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My Five Star reads of 2020

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

  • Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman

  • Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman

  • Saturdays at Noon by Rachel Marks

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

  • The Unsound Theory (STAR Academy Book 1) by Emilia Zeeland

  • Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin

  • Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2) by Holly Jackson

  • The Court of Miracles (Court of Miracles #1) by Kester Grant

June

  • The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker

  • Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters #2) by Talia Hibbert

  • The Truth Hunters (STAR Academy Book 2) by Emilia Zeeland

  • Seafire (Seafire #1) by Natalie C Parker

  • The Love Square by Laura Jane Williams

  • The Crow Rider (The Storm Crow #2) by Kalyn Josephson

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

  • Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked #1) by Kerri Maniscalco

  • Orange: The Complete Collection Volume 1 and 2 & Orange: Future by Ichigo Takano

  • Sky in the Deep (Sky In the Deep #1) by Adrienne Young

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Vol. 1 by Naoko Takeuchi

  • The Truth Project by Dante Medema

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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