At the start of the year, I set out to be in a book club with two of my close friends. Our goal was to keep it low stress which was great because it was for the first few months but then mid year we stopped meeting. Boo hoo! Here is a list of the goals we set out for the reading club.
However, my reading kick didn’t stop. I kept on reading books to help me wind down after a long day or to spend a few quiet moments in the middle of the day with my youngest while he fell asleep for his nap (the snuggles were really worth it!!)
Here is a list of this year’s books read.
- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
- The Bones of You by Debbie Howells
- Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love by Rachel Macy Stafford
- The Art of Holding On and Letting Go by Kristin Bartley Lenz
- Mindfulness for Parents: Finding Your Way to a Calmer Happier Family by Amber Hatch
- Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
- The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
- Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
- Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
- Relax Into Wealth: How to Get More by Doing Less by Alan Cohen
- Ripple by Heather Smith Meloche
- **Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
- Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
- No One Is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Watts
- Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
- **It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
- Leave Me by Gayle Forman
- The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty
- Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- **The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
- **The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham
- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- The Girl Before by JP Delaney
- **Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
- Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant
- **My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry
- I See You by Clare Mackintosh
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
- The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users by Guy Kawasaki
- Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
- The Good Girl by by Mary Kubica
**My favorite books from the year have been highlighted with two **
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