This will be short. Because since 2011, this has been my shortest book list. I took a new job directing a Classical Conversations class, which is the homeschool program my youngest is in. It's only one day a week, but the prep and business aspects keep me very busy. I've had little time for any of my hobbies, including reading. So, I did not make my 100 books goal. I read only 33. I also participated in the same two reading challenges I always do, but I only finished one, so I'm not doing any in 2024.
My list includes 2 nonfiction books and 3 children's books. The rest were fiction. I read two books by Julianna Deering and two by Grace Livingston Hill. The author I read the most was Jaime Jo Wright. I read 4 of her books, meaning I'm all caught up on Jaime's books and look forward to her next!
My favorite book of the year was by far All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes. I've rarely read a more beautifully-written book! It's like a work of art! Here are my 5 favorites and 3 honorable mentions:
1. All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes
2. Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer
3. The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky
4. Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden
5. Man of Shadow & Mist by Michelle Griep
HMs:
1. Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
2. The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright
3. Christy by Catherine Marshall
Hoping I read more in 2024!
