At this same time last year, I pledged to read 15 books in 2018 as part of the Goodreads Reading Challenge. As of December 31, 2018, I have read (and listened to) to 24 books. This is definitely an accomplishment as I think of all the things that kept me busy last year. This year I plan to read 20 books. Even though I effortlessly read 24 books this past year, I feel like I read them so fast that I didn’t get a chance to sit and reflect on the stories once I was finished. This year I plan to take a little breather between books to write a review or share what I learned from each story. Below is the complete list of all the books I read in 2018 in order of completion. Happy reading!

1. Better of Wed by Laura Durham

2. The Debt Collector by Jon Mills

3. Once Gone by Blake Pierce

4. Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

5. The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

6. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

7. The Mother of Black Hollywood by Jenifer Lewis

8. The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

9. Baking is Murder by Kathy Cranston

10. Failing Up by Leslie Odom, Jr.

11. This is What Happened by Mick Herron

12. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

13. Troublemaker by Lisa Remini

14. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks

15. Dirty Money by Richard Stark

16. Blurred Lines: A Novel by Mona Scott-Young

17. So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta

18. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

19. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

20. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

21. We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union

22. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

23. Becoming by Michelle Obama

24. Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple