As I have done at the end of every year, here is a list of my favorites overall. First, the five star rated:

And then the four and a half:

There were lots of fours this year also – too many to include among the real top favorites. Again, thanks to all of you for reading my thoughts on books and keep the recommendations coming – any great reads for you in 2016 that I should add to my “must-read” list?