This year I was able to read 60 books. Here is my list with short comments on some of them!

The rating is to the right of the book title and author.

* = did not like. Had trouble finishing.
** = it was okay. Sometimes felt like a waste of time.
*** = not bad. Some parts were annoying.
**** = good book, recommend if you like that genre
***** = excellent book. totally recommend for all. May have changed my life!

1. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak *****
   This book brought back a lot of memories. The illustrations are still impacting, and I so enjoyed reading it again!
2. John Wycliffe: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History ***
3. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch ****
   This book was very interesting if you like books about parallel universes. It took a couple of chapters to figure out what is going on, but my oh my what a wild ride!
4. Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier *****
   Book on the affects of transgender ideology on our young girls. This book is fair to both sides and raises excellent questions.
5. Tilly by Frank Peretti ***
   A book about a woman dealing with an abortion.
6. Post Mortem by Patricia Cornwell ****
7. A Gospel Primer for Christians by Milton Vincent *****
8. Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner *****
   Total fan-girl of Skippyjon Jones now!
9. Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave by Edward T. Welch *****
   Great book if you are a Christian who struggles with any kind of addiction.
10. Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston **
11. The Maidens by Alex Michaelides **
    This was nothing like the Silent Patient. Ugh!
12. Where the Crawdads Sing *****
13. Eating Disorders by Edward Welch *****
14. Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier **
    Too much teenage drama for me to care.
15. Fractured by Karin Slaughter ****
16. Help! I’m a Slave to Food by Shannon McCoy ****
17. The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James ****
18. The Premature Burial by Edgar A. Poe ****
    This one was actually good, and cracked me up. Who knew Poe could be funny!?
19. The Long Walk by Stephen King ***
    Mr. King and his horrible endings! Great story though!
20. Piercing Heaven by Robert Elmer *****
    Excellent book on prayer! WOW!!
21. Oliver Twist: A Graphic Novel by Charles Dickens & Dan Johnson ****
22. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins ***
    It was okay. Not as good as the Hunger Games. Knowing that Snow isn’t going to die, somewhat removes the suspense for me. Interesting history though.
23. Endless Love by Scott Spencer **
24. Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary ****
25. Naughty Mabel by Nathan Lane ****
    Laughed. Cute book!
26. Extraordinary Insects by Anne Sverdup-Thygeson ****
27. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry ****
28. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen ****
29. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman ****
30. Verity by Colleen Hoover ***
    Not my type of book. Not into relationship drama!
31. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein *****
    Very emotional book.
32. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin **
33. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee *****
    Excellent book! I couldn’t pick up another book for days because I was still processing this one!
34. House of Shadows by Darcy Coates ****
    First time I have read this author. Very gothic. I will be reading her again.
35. The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R.R. Tolkien ***
    Mr. Frodo would agree, it is a long journey of a book.
36. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson *****
    Suprised at how much I liked this book. Definitely recommend! There are some very uncomfortable scenes of pain and torture though.
37. Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson ***
38. The Crucible by Arthur Miller ***
39. Drowned Town by Jayne Moore Waldrop ***
    Great resource if you want to know more about our local history of Western Kentucky. Historical Fiction though.
40. Ruckkus on the Ranch bya Texas Tenors **
41. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart *
    I can’t stand teenage drama! I wanted them all to die!
42. Lord of the Flies by William Golding ****
43. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid ***
    She is a good writer, but lots of gay relationships, and frankly that just not my cup of tea.
44. Gild by Raven Kennedy **
45. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell *
    Too woke!
46. The Bald Bandit by Ron Roy ***
47. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah Maas ****
    Ms. Maas is an excellent writer, but just not a fantasy fan.
48. Hearth-Shaped Box by Joe Hill **
    Not into old man, young woman relationships!
49. Exalting Jesus in Ecclesiastes by Daniel Akin *****
    Excellent Bible study!
50. Queens Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle **
    Queen Kathering Parr was not woke!
51. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson ****
    Wonderful classic!
52. Knowing Sin by Mark Jones ****
53. Thinner Leaner Stronger by Michael Matthews ***
54. The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom *****
    Everyone needs to read this book! WWII non fiction.
55. A Cat’s Life by Gemma Correl ***
56. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica ***
    Great book until the ending! Hated the ending!!
57. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey ****
58. Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Durham ***
    Great characters except the main characters.
59. Zoo by James Patterson **
    Sorry, I’m not a James Patterson fan. I don’t like his writing style. Its too typical!
60. The Unsaved Christian by Dean Inserra ****
    I just finished this book today. Great read! Recommend to all who live in the USA. There are a lot of unsaved Christians.