Happy Tuesday! Today I’m excited to link up with Jana and Steph for Show Us Your Books and with Top Ten Tuesday. Both of these link-ups this week are about our favorite 2020 books.
I chose 13 books that I read in 2020 to share today. All of these are 5 star reads and books that I would recommend! The purchase links are affiliate links; I get a small % at no extra cost to you – and you help independent bookstores!
13 Books I Loved in 2020
YA Historical Fiction – my review
YA Contemporary Fiction – my review
Adult Mystery – my review
Adult Mystery – my review
Middle Grade Fantasy – my review
Adult Mysery (also LGBT+) – my review
YA Fantasy – my review
Adult Romance (also LGBT+) – my review
Middle Grade Graphic Novel – my review
Middle Grade Fantasy – my review
Adult Mystery – my review
Adult Fantasy – my review
Middle Grade Contemporary – my review
Do we have any in common? Find any new books from my list? I’d love to know!
Before You Go-
I have a few things I want to share before you head off to the next blog.
Do you review books on Instagram or Goodreads? I’m working with DartFrog Books (part of Red Clover Digital) and we are building up our reviewer database. You must live in the U.S. or Canada at the moment. You will get review requests if we think a book would be a good fit for you, and you’ll get a physical copy if you accept. Once you review, you will get paid in the form of a check (payment goes up based on the length of the book and # of followers). You can sign up for one or both databases-
Instagram/Bookstagram – sign up here
Goodreads (you can post on your blog too, but you have to at least post on Goodreads) – sign up here
Interested in joining a reading challenge in 2021? Come sign up for the Read the Alphabet Challenge, which I am co-hosting. You’ll read a book that begins with every letter of the alphabet, but in order. January is books that begin with A and B. You can skip letters or months, so don’t let it stress you out. If you read something that fits the month, link up your review, and you’ll get an entry into the giveaways (we’ll have four throughout the year). This is a great way to whittle down books you already own!
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Finally, I am hosting an Instagram giveaway for a copy of In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren PLUS Color Street Nails in the design Holidaze. If The Book Depository ships to you, then you can enter (so it’s mostly International). Giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve!!!)
Loved The Guest List, too! Great list here, Lauren! 🙂
The Guest List looks so good, and I never did get to that one this year. I really need to in 2021!
Love the IG pic!!!
You read some great books this year!! I’ve read quite a few myself and enjoyed them. I need to read The Library of the Unwritten soon.
Great list Lauren ? think I’ll give the alphabet challenge a go. Hope you’re well ?
Nevermoor is excellent, of course. But Hackwith — now that one looks really wonderful and I do mean to try it out. Thanks for spotlighting it!
Happy TTT and Happy 2021 in advance!
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Yay Nevermoor!
I really want to read The Guest List.
I really liked Nevermoor too. I need to read more from that series.
Theives of Weirdwood sounds good! I think my kid would love that.
I have Boyfriend Material on my TBR but haven’t read it yet… Maybe in 2021!
Very exciting working with DartFrog!
I’m going to look into The Dark Corners of the Night and Heroine.
You read some good books this year! I have The Guest List on my TBR. It has made so many people’s best list this year.
I’ve heard so many good things about The Downstairs Girl.
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Great choices! I enjoyed Boyfriend Material a lot too. I finally got my most recent Dart Frog book – the mail has been awful! And I’ll be sharing it today!
Awesome list!! I really need to get to The Guest List! I hope you have a great reading year in 2021!
I forgot all about Boyfriend Material! Maybe I can squeeze one more in before the end of the year 🙂 Happy New Year!
Boyfriend Material is everywhere today. I really enjoyed that book. I would love to have more stories set in that world. They were a fun group
I haven’t read most of your list – I’ll need to check some out. The Guest List was our only overlap (from your favorites, anyway). Thanks for sharing and happy new year!
Yay for New Kid– I read the digital copy so it was cool to see the actual book in your photo. I really enjoyed Class Act too! I really liked The Guest list and want to read The Hunting Party next year hopefully.
I haven’t read any of these, but I want to read Boyfriend Material. I’m glad it made your list!
Oooh the Guest List sounds interesting. I don’t think I’ve read any of these books (maybe the Rainbow Rowell one?? It sounds familiar). Thank you for sharing and hope you are enjoying the holidays! Xoxo
What a fantastic set of books to help get through this year. The Guest List has been staring at me form my TBR pile for a bit now. It sounds ridiculously good.
I’ve had Carry On on my Kindle for ages and still haven’t read it. Hopefully I’ll get to it soon!
