Reading Goals from 2019

2018, I read 100 books. If I counted books of the Bible instead of the entire thing, it would have been 166.

2019, I read 145, including counting books of the Bible. So in truth, I read only 80. I wanted to get to 150.

I was a bit bummed, because who likes failing goals, right? But it’s okay. I mean, it’s just books, not the end of the world if I don’t read a gazillion. So, I’m not making myself reach a particular goal. I just am going to read and keep track of what I read. (:

Below is the list of the books I read this year; I will put an asterisk beside the ones that were my favorite, and then at the bottom is my TBR list.

Books Read in 2019

1. Genesis*

2. Exodus

3. Bringer of Storms by L.B. Graham*

4. Leviticus

5. The Wanderer in Africa by A.L.O.E.

6. Rachel Andric and The Editor by R.C. Fletcher* (Not yet in print)

7. Numbers

8. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park*

9. Deuteronomy

10. Mosque by David Macaulay

11. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis*

12. Joshua

13. The Last Song by Eva Wiseman*

14. Judges

15. Ruth

16. 1 Samuel

17. Morning Star of the Reformation by Andy Thomson

18. II Samuel

19. Rachel Andric and Final Death by R.C. Fletcher* (Not yet in print)

20. Do Hard Things by Alex & Brett Harris*

21. The King’s Fifth by Scott O’Dell*

22. 1 Kings

23. II Kings

24. Revium by Anastasia Ledaevya* (Not yet in print)

25. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

26. 1 Chronicles

27. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak*

28. II Chronicles

29. Ezra

30. Is God Anti-Gay by Sam Allberry*

31. Nehemiah

32. Esther

33. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

34. Hiipe Train by Katelyn Marie (Not yet in print)

35. Empty Chains by Aria Brynn Miller (Not yet in print)

36. Whispers Beyond the Forest by Naomi De Meer (Not yet in print)

37. Gaia: A New Earth by Stacie Eirich (Not yet in print)

38. The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus by J.M. Cohen

39. Job*

40. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

41. The Book of Qaram by Milo Maia (Not yet in print)

42. The Spartan by Caroline Dale Snedeker*

43. Psalms*

44. Proverbs

45. Ecclesiastes

46. Song of Solomon

47. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton

48. The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien*

49. Isaiah*

50. Shadow in the Deep by L.B. Graham*

51. Jeremiah*

52. Magic’s Minister by Vanna Grace* (Not yet in print)

53. Lamentations*

54. He’s Making Diamonds by S.G. Willougby*

55. Ezekiel

56. Daniel

57. Hosea

58. Joel

59. Father of Dragons by L.B. Graham*

60. Amos

61. Obadiah

62. Jonah

63. Micah

64. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman

65. Nahum

66. Habakkuk*

67. Zephaniah

68. Haggai

69. Fight by Preston Sprinkle

70. Zechariah

71. Malachi

72. All My Holy Mountain by L.B. Graham*

73. Matthew

74. Mark

75. Only Glory Awaits by Leslie S. Nuernberg

76. Nine Days a Queen by Ann Rinaldi

77. The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scott O’Dell*

78. Luke

79. The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff*

80. Oath of the Outcast by C.M. Banschbach*

81. Queen of Fire by Mansi Gulati (Not yet in print)

82. John*

83. Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot*

84. Shadowkiller by Lydia J.G. Fanara* (Not yet in print)

85. However Long the Night by Amy Wood (Not yet in print)

86. Acts

87. End of the Spear by Steve Saint*

88. Romans*

89. 1 Corinthians

90. The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff*

91. The Bright and the Lost by E.M. Castellan* (Not yet in print)

92. 2 Corinthians

93. The Journey by Verity Buchanan*

94. Galations

95. By the Potomac by Ellie Rose (Not yet in print)

96. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain*

97. Ephesians*

98. Philippians*

99. Colossians

100. The Thunder by Douglas Bond

101. The Raven by Allan Poe

102. 1 Thessalonians

103. 2 Thessalonians

104. Jamestown: The Perilous Adventure by Olga Hill-Quest

105. 1 Timothy

106. 2 Timothy

107. Titus

108. Philemon

109. Outrageous Grace by Grace L. Fabian

110. Hebrews*

111. James

112. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee*

113. 1 Peter

114. He’s Making Diamonds: A 7-Day Devotional by S.G. Willougby

115. 2 Peter

116. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare*

117. 1 John

118. 2 John

119. 3 John

120. Jude

121. Revelation* 

122. What Heroes Are by Katelyn McKelle* (Not yet in print)

123. Ross Poldark by Winston Graham

124. The Annotated Milton by John Milton; notated by Burton Raffel

125. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas*

126. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin*

127. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

128. When Kingdoms Fall by Stephanie Smith (Not yet in print)

129. Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

130. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

131. Demelza by Winston Graham

132. Balanced Christianity by John Stott

133. Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham

134. The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox*

135. Nzingha by Patricia C. McKissack

136. Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin

137. China: Land of Dragons and Emperors by Adeline Yen Mah

138. The Centurion’s Wife by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke*

139. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand*

140. Fires Rising by Grace Johnson* (Not yet in print)

141. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare*

142. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

143. Seventh City by Emily Hayse*

144. The Night of Weeping by Horatius Bonar*

145. Atlantis: On the Tides of Destiny by Jennifer McKeithen

Yeah, it’s a lot.

Below is my TBR list, of which I am constantly adding and subtracting from… Any suggestions are welcomed!

Caledonia: An Ancient Strife by Michael Philips
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Book of Lost Tales II by J.R.R. Tolkien
Love Thy Body by Nacy Pearcey
The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Story of Kullervo by J.R.R. Tolkien
This Changes Everything by Jaquelle Crow
Kanada by Eva Wiseman
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
Romanov by Nadine Brandes
The Song Keeper Chronicles by Gillian Bronte Adams
The Mark of the Raven by Morgan Bulesse
Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell
Through Gates of Splendour by Elisabeth Elliot
The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen Lawhead
Dawn Wind by Rosemary Sutcliff
Song of Albion by Stephen Lawhead
Warleggan by Winston Graham
The Black Moon by Winston Graham
The Four Swans by Winston Graham
The Angry Tide by Winston Graham
The Stranger from the Sea by Winston Graham
The Miller’s Dance by Winston Graham
The Loving Cup by Winston Graham
The Twisted Sword by Winston Graham
Bella Poldark by Winston Graham
Atlantis: On the Seas of Fate by Jennifer McKeithen
Shahin: Escape from Persia by Jennifer McKeithen
King Raven Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead

Y’all probably hate me now for all those book names thrown at you… But if you have any to suggest, comment below!

*vanishes*