What I Read in 2019

These were my reads for the year!  Yes, I know I need to get a Goodreads account.

Bold titles = a favorite that I recommend.  I was really stingy with these recommendations, or else I'd have bolded 75% of these books!

1. Once Upon a Time There Was You by Elizabeth Berg
2. The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
3. The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion
4. You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott
5. The Man of My Dreams by Curtis Sittenfeld
   
6. Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
7. Fitness Junkie by Lucy Sykes & Jo Piazza
8. Clay Girl by Heather Tucker
9. A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
10. The Reason You're Alive by Matthew Quick
11. Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
12. The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
13. Something Like Happy by Eva Woods
14. A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer
15. Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
16. Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
17. Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
18. Three Things About Elise by Joanna Cannon
19. The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
20. Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella 
21. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
22. After Anna by Lisa Scottoline
23. Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand
24. Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand
25. Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand
26. Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley
27. Feared by Lisa Scottoline
28. Joy School by Elizabeth Berg
29. I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses by Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella 
30. My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
31. Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, & GPS Technology by Caroline Paul
32. Beautiful Day by Elin Hilderbrand
33. Talk Before Sleep by Elizabeth Berg
34. I Might Regret This:  Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff by Abbi Jacobson
35. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
36. Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
37. South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby
38. There are No Grown-Ups by Pamela Druckerman
39. Us Against You by Fredrick Backman
40. The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
41. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
42. The Fever by Megan Abbott
43. An Unacceptable Death by Barbara Seranella
44. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
45. The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom
46. The Road Home by Richard Paul Evans (this is the final book in the Broken Road series I recommend reading the trilogy in order - I read the other two in 2018 but this one wasn't released until spring 2019)
47. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
48. Okay Fine Whatever by Courtenay Hameister
49. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
50. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
51. All the Wrong Places by Joy Fielding
52. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
53. Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
54. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
55. Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
56. Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson
57. This Could Change Everything by Jill Mansell
58. The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
59. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
60. Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins 
61. Good Luck With That by Kristan Higgins
62.  As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
63. Run by Ann Patchett
64. Meet Me at Beachcomber Bay by Jill Mansell
65. 26 Marathons by Meb Keflezighi
66. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson 
67. The Daddy Diaries by Joshua Braff
68. Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor 
69. Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
70. Meb for Mortals by Meb Keflezighi
71. The Joy Project by Tony Reinke
72. Night by Elie Wiesel
73. Lottery by Patricia Wood
74. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
75. What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan
76. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
77. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
78. George by Alex Gino
79. Run to Overcome by Meb Keflezighi
80. Running Home: A Memoir by Katie Arnold 
81. Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 
82. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
83. The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel
84. All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
85. This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
86. Roar by Stacey Sims
87. Mercy by Jodi Picoult
88. How Bad Do You Want It? by Matt Fitzgerald
89. Strong by Kara Goucher
90. The Happy Runner by David Roche and Megan Roche
91. Double Cross by Jackson Pearce 
92. Counterfeit Gods by Timothy Keller
93.  Riven by Jerry B. Jenkins - top book of 2019!
    
94. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 
95. How to Fall in Love with Anyone by Mandy Len Catron
96. Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson
97. Right Beside You by Mary Monroe
98. French Twist by James Patterson
99. All the Dirty Parts by Daniel Handler
100. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
101. The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
102. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 
103. Mercy Me by Margaret A. Graham 
104. The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames
105. Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat? by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella

I didn't set a goal of reading a certain number of books, but in November when I realized I was getting close, I decided I wanted to hit or exceed 100!