Every book on here this list that I’ve read, I’ve loved, so I guess we must be on the same bookish wavelength. 🙂
Ooh I am loving your list because there’s some new-to-me stuff here that sounds great – particularly that first one! Just got a Kindle deal on Boyfriend Material and am excited to pick it up – saving for when the winter doldrums really kick in 🙂 Also I keep hearing about Nevermoor, and I’m trying to decide whether to read it, or just to hold out and read it with my son, because I think it’s going to be right up his alley…
I haven’t read any of these though I know my son loves the Morrigan Crow series as he just got the latest one for Christmas.
So many books here that are on my TBR and under normal circumstances would have been read by now. Some have even been checked out multiple times but returned unread – looking at your Guest List. I need to find out when the next book in the Nevermoor series is coming out or came out. Ugh. Feel so behind but fingers crossed next year will be a better reading year for me!
I’ve read four of these! I especially loved THE DOWNSTAIRS GIRL and am really looking forward to Lee’s newest about a girl onboard Titanic. It sounds excellent, like all of Lee’s books.
Unfortunately, I’ve already joined too many reading challenges for 2021. BUT I did just make a reading challenge blog (readyforareadingchallenge.blogspot.com), so I will add your challenge to the database.
The only one on your list I’ve read is Carry On and that was my least favorite Rowell book I’ve read (I actually stopped reading her because so many are related to Carry On). But not every book is for everyone and that’s why I love books so much.
I have The Library of the Unwritten on my TBR. I really can’t wait to read it. You have a great list of books here. I hope you have a wonderful rest of 2020 and that 2021 is filled with love, happiness, and lots of reading. 🙂 ❤️
I really enjoyed The Guest List and The Dark Corners of the Night too.
The Downstairs Girl is on my 2021 TBR.
I’ve only read one of the books on your list, so I’m adding a few to my 2021 to read list!
Great list! I have only read Carry On out of these, but I’m glad they were all memorable and now-favorites.
The Library of the Unwritten looks amazing – I kind of want to read it next! Also, your Instagram feed is GORGEOUS. Happy end of 2020!
Mindy McGinnis has quickly become one of my favorites. I can’t wait to see what’s next for her!
Thanks for the inspiration. I haven’t read any of these books (yet!).
2020 was a mediocre reading year for me… lots of “ups and downs”.
The Guest List was fantastic, I’m looking forward to her next book!
I have loved all the books in the Nevermoor series. I’ve seen so many people rave about The Guest List. I need to try that one! Happy New Year!
Nevermoor was so good! I have The Library of the Unwritten on my TBR, and hopefully I’ll enjoy it as much as you did when I get to it. Happy reading!
Great variety of books on your list, Lauren. You’re an amazing reader!! I love that concept about the unfinished books going to library hell. LOL. I have a few characters I hope don’t end up there 😉 Nice to read your reviews as well. Happy New Year!
Heroine was SO good, I agree. The Guest List is on my TBR, and I’ve heard good things about The New Kid too! So many books to check out!
Just from the cover I think my boy would like Thieves of Weirdwood. It’s got some Lauren Magaziner (his favorite author) vibes.
I read about Stacey’s book way back when it was set to release, but to be honest, cannot remember whether or not I was curious. I just remember it’s cover, which has a gorgeous color scheme. 🙂 Thanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland on the wish list topic week. Appreciate that.
Thanks for sharing the Dart Frog opportunity. How did you begin working with them? Please share how reviewers are chosen?
Happy belated Christmas wishes and an early happy 2021 wish for you too! We love Nevermoor and are on the 2nd book!
This will be the year I finally read Nevermoor. Hope you have a good New Year!
Nevermoor made my list! And I need to read The Downstairs Girl. Have a great 2021!
I agree with Downstairs Girl and Heroine, both were phenomenal! Those are the only two from your list that I have read, but I loved them both too! Hope your 2021 is going well so far!
I have had my eye on The Guest List, so I am excited to hear that you enjoyed it! There are a few new ones to me on your list that I am going to have to check out as well. 🙂
I’ve read just one of your favourites but I am noticing a couple I was excited to be released but still haven’t got to reading. I know a few people who enjoyed The Guest List and I bought The Downstairs Girl not long ago and take this as a sign I should read.
I also adored Boyfriend Material! And I still want to read The Guest List.
I keep forgetting to look up My Life in a Fish Tank. I’ve heard so many good things about that one.
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You know I gave The Downstairs Girl three stars but I was like rereading the beginning of it for something for work and now I think I need to reevaluate the book. I need to reread basically because I think it’s better than I remember. I definitely need to read The Guest List this year but the library has a crazy waitlist.