2020 Reading Wins

In 2020, I pledged to read 45 books for my Goodreads annual reading challenge. I’m proud to say that I hit that goal on Dec 28th when I finished Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques.

This year I’ve pledged to read 50 books in 2021. I’m well on my way toward meeting my goal with 5 books under my belt so far for January. Now is the perfect time to commit to a reading challenge of your own. To help you get started, I’m listing all 45 books I read in 2020 for you here. Pick one that sounds good and get going. Happy reading!

January – 6 books

• Harry Potter #5, #6, #7 – YA Fantasy
• The Silent Patient – Thriller
• Five Go to Smuggler’s Top/Secret Seven #2 – Children’s Fiction

February – 6 books

• Kenobi (Star Wars) – Sci-Fi
• The Rescuer (!!!!! – So thrilling to read this in PRINT!) – YA Sci-Fi
• Stormbreaker – YA Thriller
• Verily, A New Hope (Star Wars) – Sci-Fi
• The Sentence is Death – Mystery
• Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky – MG Fantasy

March – 3 books

• A Simple Favor – Thriller
• Notorious – MG Contemporary
• The Falcon’s Malteser – MG Mystery

April – 5 books

• The Handmaid’s Tale – Literary Fiction
• Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) – Sci-Fi
• Thirteen – Thriller
• Heir to the Empire (Star Wars) – Sci-Fi
• Gone Girl – Thriller

May – (Apparently May was crazy because I didn’t read a thing! Hopefully I was writing.)

June – 4 books

• Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Hunger Games Prequel) – YA dystopian
• Hunger Games #1, #2 – YA dystopian
• One of Us is Next – YA Thriller

July – 4 books

• The Sound of Stars – YA Sci-Fi
• Hunger Games #3 – YA dystopian
• The Secret Garden – Children’s Fiction
• Gregor the Overlander – MG Fantasy

August – 3 books

• Crazy Rich Asians – Contemporary
• Children of Virtue and Vengeance – YA Fantasy
• The Hate You Give – YA Contemporary

September – 7 books

• Hercule Poirot’s Christmas – Mystery
• The Hypnotists – MG Thriller
• The Everything I have Lost – YA Contemporary
• One Page at a Time – Memoir
• Hannibal Lecter #2, #3, #4 – Thriller

October – 1 lonely title (must have been that September binge.)

• Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin – Children’s Historical

November – 3 books

• The Defense – Thriller
• Magpie Murders/Moonflower Murders – Mystery

December – 2 books

• Moriarty – Mystery
• Martin the Warrior – MG Fantasy

That’s the list! 45 books read cover to cover. As you can see, mystery and science fiction are my most beloved genres with a healthy side of thriller. I read widely and enjoy many different books, so if you have question or want to know more about any of these, drop me a comment and I’ll get back to you.