This shows 37 books and my challenge was 26 in 2021. Yay me! I feel like I got my groove back a little and I have big plans for 2022!

Every year I try to find a winter/Christmas themed book to read for fun… this is part of a series and I didn’t know the characters, so I didn’t love it.

A politics themed book which wasn’t too heavy. Part of the Jen Hatmaker’s book club.

Book 14 of a series and I jumped right in! A good read, though…

A signed copy as a gift for Christmas. A local woman and her stay in Italy, resulting in found love. Filled with recipes! (I love a book with recipes!)

The End of the Lupine Season by Laurie Otis: I like to buy books set in my vacation locations – this one is “up north” in Wisconsin – on Madeline Island in Lake Superior. A little mystery, a little local flair.

“A gem of a book!” I said after reading this. We read it for book club and it was a treat.

Another winter-themed book – Scotland this time. I gave it 5 stars!

I actually skimmed through this book and read the Kindle summary book.

I also loved this book! Delightful family. Didn’t want it to end.

For book club, a step outside my typical genre! Very engaging…

A little Irish tale by one of my favorite authors, read during March. Ah.

A character driven novel I didn’t want to end… South Korea and the beauty scene…

For book club – great discussion! I loved her and became very curious about Nigeria…

Decluttering, an endless goal!

Young love, choices… read for work book club (and never discussed!)

Brilliant story for book club. He’s amazing.

Another great book for book club – North Korea and South Korea and China… oh my. And it’s a true story / memoir!

A bit heavy for a summer read…

Book #2 from Arthur Truluv… love these people

Book #3 in this series… great characters!

Great story with twin sisters who start their lives in the south. Great book.

Another memoir about a Korean-American girl and her relationship with her mother.

For book club – so much to think about! How would I act?

And then in the French phase of the year – a YA book about Chanel, who was really quite a character!

A memoir about an American living in France. Some insight into the differences…

Not a book I loved – I didn’t know anything about the author, but felt that I was expected to.

I loved this book and bought a copy for myself. Very artistic – an illustrated story. I bought another of hers and will read it in 2022!

For book club – a great story to discuss!

My French season – a book about occupied France, specifically Paris. Sympathetic characters.

Advanced copy by “local” author (Iowa!). Good mystery and good characters.

Another library story told through the brutal Nazi occupation of St. Malo. Uff.

For book club – we chose a book set in France that wasn’t a WW2 novel. Instead we have the revolution against nobility and modern day friends. I really liked this.

A fun little romance – kind of predictable but enjoyable.

A nice little story about moving from your old life and creating a new one. This book takes place in Brittany, which is one of the locations we visited in France.

I’m late to the game, but a wonderful novel about tough stuff. Nazi occupation, losing family, and horrors of war. But easy to read in its small bites.

Read for book club – fun to read a book written by a local!

And my attempt to get a Christmas book in. Again, another in a series I haven’t read, so I felt behind the game. I’ll have to get more prepared for next Christmas!