Here is a list of the books I have read so far this year. I have used a simple star rating, with 3 stars being the highest, to help you navigate and me remember those I enjoyed the most.
January
1. Super Food Family Classics by Jamie Oliver (2016) ***
2. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (2000) [Re-Read] **
3. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi (2014) ***
4. The Vietnam War: A Very Brief History by Mark Black (2012) *
5. The Plague Charmer by Karen Maitland (2016) **
February
6. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King (1995) **
7. The Hairy Dieters (5) Go Veggie by Si King & Dave Myers (2017) ***
8. The Case for Grace by Lee Strobel (2015) **
9. The Dragon’s Blade: The Reborn King by Michael R. Miller (2015) **
10. Seven Kings of England by Geoffrey Trease (1955) **
March
11. Ronald Reagan: A Very Brief History by Mark Black (2013) *
12. Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen by Alison Weir (2016) ***
13. This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1920) *
April
14. Hazard of Shadows by Mike Phillips (2015) *
15. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory (2010) ***
16. God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew (1968/2015) ***
May
17. Queen of Hearts, Volume 3: War of the Cards by Colleen Oakes (2017) ***
18. Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip (2008) **
19. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë (1848) ***
20. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Audiobook) by J.K. Rowling & read by Stephen Fry (2016) [Re-Read] ***
21. Headline Murder by Peter Bartram (2015) **
June
22. Vanishing Grace by Philip Yancey (2014) **
23. The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier (1969) ***
July
24. Eleanor of Aquitaine by Christopher Nicole (1995) **
25. The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J.M. Nouwen (1992) **
26. Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (1988) **
27. Sandokan, The Pirates of Malaysia by Emilio Salgari (1896/2007) **
28. Charles II by John Miller (1991) *
August
29. Hannah’s Moon by John A. Heldt (2017) *
30. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2009) [Re-Read] ***
31. Seven Sovereign Queens by Geoffrey Trease (1968) **
32. Anne Boleyn, A King’s Obsession by Alison Weir (2017) ***
33. The Enchanted Castle by E Nesbit (1907) *
34. But is it Real? by Amy Orr-Ewing (2008) **
September
35. Cauldstane by Linda Gillard (2014) ***
36. Stop Press Murder by Peter Bartram (2016) **
Here is what I have read in previous years:
2017 – My Top 10 Books of 2017 and Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018
2016 – My Top 10 Books of 2016 and Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017
2015 – Top 10 Reads of 2015 and Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016
2014 – Top 10 Reads of 2014 and Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015
2013 – Top 10 Fiction of 2013 , Top 10 Non-Fiction of 2013 and Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014
2012 – Top 10 Reads of 2012 and Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013
2011 – Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012
