Top Books to Pick Up (or Listen to) in 2016

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Looking for a new book club read?  Here are my top books from 2015.  Start with the Outlander series if you haven’t yet, and share your other additions!

As I was transitioning from my Nook to my Kindle last weekend, I realized… I read A LOT in 2015. How?

I know. It seems unlikely. But, I find my time. Mostly in the evenings after the kids go to bed. It’s my way to unwind. I also listen to books, which I LOVE. Emptying the dishwasher, putting away clothes, grocery shopping, and tidying are all chores made less awful with a great story to entertain me along the way.

I long ago swore that I would always read actual paper-based books. Then I discovered my Nook. One little device, thousands of books. Plus instant gratification of the next book when I fall in love with a series.

I liked my Nook, until I purchased the Kindle Voyage. I adore this reader. The main reason I purchased it was because of the built-in back light so I can read in bed without disturbing Jon. But it has great battery life, touch and swipe sensors to turn the page, but the best part? The Owner’s Library.

With Amazon Prime membership you can borrow one book from the Kindle Unlimited library per month for no fee. Being the reader that I am, I upgraded to Kindle Unlimited for $9.99/mo. which includes up to ten books at any given time on “indefinite loan” and many with free WhisperSync – meaning I can listen to them through Audible as well. Woot woot!

Consequently, I’ve been plowing books and I’ve read a lot of awesome ones recently. Thought I’d share a few top picks with y’all, and hope you’ll do the same! Just finished Sharp Objects and need a new book to download. Recommendations anyone?

In no particular order:

Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn

Code Named Verity, Elizabeth Wein

Before He Finds Her, Michael Kardos

A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute

Yes Please, Amy Poehler

Furiously Happy, Jenny Lawson

Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty

Church of Marvels, Leslie Parry

Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline

The Darkest Hour, Tony Schumacher

The Island, Victoria Hislop

All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr

The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah

Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins

The Good Girl, Mary Kubica

What Alice Forgot, Liane Moriarty

The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

Secrets of a Charmed Life, Susan Meissner

And last but not least, I finished up the Outlander series.  To. Die. For.  And now, that theirs an Outlander TV series?  Even better!  The 8 books in this still-to-be-continued series will take you more than a year to get through (each book boasts near 1,000 pages), but it’s well worth the investment!  Start here:

Diana Gabaldon, Outlander

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