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All the Books I Read in 2020

January 15, 2021

all the books I read in 2020

2020 was a weird year, and it felt like it flew by! Despite how fast it was I managed to read more in the year that shan’t be named than any other year. From young adult fiction, to important non-fiction reads, I read a real mixture this year. In total, I reached 71 books, which is over double the books I read in 2019! So let’s get into the books I read!

My 2020 Reading Stats

First things first, let’s go over some stats! So I read 39 standalone books, 2 rereads, and 30 books that were part of a series. In total, I read 23,804 pages – which is a lot!! This was the first year that I’ve really been into audiobooks and I listened to 16 of them! 26 of the books I read were physical and 29 were ebooks. I made a really conscious effort to borrow my ebooks and audiobooks from my online library, even if it meant waiting weeks for a book I wanted to read right then and there!

The Books I Read

If I were to write a long paragraph about every book we’d be here forever, so I’ll be giving a star rating to keep things simple! I have given more details on my top 10 books of 2020 in a post already so make sure you check that out after!

The Trial of Lady Chatterley’s Lover – Sybille Bedford

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets – J.K Rowling

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover – D.H Lawrence

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

Fifty Shades of Grey – E.L James

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Children’s Hour – Lillian Hellman

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K Rowling

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Siddhartha – Hermann Hesse

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Catcher in the Rye – J.D Salinger

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Well of Lonliness – Radcliffe Hall

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K Rowling

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Group – Mary McCarthy

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Handmaids Tale – Margaret Atwood

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Northern Lights – Phillip Pullman

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Strange Case of Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickins

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

In Cold Fear – Pamela Hunt Steinle

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Hidden Bodies – Caroline Kepnes

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Animal Farm – George Orwell

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

To the Lighthouse – Virginia Woolf

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Little Snake – A.L Kennedy

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K Rowling

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Then She Vanishes – Claire Douglas

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Isla and the Happily Ever After – Stephanie Perkins

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Call it What You Want – Brigid Kemmerer

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Juliet and Romeo – David Hewson

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Gossip Girl – Cecily Von Ziegesar

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Kissing Booth – Beth Reekles

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe – Douglas Adams

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince – J.K Rowling

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Girl Online On Tour – Zoe Sugg

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

You Know You Love Me – Cecily Von Ziegesar

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

The Flat Share – Beth O’Leary

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Normal People – Sally Rooney

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

My Sister the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K Rowling

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Keeper of Lost Things – Beth Hogan

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Suzanne Collins

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

The Awakening – L.J Smith

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

Conversations with Friends – Sally Rooney

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Girl Online Going Solo – Zoe Sugg

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Reasons She Goes to the Woods – Deborah Kay Davies

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

Becoming – Michelle Obama

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Wilde Like Me – Louise Pentland

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Struggle – L.J Smith

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

Always and Forever Lara Jean – Jenny Han

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

The Fury – L.J Smith

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

This is Where it Ends – Marieke Nijkamp

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Queenie – Candice Carty Williams

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

The Hunting Party – Lucy Foley

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

One of Us is Next – Karen M McManus

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

The Family Upstairs – Lisa Jewell

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

I Found You – Lisa Jewell

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

A Girl Named Anna – Lizzy Barber

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Language of Birds – Jill Dawson

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Daisy Jones and the Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Rebecca – Daphne De Maurier

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo Lodge

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

The Magpie Society – Zoe Sugg, Amy McCulloch

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

The Mothers – Brit Bennett

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

Fake it Til You Break it – Jenn P Nguyen

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

New Moon – Stephenie Meyer

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Life and Death of Charlie St Cloud – Ben Sherwood

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Life, the Universe, and Everything – Douglas Adams

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

I Have No Secrets – Penny Joelson

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Phew, that was a lot of ratings! I’m hoping this year to be more on it with writing mini-reviews. I don’t know whether this will be a monthly or bi-monthly thing, but I’d like to be able to include at least a sentence review for all my books in 2021’s round up post!

What books did you read last year? What were your favourites? I’d love to know so leave a comment below!

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Comments

  1. Lynn Mejia says

    January 16, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    Wow! This is amazing Katie! I’m not typically a reader but I have made it a goal to read at least one book a month. I love self-help books right now! Thanks for sharing a great list x

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    Reply
    • Katie May says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:42 pm

      I’ve not really explored self help books but would love to hear your recommendations! xx

      Reply
  2. Vybav says

    January 16, 2021 at 10:54 pm

    Ooohh! That’s a lot of books. Added some of them to my own reading list. Thanks!

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    • Katie May says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:41 pm

      Hope you enjoy them 💫

      Reply
  3. TheQuietGirl (Anissa) says

    January 17, 2021 at 7:46 pm

    Wow, that’s a lot of reading, you were pretty busy last year lol, I’ve been trying to get back into just sitting back and reading some books so I can definitely use this list. Great post!

    Reply
    • Katie May says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:41 pm

      Haha lockdown definitely helped with making me read more!

      Reply
  4. Rachael Hawksworth says

    January 18, 2021 at 1:19 am

    LOVE THIS 👏 What a fab way to rate them and I am in NEEEED of some new books so this is perfect, thank you xx

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    • Katie May says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:40 pm

      Glad you enjoyed! xx

      Reply
  5. Simona says

    January 24, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    There are a few titles in your list that I have enjoyed a lot too! x

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    • Katie May says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:39 pm

      ❤️❤️❤️

      Reply
  6. Alisha Brisco says

    January 24, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    You have read some amazing books in 2020. Some are on my TBR list for 2021. I absolutely loved The Strange Case of Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde, Normal People, The Picture of Dorian Gray. I read quite a few self-help books during 2020, I loved Fearne Cotton series, and I read Tracy Wolff’s Crave series (very cheesy, but I could not get enough!)

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    • Katie May says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:39 pm

      Thanks! Ooo I haven’t read any of Fearne Cotton’s books but would definitely be interested in reading!

      Reply
  7. Ming Qian says

    January 27, 2021 at 11:22 pm

    Oh wow, I recognize many of the titles here! Seeing Stephanie Perkins’ books on your list brings a smile to my face. They are some of the most memorable contemporary novels I read in my teenage years! I used to love cutesy romance novels then haha! These days, I am more into non-fiction and literary classics. Thanks for sharing this list! 🙂

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