As an middle schooler who was forced to read 1.5 hours a day in the summer, I began to detest and resent reading. That being said, I love personal development and a good novel that can sweep you away.

The past few years I’ve made it a goal to read 2 books a month. My favorite book of 2019 was probably You Are The Girl For The Job by Jess Connolly.

Here is a recap of my favorites from 2020:

One of my goals for 2021 is to ensure that every 1 in 5 books I read is fiction (that’s a C.S. Lewis quote). I also want to give myself permission to put the book down if I hate it. I always feel like I HAVE to finish the whole thing. And it has been TORTURE in the past.

Personal Development

Design Your Day by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Faith

Women of the Word by Jenn Wilikin
Present over Perfect by Shauna Neyquist
A Praying Life by Paul E Miller

Career / Memoir

Educated by Tara Westover
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Fiction + Enjoyment

The Paris Wife by Paula McClain
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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