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore – 8

Streetlights like Fireworks by David Pandolfe – 7

Whispers and Lies by Joy Fielding – 8

Playing for Pizza by John Grisham – 5

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo – 9

Where’d You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple – 7

Maids of Misfortune by M. Louisa Locke – 6

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon – 8

Voyager by Diana Gabaldon – 8

For the Love by Jen Hatmaker – 7

Turn Your Church Inside Out: Building a Community For Others by Walt Kallestad – 8

The Yeti Files: Meet the Bigfeet by Kevin Sherry – 5

Drums in Autumn by Diana Gabaldon – 7

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline – 7

The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan – 9

The Martian by Andy Weir – 9

The Good Neighbor by A.J. Banner – 6

When Mockingbirds Sing by Billy Coffey – 7

First Impressions by Mark Waltz – 5

The Good, the Bad and the Grace of God by Jep and Jessica Robertson – 5

Winter by Marissa Meyer – 10

Eve by William Paul Young

Blood and Snow: Book One by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Two by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Three by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Four by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Five by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Six by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Seven by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Eight by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Nine by Rashelle Workman – 6

Blood and Snow: Book Ten by Rashelle Workman – 6