Here's my annual "Books I Read" post.
If you're wondering about what sort of order they're in, the book at the top is the most recent book read. Some are Advance Reading Copies I was lucky enought to receive, so may not be available just yet - but worth the wait!
Mixed in with the books is some "book art" I like.
There were periods of time during the past year when books just were not holding my attention.
Then there were periods when I needed the escape and would read two books a day.
And it hasn't been all that unusual for me to read until the sun comes up.
Sleep has been elusive for me during 2020.
I read quite a few books, again this year, about Paris.
I have done a lot of day dreaming and wondering when we might be able to visit Paris again. Reading about it is the next best thing.
Those books, besides being listed here, have also been included in my Paris Reading List - http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2018/01/my-paris-reading-list.html
I've highlighted my favorite books read in 2020 in purple.
Choosing my faves was an almost impossible task, truly.
And probably I would not have done it if not for the fact that I had invited a group of women friends to share their 2020 favorites.
That said, I chose a few figuring if they could do it, by golly, so could I!
That's not to say that tomorrow I might not choose different ones.
And that is simply because I truly loved every book I've included here.
However . . .
It IS fairly easy for me to say
my most favorite book of 2020 was
Louise Penny's
ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE
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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis
The Proposal by Tasmina Perry
The Skeleton at the Old Painted Mill by Celia Miles
The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda Novak
The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
The House of Dreams by Kate Lord Brown
The Narrowboat Summer by Anne Youngson
The Struggle is Eternal - Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation by Joseph R. Fitzgerald
The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson, Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge
The Guest List by Lucy FoleyThe Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb
The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor
The Awakening by Nora Roberts
The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb
The Mountains Wild by Sarah Stewart Taylor
The Awakening by Nora Roberts
The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
Lost in Lavender by Lise McClendon
Dead Flat: A Trilogy by Lise McClendon
Bolt From the Blue by Lise McClendon
Blame It On Paris by Lise McClendon
Dead Flat: A Trilogy by Lise McClendon
Bolt From the Blue by Lise McClendon
Blame It On Paris by Lise McClendon
The Frenchman by Lise McClendon
The Things We Said Today by Lise McClendon
Give Him the Ooh-la-la by Lise McClendon
The Girl in the Empty Dress by Lise McClendon
Blackbird Fly by Lise McClendon
Friends From Home by Lauryn Chamberlain
What You Never Knew by Jessica Hamilton
The Things We Said Today by Lise McClendon
Give Him the Ooh-la-la by Lise McClendon
The Girl in the Empty Dress by Lise McClendon
Blackbird Fly by Lise McClendon
Friends From Home by Lauryn Chamberlain
What You Never Knew by Jessica Hamilton
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Never Far Away by Michael Koryta
The House by the Sea by Louise Douglas
A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
The Searcher by Tana French
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
The Grand Louvre: From the Fortress to the Pyramid by Catherine Chaine
Never Far Away by Michael Koryta
The House by the Sea by Louise Douglas
A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
The Searcher by Tana French
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
The Grand Louvre: From the Fortress to the Pyramid by Catherine Chaine
Lost in Paris by Elizabeth Thompson
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
The Last Tiara by M. J. Rose
The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
The Last Tiara by M. J. Rose
The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman
Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Watch Her by Edwin Hill
The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Watch Her by Edwin Hill
The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
The French Widow by Mark Pryor
The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry
The Chocolatier by Jan Moran
The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant
The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry
The Chocolatier by Jan Moran
The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant
Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim
Cold Wind by Paige Shelton
Shadows in Death by J. D. Robb
We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida
Cold Wind by Paige Shelton
Shadows in Death by J. D. Robb
We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida
The Last Correspondent by Soraya M. Lane
The Woman Outside My Door by Rachel Ryan
The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous
The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
The Woman Outside My Door by Rachel Ryan
The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous
The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
Every Now and Then by Lesley Kagen
Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine
The Paris Model by Alexandra Joel
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine
The Paris Model by Alexandra Joel
