55 finished; 26 nonfiction; 31 audiobooks
Joy by Abigail Santamaria - an audiobook about C.S. Lewis' wife; definitely gritty in its biographical realism
Nine Months with Cerian: Perfectly Human by Sarah C. Williams - one woman's journey through a pregnancy that she knows will end in death but how life is valuable no matter what
The Dime That Lasted Forever by Rochunga Pudaite - the true story behind the man in Beyond the Next Mountain, a missionary movie I watched often growing up; definitely inspiring spiritually; I read this in Hawaii! It helped turn my heart more towards the Lord.
Where the Fire Falls by Karen Barnett - a fictional story set in Yosemite National Park and Camp Curry
A Song Unheard by Roseanna M. White - the 2nd novel in an historical fiction series about a family of thieves who turn to Christ and fall in love; great story
An Hour Unspent by Roseanna M. White - the 3rd novel in the above series
Ember Rising by S.D. Smith - absolutely fantastic series with an amazing narrator; this book was more violent than the preceding two installments
The Hardest Peace by Kara Tippets - written by a woman who was dying
Party of One by Joy Beth Smith - a book about singleness by a single who really seems to have her finger on the pulse of today's singleness
The Jungle Book - I finally read the book the Disney movie was based on...it's nothing like the movie :-P I really enjoyed it and the accompanying other short stories, especially Rikki Tikki Tavi
Mission Impossible by Marilyn Laszlo - missionary story of a lady who never married and who devoted her years to translating the Bible in Papua New Guinea; worth re-reading
No One Ever Asked by Katie Ganshert - a novel that explores prejudice; worth re-reading
Around the World in 80 Days - another classic; twas different than expected; he just goes from place to place and doesn't experience much of the world!
Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks - funny and terribly interesting account by a WW2 codebreaker but with a ridiculous amount of language and crude humor; do not recommend
Glorious Weakness by Alia Joy - a meandering memoir/Christian living by a blogger I used to follow who used to be a missionary kid, is half-Asian, is bipolar, and I think is a social justice advocate?; I'd like to re-read it
Unplanned by Abby Johnson - the story of one woman's journey into and out of Planned Parenthood; riveting
Monuments Men by Robert Edsel - true story of tracking down and reclaiming art stolen by the Nazis; a bit long-winded but very interesting
These are the Generations by Mr. and Mrs. Bae, published by Voice of the Martyrs - the story of a family from North Korea and how the Gospel filtered through down to each generation despite the absence of Bibles, etc.; definitely informed and sparked my interest about North Korea
A Heart Set Free by Janet S. Grunst - an audiobook novel narrated by Cecily White about a woman who comes over by ship to the frontier of Virginia; similar to Love Comes Softly
A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa - the true story of a South Korean who was taken to North Korea as a boy and later escaped; a hopeless story because he was without Christ
Hiding in the Light by Rifqa Bary - the true story of a Muslim girl who becomes a disciple of Jesus while living in a Muslim family; absolutely inspiring
Far Side of the Sea by Kate Breslin - a mystery/romance novel set during WW1
The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews - super short story about how any one person's life has a huge effect
True Love Dates by Debra Fileta - a relationship book that was really good
The Insanity of God by Nick Ripken - crazy accounts of how Christians remained faithful under persecution from the perspective of a missionary searching for answers
The North Side Gang by Charles River Editors - short book about Chicago history/Al Capone's rival gang
Educated by Tara Westover - the depressing memoir of a 30 something year old's journey out of a family who isolated themselves from society, government, education, and medicine
The Great Fire by Jim Murphy - a short but intriguing book (published by Scholastic) about the Great Chicago Fire; totally interesting
Jane by the Book by Pepper Basham - a romance novel; interesting writing; see books by same author below
Blink by Ted Dekker - a re-read; this is the novel I say taught me to think differently about the theological debate about if God knows the future, do we have choice
A Summer of Dreams by Elizabeth Camden - this novella introduced me to a new favorite fiction author
Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden
From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden
With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden
Toward the Sunrise by Elizabeth Camden - and then there were no more audiobooks on my library app and I was ready for a break from her style
Annie Oakley: Woman at Arms by Courtney Ryley Cooper - a biography written by a contemporary; very interesting; Annie Oakley was an interesting and noble woman
Number of Love by Roseanne M. White - a novel that picks up where the series mentioned above by the same author left off; I love this character--she thinks differently than most--she thinks in numbers
Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio - that subtitle definitely overdramatized this true account of how a few were rescued during the Iran hostage crisis; still, very informative (though I zoned out a bit at the beginning--it was slow to get to the action) about a time of history I knew nothing about; don't recommend (language)
Second Impressions by Pepper Basham - novel; do not recommend; Christian fiction where characters toy with temptation
Facade by Pepper Basham - novel; decided not to read this author anymore
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - wonderful re-read; highly recommend ;)
Now and Then and Always by Melissa Tagg - mystery and romance novel with plaid shirts and an inn that needs rescuing
Ring of Secrets by Roseanna M. White - romance, spy novel
50 Children by Steven Pressman - true story of how a Jewish couple in the States fanangle the impossible and bring 50 children from Nazi Germany and Austria over to America, fighting United States immigration laws the whole way; completely new information to me; oddly similar to today's immigration issues (not taking a stance with that statement, but the similarities made me pause and compare the two)
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway - my first Hemingway; LOVED his style; the book was a bit of a pointless ramble; the ending was so so sad in its acknowledgement of the destruction of giving in to temptation unrepentedly
The Apartment Next Door by William Andrew Johnston - a bit of a fun old mystery novel narrated by Cecily White
Hidden Love by Cara Putnam - a novella with too much romance for me (physical attraction, etc.); a bit of mystery (with unsatisfying conclusion) and a geocaching journey
Fragments of Fear by Carrie Stuart Parks - WHOAH! my first novel by this author and a head spinner
Formula of Deception by Carrie Stuart Parks - came back for more! Not as good as the other but still whoah!
Carry Me Home by Dorothy Adamek - a novel set on the Australian frontier about a mail-order bride whose fiance dies upon her arrival and who lives with a man and his daughter to take care of the daughter but she doesn't know that the fiance made the man promise to marry his mail-order bride before he died
The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill - a long-winded but very interesting account of how POWs in WW2 tried to escape multiple times
A Cry from the Dust by Carrie S. Parks - another intense novel about Mormon terrorists
The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna M. White - I think this was a re-read for me; the 2nd in a series; God tells a man to marry a woman from Scotland; romance and mystery; intense because the woman was violated prior to her marriage
The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp - her Christmas devotional; I made it through the all the days this time!
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