Who can believe it’s 2020?! Because I’m in a state of shock over here. Mostly because this means that the people born in 2000 are 20 years old. I know, doesn’t seem that weird to most, but for me that’s BIZARRE. Welcome to the first post of the new decade!
Anywho, what I’m reading really seems to be a hot topic of conversation. Tons of people I know have been trying to read more books lately. I hate looking for books on my own without some sort of guidance. I mean, there are literally millions of books, how do you chose one?!
I shared the books I read in 2019 in October of last year. I was sitting at 18 with a goal to finish 35 by the time the new year came around. Of the 18, 14 I would recommend and 4 I’d say to leave behind. You can check out that post here if you’re interested!
This post is dedicated to the books I read after that last post was published. If you’re wondering, the answer is no, I didn’t reach my goal of 35. It was a lofty goal with how much school and traveling I did last year, but I’m excited and ready for a new challenge for this year! I’m keeping it simple since I have a LOT of work and school to compete with, and trying out 20 books! Now I need your help to keep me accountable!
Keep reading for the books I read in 2019 (part 2) including what I thought and if I recommend!
19. The Good Girl – Mary Kubica
This book was not very well written in my opinion. I never thought sentence structure would bother me so much, but I just could NOT get behind how this book was all written in tiny sentences. I’m not sure why, but it really threw me off. The storyline was a bit strange for me because I didn’t think it had a very good flow and even with a big twist at the end, it wasn’t good enough to turn it around for me. I was sad because I had heard such good things about this book!
Recommend? NO
20. Here’s to Us – Elin Hilderbrand
If you read the first part of this little series, you’d know that I read a few novels by Elin Hildebrand this year. They’re easy reads and pretty enjoyable if you’re into romantic books that actually have a plot. This one was probably my least favourite of the bunch, but if you’re a Holderbrand fan, I think you’d like this one too!
Recommend? MAYBE
21. Educated – Tara Westover
I chose to read this book solely on the fact that it has SO many holds at my local library. I’m talking that I was on a wait list for 2 months! It did not disappoint! It’s about an extreme sect of Mormonism and a woman who educated herself out of her own situation. I found the writing really good and the story really engaging. It’s an autobiography, but felt almost like fiction. Really enjoyed this one!
Recommend? YES
22. Before I Go to Sleep
This one was a recommendation from a friend and although the beginning was a little slow, I couldn’t put it down! I’m usually not super in love with books that repeat days (aka if the protagonist has memory loss), but this one surprised me! I found it quite repetitive but overall I liked it. It would have been better if they cut out 50-100 pages of the middle.
Recommend? MAYBE
I know, I know, only 4 extra books since my last post! What can I say, this whole exam writing thing takes up a lot more time than I would like! I’m hopeful that I will be able to meet my goal of 20 in 2020, because there are too many books on my list to not get reading!
xx Victoria
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