I had planned to read 40 books in 2020, though I ended up only reading 28. I still think that’s pretty good though, considering the pandemic, stress, and finishing my degree as well as working part-time. I’ve reviewed all of the books I’ve read this year on this blog, so please feel free to read them if you haven’t already. For this post, here’s a list of the books I’ve read this year from my most to least favorite:
5-star reads:
by Patricia A. McKillip
by Patricia A. McKillip
As you can see, I’ve discovered a new favorite author, Patricia A. McKillip. I have read these two novels of hers as well as her short stories, and I am so excited to explore more of her work. Her writing is magical and the characters are deep and feel so real.
(Wayward Children #1)
by Seanan McGuire
by Susan Hill
by Rivers Solomon,
Daveed Diggs,
William Hutson,
Jonathan Snipes
(The Singing Hills Cycle #1)
by Nghi Vo
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4-star reads:
by Alan Lightman
by Suzanne Walker,
Wendy Xu (Artist)
(The Way, With The Enchanted Neighborhood)
by Benjamin Hoff,
Ernest H. Shepard (illustrator)
by Stephanie Perkins
by Henry James
(A Writer’s Apprentice Mystery #1)
by Julia Buckley
by Allie Brosh
by Patrick Ness,
Rovina Cai (Illustrator)
by Danielle Dutton
by Oscar Wilde
(The Button Box #1)
by Stephen King
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3-star reads:
(Those Who Run in the Sky #1)
by Aviaq Johnston
by Lafcadio Hearn
by Ambrose Bierce
by John Miller
(A Writer’s Apprentice Mystery #2)
by Julia Buckley
(Wayward Children #2)
by Seanan McGuire
by Gina Sheridan
by Leigh Paynter
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2-star reads:
by Norah Olson
by Megan O’Keeffe
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1-star reads:
None, I am happy to say!
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I am starting 2021 in a bit of a depression, partly due to the pandemic and lockdown, and so my desire for reading is a bit lower than I’d like. However, it seems that audiobooks are what my slumpy mind can take right now, and I am taking full advantage of sites lie Scribd, Audible, and others. I have many physical books on my shelves that I do hope to get to at some point this year, but for now I am focusing on my mental health, and if that means audiobooks, then audiobooks it is.
Here is what is on my Scribd TBR for this year:
The House in the Cerulean Sea
by TJ Klune
The Widow’s House: A Novel
by Carol Goodman
Long Lankin
by Lindsey Barraclough
2001: A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke
The Girl With No Hands and other tales
By Angela Slatter
The Great God Pan and Other Weird Tales
by Arthur Machen
There are others on my Scribd list, but these are the ones I want to get to right away. Look out for reviews of these as I finish them! I wish everyone a good 2021 both for reading and for living.
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