I’ve officially exceeded my book reading goal for this year (thank you, COVID-19), so I’ve had to up my numbers. On Instagram, I did a poll to find out if you wanted a mid-year book list and 97% of you said you would like that. Here are the books I’ve read so far this year. I did not list any as DNF (did not finish), though at least three came very close. As you will see, the range of genres is pretty broad, even in the fiction/nonfiction realm but I wanted to keep the list simple. Reviews for my favorites will come later :)

I use a combination of Libby (free library app - you just need a library card!) and Kindle Unlimited (use this link to try it free for 30 days!)  to read so that I don’t collect more books than I already own and spend more money that I should probably save. I’ll link the books below (affiliate links that help us keep Maple Alps going!) as well so you can grab your copies easily. You can find some other favorites of mine in my Amazon Storefront as well, and keep your eyes out for part 2 of my 2020 books in January.

For the second half of the year, I plan to add some foreign language books (I have a few German ones on my shelf I’ve been meaning to get to) and some more nonfiction and memoirs. I haven’t gotten to more because I’m on a loooooong waitlist to get some of them. By the way, if you want to be friends on Goodreads, you can find me here! I finally updated my account.

Happy Reading!

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Nonfiction

// 1. “Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals” by Rachel Hollis (get your copy on Amazon here) // 2. “The Act of Marriage: The Beauty of Sexual Love” by Tim LaHaye (get your copy on Amazon here) // 3. “Scatterbrain: How the mind’s mistakes make humans creative, innovative, and successful” by Henning Beck (get your copy on Amazon here) // 4. “Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (get your copy on Amazon here) // 5. “The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (get your copy on Amazon here) // 6. “The Little Book of Hygge” (The Happiness Institute Series) by Meik Wiking (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 7. “Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave” by Joanna Gaines (get your copy on Amazon here) // 8. “Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover (get your copy on Amazon here) // 9. “Becoming” by Michelle Obama (get your copy on Amazon here)

Christian Nonfiction

// 1. “How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth” by Henry Cloud (get your copy on Amazon here) // 2 . “Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely” by Lysa TerKeurst  (get your copy on Amazon here) // 3. “God’s Smuggler” by Brother Andrew (get your copy on Amazon here) // 4. “The Insanity of God” by Nik Ripken (get your copy on Amazon here) // 5. “More or Less” by Jeff Shinabarger (get your copy on Amazon here)

Historical Fiction

// 1. “Egypt’s Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra” (The Silent Years #1) by Angela Elwell Hunt (get your copy on Amazon here) // 2. “Harvest of Gold” (Harvest of Rubies, #2) by Tessa Afshar (get your copy on Amazon here) // 3. “Land of Silence” by Tessa Afshar (get your copy on Amazon here) // 4. “A.D. 30” (A.D. #1) by Ted Dekker (get your copy on Amazon here) // 5. “A.D. 33” (A.D. #2) by Ted Dekker (get your copy on Amazon here) // 6. “Becoming Mrs. Lewis” by Patti Callahan (get your copy on Amazon here)

Christian Fiction

// 1. “The Negotiator” (O’Malley, #1) by Dee Henderson (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 2. “The Guardian” (O’Malley, #2) by Dee Henderson (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 3. “An Heiress at Heart” (Love’s Grace, #1) by Jennifer Delamere (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 4. “A Lady Most Lovely” (Love’s Grace, #2) by Jennifer Delamere (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 5. “A Bride for the Season” (Love’s Grace, #3) by Jennifer Delamere (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 6. “Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey” (Sensible Shoes #1) by Sharon Garlough Brown (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 7. “Redemption” (Baxter Family Drama Redemption Series #1) by Karen Kingsbury (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 8. “Remember” (Baxter Family Drama Redemption Series #2) by Karen Kingsbury (get your copy on Amazon here)

Non-Christian Fiction

// 1. “The Enlightenment of Bees” by Rachel Linden (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 2. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (get your copy on Amazon here)
// 3. “Wolf Hollow” by Lauren Wolk (get your copy on Amazon here)