6 months of books: 6 categories

Oh how I love lists! Inspired by Bellezza of Dolce Bellezza, a beautiful book blog, (here is her 6/6 post), here are some lists about my reading from the first half of this year:

Six books I read most recently:

• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• And the Story Is Happening by Sabrina Ward Harrison
• Inner Excavation: Exploring Your Self Through Photography, Poetry and Mixed Media
  by Liz Lamoreux
• Fifty Shades Trilogy: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed 3-volume Boxed Set by E.L. James
• Bossypants by Tina Fey
• Paris in Love: A Memoir by Eloisa James

Six books I enjoyed the most:

• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
• The Time In Between: A Novel by Maria Duenas
• Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles
• The Language of Flowers: A Novel by Vanessa Diffenbach
• Secret Daughter: A Novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

Six books that led me into the past:

• Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles
• Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart
• The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal by Lily Koppel
• The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula McLain
• Clara and Mr. Tiffany: A Novel by Susan Vreeland
• The Kitchen House: A Novel by Kathleen Grissom

Six books that led me far away from home:

• Dolci di Love: A Novel by Sarah-Kate Lynch
• The Time In Between: A Novel by Maria Duenas
• Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis by Alica Kaplan
• The Lovers: A Novel by Vendela Vida
• The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
• A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay

Six books I started in the first six months of the year and am still reading in July:

• Foolsgold: Making Something from Nothing and Freeing Your Creative Process by Susan Wooldridge
• The Blossoming of the World: Essays and Images by by Brian Peterson
• Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children
  by Sarah Napthali
• The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel
• The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh
• You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Thich Nhat Hanh

Six parenting books:

• Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
  by Alfie Kohn
• Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years
  by Jim and Charles Fay
• Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way by Mayim Bialik
• Mindset for Moms by Jamie C. Martin
• Parenting with Positive Guidance by Amanda Morgan
• The No-Cry Separation Anxiety Solution: Gentle Ways to Make Good-bye Easy from Six Months to Six Years by Elizabeth Pantley