Books Read in 2015

It’s hard to believe another year has already passed!  It’s crazy to look back at what I’ve read this year and see how many different books I’ve read and also how many there are that I have been wanting to read but still haven’t got to yet!  I’ll never get to all the books I want to read since there are so many already released books I want to read and then there are constantly new books being published that I want to read as well!

Once again audiobooks were a huge help in allowing me to read so many books since I listen to audiobooks while I clean, cook, do laundry, etc.

I read a variety of genres this year but my most read genre was definitely historical fiction.

As always, I do not necessarily recommend all the books on this list.  It’s my list of all the books I read and while I really enjoyed most of them, there were some that I didn’t.

My favorite books that I read for the first time this year are marked with a star.

 

Books Read in 2015:

January:

1.  Freefall by Traci Hunter Abramson (audiobook)

2.  Lady Emma's Campaign by Jennifer Moore

3.  The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern

4.  The Other Side of Heaven by John H. Groberg (audiobook)

5.  A Generation Rising by Gerald N. Lund

6.  Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (audiobook) (for book club)

7.  Paige by Annette Lyon

February

8.  The Undaunted: The Miracle of the Hole in the Rock Pioneers by Gerald N. Lund (audiobook) (reread/finished as I had read most of it several years ago)

9.  The Writing on the Wall by Dean Hughes

10.  When Books Went to War: the Stories that Helped us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning (audiobook)

11.  The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans (audiobook)

12.  All Fall Down by Ally Carter

13.  Wedding Cake by Josi Kilpack

14.  Atlantia by Ally Condie (audiobook)

March

*15.  Troubled Waters by Dean Hughes

16.  George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade (audiobook)

17.  Esther the Queen by H.B. Moore (audiobook)

18.  Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll (for book club)

19.  Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden

20.  What is Lost by Lauren Skidmore

21.  Little Men by Lousia May Alcott (audiobook)

April

*22.  A Heart Revealed by Josi Kilpack

23.  The Survivor's Club: The Secrets and Science That Could Save Your Life by Ben Sherwood (audiobook) (for book club)

24.  How Many Roads? by Dean Hughes

25.  Friends and Foes by Sarah M. Eden

May

26.  Take Me Home by Dean Hughes

*27.  So Much of Life Ahead by Dean Hughes

28.  Mark of the Thief by Jennifer Nielsen (audiobook)

29.  An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (audiobook)

30.  Miss Burton Unmasks a Prince by Jennifer Moore

June

31.  Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (audiobook)

32.  The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West

33.  Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan (audiobook)

34.  Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ by Lew Wallace (audiobook)

July

35.  Only the Brave: the Continuing Saga of the San Juan Pioneers by Gerald N. Lund

36.  Promises to Keep: Diane's Story by Dean Hughes

August

37.  Life, Animated by Ron Suskind (audiobook)

38.  I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (audiobook)

39.  Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer Holm (audiobook) (reread)

40.  The Entitlement Trap by Richard and Linda Eyre (audiobook) (for book club)

41.  Matilda by Roald Dahl (audiobook)

*42.  A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (audiobook) (I ended up hosting this book for book club in October)

43.  The Book of Mormon (reread)

September

44.  Royal Target by Traci Hunter Abrahamson (audiobook)

45.  Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo (audiobook)

46.  The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (audiobook)

47.  The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

48.  The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis (audiobook) (reread) (for book club)

49.  The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (audiobook)

50.  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnnett (audiobook)

October

51.  Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (audiobook)

52.  Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (audiobook)

53.  Timepiece by Richard Paul Evans (audiobook)

54.  The Letter by Richard Paul Evans (audiobook)

*55.  Fishers of Men by Gerald N. Lund

56.  The Cross Gardener by Jason F. Wright (audiobook)

57.  The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

*58.  Lord Fenton's Folly by Josi Kilpack

November

59.  Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (audiobook)

60.  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (audiobook)

61.  Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (audiobook)

62.  Faith of Our Fathers: A House Divided by N.C. Allen

63.  My True Love Gave to Me: 12 Holiday Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins (audiobook) (just listened to the ones I was most interested in)

December

64.  Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson

65.  Autumn Masquerade anthology by Josi Kilpack, Donna Hatch, and Nancy Campbell Allen

66.  The Christmas Wish by Richard Siddoway

67.  When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (audiobook)

68.  The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans

69.  Home and Away: a World War II Christmas Story by Dean Hughes

70.  The Christmas Quest by Richard Siddoway

71.  Firefight by Brandon Sanderson (audiobook)

*72.  The New Testament: King James Version (first time reading it cover to cover)

 

I usually include Samuel's list of books read in the year as well.  He has been in the middle of about 6 different books, but hasn't finished any this year.  He has been doing lots of reading for med school though!