Official Book List

This is a list of all notable books I’ve read in 2013-2018 with the ratings, and sometimes comments, I gave. Feel free to look up these books for yourself, but as a disclaimer, just because a book is on my list does not mean that it is 100% appropriate for everyone.

I rate with a 1-5 scale 

1 = horrible

2 = ehhh, not sure about this

3 = average

4 = pretty good

5 = WHOA AMAZING

Also feel free to check back semi-regularly because I will update the list as soon as I finish a new book or as soon as I remember :) 

If you would like more information about a book that I have read, please let me know in a comment and I will try my best to answer your questions.

July's Official 2018 Book List
1.) Engaging God's World by Neil Plantinga, 3 reformers out of 5
2.) Letter From a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr., 5 civil rights movements out of 5
3.) Republic by Plato, 3.5 ideal societies out of 5
4.) Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes, 3 person/body identities out of 5
5.) Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff, 5 mountain accidents out of 5
6.) The Prince by Niccoló Machiavell, 3.5 ruling strategies out of 5
7.) St. Thomas Aquinas on Politics and Ethics by Thomas Aquinas, 3 philosophical thoughts out of 5
8.) Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle, 3 ancient tweets out of 5
9.) Love Does by Bob Goff, 5 hilarious anecdotes out of 5
10.) Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, 3.5 political philosophies out of 5
11.) Ivan and Adolf by Stephen Vicchio, 5 hypothetical hells out of 5
12.) Let's All Be Brave by Annie F. Downs, 5 inspiration thoughts of out 5


July’s Official 2017 Book List

1.) The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, 5 road trips to Heaven out of 5
2.) Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, 1 transient lifestyle out of 5
3.) A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller, 4.5 Bob Goff-like friends out of 5
4.) Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, 4 personal demons out of 5
5.) Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, 4 life-changing city journeys out of 5
6.) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 4 first impressions out of 5
7.) Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 5 power-hungry uncles out of 5
8.) Macbeth by William Shakespeare, 4.5 prophetic witches out of 5
9.) Godric by Frederick Buechner, 4 graced saints out of 5
10.) "Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor, 45 pic parlors out of 5
11.) "The Grand Inquisitor" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 4.5 dystopian worlds out of 5
12.) "Letter to Alfred Corn" by Flannery O'Connor, 5 struggling college students out of 5
13.) "How I found Religion at a Baseball Game" by Robert Fink, 5 second chances out of 5
14.) "The Dwares in the Stable" by Frederick Buechner, 3.5 fearsome blessings out of 5
15.) All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, 3.5 Indiana wanderings out of 5
16.) Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone, 4 secret poetry clubs out of 5
17.) Justice by Michael Sandel, 5 political theories out of 5
18.) The Locust Effect by Gary Haugen, 4 convicting anecdotes out of 5
19.) Antigone by Sophocles, 5 tragedies out of 5
20.) Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito by Plato, 5 words of wisdom from Socrates out of 5

July’s Official 2015 Book List

1.) This Star Won't Go Out by Esther Earl, 3.5 blogger fangirls out of 5

2.) The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller, 5 Biblical parables out of 5, HIGHLY recommended

3.) Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, rating coming soon

4.) This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith, rating coming soon
5.) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, 3 river rafts out of 5
6.) Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, 3 papaya trees out of 5
7.) I Was Here by Gayle Forman, 3 missions for answers out of 5
8.) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, 4.5 empire uprisings out of 5
9.) Legend by Marie Lu, 4 pendent necklaces out of 5

