For the last several years, I've kept track of the books I read and made a post about them in hopes of helping others find a few books to read. I've really enjoyed hearing about good books from others and always enjoy when Nicole does her book reviews - a lot of the books I read come from her suggestions. (P.S. If you're a quilter and not reading her blog, you're missing out - she works on some really beautiful quilts!) Last year, I struggled a bit with my reading as I didn't love many of the books I read. For this year, I went back to my list of "books to read" and suggestions from others. Here's the list of books that I finished through June.  1. The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand - my cousin loaned me this book and it was a good read. It's the story of a woman who's just lost her husband and decides to bring together five friends - one from each decade - to help celebrate her 50th birthday and reconnect. The friends all have interest