Top Ten-ish Favorite Books of 2020

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Once again, I struggled to narrow down my favorites to just 10. So there are 6 extra honorable mentions :) I feel like overall, I had a pretty good reading year. I have completed reading 88 books - only 2 DNFs. I rated those two at a 1 star. I rated 13 books at 2 stars, 22 books at 3 stars, 32 books at 4 stars, and 21 books at 5 stars.

Top Ten Books on My Winter 2020/2021 TBR

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I'm finally making some progress. I used to have quite a few of these in my honorable mentions because I had more than 10 for the list. I really hope to try and add some of these to TBRs for the Words and Whimsy reading challenge that happens every month. At some point in time I have wanted to read each of these really badly, so I have no excuse :)

November Book Haul

I finally had a decently minimal haul month. Only 1 physical book, 3 Netgalley books, and 4 library books. I'm hoping to read one of these Netgalley books and possibly the physical book in December. We'll see how that goes though. I've been averaging about 9 books a month recently, so I'm trying my hardest to read books I'm hauling.

PHYSICAL BOOKS

1. Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston - received in November Owlcrate subscription
   

KINDLE BOOKS

1. A Royal Disaster by Jennifer Bonds - gifted an eARC from Netgalley
2. First Comes Like by Alisha Rai - gifted an eARC from Netgalley
3. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey - gifted an eARC from Netgalley
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - borrowed audiobook from my local library
2. The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory - borrowed audiobook from my local library
3. Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump - borrowed audiobook from my local library
4. The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory - borrowed audiobook from my local library
   

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in November?

Have you read any of my books?

Books I Read in November

I read 9 books in November.

• Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Hardcover, 355 pages, 2018, MG Fantasy, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, series challenge, Owlcrate Jr challenge
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Audio, 17 hr 10 min, 2020, Adult Fantasy, Borrowed) - 4.5 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge
• The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory (Audio, 8 hr 58 min, 2018, Adult Contemporary, Borrowed) - 4 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump (Audio, 7 hr 5 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Borrowed) - 3 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge
• The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory (Audio, 9 hr 15 min, 2019, Adult Contemporary, Borrowed) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• The Assistant by John Tristan (Kindle, 178 pages, 2020, Adult Erotica, Netgalley) - 2 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Netgalley challenge
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisen (Kindle, 138/512 pages, 2015, Adult Fantasy, Borrowed) - 1 stars | DNF
• Cat's Got Your Heart by Jem Zero (Kindle, 288 pages, 2020, New Adult Contemporary, Netgalley) - 2 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Netgalley challenge
• The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill (Paperback, 60 pages, 2017, Middle Grade Fantasy, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge
  

Pages read: 881 + 42 hr 28 min
Pages DNF: 138

READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 41 (51% for 2020) +3 this month
  
• Audio: 35 (43% for 2020) +4 this month
• Physical: 6 (7% for 2020) +2 this month
  

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 12 (15% for 2020) +3 this month
  
• 250 to 400 pages: 50 (62% for 2020) +4 this month
• 401 to 700 pages: 20 (25% for 2020) +2 this month

BY METHOD OF OBTAINING

• Purchased: 15 (19% for 2020) +2 this month
• Borrowed: 52 (64% for 2020) +5 this month
• For Review: 15 (19% for 2020) +2 this month
  

BY RATING

• 1 star: 1 (1% for 2020) +1 this month
• 2 stars: 13 (16% for 2020) +2 this month
  
• 3 stars: 17 (21% for 2020) +3 this month
• 4 stars: 31 (38% for 2020) +3 this month
• 5 stars: 20 (25% for 2020) +0 this month

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 4 (5% for 2020) +2 this month
  
• YA: 28 (35% for 2020) +0 this month
• NA: 1 (1% for 2020) +1 this month
  
• Adult: 49 (60% for 2020) +6 this month

BY YEAR

• Before 2000s: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
  
• 2000 to 2010: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
• 2011 to 2015: 12 (15% for 2020) +1 this month
  
• 2016 to 2018: 25 (31% for 2020) +3 this month
• 2019: 21 (26% for 2020) +1 this month
• 2020: 20 (25% for 2020) +4 this month

BY GENRE

• Classic/Historical Fiction: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
• Contemporary: 39 (48% for 2020) +3 this month
• Dystopia: 1 (1% for 2020) +0 this month
• Erotica: 5 (6% for 2020) +1 this month
  
• Fantasy: 21 (26% for 2020) +4 this month
• Horror: 1 (1% for 2020) +0 this month
• Mystery/Thriller: 3 (4% for 2020) +0 this month
• Nonfiction: 4 (5% for 2020) +1 this month
  
• Paranormal: 2 (2% for 2020) +0 this month
• Sci Fi: 4 (5% for 2020) +0 this month

December TBR & Monthly Challenge

Another month up, another month of Words & Whimsy reading challenge coming up! The theme is Island of Misfit Toys. I have been having a really good time with it and I've been reading more than normal (although I feel I could read more). I'm trying to find a good routine and I may have figured it out which hopefully means a better reading schedule. Here are the books I hope to read (to get points for my team), the last two are hopeful reads if I finish the rest. As you can see, I'm focusing on trying to read a lot of Netgalley books!

My Tentative TBR for December:

• Ten Rules to Faking It by Sophie Sullivan (Netgalley)
  
• You Have a Match by Emma Lord (Netgalley)
  
• Shipped by Angie Hockman (Netgalley)
  
• Grace & Fury by Tracy Banghart (Physical) 
• Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (Physical)
• The Toll by Neal Shusterman (Physical)
• Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai (Library)
• Lore by Alexandra Bracken (Netgalley)
• First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (Netgalley)
• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (Library)
• Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz (Kindle)
  

2020 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 91% 
Goodreads Challenge: 81/50 books - 162% AHEAD!
Series Challenge: 6/10 series - 60% BEHIND!
Netgalley Challenge: 15/12 books - 125% AHEAD!
Owlcrate Challenge: 1/12 books - 8%  BEHIND!
Owlcrate Jr Challenge: 1/6 books - 16% BEHIND!   What are you planning on reading in December?