2020 Reads
I’ll tell you right away, this list is not very long. With college, Covid, and the overarching stress of it all, I didn’t end up reading as much as I wanted to, but the books I did read were amazing. Throughout this year, even though the list is short, these books were with me when I needed them the most.
In no particular order, the books I read this year:
Little Prince-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Gifted to me by my tennis coach the year I graduated and absolutely adorable. I read this in an hour, and it meant the world to me. The best gift a person can give me is a book they loved.
Ninth House-Leigh Bardugo
Dark academia meets the supernatural in one of my favorite stories ever. I loved the aesthetic of this book, and it made me want to be a dramatic Yale student with secret society ties, regardless of how dangerous it seemed. I can’t wait to see what happens next, especially with that ending.
Sky in the Deep-Adrienne Young
A reread of the best Viking book by one of my favorite authors. This was an Owlcrate book quite a while ago, and one that I read with one of my best friends. We loved it.
The Gravity of Us-Phil Stamper
NASA and YA. It can’t get much better. The cutest book. This was an amazing way to start the year. Phil Stamper’s storytelling is beautiful, and I didn’t ever want to put this book down, or for it to end.
The Starless Sea-Erin Morgenstern
Erin Morgenstern will never fail to amaze me. I loved every page of this book, and finished it crying at midnight (I think during finals week of spring semester, which adds to the emotional trauma of it all). There was so much happening in this story, and I need to read it three more times to catch all of the little details I missed, and to live in the world a little longer.
Speak-Laurie Halse Anderson
Another reread of one of my most favorite books. I remember reading this in my high school book club for the first time, and wondering why I never read it sooner. This was a phenomenal story, and such a realistic portrayal of life.
The Witcher: The Last Wish-Andrzej Sapkowski
Watched the show and had to read the books. I didn’t love the book as much as the show (something about how the female characters were written…), but I did enjoy the story.
Love, Creekwood-Becky Albertalli
The best novella to end the year with. This book made me so happy. I loved the relationships, the friendships, and how much it made me think of my friends, the amazing people I have in my life.
