Another year down, another successful reading challenge met! Each year I set a goal for myself with the amount of books I would like to read and in 2016 I made it to 40 books. My best friend made the great suggestion that I write a post to share my favorite books I read this year to provide you with some reading inspiration. In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2016 (they didn’t come out in 2016, I just read them this year haha).
Wild Rover No More by: L.A. Meyer
Reconstructing Amelia by: Kimberly McCreight
The Girl on the Train by: Paula Hawkins
The Everything Store by: Brad Stone
On the nonfiction front, I really enjoyed this book detailing the amazing Jeff Bezos and Amazon. I have been obsessed with Amazon for many years (see exhibit A, B, and C, not to mention the fact that Goodreads, where I track my reading challenge, is an Amazon company), so learning more about the company is always a joy. Even more exciting was learning about their early days as a book seller and how ebooks and the Kindle radically changed the book industry. This book was not only fun to read, but also informative, and gave me an even greater appreciation for the company and its founder.
The Relic Master by: Christopher Buckley
This book is seriously laugh out loud funny. It tells the story of a relic hunter and his artist friend who join forces to forge the Shroud of Turin, with the purest of intentions, of course. After being found out, the two are instead sent on the impossible mission to steal the Shroud of Chambery, and all hell breaks loose along the way. Smart humor with lovable characters easily makes this my top book of the year. You do need to have some background in the Catholic faith to appreciate many of the references, but no matter what this is a strong recommendation from me.
I am so excited to up the ante again this year with a goal of reading 45 books in 2017. It will be a challenge, but it is one that gives me great pleasure. Let’s be friends on Goodreads so we can check out what all the cool people are reading 😉
What were your favorite books you read in 2016?
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