Woooooo! Hello 2019! Last year was such a great year for my reading and I loved what I read. Here is my last batch of books read. I’ll share my final counts below. If a book has a link and one of these little guys * it is an Amazon Affiliate link. That means I’ll get a small percentage if you order it or something else, at no additional cost to you.

If you want to see a nice overview of my reading, check out this lovely page Goodreads has put together.

Book #159 – Howliday Inn – this fulfilled a book originally published in the year you were born in the Mommy Mannegren 52 books challenge.
Book #160 – Pippi Longstocking – this fulfilled a book by a Scandinavian Author in the Mommy Mannegren 52 books challenge.
Book #161 – Sea Prayer – this fulfilled a short story in the BCPL reading challenge.
Book #162 – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – this fulfilled a book written before 1920 in the Mommy Mannegren 52 books challenge.
Book #163 – Unwritten – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #164 – Water from My Heart – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #165 – It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #166 – The Bible – this fulfilled a book on theology in the Mommy Mannegren 52 books challenge.
Book #167 – Thunder and Rain – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #168 – Elevation – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #169 – Waiting for Eden – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #170 – You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #171 – The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) – this fulfilled a banned book in the Modern Mrs. Darcy challenge.
Book #172 – Happy People Read and Drink Coffee – this fulfilled a book in translation in the Modern Mrs. Darcy challenge.
Book #173 – Crabby the Crab – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #174 – Rattles, the Barn Cat Misfit – this fulfilled none of my challenges.
Book #175 – Harry the Happy Mouse – this fulfilled none of my challenges.

The best book I read this year – The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers*

The second best book I read – You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth*

The hardest book I read – Death of a Salesman. I have taken great pains to follow my dreams and craft a life that I want. This was hard to read to because of that. It makes me so sad when folks spend their whole lives working towards something to have so little at the end and be filled with much regret.

Favorite New (to me) Author of the year – Charles Martin. I am loving how he writes, especially about marriage. I’m tearing through his catalog and haven’t been even close to disappointed yet.

My favorite reading challenge – Hands down, The Mommy Mannegren 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge. Make sure you check out the 2019 challenge!

Final counts:
The 2018 Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge – read 12 out of 12. Completed!
The 2018 #BWELLREAD Reading Challenge – read 12 out of 12. Completed!
The 2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge – read 31 out of 50.
The 2018 Read Harder Challenge – read 14 out of 24.
The Mommy Mannegren 52 Books in 52 Weeks Challenge – read 52 out of 52. Completed!
Reading Bingo – this was one I got from my local library. It’s from Penguin Random house, but I can’t find a link to it. – read 15 out of 24.

Are you doing any reading challenges next year? Let me know which ones!

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