I have always loved to read.  Give me the choice between a beautiful summer day complete with lemonade and popsicles, or reading in a musty basement on a smelly old couch, and I’ll probably choose the latter.  My parents are convinced my need for glasses resulted from reading and “wearing my poor little eyes right out.”  Regardless, I still love to read and I set a goal to read 25 books in 2015.  Here is my list:

1. Wild – Cheryl Strayed
2. Everyone is Hanging Out Without Me – Mindy Kaling
3. Yes Please – Amy Poehler
4. Tiny Beautiful Things – Cheryl Strayed
5. Sweet Valley Confidential – Francine Pascal
6. The Invisible Thread – Schroff and Tresniowski
7. Brain on Fire – Susannah Cahalan
8. The Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls
9. Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
10. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo
11. The $100 Start Up – Chris Guillebeau
12. Euphoria – Lily King
13. Loving Learning – Tom Little
14. Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer
15. Carry On Warrior – Glennon Doyle Melton
16. At Home With Madame Chic – Jennifer Scott
17. The Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown
18. Silver Star – Jeannette Walls
19. Lessons from Madame Chic – Jennifer Scott
20. Crazy Rich Asians – Kevin Kwan
21. The Happiness Project – Gretchen Rubin
22. Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert
23. I Thought It was Just Me (But It Isn’t) – Brene Brown
24. Little Bee –  Chris Cleave
25. Daring Greatly – Brene Brown

I bolded my TOP 5 BOOKS OF THE YEAR.  That said, I really enjoyed all of the books on the list, in one way or another.

I’m looking for recommendations for what I should read in 2016.  I’d love to hear from you!

Happy reading,

❤ Kailea