2019 Book Review!!!

I read 42 books this year! I started a few more but just couldn't get into them! My goal this year was 75 books.. haha, what was I thinking?! Oh well, maybe 2020 will be my year!!

Before I list them all, here are my TOP 5 picks of the year!!! I'd recommend any of these to my friends! Especially the first one!! :)

1. Where the Crawdads Sing!! WINNER!!!!

2. Five Feet Apart

3. Two Weeks

4. The Storyteller's Secret

5. Things you Save in a Fire

Yes its YA but it was a really sweet story about teenagers with critical illnesses that meet and fall in love. They also made it into a movie! 

Nic Sparks if one of my fave authors so I had to read this! Good! 

 So so good! Was always on the #1 spot on the bestseller lists so I had to read it. A little bit of historical fiction with some mystery and a big twist/shock at the end! I recommend this book to everyone now! 

 Cheesy but sweet chick lit

 Fiction with a story about what itd be like if America had a king, queen, and heir to the throne and she wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life. Easy read and good.

 Cute story about a girl and her twin sister, and the nerdy one gets a taste of what it's like to be her sister who always competes in pageants. 

 So good! About a girl who gets to pick her "5 people dead or alive" to come to her special birthday dinner and how they all interact. 

 A marriage advice book about how to give more of yourself in your marriage 

 The last book I read this year! So good! About a female firefighters in a man's world, and how her tough exterior softens after time and things that happen to her.

 The story of three people who were friends since college. Had a reunion, and uncover a big secret among them. 

 I liked her first book so I read this one.. peppy and encouraging, but not the greatest. More for people who are bosses, natural leaders, or business oweners (NOT ME!) but would be good for some!

 Your typical story of a girl and guy who are just friends with benefits and fall in love. 

 An old heiress hires a young woman to try to clear her name of a murder that occured.

 Jeremy and Audrey Roloff were on the TLC show Little People, big World, and they wrote a book about their story and some marriage advice, etc. It was a sweet book.

 An interesting story about a young woman who struggled to provide for her and her child, became a Maid, and tells stories of all the things she went through, and witnessed with different people and their homes.. and how she overcame struggles. 

 LOL the perfect book for me!!!! A book celebrating introverted moms, talking about the challenges they face, and the gifts they have that make them special. 

 Cute quirky book about a bookworm who is pretty nerdy and boring then has a big family discovery that makes her life interesting

 Not her best book... but decent. About strangers that meet at a fancy spa getaway, then go through a scary time together. With a weird twist. And kinda creepy at times.

 A woman inherits a store after her father passes away... she meets a man who does her a favor and leaves an IOU.. and the story is about what becomes of them. Pretty good! 

 A mystery about a woman's baby who went missing. Who did it? LOL. Was pretty good! 

 Julia Sadler is on a TV show called Rattled, who had a hard time having babies, and then had triplets. This book is about her faith, her journey, and a lot of inspiration about praying boldly when you have big desires. 

 This book was about the Bush sisters. Was entertaining, told about their childhoods, their family relationships, and the fun they had in the white house.

 A sweet story about a a woman who owns a little toy shop on Nantucket, and then the shops in the area face closing down. 

 Such a good book!!!! A woman who is having a hard time travels to India to learn more about herself and her family's past. Lots of things she learns and discovers while there. 

 A historical novel about some sisters spending time together on Nantucket one summer, and all the things that happen to them. 

 Another YA book about 2 teenagers and their relationship. Not as good as Five Feet Apart, but still pretty decent. 

 Chrissy Metz is on THIS IS US. This is the book about how she became an actress and a lot about herself and her personality.. I enjoyed it.

 I LOVE all Karen K Books! I especially loved this one because its about ADOPTION!! :) About two teenagers that find themselves in a tricky situation and what they go through. Reminded me a little of my story with Joseph. 

 Kinda an ok book, talking about the social media craze and how everyone wants to be friends online and compare their lives to others, but are missing authentic friendships. 

 Such a cute story about a bride and her husband come down with food poisoning, and their best man and maid of honor (who hate each other!) go on their honeymoon so its not wasted! You can probably guess what happens.. but its a cute book! 

 This is a very funny book about a woman who is the Class Mom for a bunch of elementary school students, and all the chaos that goes on with events and school stuff, and interacting with all kinds of parents. very cute book for my fellow moms of school-aged kids! 

Third in a series I have been reading. More cute chick lit about a girl and guy who help plan their friend's wedding and start having feelings for each other.  

 A thrilled about a woman who is obsessed with another womans relationship.. kindof a twist in there. Wasn't too scary to read or anything. 

 A wife finds out about her husband's secret life, and moves to the Caribbean to restart her life. Not thebest of her books, but worth reading. 

 A good book for people like me who suffer from excessive worry and anxiety! Using examples and encouragement from the Bible to show you have to take a grip on anxiety. 

This was a 3-book series about 3 sisters who move back in with their mom for awhile, and the books tell their different stories. SO good! I couldn't wait for the next book each time I finished one!