This list is alphabetized and categorized by 3 star Fiction then 3 Star Non-Fiction.
3 Star Books are the ones that are hard to rate. These are ones that I think are right for the right audience but are hard for me to recommend.
I need to offer a disclaimer. It’s really hard to stay consistent with star ratings over the course of several years. I didn’t nail down my system of rating until recently, and even then, as I categorize these books it’s possible I feel differently about them now. Especially a lot of my 3 star books on Goodreads that I rated before writing reviews— some could have been higher.
But no system is perfect. Hopefully this still helps you in some way!
If you would rather browse my reviews by Genre or Topic, click the linked text. I don’t have that metric added to this list until I can figure out a way that makes sense.
3 Star Books (Fiction)
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Box 88 (Box 88 #1) by Charles Cumming
The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham
The Camel Club (Camel Club #1) by David Baldacci
Cilka’s Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz #2) by Heather Morris
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
The Collectors (Camel Club #2) by David Baldacci
Complex by A.D. Enderly
Cradles of the Reich by Jennifer Coburn
The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong
A Death at a Party by Amy Stuart
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Face of a Stranger (William Monk #1) by Anne Perry
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Genome (The Extinction Files #2) by A.G. Riddle
The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker & Rachelle Dekker
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) by Stieg Larsson
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance #3) by Naomi Novik
The Good Doctor by Jessica Payne
Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner
The Guest by B.A. Paris
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Hacker (The Outlaw Chronicles #3) by Ted Dekker
Happy Place by Emily Henry
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Homecoming by Kate Morton
I’ll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie
In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
Judas 62 (Box 88 #2) by Charles Cumming
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
Legacy of Lies (Bocephus Haynes #1) by Robert Bailey
The Legend of Sheba: Rise of a Queen by Tosca Lee
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
The Marriage Code by Brooke Burroughs
The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy #1) by Stephen King
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca
The Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
No Smoke Without Fire by Claire S. Lewis
Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
Point of Danger (Triple Threat #1) by Irene Hannon
The Program (Tim Rackley #2) by Gregg Hurwitz
P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
The Search for Synergy (The Talisman Series Vol. 1) by Brett Salter
Star Father (Star Father #2) by Charlie N. Holmberg
Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) by Louise Penny
The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason #1) by Elizabeth Berg
The Syndicate Spy by Brittany Butler
Taken by Dee Henderson
The Tenant by Katrine Engberg
This Secret Thing by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
To Save a Race by Kandi J. Wyatt
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
What’s Left Unsaid by Emily Bleeker
Where My Heart Used to Beat by Sebastian Faulks
3 Star Books (Non- Fiction)
Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff by Chip Gaines
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson
Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God’s Good Gifts by Trillia J. Newbell
Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, In Music Lessons by Jeremy Denk
Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Mid-Life Mayhem by Laurie Notaro
Fierce Faith: A Woman’s Guide to Fighting Fear, Wrestling Worry, and Overcoming Anxiety by Alli Worthington
Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham
How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Survival Story by Tadeusz Haska
How to Fight Racism Young Reader’s Edition: A Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice by Jemar Tisby
Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul by Hannah Anderson
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction by Kevin DeYoung
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned from Editing My Life by Donald Miller
Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A God-Centered Approach by Vern S. Poythress
Spare by Prince Harry
Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference by Timothy Keller
What’s Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done by Matt Perman
Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage by Nathalia Holt
Something Missing?
Is there a book missing from my list that you would like to see a review for? Send me message and let me know! I can’t promise I’ll get to every request, but if it’s already on my To-Read list, I can move it up to the top!
I only started reviewing books more seriously in the last few years, so there are a lot of books I’ve read that I never wrote reviews on. If there’s one you’d like to know about, I might have already read it and can give a recommendation. Or maybe I’ll just reread it and write a review just for you!