I didn't hit my goal of reading 48 books this year, but I read 36, which is the second most I've read in any year. Here's to setting ambitious goals and celebrating even if you don't do everything perfectly!
Highlights below.
Lots of re-reads this year: The Catcher in the Rye (held up fairly well for me!), the first two books in the Baby-sitters Club series (ditto!), Persuasion (Jane is always a good idea), and two faves from just last year's list, Evvie Drake Starts Over and Circe.
Possibly my last read-aloud series with my kiddo (sniff, sniff): Gregor the Overlander. Good but quite violent. Not a surprise from the author who brought us the Hunger Games series. My nine year old has moved on to reading a dragon series on his own, which is wonderful to witness, but I'm still a little sad at the end of an era.
Sprawling epics:
The Poisonwood Bible. Wow! So good.
The Lincoln Highway, by one of my favorite authors, Amor Towles. Sadly, I haaaaated the ending, and will probably never read it again.
Circe. I want her to be my cool, witchy aunt and teach me all her potion-making, spell-casting ways.
Absolute Obsession: The Heartstopper series. I watched the Netflix show (so sweet and charming and good!) and then went back and devoured the graphic novels via Alice Oseman's tumblr, which is how she originally released the story a little at a time.
Nonfiction that made me...
Inspired: Atomic Habits. Small changes add up!
Angry: Know My Name. Our "justice" system is quite terrible.
Nostalgic: The Nineties. I wish there had been more women included, but still fun.
Refreshingly relevant poetry: What Kind of Woman. Kate Baer is awesome.
