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
![Stormblood by [Jeremy Szal]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/517XMPlG04L.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Legacy of Steel (The Legacy Trilogy Book 2) by [Matthew Ward]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51lFPdVzcmL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, Book 1) by [Brandon Sanderson]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51ZX3mqLFzL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
David S’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
![Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1 by [Yukito Kishiro]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51aAm32ywvL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (Song of Shattered Sands Book 1) by [Bradley P. Beaulieu]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51vtDSgISeL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Last Argument of Kings (The First Law Trilogy Book 3) by [Joe Abercrombie]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51EZPB4RStL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![We Are The Dead: Book One by [Mike Shackle]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/514iYiWXmyL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Underlord (Cradle Book 6) by [Will Wight]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/510x5k8LOKL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Best Served Cold (First Law Standalones) by [Joe Abercrombie]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/519kPrCXRKL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
David W’s Top 25 Novels of 2020
![To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by [Christopher Paolini]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51LV5uH7NmL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Survivor Song: A Novel by [Paul Tremblay]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51tKa3uezhL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Burning Girls: A Novel by [C. J. Tudor]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/517kWlnWTIL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![What Lies Between Us by [John Marrs]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51IaxGoS4PL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path Book 1) by [Michael R. Fletcher]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/513GHrRHecL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Project Hail Mary: A Novel by [Andy Weir]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51AWMwHe9rL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
David W’s Top 5 Novellas of 2020
![Riot Baby by [Tochi Onyebuchi]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51MJS3stfXL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Night of the Mannequins by [Stephen Graham Jones]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/5184IsPTJ1L.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Ring Shout by [P. Djèlí Clark]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/41c8rhrfntL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Griffin’s Top 5 Reads of 2020
![Horns: A Novel by [Joe Hill]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/514S2pNK3zL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel (Winternight Trilogy Book 1) by [Katherine Arden]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51Z4nsyL85L.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness Book 2) by [Joe Abercrombie]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/511MWMa4WwL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
KJ’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
![The Mountains Sing by [Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/517lU-f09vL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Sea Speaks His Name by [Leila S Chudori, John H McGlynn]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51rhIyVUBCL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Henna Artist: A Novel by [Alka Joshi]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51e7GNri19L.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Vanishing Half: A Novel by [Brit Bennett]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/41ThX3SfAiL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Piranesi by [Susanna Clarke]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/41SPpQ0hTXL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Transcendent Kingdom: A novel by [Yaa Gyasi]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/412iwgOhnrL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Interior Chinatown: A Novel by [Charles Yu]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51RY6PSrwIL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Mada’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
![Sorcery of a Queen (Dragons of Terra Book 2) by [Brian Naslund]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51zYPDWWcL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Temple of Eternity (Bobby Ether Series Book 2) by [R. Scott Boyer]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51RXYLsH58L.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Alexander Inheritance (Ring of Fire universe Book 2) by [Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/61WPphA1aRL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Empires of Bronze: Thunder at Kadesh (Empires of Bronze 3) by [Gordon Doherty]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51vYur7AvQL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Robin Hood and the Caliph's Gold (The Outlaw Chronicles Book 9) by [Angus Donald]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51NGispYmL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
ReadMyBlurb’s Top 10 Reads of 2020
![Before the Coffee Gets Cold: A Novel by [Toshikazu Kawaguchi]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4174AJ-RtVL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by [Trevor Noah]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/5102ogTDCGL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Fall of the Phoenix by [Daniel Kelly]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/41yiHBGWtTL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy Book 1) by [James Islington]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51oul60C3fL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by [Matthew Walker]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51WOq1TRGdL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Godblind: The Godblind Trilogy, Book One by [Anna Stephens]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51nWIQyK6UL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by [Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Ola Rosling]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51tvugRSHKL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place Book 1) by [Tim Marshall]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51XWEERpUOL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Killing Commendatore: A novel by [Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/41NxF1H1FXL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
Traveling Cloak’s Top Reads of 2020 (in Alphabetical Order, by Author)
https://fanfiaddict.wordpress.com/traveling-cloaks-reviews/
![A Ritual of Bone (The Dead Sagas Book 1) by [Lee C Conley]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/41I23KMm7LL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Book of Hidden Wonders: A Novel by [Polly Crosby]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51W2z-CnLJL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Once and Future Witches by [Alix E. Harrow]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51JAKCfXKsL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Northern Wrath (Hanged God Book 1) by [Thilde Kold Holdt]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51vnsxV8rKL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Trilogy Book 2) by [Tamsyn Muir]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51pBCFFT9GL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![Chaos Vector (The Protectorate Book 2) by [Megan E. O'Keefe]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51NXQqoR1vL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Living Dead by [George A. Romero, Daniel Kraus]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51A4L3UKMwL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Bone Shard Daughter (The Drowning Empire Book 1) by [Andrea Stewart]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51r8D-yqDL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
![The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story (the Theonite Series) by [M. L. Wang]](https://65861.smushcdn.com/2428448/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/51dDOIv8sL.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
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!
Yuuuup
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!
Cheers!