Book Reviews and More: Top Ten Fiction and Non-Fiction Books Second Quarter 2017

Top Ten Fiction and Non-Fiction Books Second Quarter 2017

With a much better work - life balance than I have had in a while, this was a record breaking quarter for reading. According to Good Reads 2017 Challenge I have read 212 books, also according to Good Reads 184 of those were first time reads. And of those 212 I gave 127 5 out of 5 Stars, or they made my Best of 2017 list But that is for the year so here are comparison numbers:

Q1 Total Books 100
Q2 Total Books 112
Q1 5 Star 57
Q2 5 Star 70

So narrowing that 70 books read down to a Top 10 Fiction and Top 10 Non-Fiction was not an easy task. But here goes.

Top Ten Non-Fiction Books:
1. Why We're Catholic - Trent Horn
2. Encounter the Saints Series

Saint Damien of Molokai - Virginia Helen Richards

Saint Edith Stein Blessed by the Cross - Mary Lee Hills

Saint John Bosco Champion for the Young - Emily Beata Marsh

Saint John Neumann: Missionary to Immigrants - Laura Rhoderica Brown

Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto Shepherds of Fatima - Anne Eileen Heffernan

The Saints Pray for Us - Christina Wedendt Editor

Saint Martin de Porres: Humble Healer by Elizabeth Marie DeDomenico

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Courageous Faith - Lillian M. Fisher

Saint Anthnoy of Padua: Fire and Light - Margaret Charles Kerry

St. Gianna Beretta Molla The Gift of Life - Susan Helen Wallace and Patricia Edward Jablonski

3. 20 Answers Series from Catholic Answers

20 Answers Scripture and Tradition - Jim Blackburn

20 Answers Mormonism - Trent Horn s

20 Answers Jehova's Witnesses - Trent Horn

20 Answers The Bible - Trent Horn

4. The Miracle of Father Kapaun: Priest, Soldier and Korean War Hero - Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying
5. In Conversation with God - Francis Fernandez

(New eBook editions links to all reviews here)
In Conversation with God Volume 2 Part 2 Eastertide
In Conversation with God Volume 6 Part 2: Special Feasts: April - June

6. Norms of Piety: A Plan of Life for Everyday Living - J.M. Muntadas

7. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassanti: An Ordinary Christian - Maria Amata Di Lorenzo
8. A Daily Defense 365 Days (Plus One) to becoming a Better Apologist - Jimmy Akin
9. Teresa of Calcutta: The Novel of a Soul - Maria Amata Di Lorenzo
10. Exodus 90

Exodus 90 Day 91 Life After Exodus 90 - Fr. Brian Doerr

Exodus 90 Exercise Guide - Mike Short

Exodus Ninety Days: Freedom Through Prayer, Asceticism, & Brotherhood - Fr. Brian Doerr

Top Ten Fiction Books:
1. Chasing Liberty - Theresa Linden - Chasing Liberty Trilogy Book 1
2. Bang - Barry Lyga
3. The Sleuths of the Spanish Transition - Manuel Alfonseca

Quetzalcoatl's Zahir - The Mystery of the Haunted House

4. Four Minutes - Barry Lyga - A Short Story
5. Saint Magnus the Last Viking - Susan Peek
6. The Artsy Mistake Mystery - Sylvia McNicoll - The Great Mistake Mysteries Book 2
7. A Battle for the Faith: Two Short Stories - John Paul Wohlscheid and Theresa Linden
8. Gregor and the Code of Claw - Suzanne Collins - Underland Chronicles Book 5
9. Chime Travelers - Lisa M. Hendey and Jenn Bower

The Secret of the Shamrock - The Sign of the Carved Cross