My Favorite Reads of 2020
What a year, huh? When I set a reading goal of 150 books late last year, I never envisioned that I would have both so much more time (and so much less willpower) to read this year. But thanks to a gal named Janet Evanovich, I made it to 150!
I’m not the kind to force myself through books I despise, so I rarely have books under 3 stars on my list (and I typically do not repeat selections from 3 star authors). That means at the end of the year I often have many top contenders to work from. Instead of forcing myself to narrow down my favorites, I’ve decided to throw them all out here, separated by genre.
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Favorite Reads of 2020 - General Fiction
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Favorite Reads of 2020 - Literary Fiction
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Favorite Reads of 2020 - Non-Fiction
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come by Jessica Pan
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Lady Killers by Tori Telfer
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
Favorite Reads of 2020 - Cozy Mysteries
Witchcraft Mysteries by Juliet Blackwell
Murder in an Irish… Series by Carlene O’connor
High Society Lady Detective Series by Sara Rosett
P.S. I listened to all of these books for free on Hoopla. You should absolutely see if your library uses Hoopla.
You can find a list of cozy mysteries available on library apps here.
Favorite Reads of 2020 - Fantasy
Favorite Reads of 2020 - Thriller/Horror
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
After reading 150 books in 2020 I’ve decided that next year my reading goal is….one! Now that I’ve successfully met my reading goal 3 years in a row, I want to see how many books I end up reading when meeting a specific number is not a constraint. Never fear, since I’m sure I’ll have lots of favorites at the end of 2021.
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