I did a run-through of all the books I read last year and guess what … the number is 27! I read 27 books last year. This makes me just so excited. I love coming across new ( for me ) authors or a new book by an author that I have loved reading in the post and am always looking for recommendations for my next read. Even though I barely read 15 minutes a day, I truly cherish that little window in my day.

Below is a roundup of the books I read in 2020. I’ve categorized them differently compared to last year’s list based on feedback I received to make it easier to identify the genre.

1. The last flight : a novel / Julie Clark

• • Genre : Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
  • A+

This one kept me up late in the nigh on a weekday and I am not mad about it. Very much a page-turner.

2. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

• • Genre : Fiction, Romantic, Friendship
  • A+

My mom recommended this one! I devoured this in 2 nights over the holidays. Love the female friendship angle in this book.

3. The Guest List by Lucy Foley

• • Genre : Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
  • A+

After I read this book, my instant thought was – this needs to be a movie! So much drama, suspense, revenge, relationship dynamics. Pick this up if you are in mood for a thriller.

4. The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

• • Genre : Fiction
  • A+

Its such a beautifully written story, a story of hidden secrets, coming of age, living in a world different from the usual, finding the usual world, finding secrets from the past. Loved this one.

5. Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

• • Genre : Fiction, Suspense, Family, Female Protagonist
  • A+

It’s a story two strong women from two different generations connected by their family ties but also by their relationship with books. It involves a heist, a history of hidden secrets, of going at lengths to find oneself and for family. I was very invested in the story and the older protagonist’s story.

6. Park Avenue Summer by Renée Rosen

• • Genre : Fiction, Glamour, Female Protagonist
  • A+

A book with the backdrop of New York, coming to the big city and following your dreams.

7. The light we lost / Jill Santopolo

• • • Genre : Fiction, Romantic
    • A

8. The flatshare / Beth O’Leary

• • Genre : Fiction, Romantic, Light Read
  • A

9. The widows of Malabar Hill : a mystery of 1920s Bombay / Sujata Massey

• • Genre : Historical Fiction , Mystery
  • A

This story is based with the backdrop of old Bombay,

10. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

• • Genre : Fiction
  • A

11. Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

• • Genre : Fiction, Romantic
  • A

12. If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

• • Genre : Fiction, Romantic, Light Read
  • A

13. One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

• • Genre : Fiction, Romantic
  • A

A sweet story filled with struggles of a mother managing her kids and keeping her life afloat and of crossing paths, and an adventurous road trip, romance filled with ups and down. This was a Christmas movie in a book.

14. The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

• • Genre : Fiction, Female Protagonist
  • A

15. The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal

• • Genre: Fiction, Family
  • A

16. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

• • Genre: Fiction, Race
  • A

17. The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian

• • Genre : Fiction, Thriller
  • A

18. The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

• • Genre : Fiction, Romantic, Light Read
  • A

19. The Guest Cottage by Nancy Thayer

• • Genre : Fiction, Light Read
  • A-

20. The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian

• • Genre : Fiction, Suspense
  • A-

21. Do you mind if I cancel? : (things that still annoy me) / Gary Janetti

• • Genre : Satire
  • A-

22. The two lives of Lydia Bird : a novel / Josie Silver

• • Genre : Fiction, Romantic, Family
  • B+

23. Mistress of the Ritz : a novel / Melanie Benjamin

• • Genre : Historical Fiction
  • B

24. A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

• • Genre : Fiction, Family
  • B

25. The Guest Room by Chris Bohjalian

• • Genre : Fiction, Thriller
  • B-

26. What happens in paradise : a novel / Elin Hilderbrand

• • Genre : Fiction
  • B-

27. The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli

• • Genre : Fiction, Family
  • B-

 

My 2019 reading list is posted here.