Adult Fiction book review

2020: A year for the record books…and a lot of wonderful books!

Here are my top 12 books read in 2020. Happy New Year!

  • The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes (Historical Fiction)
  • Happy Trail by Daisy Prescott (Small Town, Contemporary Romance)
  • The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben (Mystery, Suspense)
  • What You Wish For by Katherine Center (Contemporary Fiction)
  • Beach Read by Emily Henry (Contemporary Fiction, Romance)
  • The Guest List by Lucy Foley (Mystery, Suspense)
  • Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid (Small Town, Romance, Cozy Mystery)
  • One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Romance, Contemporary Fiction)
  • The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult (Contemporary Fiction)
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction)
  • The Roommate by Rose Danan (Romance, Romantic Comedy)
  • The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction)

And a few other Honorable Mentions that I would highly recommend (as if I could stop at 12!):

  • The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Suspense, Mystery)
  • Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Contemporary Fiction)
  • The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez (Romance, Romantic Comedy)
  • Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Mystery, Suspense, Thriller)
  • 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand (Contemporary Fiction, Romance Beach Read)
  • You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria (Romance)
  • The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (Romance, Regency Romance)
  • Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction)
  • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Read but would not highly recommend: Luster, The Comeback, When No One is Watching, The Divines, Leave the World Behind.

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