In no particular order these are my Top 10 books that I read in 2020.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
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A story about a girl who fell in love with a God and realized too late that God's don't love you back. After selling her soul for freedom Addie must live life completely forgotten. Until one day when she finally finds someone who remembers her.
Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams
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In the small settlement of Red Creek everyone follows the laws of the prophet. But Agnes and her sister Beth both break a few laws here and there. Agnes gets insulin for her little brother who needs it to survive. Beth dares to fall in love. When an epidemic hits the world outside their walls both girls find themselves in situations they never expected and will do what they have to to survive.
Faith, Volume 1: Hollywood & Vine by Jody Houser, Francis Portela, Marguerite Sauvage, Joe Quiñones and others
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Faith is an awesome Super Hero just trying to keep her friends safe. No longer part of a super hero team she is trying to work her day job and live relatively normal until people start going missing.
Little Bird: The Fight for Elder's Hope by Darcy Van Poelgeest, Ian Bertram
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This beautifully illustrated dystopian future tells the story of Little Bird. A resistance fighter against an oppressive empire while trying to find out what happened to her mother and who she really is.
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
The third installment of the Bromance Book Club series, tells the story of a computer whiz and the baker he likes more than a friend. The two grew close after the baker, Alexis was exposed as a victim of a celebrity chef's sexual harassment. Noah the computer whiz is trying to put his past behind him. When Alexis is visited at her cafe by someone she least expected, Noah turns to the Bromance Book Club for help trying to get the girl when the timing never seems right.
Well Played by Jen DeLuca
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Stacey put her life on hold to care for her sick mother, and although she loves playing the part of a wench at the Renaissance Faire each summer she wants more. When she starts to think that a summer fling wants more she doesn't know what to think. But when Faire rolls back into town she realizes the person she thought she was talking to is someone else entirely.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
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The prequel to The Hunger Games series tells the story of why Snow has become the terrible person that he is. Taking place during the 10th annual Hunger Games Snow has been tasked with acting as a mentor in the games. If his tribute wins he will finally earn his place in the capital. But the tribute he was assigned to is more than he expected.
Master Class by Christina Dalcher
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This novel explores what would happen if grades mean more than anything else. The smartest students are given everything they could ask for, but those with the lowest scores are put in boarding schools with no prospects afterwards. Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the top schools. But when her daughter fails her big test and faces being sent away to a low tier school she decides to do what's best for her child and follow her. But what she discovers is that there is more at stake then just what school someone goes to.
Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, Janet Hong
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Telling the story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War, this graphic novel highlights the horrors of war. Not all these horrors occur on the battlefield. This first hand account sheds light on a heavily disputed time in history, that we can only hope will never be repeated.
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
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This one doesn't come out until next year but I couldn't leave it off this list. An adorable speculative fiction novel about a girl who comes to New York City and unexpectedly finds a found family and true love.
Honorable Mention:
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
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Told through dual perspectives this is at it's base a ghost story. Dealing with all the missing girls in a small New York town, two woman from two different time periods try to solve the same mystery. But both get more than they expected when they find themselves at the center of a haunting.
