My Book Review 2019

 In 2019 I have read 16 books and listened to 21 audiobooks. Audiobooks took a bit to get used to but now they are a great way to "read" some books while exercising, cleaning or driving. I seem to especially enjoy biographies, read by the author, as these ranked highest in my list. 

Audiobooks:

1. Eat Cake, Be Brave                  Melissa Radke ★★★★
2. Becoming                                Michelle Obama ★★★★
3. I know why the caged bird sings Maya Angelou ★★★★
4. Whiskey in a Teacup          Reese Witherspoon ★★★★
5. Flat Broke with 2 Goats               Jennifer McGaha ★★★★
6. The Secret Wife                                   Gill Paul ★★★★
7. Angela's Ashes                        Frank McCourt ★★★★
8. Where the Crawdad's Sing            Delia Owens ★★★★
9. Unbroken                            Laura Hillenbrand ★★★★
10. When Live gives you Lululemon Laura Weissberger ★★★☆
11. Haunted                                       James Patterson ★★★☆
12. The Death of Mrs Westaway                Ruth Ware ★★★☆
13. The President is Missing              Bill Clinton ★★★☆
14. The Light we Lost                              Jill Santano ★★★☆
15. Someone knows                         Lisa Scottoline ★★★☆
16. The Almost Sisters                       Joshlyn Jackson ★★★☆
17. Class Mom                                 Laurie Gelman ★★★☆
18. City of Girls                              Elizabeth Gilbert ★★★☆
19. On Turpentine Lane                  Elinor Lipman ★★☆☆
20. A Gentleman in Moscow           Amor Towles ★★☆☆
21. Good Riddance                          Elinor Lipman ★☆☆☆

Books:

1. Muttertag                                  Nele Neuhaus ★★★★
2. The Book of Essie                           Meghan Weir ★★★★ 
3. I am Watching You                         Teresa Driscoll ★★★★
4. The Wild Robot Escapes (Read aloud)    Peter Brown ★★★★
5. You've been Volunteered          Laurie Gelman ★★★★
6. The Last Year of War                 Susan Meissner ★★★★
7. Wenn wir wieder Leben                 Charlotte Roth ★★★☆
8. Why French Kids Eat Everything     Karen Le Billon ★★★☆
9. All the Missing Girls               Megan Miranda ★★★☆
10. Wartime Sisters                          L.C. Loigman ★★★☆
11. Sold on a Monday                   Kristina McMorris ★★★☆
12. Wish (Read aloud)                    Barbara O'Connor ★★★☆
13. A Christmas Star                        Donna Vanliere ★★★☆
14. The Christmas Town                Donna Vanliere ★★★☆
15. The Christmas Journey                Donna Vanliere ★★★☆
16. Those Girls                                 Chevy Stevens ★★★☆

My favorite reads this year were The Book of Essie,  Becoming (I will get a hard copy of the book to re-read), Unbroken, and Where the Crawdad's Sing. If you want a good laugh, definitely read Eat Cake, Be Brave (very honest but funny) and Laurie Gelman's two books Class Mom and You've been Volunteered. A very interesting read was also Why French Kids eat Everything as it brings some perspective to why Americans snack so much and other countries don't. Being raised in Europe myself, I can totally see how the culinary spectrum for children and (let's be honest) most adults in America has taken a detour for the worst. 

Fun Fact: Since I did not grew up in America, I never had to read Maya Angelou in high school. So I listened to it this year and I must say, I probably gained more from it now than I would have if I had read it in high school. A definite must read at any age though. 

Now if you look for last year's book review, please click here. Until next year's book review: