To kick off the book blog, I thought it would be a good time to share my top 4 books I read in 2020 to help get to know my reading tastes and likes better! Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E Schwab This novel took me by surprise! The synopsis intrigued me, especially in today's world where we are all trying to make positive first impressions on other people. The concept of a story where the main character cannot be remembered by anyone she encounters drew me in. Fortunately, I was not disappointed though some parts of the story hit a lull, the ending redeemed the novel for me. Perfect for those who like lyrical, passionate and emotional stories! Amazon|Bookshop Beartown by Fredrik Backman Centered around a boys junior hockey team in a small remote Swedish town, the story emphasizes the pressure the team faces when a slim chance to win a championship becomes a closer reality. For this community, rallying around the hockey team provides a distraction for everyone to escape their troubles temporarily which leads to enormous expectations on the hockey team. However when a sexual assault occurs, it changes the whole town. After that night, everything is disputed and who should come first the players or the people becomes the subject of division. The community has experienced economic turmoil and hardships, and they believe that winning this championship will save the town from further destruction and serve as a catalyst to revive the struggling community. This book is about a hockey team but more about a crime that demands justice. Amazon|Bookshop Verity by Colleen Hoover This book was the craziest roller coaster I have ever been on and I could not put it down. This story caught me off-guard and I had no idea where it was going once the plot started to unravel. It's a unsettling story that has many twists and some romance sprinkled in. This is the only true thriller of Hoovers and I wish she would write more that follow Verity’s lead. Team manuscript or real life? Amazon|Bookshop The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd One of the best books of all time! At first, I was a little skeptical about the "what if" premise of the story yet Kidd has done it again beautifully. It tells the fictional account of Jesus's wife named Ana. Kidd manages to portray a more human side of Jesus through his wife in conjunction with the biblical figure we usually hear or read about. This story will stay with me forever as it was so unique and needed. It was the perfect mix of classic yet modern, a truly timeless novel! Amazon| Bookshop.org
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