So, let's all be honest, 2020 has sucked in numerous ways. Before Christmas day this year, I hadn't left the since May and even when I did leave the house on Christmas I had to abide by social distancing rules and couldn't properly celebrate with my family. This has been the weirdest years of my life. To add on top I haven't been in work all year due to my mental health.
However, some good things have come out of this year. Animal Crossing was released and I'm a huge fan of this game series. I just helps calm me and distracts me from the troubles of day to day life. I also had a lot of time to read and for the first time started to take part in blog tours and Tandem Collective readalongs! I also took a leap of faith and started requesting arcs, which was really amazing and I'm so thankful to every publisher, company and group that has sent me what I've requested and allowed me to take part in their tours!
2020 brought me some amazing books which I've decided to list for you! These are only my 5 star reads and if you're interested in knowing my other ratings be sure to follow me on Goodreads!
Oh and I've also split this by months just so I can see what month's had the best books in it!
January
February
The Opposite of Falling Apart by Micah Good
Giant Days Volumes 13 and 14
March
The Switch by Beth O'Leary
Snowfall at The Birdie and Bramble by Alison Craig
The Eve Illusion (Eve of Man #2) by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher
April
Viper (Isles of Storm and Sorrow #1) by Bex Hogan
Strangers by C.L. Taylor
Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars #1) by Elizabeth Lim
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle #2) by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Venom (Isles of Storm and Sorrow #2) by Bex Hogan
Very Nearly Normal by Hannah Sunderland
May
June
July
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
All My Lies Are True (Poppy & Serena #2) by Dorothy Koomson
The Shadow Bird by Ann Gosslin
The Life We Almost Had by Amelia Henley
Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter
Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) by Amelie Wen Zhao
A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington
In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk
August
Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis
The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toon
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Raybearer (Raybearer #1) by Jordan Ifueko
The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi
The Night of the Flood by Zoe Somerville
Becoming by Michelle Obama
September
Queen of Volts (The Shadow Game #3) by Amanda Foody
The Bone Shard Daughter (The Drowning Empire #1) by Andrea Stewart
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
Notes from Small Planets by Nate Crowley
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Take Me Home by Alex Hart
Set The Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes
Legendborn (Legendborn #1) by Tracy Deonn
A Deadly Education (The Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik
October
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Newcomer (Elmwick Academy #1) by Emilia Zeeland
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
November
December
The Spark by Jules Wake
So from this list I've learnt that I need to be stricter when giving out 5 stars! Haha but also the month's that I read the most 5 star reads was September, July and April! I love seeing the mix of different genres in this list! I've also loved seeing that some of the Historical Fiction books made it to 5 stars as that was a new genre for me this year!
See any on this list that you've read and given 5 stars? Let me know!
Fingers Crossed 2021 brings some more 5 star reads!
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