I was much better at reading in 2014 than in the years since having kids – thanks to Laid-Back Book Club and thanks to getting more sleep in general because the kids finally almost always sleep through the night. My crocheting habit has interfered with that slightly, but there is only so much time in a day. Here’s a rundown on what I read last year:
- Beautiful Ruins – Jess Walter
- April’s Fool – Blanche Marriott
- Picturing Perfect – Melissa Brown
- Cuckoo’s Calling – Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
- Mirror Image – Sandra Brown
- Mint Juleps and Justice AND Out of Focus – Nancy Naigle
- Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
- Hidden – Catherine McKenzie
- The Misremembered Man – Christina McKenna
- Satisfied – Jeff Manion
- Gilded – Christina Farley
- Driven to Distraction – Edward Hallowell
- The Husband’s Secret – Liane Moriarty
- Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
- The Interestings – Meg Wolitzer
- Wild – Cheryl Strayed
- Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell
- The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
- The Rules of Inheritance: A Memoir – Claire Bidwell Smith
- Looking for Alaska – John Green
- And Life Comes Back – Tricia Lott Williford
- If I Stay AND Where She Went – Gail Forman
- The Hardest Peace – Kara Tippets
- Me Before You – Jojo Moyes
- Eternal Night – Carina Adly Mackenzie
My favorites: Wild, Eleanor & Park, If I Stay, The Hardest Peace, Me Before You
The worst: Hidden, April’s Fool
Here’s what’s on the to-read “pile:”
- All the books on the calendar for Laid-Back Book Club in 2015
- Tiny Beautiful Things – Cheryl Strayed
- Three Wishes – Liane Moriarty
- Paper Towns – John Green
- Far From the Madding Crowd – Tom Hardy
- Outlander – Diana Gabaldon
- This Is Where I Leave You – Jonathan Tropper
- Things We Set On Fire – Deborah Reed
- Still Alice – Lisa Genova
- The Girl You Left Behind – JoJo Moyes
What are you reading or looking forward to reading?
