100 Books of 2015

In 2009, I pledged to read 100 books over the course of 2010. Here's my list of 107 books in case you're interested.

I did it again in 2011 (why not?). Here's my list of 109 books.

The tradition continued in 2012 where I read a whopping 144 books! Here is my list from that year.

In 2013 I kept on chugging along, reading 104 books. Here is my list from that year.

In 2014 I hit my best record yet, reading 152 books. Here is my list from last year.

This year, I hit a new personal best, reading a total of 187 books in 2015! Wow. Even I am impressed. Between reviewing books for three publishing companies and buying books like crazy every time I go to a yard sale, I am attempting to move books out of my house. They're under my bed, in my closet, on shelves... they follow me everywhere! On to the list:

• "Mr Selfie" by Dan Zevin (187)
• "Little Miss Basic" by Dan Zevin (186)
• "Forgiven" by Terri Roberts (185)
• "The Wedding Chapel" by Rachel Hauck (184)
• "Mermaid Moon" by Colleen Coble (183)
• "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins (182)
• "Loving Feelings" by Gail Gaymer Martin (181)
• "Christian Believer: Knowing God with Heart and Mind (Readings)" by Various (180)
• "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green (179)
• "Hart's Harbor" by Deb Kastner (178)
• "A Desirable Residence" by Madeleine Wickham (177)
• "Anathema" by Colleen Coble (176)
• "Whispers in the Reading Room" by Shelley Gray (175)
• "Little Miss Overshare" by Dan Zevin (174)
• "The Hamilton Heir" by Valerie Hansen (173)
• "Like Father Like Son" by Pete Alwinson (172)
• "Rising Darkness" by Nancy Mehl (171)
• "A Lost God in a Lost World" by Melvin Tinker (170)
• "A Thousand Shall Fall" by Andrea Boeshaar (169)
• "The Martian" by Andy Weir (168)
• "Fire & Ice" by Mary Connealy (167)
• "Core Christianity" by Elmer Towns (166)
• "An Endless Christmas" by Cynthia Ruchti (165)
• "The Golden Braid" by Melanie Dickerson (164)
• "The Photograph" by Beverly Lewis (163)
• "The Five Times I Met Myself" by James Rubart (162)
• "War for the Waking World" by Wayne Thomas Batson (161)
• "A Respectable Actress" by Dorothy Love (160)
• "Martyrs of Malatya" by James Wright (159)
• "Handle With Care" by Jodi Picoult (158)
• "A Chameleon, a Boy and a Quest" by J. A. Myhre (157)
• "Mercy" by Jodi Picoult (156)
• "The Christian Life: Cross or Glory?" by Steven Hein (155)
• "Adam" by Ted Dekker (154)
• "Miracle Drug" by Richard Mabry (153)
• "Changing Her Heart" by Gail Sattler (152)
• "Just Show Up" by Kara Tippetts and Jill Buteyn (151)
• "The Methuselah Project" by Rick Barry (150)
• "The Splendor of Ordinary Days" by Jeff High (149)
• "Another Way Home" by Deborah Raney (148)
• "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan (147)
• "Pass It On" by Jim Burns (146)
• "Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl" by Lysa Terkeurst (145)
• "A Wedding at the Orange Blossom Inn" by Shelley Shepard Gray (144)
• "Busy Woman's Guide to a Balanced Life" by Today's Christian Woman" (143)
• "Cocktails for Three" by Madeleine Wickham (142)
• "Becoming a Titus 2 Woman" by Martha Peace (141)
• "Out of Control and Loving It!" by Lisa Bevere (140)
• "A Confident Heart" by Renee Swope (139)
• "Hearts of Fire" by Voice of the Martyrs (138)
• "Blessed Vows" by Jillian Hart (137)
• "Child of Mine" by Bonnie Winn (136)
• "The Finishing School" by Valerie Woerner (135)
• "Courageous Faith" by Ed Hindson (134)
• "Boot Camp" by Jason Hardin (133)
• "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline (132)
• "A Bride for Dry Creek" by Janet Tronstad (131)
• "A Baby for Dry Creek" by Janet Tronstad (130)
• "Broken Lullaby" by Pamela Tracy (129)
• "Boys!" by William Beausay II (128)
• "Glory Days" by Max Lucado (127)
• "Things I've Said to My Children" by Nathan Ripperger (126)
• "An Angel for Dry Creek" by Janet Tronstad (125)
• "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko (124)
• "All in the Timing" by Melody Carlson (123)
• "Amish Values for Your Family" by Suzanne Woods Fisher (122)
• "3:16 The Numbers of Hope" by Max Lucado (121)
• "Questions Jesus Asks" by Israel Wayne (120)
• "A Well-Ordered Church" by Boekestein and Hyde (119)
• "Your Sacred Yes" by Susie Larson (118)
• "Gaining by Losing" by J.D. Greear (117)
• "It's Good to Be Queen" by Liz Curtis Higgs (116)
• "The Postcard Killers" by James Patterson and Liza Marklund (115)
• "Private #1 Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (114)
• "Through Waters Deep" by Sarah Sundin (113)
• "Irish Meadows" by Susan Anne Mason (112)
• "Now & Forever" by Mary Connealy (111)
• "Guilty Wives" by James Patterson (110)
• "Encourage Me" by Charles Swindoll (109)
• "Self-Deliverance" by K.A. Schneider (108)
• "A Bride At Last" by Melissa Jagears (107)
• "The Family Man" by Irene Hannon (106)
• "Counting on a Cowboy" by Debra Clopton (105)
• "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Beth Vogt (104)
• "Beyond the Ashes" by Karen Barnett (103)
