Top Reads of 2020

     I think it’s safe to say that 2020 was a year full of challenges and change. However, it was also full of great reads! I read a mix of romance, historical fiction, young adult, graphic novels, fantasy, and many other genres that all accumulated to a whopping 125 books read this year (a record for me)! I figured I’d share my favorites (aka the five star reads) and my ultimate Top 10 Reads of 2020 that really stood out and influenced me this year. I also added in a few honorable mentions that weren’t quite five star reads, but I still really loved and keep recommending to people! So without further ado, here are my top reads of 2020:

TOP 10 (in no particular order)
1. When We Were Vikings by Andrew David Macdonald
2. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
3. Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
4. Beach Read by Emily Henry
5. The Jewel Thief by Jeannie Mobley
6. Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon
7. Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Schumacher (Pub Day: Feb. 16th 2021)
8. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
9. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

Five Star Reads:
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel by Fred Fordham
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann
The Lives of Edie Pritchard by Larry Watson
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
The Mall by Megan McCafferty
What You Wish For by Katherine Center
Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy by Kelly Jensen
Misleading a Duke by A.S. Fenichel
Check Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
Check Please! Book 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
The Roommate by Rosie Danan
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese (Pub Day 1/12/21)
home body by Rupi Kaur

Honorable Mentions (aka 4 star reads I really loved):
1. A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian
2. Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee
3. Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese
4. Always Only You by Chloe Liese
5. The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
6. The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae
7. Ordinary Hazards by Anna Bruno
8. All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott
9. Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
10. Furia by Camille Saied Mendez
11. Judge’s Girls by Sharina Harris
12. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Thank you to everyone who has been following me and my reading journey this year! Here’s to more great reads and fun times in 2021!
Happy New Year!
-Elisa