What’s up everyone. The end of the year has arrived and with it comes the season of lists. Best movies, TV shows, songs, books, etc. of 2020.
Below I have compiled our reviewers’ Top Reads of the year. A majority of covers have links to reviews if you would like to see why we loved each and every one of our choices. Others have general Goodreads links.
2020 took us over the 75k hit milestone, saw new reviewers hitting the ground running, brought along a massive virtual convention, began a YouTube channel for author chatting, saw tons of glowing reviews, beautiful cover reveals, and much more.
Without further ado, check out our Top Reads of 2020 below. Let us know if you jive with any of our choices, or if there are any books that we didn’t include that you loved!
Daniel’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
10. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher
9. Stormblood (The Common #1) by Jeremy Szal
8. The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss
7. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
6. Legacy of Steel (The Legacy Trilogy #2) by Matthew Ward
5. The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning #2) by Evan Winter
4. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) by Brandon Sanderson
3. The Shadow Saint (The Black Iron Legacy #2)
2. The Kingdom of Liars (The Legacy of the Mercenary King #1) by Nick Martell
1. The Wise Man’s Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2) by Patrick Rothfuss
David S’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
10.The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) by Mark Lawrence
9. Battle Angel Alita: Volume 1 by Yukito Kishiro
8. Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (Song of the Shattered Sands #1) by Bradley P. Beaulieu
7. Last Argument of Kings (The First Law #3) by Joe Abercrombie
6.The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning #2) by Evan Winter
5. We Are The Dead (The Last War #1) by Mike Shackle
4. Underlord (Cradle #6) by Will Wight
3. The Forgetting Moon (The Five Warrior Angels #1) by Brian Lee Durfee
2. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher
1. Best Served Cold (First Law World #4) by Joe Abercrombie
David W’s Top 25 Novels of 2020
25. Eden by Tim Lebbon
24. The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson
23. Carved from Stone and Dream (Los Nefilim #5) by T. Frohock
22. No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez
21. If It Bleeds by Stephen King
20. Wounds – Six Stories from the Border of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud
19. Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
18. Providence by Max Barry
17. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
16. Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
15. Stormblood (The Common #1) by Jeremy Szal
14. The Burning Girls by C. J. Tudor
13. The Kingdom of Liars (The Legacy of the Mercenary King #1) by Nick Martell
12. The Last Odyssey (Sigma Force #15) by James Rollins
11. What Lies Between Us by John Marrs
10. Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path #1) by Michael R. Fletcher
9. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) by Mark Lawrence
8. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
7. We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire #1) by Devin Madson
6. Shorefall (The Founders Trilogy #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
5. The Shadow Saint (The Black Iron Legacy #2) by Gareth Hanrahan
4. The Bone Shard Daughter (The Drowning Empire #1) by Andrea Stewart
3. The Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davidson
2. The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
1. Malorie (Bird Box #2) by Josh Malerman
David W’s Top 5 Novellas of 2020
5. Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
4. Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
3. Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
2. Crossroads by Laurel Hightower
1. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Griffin’s Top 5 Reads of 2020
5. Horns by Joe Hill
4. The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden
3. Camelot by Giles Kristian
2. Lancelot by Giles Kristian
1. The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness #2) by Joe Abercrombie
KJ’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
10. The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
9. The Sea Speaks His Name by Leila Chudori
8. The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
7. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
6. Real Life by Brandon Taylor
5. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
4. The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
3. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
2. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
1. Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Mada’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
10. Sorcery of a Queen (Dragons of Terra #2) by Brian Naslund
9. Legacy of Steel (The Legacy Trilogy #2) by Matthew Ward
8. Temple of Eternity (Bobby Ether #2) by R. Scott Boyer
7. Dragonsblood: The Legend of Sigurd by Nick Bermel
6. The Trouble With Peace (The Age of Madness #2) by Joe Abercrombie
5. The Alexander Inheritance (Ring of Fire #2) by Eric Flint
4. Thunder at Kadesh (Empires of Bronze #3) by Gordon Doherty
3. The City of a Thousand Faces by Walker Dryden
2. Robin Hood and the Caliph’s Gold (The Outlaw Chronicles #9) by Angus Donald
1. The Kingdom of Liars (The Legacy of the Mercenary King #1) by Nick Martell
ReadMyBlurb’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
10. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
9. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
8. The Fall of the Phoenix by Daniel Kelly
7. The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy #1) by James Islington
6. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
5. Godblind (Godblind #1) by Anna Stephens
4. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
3. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place #1) by Tim Marshall
Can’t argue with The Way of Kings, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, If It Bleeds, or A Queen in Hiding. Eden was a solid read too, We Ride the Storm was OK, and Sorcery of a Queen I was dissapointed in.
Rhythm of War I’m reading now, while To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, The Blacktongue Thief, The Shadow of What Was Lost, The Bard’s Blade, and The Once and Future Witches are all on my TBR.
A Ritual of Bone sounds fantastic – adding that to the TBR!
Killer list!
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So what I’m gathering from some of these lists is that I really need to check out Stormblood!
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Yuuuup
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Can’t argue with The Way of Kings, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, If It Bleeds, or A Queen in Hiding. Eden was a solid read too, We Ride the Storm was OK, and Sorcery of a Queen I was dissapointed in.
Rhythm of War I’m reading now, while To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, The Blacktongue Thief, The Shadow of What Was Lost, The Bard’s Blade, and The Once and Future Witches are all on my TBR.
A Ritual of Bone sounds fantastic – adding that to the TBR!
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Cheers!
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