Books I've Read this Year

I'm nothing if not a reader, so I thought it would be fun to list the books I've read so far in 2014. I'll start with the ones I've read most recently then end with the list of the 30 books I read while on bed rest for 6 weeks.

Fiction:

The Marriage of Chani Kaufman, by Eve Harris
The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes
My Life in Loubies, by Erica Negi
Visible City, by Tova Mirvis
The Outside World, by Tova Mirvis
Social Lives, by Wendy Walker
The Perfect Manhattan, by Leanne Shear and Tracey Tobmey
Delicious, by Ruth Reichl
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
What Alice Forgot, by Liane Moriarty

Romance:

A Winter's Tale, By Stephanie Laurens
Taming of the Duke, by Eloisa James
Loving Rose, by Stephanie Laurens
On the Way to the Wedding, by Julia Quinn
When he was Wicked, by Julia Quinn
It's in his Kiss, by Julia Quinn
To Sir Philip, with Love, by Julia Quinn
Romancing Mister Bridgerton, by Julia Quinn
An Offer from a Gentleman, by Julia Quinn
The Viscount who Loved Me, by Julia Quinn
The Duke and I, by Julia Quinn (the above 8 were all me re-reading a beloved series)
The Escape, by Mary Balogh
Storming the Castle, by Eloisa James
Three Nights with Lady X, by Eloisa James
A Duke of Her Own, by Eloisa James
The Brazen Trilogy, by Elizabeth Boyle
Have You Any Rogues?, by Elizabeth Boyle
And The Miss Ran Away with the Rake, by Elizabeth Boyle
Along Came a Duke, by Elizabeth Boyle
The Masterful Mr. Montague, by Stephanie Laurens
Otherwise Engaged, by Amanda Quick
If Wishes Were Earls, by Elizabeth Boyle


Non-Fiction:

At Home, by Bill Bryson
Save the Date, by Jen Doll
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Not That Kind of Girl, by Lena Dunham
All The Money in the Worls, by Laura Vanderkam
I'll Drink to That, by Betty Halbreich
Secrets of Happy Families, by Bruce Feiler
Looking for Class, by Bruce Feiler
Smart Money, Smart Kids, by Dave Ramsey & Rachel Cruz
Un-Shopping, by Debbie Roe
What the Most Successful People Do at Work, by Laura Vanderkam
What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend, by Laura Vanderkam
What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, by Laura Vanderkam
On Becoming Baby Wise, by Gary Ezzo M.D. and Robert Ruckman M.D.
Growing up Duggar, by the Duggar Girls
Total Money Makeover, by Dave Ramsey
Super Freakanomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
Hell is Other Parents, by Deborah Copaken Kogan
Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time, by Brigid Schulte


Health/Diet/Fitness (see also How I Lost the Baby Weight then got to Wedding Weight):

Slim By Design, by Brian Wansink Ph.D.
The End of Overeating, by David A Kessler, M.D.
The Everygirl's Guide to Diet and Fitness, by Maria Menounos
Thin Side Out, by Josie Spinaldi
Skinny Thinking, by Laura Katleman-Prue
Mindless Eating, by Brian Wansink Ph.D.


While on Bed Rest:

Hunger Games Trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
Real Food for Mother and Baby, by Nina Planck
The Husband's Secret, by Liane Moriarty
The Divergent Trilogy, by Veronica Roth
One Perfect Rose, by Mary Jo Putney
Sleepless Nights, by Sarah Bilston
Bed Rest, by Sarah Bilston
The Trouble with Virtue, by Stephanie Laurens
Everything is Perfect When You are a Liar, by Kelly Oxford
Melting Ice, by Stephanie Laurens
And Then She Fell, by Stephanie Laurens
The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh,
I Shouldn't be Telling you This, by Kate White
The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury's Diamonds, by Stephanie Laurens
All Through the Night, by Connie Brockway
Getting to 50/50
This is Where I Leave You, by Jonathan Tropper
Dad is Fat, by Jim Gaffigan
French Women Don't Get Fat, by Mireille Guiliano
The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer
French Kids Eat Everything, by Karen Le Billon
Spelling it Like it is, by Tori Spelling
Happier at Home, by Gretchen Rubin
Flawless, by Tilly Bagshawe
The Devil Wears Kilts, by Suzanne Enoch
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished, by Sarah MacLean

Totals-
Fiction:  22
Romance:  32
Non-Fiction:  28
Health: 6

So far that's 88. So to hit my goal of 100 books this year I need to read another 12 before the end of the year, I think it's doable:)

Jessica

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