July’s Official 2014 Book List
1.) Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer, 4 Pop Rocks packets out of 5
2.) Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell, 3.5 cassette tapes out of 5, good book but be careful
3.) The Invisible Spy by Hilda Leticia Dominguez, 4 magical rings out of 5
4.) Silent Harmony by Michele Scott, 3 prestigious boarding schools out of 5, mature
5.) Night by Elie Wiesel, 4.5 out of 5 (I felt it inappropriate to add the normal "description"), very real
6.) The Mother Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick, 5 middle schools out of 5
7.) The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore, 4.5 inheritance chests out of 5
8.) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 4 glamorous parties out of 5
9.) One Night That Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt, 3 secret books out of 5, disappointing
10.) A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, 3 mysterious men out of 5
11.) The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, 5 brilliant students out of 5
12.) Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick, 5 fashion shows out of 5
13.) Beautiful You by Rosie Molinary, 4 daily challenges out of 5 (I only read parts of this)
14.) With Justice For All by John Perkins, 3.5 developed communities out of 5
15.) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling, 4.5 dragon eggs out of 5
16.) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, 4.5 thieving crews out of 5
17.) Panic by Lauren Oliver, 4 cash prizes out of 5
18.) Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Frederick, 4.5 pen pals out of five
19.) A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, 4 strange dreams out of 5
20.) Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher, 3 disturbing stories out of 5
21.) Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel, 4 miracle operations out of 5
22.) Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans, 3.5 holiday miracles out of 5
23.) The Lying Game by Sara Shepard, 2.5 long-lost sisters out of 5
24.) Pies and Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick, 4 pie sales out of 5
25.) The Giver by Lois Lowry, 4 long-lost histories out of 5
26.) Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (yes, again!), 3.5 forbidden relationships out of 5
27.) Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, 4 secret wolf packs out of 5
28.) Linger by Maggie Stiefvater, 3.5 dangerously hot fevers out of 5
29.) Divergent by Veronica Roth, 4.5 corrupt factions out of 5
30.) Yukon Ho! by Bill Watterson, 4 stuffed tigers out of 5
31.) Forever by Maggie Stiefvater, 3.5 hunting parties out of 5


July’s Official 2013 Book List

1.) Beastly by Alex Flinn, 3.5 magical roses out of 5 (review)
2.) Cloaked by Alex Flinn, 4 high-heeled shoes out of 5
3.) My Brother Sam Is Dead by Collier and Collier, 2 minute-men out of 5
4.) T4 by Ann Clare LeZotte, 4.6 hearing-aids out of 5 (review)
5.) Dare To Dream by One Direction, 4.9 microphones out of 5
6.) Holes by Louis Sachar, 4 golden lipstick-tubes out of 5
7.) Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green/David Levithan, 0 clubs out of 5 (review)
8.) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, 3.9 African lions out of 5
9.) Grace, Gold & Glory by Gabrielle Douglas, 5 balance beams out of 5
10.) The Alchemyst by Michael Scott, 4.5 silver auras out of 5
11.) The Magician by Michael Scott, 4.5 golden auras out of 5
12.) The Legend of Sleepy Hallow by Washington Irving, 3 pumpkins out of 5 (HERE)
13.) The Sorceress by Michael Scott, 4.5 crow goddesses out of 5
14.) The Necromancer by Michael Scott, 4.5 archons out of 5
15.) The Book of One Hundred Truths by Julie Schumacher, 3 secrets out of 5
16.) Nightjohn by Gary Paulson, 4 slave plantations out of 5 (very educational)
17.) The Pearl by John Steinbeck, 4 greedy humans out of 5 (boring book, great lesson)
18.) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne, 4.5 concentration camps out of 5
19.) The Warlock by Michael Scott, 4.3 great aunts out of 5
20.) Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler, 1 movie ticket out of 5
21.) The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, 3.5 clarinets out of 5 (review)
22.) The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, 4 talking dogs out of 5
23.) Tadpole by Ruth White, 2.5 guitar strings out of 5
24.) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, 4 mockingjay pins out of 5
25.) Reality Check by Peter Abrahams, 4 "missing person" posters out of 5
26.) The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness, 3.999999 new best friends out of 5
27.) Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness, 3.5 Spackle out of 5
28.) The Fault in our Stars by John Green, 3.5 cancerous tumors our of 5 (review)