Just Ella

Just Ella by Annette K. Larsen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Perfect book at the perfect time. Clean, romantic, fast-paced fairytale.

Heir of Fire

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I know I'm in the minority, but after giving this series a fair shot for three books, I'm done with it.

Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I both emphatically agreed and vehemently disagreed with things in this book. It was affirming, maddening, and eye-opening. Certainly, worth my time.

El Deafo

El Deafo by Cece Bell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Deserving of its Newbery Honor, for sure.

Illuminae

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is really clever and super fun!

2015 Books

• 49. Women at Church
• 48. Great Joy *
• 47. All the Bright Places
• 46. Luther, the Leader
• 45. The Negotiator
• 44. The Girl on the Train
• 43. Heir to Edenbrooke
• 42. Crocodile on the Sandbank
• 41. The Tailor of Gloucester *
• 40. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
• 39. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
• 38. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny *
• 37. The Tale of Peter Rabbit *
• 36. The Nightingale
• 35. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe *
• 34. Coraline
• 33. A Dangerous Place
• 32. Leif the Lucky
• 31. Marco Polo
• 30. The Fill-In Boyfriend
• 29. A Promise to Love
• 28. On the Fence
• 27. Love's Awakening *
• 26. Once We Were Brothers
• 25. Crown of Midnight
• 24. Leaving Everything Most Loved
• 23. Throne of Glass
• 22. Love's Reckoning
• 21. All Our Yesterdays
• 20. Angelfall
• 19. The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe
• 18. Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
• 17. The Night Circus *
• 16. A Door in the Wall
• 15. A Long Walk to Water *
• 14. Eleanor & Park
• 13. Ramona Quimby, Age 8
• 12. Isla and the Happily Ever After
• 11. Big Little Lies
• 10. The Penderwicks in Spring *
• 9. Lost Lake
• 8. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon *
• 7. The House at Pooh Corner *
• 6. Winnie-the-Pooh *
• 5. Calling Me Home
• 4. Doomsday Book *
• 3. Unspoken
• 2. The Fourteenth Goldfish
• 1. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Women at Church

Women at Church: Magnifying LDS Women’s Local Impact by Neylan McBaine
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Yes. What she said.

Great Joy

Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really liked it when I read it to myself. But when I read it to my family, I sobbed like a baby.

All the Bright Places

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Good heavens, that was sad. But there were some moments of genius in that writing.

Luther, the Leader

Luther, The Leader by Virgil E. Robinson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

An good overview of Martin Luther and the origins of the Protestant movement. However, one glaring historical inaccuracy has me questioning the rest of it...Martin Luther did NOT write Away in a Manger.