I read 114 books in 2016. Middle grade and young adult books are in purple. Books I’ve reviewed are marked with an (R) and linked. My favorite reads of 2016 are starred.
- The One by Kiera Cass (plus The Favorite novella)* (R)
- Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
- A Love Worth Giving by Max Lucado
- Becoming Jinn by Lori Goldstein (R)
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (R)
- The Queen & The Guard novellas by Kiera Cass
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (R)
- See How They Run by Ally Carter (R)
- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone (R)
- Everything But the Truth by Mandy Hubbard
- Sway by Melanie Stanford
- Story Thieves by James Riley (R)
- Under A Painted Sky by Stacey Lee* (R)
- Counterfeit Lady by Jude Deveraux
- The Maiden by Jude Deveraux
- Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
- The Adam Quest by Tim Stafford
- Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman (R)
- Gimme A Call by Sarah Mlynowski
- The Last Boy at St. Edith’s by Lee Gjertson Malone (R)
- The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett
- Leap Day by Wendy Maas
- You’re Invited Too by Jen Malone and Gail Nall
- Wildfire in His Arms by Johanna Lindsey
- The Liar by Nora Roberts
- The Mystery of Hollow Places by Rebecca Podos
- Let It Breathe by Tawna Fenske
- The Distance Between Us by Kasie West (R)
- A Life Well Lived by Tommy Nelson
- Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
- Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
- Story Thieves: The Stolen Chapters by James Riley* (R)
- Lady Renegades by Rachel Hawkins (R)
- What You Always Wanted by Kristin Rae (R)
- Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin* (R)
- Creed or Chaos? by Dorothy L. Sayers
- The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
- Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan (R)
- Princess Juniper of the Hourglass by Ammi-Joan Paquette
- The Heir by Kiera Cass*
- The Crown by Kiera Cass* (R)
- Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger (R)
- Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski (R)
- Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
- The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (R)
- Think Twice by Sarah Mlynowski
- Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
- Shopaholic to the Rescue by Sophie Kinsella
- The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner* (R)
- Love, Lies and Spies by Cindy Anstey
- United As One by Pittacus Lore
- Nemesis by Catherine Coulter
- Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- Ruby Reinvented by Ronni Arno (R)
- Darth Paper Strikes Back by Tom Angleberger
- The Marriage Bargain by Victoria Alexander
- Dream A Little Dream by Kerstin Gier (R)
- Emerge by Tobie Easton
- Dream On by Kerstin Gier
- Too Busy Not to Pray by Bill Hybels
- The Husband List by Victoria Alexander
- The Marriage Lesson by Victoria Alexander
- The Prince’s Bride by Victoria Alexander
- Her Highness, My Wife by Victoria Alexander
- Nerve by Jeanne Ryan
- Love with the Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander
- The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
- The Boy Book by E. Lockhart
- The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart
- Real Live Boyfriends by E. Lockhart
- P.S. I Like You by Kasie West* (R)
- The Lady in Question by Victoria Alexander
- The Pursuit of Marriage by Victoria Alexander
- My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows* (R)
- King of the Friend Zone by Sheralyn Pratt
- The Sleepover by Jen Malone* (R)
- Prom Nights from Hell by Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Lauren Myracle, and Stephenie Meyer
- United by Melissa Landers
- The Peculiar Haunting of Thelma Bee by Erin Petti (R)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne
- Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
- A Visit from Sir Nicholas by Victoria Alexander
- When We Meet Again by Victoria Alexander
- Let It Be Love by Victoria Alexander
- Two Summers by Aimee Friedman (R)
- She’s All That by Kristin Billerbeck
- First & Then by Emma Mills
- The Velvet Promise by Jude Deveraux
- Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg
- When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Whatever After: Beauty Queen by Sarah Mlynowski
- Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux
- The Changelings by Christina Soontornvat
- Into the Abyss by Stefanie Gaither
- Adorkable by Cookie O’Gorman
- Velvet Song by Jude Deveraux
- Velvet Angel by Jude Deveraux
- Lodestar by Shannon Messenger*
- The Heiress by Jude Deveraux
- Playing Dead by Elizabeth Greenwood
- Very Bad Things by Susan McBride
- The Raider by Jude Deveraux
- Also Known As by Robin Benway
- Going Rogue by Robin Benway
- The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- The Secrets of Lily Graves by Sarah Strohmeyer
- Out of Tune by Gail Nall
- It’s Not Me, It’s You by Stephanie Kate Strohm* (R)
- The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
- The Siren by Kiera Cass
- The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage