My 2016 Reading List

One of my goals is to read young adult novels this year. I hardly read anything last year. My primary focus is to read what is on the best seller list. Since I am writing Christian fiction, I want to see what regular, ordinary teens are reading. So I used the list I posted HERE.

So far I've read:
All the Bright Places  review HERE
13 Reasons Why review  HERE
8 Notes to a Nobody --Christian fiction that I read in its entirety on my phone in line at Universal last weekend. Read an interview with the author HERE
Hunger Games- yes, I read it when it first came out, but I just reread it. Actually I listened to the whole thing on CD driving to Orlando and back. I prefer the movie to the book, and I'll talk about why in a future post.

I am currently working on:
The Fault in Our Stars--Jasmine and I watched the movie and are reading the book now (actually listening to it read on CD)
Looking for Alaska  

Still on my list to choose from (a mix of new and old): I am not familiar with many of these books, so I may find that I do not like them, in which case I won't finish them.
Running Lean Christian fiction
10 Steps to Boyfriend Status Christian fiction
The Giver/Gathering Blue/The Messenger/The Son
Perks of Being a Wall Flower
Abundance of Katherines
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
13 Little Blue Envelopes
If I Stay
Wednesday Wars
Chocolate War
Someone Dies and Someone Lives
Deadline
Before I Fall
10 Things to Do Before I Die
Papertowns
A Wrinkle in Time
Divergent
Speak
A Separate Peace
Just Listen
The Truth About Forever
Along for the Ride
City of Ember
The Beginning of Everything
The Future of Us
Harry Potter (maybe books 1-4)
Twilight

I've noticed that a lot of books are either about death, dying or trying to survive.

Now that you've seen my list:
Which of these books have you read and what did you think of them?
What books have you read that you'd recommend to me?
What Christian books are best seller list worthy?

Is Your Life an Adventure?

What do you plan to do in the New Year to make life an adventure? 

For me:

• A new place and a new adventure: tubing on a river near the Smokey Mountains.
• Get my advanced Scuba certification--I took classes to become Basic certified last May because one of my book characters is a scuba diver, and I wanted my dive scenes to be more authentic. One of my daughter has her Underwater Crime Scene Certification so she can give me ideas, but I wanted to do it for myself. Well, truthfully, I didn't want to do it and only signed up for a two hour "Try Scuba" class but found out I liked it and went on to certify. Of course so far I have only done dives in our state park which has a man made reef and very clear water. I fear I might be claustrophobic in murky water. 

So that's two things I have planned for 2016. How about you?
Leave  your answer in the comments section below. There might even be prizes for the best answers :)