Books of 2020

Happy 2021 everyone! I hope everyone’s first days of the year have been promising for what is to come. I have some projects in motion that I cannot wait to tell you about, but first I want to reflect on some things from last year.

First up will be my reading list. I had a Goodreads goal of 50 books read in 2020. Well, thanks to the pandemic and Kindle Unlimited, I read a total of 77 books that ranged from non-fiction to young adult to epic fantasy.

1. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
2. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Queen’s Shadow by E.K. Johnston
4. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Glass Scepter by Bekah Harris
6. The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
7. Revan by Drew Karpyshyn
8. First and Only by Dan Abnett
9. The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno
10. Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
11. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
12. The Great Glowing Coils of the Universe by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
13. Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan
14. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
15. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
16. Ghostmaker by Dan Abnett
17. Warrior of the Altaii by Robert Jordan
18. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
19. Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
20. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
21. Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
22. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
23. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
24. Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
25. Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
26. Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
27. Necropolis by Dan Annette
28. Queen of Ice and Snow by Bekah Harris
29. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
30. Honor Guard by Dan Annette
31. The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks
32. Stardust by Neil Gaian
33. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
34. Queen’s Peril by E. K. Johnston
35. You are a Badass by Jen Sineco
36. Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson
37. Attack of the Clones by R. A. Salvatore
38. Guns of Tanith by Dan Annette
39. The Falconer by Elizabeth May
40. Crescent City by Sarah J Maas
41. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
42. Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover
43. Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
44. The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant
45. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
46. The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski
47. The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
48. Awkward by Gurpeet Kaur
49. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
50. Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger
51. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
52. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
53. Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
54. Cinderella is Dead by Kaylyn Bayron
55. Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer
56. Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim
57. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
58. Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
59. Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
60. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
61. Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
62. Horrid by Katrina Leno
63. The Lost Coven by Bekah Harris
64. Seducing Hope by Adaline Winters
65. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
66. A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova
67. Blood Tithe by Bekah Harris
68. The Wendy by Erin Michelle Sky
69. Well This Sucks by Carrie Gray
70. If It Bleeds by Stephen King
71. Jaded by K.M. Robinson
72. You Are a Badass Everyday by Jen Sincero
73. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
74. Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
75. Badass Habits by Jen Sincero
76. Tempting Hades by Emma Hamm
77. The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwann

It is very hard to pick my favorite off of this list, so here was my top 5: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, You are a Badass, A Song of Wraith and Ruin, House of Salt and Sorrows, and Legendborn. Each novel had great characters, plots, twists, everything that makes a good book. You are a Badass is the only self-help book on the top five, and I loved it so much that I ended up purchasing the rest of the books in the series (side note: can self-help books be a series?).

I recommend all of Jen Sincero’s books, but other honorable mentions of the year include The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue and Cinderella is Dead. As always, I also loved the books about my favorite Star Wars females. Ahsoka is the best- when she showed up in The Madalorian, I screamed.

There were no bad books on the list, but my least favorite out of the 77 were Jaded, Salem’s Lot, Midnight Sun, and the Warhammer books I read in order to have some idea of what my husband enjoys. They just were not my thing. Also, Edward is major cringe. Team Jasper for life.

My 2021 goal is 75 books. I plan on posting an updated list every 25 books, so keep an eye on the horizon! If you want to see what I am currently reading, follow my bookstagram Mariebee_reads.