Hey all! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season, if you celebrate! We were so busy – a very fun busy, but busy! Wyatt had a blast this year, which means that we did too.

As the year draws to a close, I thought back to all the books I read this year. It was definitely a year of Jenny Colgan and Karen White – I found their backlists and just went crazy. Also this year I really found a love of reading nature books. I am really enjoying the different persepectives it has given me, and how they have started shaping my family’s life in a different way, one that has more of an emphasis on the outdoors and nature. We always loved nature and being outside, but I am learning how to incorporate that more – sometimes by letting some other things go. But before I get too philosophical here, that is all talk for another post, let’s take a peek at my favorite books that I read this year, in no particular order.

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Christmas on the Island – I wanted to pick just one Colgan book, and this one was the winner. I simply loved it.

Virgil Wander – This might be my very favorite of them all.

The Impossible Girl – Lydia Kang never fails to disappoint me. She writes such unique stories that I can’t stop reading.

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I read quite a few YA books too – I usually do. These three really stuck out for me.

All the Little Lights – Holy crap, this book blew me away! I wish I could read it all over again without knowing the end just so I can feel that same way.

Truly, Devious – I finished this and it ends on a cliffhanger!! Is the next one out yet?? I need to read it!

Nevernight – My husband wanted me to read this and I fell in love with this crazy world. For me it was like Harry Potter for assassins…

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This Fallen Prey – I love this series so much. I love the whole premise of a place where people can go to disappear. I can’t wait for the next installment!

Flight Patterns – Again, hard to choose a favorite but this was the chosen one. Just so much love and tears in this book. I got my mom hooked on reading White too!

The Girl in the Tower – The very first book I read this year, and it was beautiful. I love the beauty and the fairy tale of it all.

And finally, The Nature Fix. This book was kind of life changing, actually. I had my husband read it too, and it shifted our perspective on what is important and how we really want to live our lives. A really cool book, full of so much information. Loved it.

And there you have it!! What books did you read that you loved this year?