• "I Take You" by Eliza Kennedy (102)
• "The Quick-Start Guide to the Whole Bible" by Dr. Marty and Dr. Seevers (101)
• "Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor" by Melanie Dobson (100)
• "Among the Fair Magnolias" by Various Authors (99)
• "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom (98)
• "The Upside of Down" by Joseph Stowell (97)
• "The Serial Killer Whisperer" by Pete Earley (96)
• "Thriving in Babylon" by Larry Osborne (95)
• "The Case for Easter" by Lee Strobel (94)
• "Tattered and Mended" by Cynthia Ruchti (93)
• "Refining Fire" by Tracie Peterson (92)
• "7 Family Ministry Essentials" by Michelle Anthony and Megan Marshman (91)
• "A Friend in Me" by Pamela Havey Lau (90)
• "Letters from My Father's Murderer" by Laurie Coombs (89)
• "Two Roads Home" by Deborah Raney (88)
• "What You Left Behind" by Samantha Hayes (87)
• "Until You're Mine" by Samantha Hayes (86)
• "God is in the Small Stuff for the Graduate" by Bruce and Stan (85)
• "Sweet Blessings" by Jillian Hart (84)
• "Summer's List" by Anita Higman (83)
• "A More Christlike God" by Bradley Jersak (82)
• "Blindsided by God" by Peter Chin (81)
• "Her Brother's Keeper" by Valerie Hansen (80)
• "Hutterite Diaries" by Linda Maendel (79)
• "Hearts Made Whole" by Jody Hedlund (78)
• "Short Straw" by Stuart Woods (77)
• "Checklist for Life: The Ultimate Handbook" (76)
• "Fatal Trauma" by Richard Mabry (75)
• "As Waters Gone By" by Cynthia Ruchti (74)
• "They Almost Always Come Home" by Cynthia Ruchti (73)
• "Touched by Heaven" by Nancy Ravenhill (72)
• "Bitesize Biographies: Ulrich Zwingli" by William Boekestein (71)
• "The Proposal at Siesta Key" by Shelley Shepard Gray (70)
• "Facing the Blitz" by Jeff Kemp (69)
• "Bel-Air Dead" by Stuart Woods (68)
• "Who's the New Kid?" by Heidi Bond with Jenna Glatzer (67)
• "Never Say No" by Mark & Jan Foreman (66)
• "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (65)
• "Gone For Good" by Harlan Coben (64)
• "Heart Sisters" by Natalie Chambers Snapp (63)
• "Unlocked" by Karen Kingsbury (62)
• "Side by Side" by Jana Kelley (61)
• "To Win Her Favor" by Tamera Alexander (60)
• "A Love Like Ours" by Becky Wade (59)
• "The Prayer of Jabez" by Bruce Wilkinson (58)
• "When Grace Sings" by Kim Vogel Sawyer (57)
• "God's Guidance" by Elisabeth Elliot (56)
• "Lifestyle Worship" by John Garmo (55)
• "The No More Excuses Diet" by Maria Kang (54)
• "God, Me, and Sweet Iced Tea" by Rose Chandler Johnson (53)
• "Enough Already" by Barbara L. Roose (52)
• "A Sparrow in Terezin" by Kristy Cambron (51)
• "The Inn at Ocean's Edge" by Colleen Coble (50)
• "Experience the Impossible" by Bill Johnson (49)
• "When Mercy Rains" by Kim Vogel Sawyer (48)
• "How to Listen to God" by Charles Stanley (47)
• "Victory Through the Lamb" by Mark Wilson (46)
• "Starting at the Finish Line" by John Wallace (45)
• "Poisoned Secrets" by Margaret Daley (44)
• "How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You?" by Rachael Carman (43)
• "How to Talk to a Skeptic" by Donald J. Johnson (42)
• "Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe" by Max Lucado (41)
• "Heaven, How I Got Here" by Colin S. Smith (40)
• "The Cinderella Plan" by Margaret Daley (39)
• "Tidings of Joy" by Margaret Daley (38)
• "How to Catch a Prince" by Rachel Hauck (37)
• "Protecting Her Child" by Debby Giusti (36)
• "The Promise of Palm Grove" by Shelley Shepard Gray (35)
• "Halo Found Hope" by Helo Matzelle (34)
• "Sabotaged" by Dani Pettrey (33)
• "Speed Trap" by Patricia Davids (32)
• "Shovel Ready" by Adam Sternbergh (31)
• "Betting on Hope" by Debra Clopton (30)
• "God's Super-Apostles" by R. Douglas Geivett and Holly Pivec (29)
• "Ordinary" by Tony Merida (28)
• "Salt, Light and Cities on Hills" by Melvin Tinker (27)
• "Discovering Delight" by Glenda Mathes (26)
• "The Resurrection in Your Life" by Mike McKinley (25)
• "Twisted Innocence" by Terri Blackstock (24)
• "Becoming a Spiritually Healthy Family" by Michelle Anthony (23)
• "Get Your Joy Back" by Laurie Wallin (22)
• "The World of Jesus" by Dr. William H. Marty (21)
• "Hearts Afire" by Marta Perry (20)
• "The Trouble with Lacy Brown" by Debra Clopton (19)
• "Remember the Lilies" by Liz Tolsma (18)
• "The Dandelion Field" by Kathryn Springer (17)
• "Beyond All Dreams" by Elizabeth Camden (16)
• "Christian Bioethics" by Mitchell and Riley (15)
• "A Stitch in Time" by Cathy Elliott (14)
• "Life: Your Life With Christ" by Rebecca Manley Pippert (13)
• "Can I Trust the Bible?" by R.C. Sproul (12)
• "Like a Flower in Bloom" by Siri Mitchell (11)
• "Purity is Possible" by Helen Thorne (10)
• "Becoming a Stretcher Bearer" by Michael Seater (9)
• "Furry Logic" by Jane Seabrook (8)
• "Kisser" by Stuart Woods (7)
• "Kissing Christmas Goodbye" by M.C. Beaton (6)
• "At Home in Dry Creek" by Janet Tronstad (5)
• "Worst Fears Realized" by Stuart Woods (4)
• "Make Your Day Count: Devotions for Moms" by Lindsay Roberts (3)
• "Lucid Intervals" by Stuart Woods (2)
• "When Teens Pray" by Cheri Fuller and Ron Luce (1)