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
Ladies of the House by Lauren Edmondson
The Lakehouse by Joe Clifford
The Missing Ones by Edwin Hill
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill
The Lakehouse by Joe Clifford
The Missing Ones by Edwin Hill
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill
Believe by Julie Mathison
My Life as a Villianess: Essays by Laura Lippman
All the Missing Pieces by Julianna Keyes
The Road Not Taken by Susan Rubin
My Life as a Villianess: Essays by Laura Lippman
All the Missing Pieces by Julianna Keyes
The Road Not Taken by Susan Rubin
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Ten Women by Marcela Serrano
Outsider by Linda Castillo
The Push by Claire McGowan
Ten Women by Marcela Serrano
Outsider by Linda Castillo
The Push by Claire McGowan
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
The Best Part of Us by Sally Cole-Misch
The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose
The Secret Language of Stones by M. J. Rose
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Cartier's Hope by M. J. Rose
Tiffany Blues by M. J. Rose
Dark Hollows by Steve Frech
The Best Part of Us by Sally Cole-Misch
The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose
The Secret Language of Stones by M. J. Rose
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Cartier's Hope by M. J. Rose
Tiffany Blues by M. J. Rose
Dark Hollows by Steve Frech
The Cookbook Club by Beth Harbison
Deep Into the Dark by P. J. Tracy
The Silence by Don DeLillo
The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase
Deep Into the Dark by P. J. Tracy
The Silence by Don DeLillo
The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase
Margreete's Harbor by Eleanor Morse
Flowers of Darkness by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Gaughan
Insidious Intent by Val McDermid
Flowers of Darkness by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Gaughan
Insidious Intent by Val McDermid
Alone Time by Stephanie Rosenbloom
A Week in Paris by Rachel Hore
Do Not Go Gentle, Go to Paris by Gail Schilling
Riddle Island by Steve Hamilton
A Week in Paris by Rachel Hore
Do Not Go Gentle, Go to Paris by Gail Schilling
Riddle Island by Steve Hamilton
The Chanel Sisters by Judithe Little
The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley
Summer at Hope Haven by Kristin Harper
No Woods So Dark As These by Randall Silvis
The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley
Summer at Hope Haven by Kristin Harper
No Woods So Dark As These by Randall Silvis
A Long Way Down by Randall Silvis
Walking the Bones by Randall Silvis
Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams
One Night in Paris by Juliette Sobanet
All Girls by Emily Layden
The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
The Heat Wave by Kate Riordan
Walking the Bones by Randall Silvis
Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams
One Night in Paris by Juliette Sobanet
All Girls by Emily Layden
The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
The Heat Wave by Kate Riordan
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
Dance Away With Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Dance Away With Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan
Hidden Lake by Ruhi Choudhary
The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor
The Last Piece by Imogene Clark
Hidden Lake by Ruhi Choudhary
The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor
The Last Piece by Imogene Clark
Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst
The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan
Their Last Secret by Rick Mofina
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan
Their Last Secret by Rick Mofina
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
The Shore House by Heidi Hostetter
The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson
The View From Here by Hannah McKinnon
The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman
Hide Away by Jason Pinter
Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara
Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan by Deborah Reed
Whale Day by Billy Collins
The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson
The View From Here by Hannah McKinnon
The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman
Hide Away by Jason Pinter
Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara
Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan by Deborah Reed
Whale Day by Billy Collins
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Seven Days in Summer by Marcia Willett
What You Don't See by Tracy Clark
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury
Seven Days in Summer by Marcia Willett
What You Don't See by Tracy Clark
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury
The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
The Beautiful American by Jeanne Mackin
Enchantment, The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
The Beautiful American by Jeanne Mackin
Enchantment, The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Dry by Jane Harper
Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Dry by Jane Harper
Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau
Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay
The Alchemist's Illusion by Gigi Pandian
The Elusive Elixir by Gigi Pandian
The Masquerading Magician by Gigi Pandian
The Alchemist's Illusion by Gigi Pandian
The Elusive Elixir by Gigi Pandian
The Masquerading Magician by Gigi Pandian
The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian
The Lost Gargoyle of Paris by Gigi Pandian
