Books I read in 2020
I like to listen to audio books when I’m making bouquets or working out in the field because it’s a great way to indulge in a book while getting things done. I also think the book narrators are very talented and I enjoy hearing how they portray the characters to the listener. I do read paperback/hardcover books or magazines also about once a week. Like most people, I love the idea of holding a book in my hands and reading it the old fashioned way, but only a handful of the books listed below have been read that way. At the end of the day, when I read, I can generally only get a few pages in before my eyes get heavy. My favorite magazine is Better Homes and Gardens. Every month when this magazine comes into my mailbox, I feel excited to read the stories, look at the photos and learn new things.
I have rated the books below with a simple system and have included the date I started the book:
5 stars with a little fireball or spark next to the book title it means I thought the book was fantastic(not sure if the spark will come through on everyone’s phone or computer)
5 stars means great book!!
4 stars means good book!!
Books I read/listened to in 2020:
January 1 - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 2 - Dying to Be Me by Anita Moorjani ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 3 - Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 4 - How to Retire the Cheapskate Way by Jeff Yeager⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 11 - The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson
January 21 - The Frugalwoods by Elizabeth Willard Thames ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
January 28 - Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbundu
(For whatever reason couldn’t get through the first chapter/returned to the library early)
February 18 - Olive Again(#2 in a series)by Elizabeth Strout ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☄️
February 26 - One Day In December by Josie Silver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 11 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 31 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☄️
April 16 - The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 25 - The Giver of the Stars by JoJo Moyes⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☄️
May 2 - The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck by Sarah Knight
May 3 - Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 3 - The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
May 5 - The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 18 - Hello Sunshine by Laura Dave
May 25 - The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick
May 27 - The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 28 - Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
June 5 - Olive Kitteridge(#1 in a book series) by Elizabeth Strout ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☄️
June 14 - Dirt by Stuart Woods ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
June 20 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
June 20 - Get Your Shit Together by Sarah Knight
June 20 - Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks
July 6 - New York Dead by Stuart Woods⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
July 17 - Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☄️
July 26 - Retiring Right by Jim Selman
August 3 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
August 9 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
August 24 - Winter in Paradise(#1 in Trilogy) by Elin Hilderbrand ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 31 - All Adults Here by Emma Straub
September 9 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☄️
September 18 - Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
September 26 - What Happens In Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand(#2 in Trilogy)
October 7 - Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
October 21 - A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 2- The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner, cookbook about longevity ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 8 - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
November 14 - The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
November 25 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
December 6 - Floret Farm’s a Year in Flowers by E. Benzakein, J. Chai, J. Jorgensen🐝💐🌼
December 8 - Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
December 16 - A Mrs. Miracle Christmas(#11 in a series) by Debbie Macomber ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
December 17 - Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
December 25 - Medical Medium Cleanse to Heal by Anthony William⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️