Favorite authors of 2015: Stuart Woods, James Patterson, Madeleine Wickham, Jodi Picoult, Deborah Raney, Samantha Hayes, Colleen Coble (I feel like some of these are always on my "favorite authors" list!

Books that I think the whole world should read: "A Chamelon, A Boy, and A Quest" by J.A. Myhre, "Just Show Up" by Kara Tippetts, "Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross" by Colin Smith

Books that I gushed about: "The Finishing School" by Valerie Woerner, "The Golden Braid" by Melanie Dickerson, "Until You're Mine" by Samantha Hayes, "The Methusaleh Project" by Rick Barry, "What You Left Behind" by Samantha Hayes

Theological books that made me actually think: "A Lost God in a Lost World" by Melvin Tinker, "A Well-Ordered Church" by William Boekestein, "The Resurrection in Your Life" by Mike McKinley, "7 Family Ministry Essentials" by Michelle Anthony, "Thriving in Babylon" by Larry Osborne, "Blindsided by God" by Peter Chin

Books that were recommended to me that I finally got to read: "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins, "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green, "The Martian" by Andy Weir, "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline, "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

True stories you need to read: "Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting" by Terri Roberts, "Hutterite Diaries" by Linda Maendal, "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom, "Martyrs of Malatya" by James Wright, "Letters From My Father's Murderer" by Laurie Coombs, "Halo Found Hope" by Helo Matzelle

14 chapter books I got to read with my kids: "Doctor Dolittle", "Valkrist's Flight" by Felicity Brown, "In Grandma's Attic" by Arleta Richardson, "A Pizza the Size of the Sun" by Jack Prelutsky, "A Grain of Rice" by Helena Pittman, "Pippi on the Run" by Astrid Lindgren, "Sprout Street Neighbors" by Anna Alter, "Miss Small is Off the Wall!" by Dan Gutman, "Miss Daisy is Crazy!" by Dan Gutman, "Five True Dog Stories" by Margaret Davidson, "Wayside School is Falling Down" by Louis Sachar, "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" by Louis Sachar, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger" by Louis Sachar, "Vacation Under the Volcano" by Mary Pope Osborne

I tried to keep tabs on what my 6-year old daughter was reading this year: I have on my list that she read 122 books. Of course those aren't all chapter books, but I know she read at least 28 chapter books that I was able to keep track of. Girl after my own heart!

Any good reads of YOURS this year? I'd love to have the titles and authors of some of your favorite reads so I can look into them! 

Another note: For 2016 I am doing something a little different. I still have a goal of reading 100 books, but I want to read and therefore move at least 50 books out of my house. Right now I can find 160 books that do not fit on a bookshelf and I have never read that are abiding in my house. Mark my words - by the end of 2016 that number will be closer to 100!