The Sea of Lost Girls by Carol Goodman
Grace's Table by Sally Piper
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The Bride by Wendy Clarke
The Lost Gargoyle of Paris by Gigi Pandian
The Sea of Lost Girls by Carol Goodman
Grace's Table by Sally Piper
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The Bride by Wendy Clarke
Carpe Glitter by Cat Rambo
A Tender Thing by by Emily Neuberger
The Missing Sister by Elle Marr
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A Tender Thing by by Emily Neuberger
The Missing Sister by Elle Marr
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Before the Ruins by Victoria Gosling
The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby
The Safe Place by Anna Downes
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby
The Safe Place by Anna Downes
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King
Touchstone by Laurie R. King
The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King
Touchstone by Laurie R. King
The Beauty of Broken Things by Victoria Connelly
Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer
Escaping Dreamland by Charlie Lovett
The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards
Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer
Escaping Dreamland by Charlie Lovett
The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards
The River Home by Hannah Richell
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber
The Paris Hours by Alex George
The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O'Neal
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews
Dead Man's Mistress by David Housewright
Like to Die by David Housewright
What the Dead Leave Behind by David Housewright
Stealing the Countess by David Housewright
Unidentified Woman #15 by David Housewright
The Devil May Care by David Housewright
The Last Kind Word by David Housewright
Curse of the Jade Lily by David Housewright
Highway 61 by David Housewright
The Taking of Libbie, SD by David Housewright
Jelly's Gold by David Housewright
Madman on a Drum by David Housewright
Dead Boyfriends by David Housewright
Pretty Girl Gone by David Housewright
Tin City by David Housewright
A Hard Ticket Home by David Housewright
The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O'Neal
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews
Dead Man's Mistress by David Housewright
Like to Die by David Housewright
What the Dead Leave Behind by David Housewright
Stealing the Countess by David Housewright
Unidentified Woman #15 by David Housewright
The Devil May Care by David Housewright
The Last Kind Word by David Housewright
Curse of the Jade Lily by David Housewright
Highway 61 by David Housewright
The Taking of Libbie, SD by David Housewright
Jelly's Gold by David Housewright
Madman on a Drum by David Housewright
Dead Boyfriends by David Housewright
Pretty Girl Gone by David Housewright
Tin City by David Housewright
A Hard Ticket Home by David Housewright
From the Grave by David Housewright
The Moon Always Rising by Alice C. Early
All the Breaking Waves by Kerry Lonsdale
Perfectly Famous by Emily Liebert
Side Trip by Kerry Lonsdale
The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis
Golden in Death by J. D. Robb
Blood and Brume by Maki Morris
A Private Cathedral by James Lee Burke
Crooked River by Preston & Child
It Started With a Secret by Jill Mansell
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay
The Heirloom Garden by Viola Shipman
On Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe
The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Cohen
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
The Moon Always Rising by Alice C. Early
All the Breaking Waves by Kerry Lonsdale
Perfectly Famous by Emily Liebert
Side Trip by Kerry Lonsdale
The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis
Golden in Death by J. D. Robb
Blood and Brume by Maki Morris
A Private Cathedral by James Lee Burke
Crooked River by Preston & Child
It Started With a Secret by Jill Mansell
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay
The Heirloom Garden by Viola Shipman
On Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe
The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Cohen
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig , Karen White
The Vacation by T. M. Logan
Lake Life by David James Poissant
The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland
The Housekeeper by Natalie Barelli
The Vacation by T. M. Logan
Lake Life by David James Poissant
The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland
The Housekeeper by Natalie Barelli
3 comments:
Wow, Kaye! You read a lot of books in 2020! I love how you read an author and immediately continue to read her/his other books. I counted 17 for David Housewritht. So glad you read Jane Harper's books, as I've loved every one of them so far. Also, I noticed that you read The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase. I haven't read that one yet, but I do have it. I have read Eve Chase's Black Rabbit Hall, and it's one of my favorite books. If you haven't read that one, I so hope you do.
What I love about your list is that you spaced it with artwork about books. It makes it so much more interesting than a list of books. I love to see what you read each year. Sending love, my friend, and wishes that we all have a better 2021, with more sleep and more good books. Love you, Kaye!
Thanks, guys!
Sending love back your way.
Here's to a better, happier, more peaceful 2021.
Love you both, oh sisters mine, to the moon and back.
Xxoo
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