Well I fell off with my monthly updates on my reads. I still want to share my reading list from 2018. My goal was 5 books/month for a total of 60 and I ended up completing 61. Some are shorter than others and I listened to the majority on Audible.
My top recommendation on the list is Educated by Tara Westover. My least favorite on the list, which was a true struggle to complete, would be Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff.
If you have questions on any of the books, are up for discussing, or want to know if I’d recommend the read, let me know.
Here’s the list:
| Genre | Title | Author |
| Historical Fiction | The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah |
| Memoir | Extraordinary, Ordinary People | Condoleezza Rice |
| Historical Fiction | All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr |
| Historical Novel | Beneath a Scarlet Sky | Mark Sullivan |
| Personal Narrative | Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House | Michael Wolff |
| Historical Non-Fiction | In My Father’s Words The World War II Letters of an Army Doctor | Patricia MacLachlan |
| Self Development | Your Best Year Ever: A 5 Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals Ever | Michael Hyatt |
| Historical Fiction | Before We Were Yours | Lisa Wingate |
| Personal Narrative, Self Development | Extreme Ownership: How US Navy Seals Lead and Win | Jocko Willink and Leif Babin |
| Biography | Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those who Create It | Charlamagne tha God |
| Fiction | Firefly Lane | Kristin Hannah |
| Christian Literature, Self Development | Hello Mornings: How to Build a Grace-Filled, Life-Giving Morning Routine | Kat Lee |
| Historical Fiction | The Librarian of Auschwitz | Antonio Iturbe |
| Memoir | Educated | Tara Westover |
| Christian Literature, Biography | If You Only Knew: My unlikely, unavoidable story of becoming free | Jamie Ivey |
| Autobiography | When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi |
| Autobiography, Memoir | Dreams from My Father A Story of Race & Inheritance | Barack Obama |
| Biography | Girls Like Us | Sheila Weller |
| Non-Fiction | The Warmth of Other Suns | Isabel Wilkerson |
| Historical Fiction | We Were the Lucky Ones | Georgia Hunter |
| Fiction, Christian Fiction | No One Ever Asked | Katie Ganshert |
| Autobiography | We’re Going to Need More Wine for this | Gabrielle Union |
| Self Development | Kick Ass with Mel Robbins | Mel Robbins |
| Christian Literature, Self Development | Girl Wash Your Face | Rachel Hollis |
| Fiction | Home Front | Kristin Hannah |
| Slef Development, Christian Literature | I’ve Been Thinking: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life | Maria Shriver |
| Autobiography | Carry On: A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family | Lisa Fenn |
| Autobiography | Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis | J. D. Vance |
| Autobiography, Christian Literature | The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi by Rabbi | Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Christian Literature, Self Development | Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions | Lysa TerKeurst |
| Fiction | The Great Alone | Kristin Hannah |
| Fiction | The Hate U Give | Angie Thomas |
| Autobiography | Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson |
| Biography | Eunice: The Kennedy Who Change the World | Eileen McNamara |
| Christian Literature, Biography | Kind Is the New Classy | Candace Cameron-Bure |
| Self Development, Christian Literature | The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness | Dave Ramsey |
| Fiction | Winter Garden | Kristin Hannah |
| Christian Literature | A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live by | Emily P. Freeman |
| Autobiography | My Life on the Road | Gloria Steinem |
| Autobiography | Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose | Joe Biden |
| Autobiography | Barbara Bush: A Memoir | Barbara Bush |
| Memoir | Night | Elie Wiesel |
| Historical Fiction | Dawn | Elie Wiesel |
| Fiction | Magic Hour | Kristin Hannah |
| Self Development | Women and Money | Suze Orman |
| Non-Fiction | All the Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans | Dina Whitaker and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz |
| Autobiography | Whisky in a Teacup | Reese Witherspoon |
| Autobiography | The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations | John McCain and Mark Salter |
| Biography | 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea | Jonathan Franklin |
| Fiction | Little Fires Everywhere | Celeste Ng |
| Historical Fiction | The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Heather Morris |
| Self Development | The Happiness Advantage: The 7 Principles That Fuel Success and Performance at Work | Shawn Achor |
| Historical Fiction | Auschwitz Lullaby | Mario Escobar |
| Autobiography, Memoir | Becoming | Michelle Obama |
| Fiction | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens |
| Self Development | Back to Human: How Great Leaders | Dan Schawbel |
| Novel, Memoir | Amazing Love: True Stories of the Power of Forgiveness | Corrie ten Boom |
| Autobiography | From the Corner of the Oval | Beck Dorey-Stein |
| Historical Fiction | The Kitchen House | Kathleen Grissom |
| Biography | The Audacity of Hope | Barack Obama |
| Historical Fiction | Glory Over Everything: Beyond the Kitchen House | Kathleen Grissom |
Amanda Ray 