• Home
  • About Me
  • 5* Elements
  • 2019 Reading Challenges
    • Other Reading Challenges
    • 2013 Reading Challenges
    • 2014 Reading Challenges
    • 2015 Reading Challenges
    • 2016 Reading Challenges
    • 2017 Reading Challenges
    • 2018 Reading Challenges
  • My Bookish Lists
    • My Classics Club List
    • Reading the Newberys
    • Reading My Own Books
Smiling Shelves

Top Ten Tuesday - Best Reads of 2015

6/30/2015

10 Comments

 
Picture
This weekly frenzy of listing is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (These have been a reread for me - for about the 23rd time - but I still love them so much!)
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (This was my first book by Kate Morton, and I discovered why everyone loves her!)
I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora (If you love To Kill a Mockingbird, then you will love this book!)
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (I learned and laughed through this entire book!)
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (This was an extremely satisfying ending to this series!)
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Sorcery & Cecelia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer (Regency England + magic. So much fun!)
Walk the Lines: The London Underground, Overground by Mark Mason (So far, this is my top book of 2015. Random trivia about London happens to be a weakness of mine.)
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (I love learning through historical fiction, and this book certainly provides that - as well as an incredibly good story.)
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott (I had never read the sequels to Little Women before, and it turns out I like them even better than the first book in the series!)
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (It's a book by Sarah Addison Allen. It pretty much goes without saying that it was one of my top reads of the year!)
10 Comments
Danica Page link
6/30/2015 03:38:48 am

These all look great. Thanks for sharing.

Great list! Thanks for sharing!

Here's my <a href="http://danicapage.blogspot.com/2015/06/top-13-books-read-in-2015.html">Top 10</a>

And here's my <a href="http://danicapage.blogspot.com/2015/06/giveaway-30-amazon-gift-card.html">$30 giveaway</a>

Reply
Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/15/2015 07:30:15 am

Thanks, Danica!

Reply
Krystianna
6/30/2015 10:43:40 am

Great list! I'm glad to see the Grisha Trilogy on your list. I've been wanting to check it out.
Krystianna @ <a href="http://downrightdystopian.blogspot.com">Downright Dystopian</a>

Reply
Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/15/2015 07:30:42 am

I highly recommend the Grisha Trilogy. It's awesome!

Reply
Sue Jackson link
6/30/2015 12:32:06 pm

Nice list! The Narnia series is soooo great! I read them all in elementary school and then we read the whole series aloud to our two sons who also loved it! I also enjoyed The Forgotten Garden a few years ago. The Invention of Wings is on my TBR list.

Enjoy the rest of your books this year -

Sue

<a href=http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/p/2015-big-book-summer-challenge.html>2015 Big Book Summer Challenge</a>

Reply
Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/15/2015 07:31:39 am

I can't wait to read Narnia to my own kids someday! The Invention of Wings is a great book; hope you get a chance to read it!

Reply
Lois link
7/1/2015 06:36:18 am

I do love Kill the Mockingbird so I may need to check out I Kill the Mockingbird.
You had mentioned you were interested in my Emma read-a-long. The details are now up on my blog if you're still interested. http://youmeandacupofteablog.blogspot.com/2015/07/emma-200th-anniversary-read-long.html

Reply
Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/15/2015 07:32:41 am

I Kill the Mockingbird will take you about an hour to read. It's a lot of fun, especially for lovers of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Reply
Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link
7/1/2015 12:19:16 pm

So now my list of books I want to read is even longer! Lol. I love TKAM (Wyatt's middle name is Atticus!) so I definitely need to read I Kill the Mockingbird. Also added are Packing for Mars, The Forgotten Garden, and Sorcery and Cecilia.

I love Sarah Addison Allen too. :)

Reply
Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/15/2015 07:33:12 am

Glad to help you out, Erin! ;)

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    My name is Julie, and I own a lot of books. As in, they are stacked on the floor because I've run out of room on the shelves. And those shelves? There are so many books on them that they smile -- not sag; smile. This blog will cover book reviews and all manner of other bookish things.

    You can contact me at [email protected].

    Picture
    What are 5* Elements all about?

    Picture
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Follow on Bloglovin

    Enter your email address:

    Delivered by FeedBurner

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Currently Reading

    Clara and Mr. Tiffany
    A Little Folly

    2019 Reading Challenge

    2019 Reading Challenge
    Julie has read 9 books toward their goal of 75 books.
    hide
    9 of 75 (12%)
    view books

    Archives

    November 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013

    Categories

    All
    5* Atmosphere
    5* Characters
    5* Learning
    5* Learning
    5* Meaning
    5* Plot
    5* Plot
    5* Voice
    5* Voice
    5* Writing
    Book Club
    Book Club
    Challenges
    Children's
    Classics Club
    Fiction
    Historical Fiction
    It's Monday
    It's Monday
    Library Loot
    Life
    Newbery Reading Challenge
    Nonfiction
    Read A Thons
    Reading
    Review
    Saturday Snapshot
    Smiling Shelves Soapbox
    Stacking The Shelves
    Top Ten Tuesday
    Travel
    Young Adult


    Picture