Books of 2020
January (16)
- Longbourn by Jo Baker *****
- Tad by Benji Davies *****
- Veg by Jamie Oliver
- From The Oven To The Table by Diana Henry *****
- Life Among The Savages by Shirley Jackson *****
- Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley *****
- Treasure Palaces Edited by Maggie Fergusson
- The Foundling by Stacey Halls *****
- How To Build A City by Isabel Otter and Harry Woodgate *****
- A Sea Of Stories by Sylvia Bishop *****
- A Baby For Mummy by Cathy Gillen Thacker *****
- A Cold Creek Secret by Raeanne Thayne
- Neither Here Nor There (Audio) by Bill Bryson, read by Bill Bryson *****
- The Family They Chose by Nancy Robards Thompson
- Private Partners by Gina Wilkins
- Heartstopper v3 by Alice Oseman *****
- Pests by Emer Stamp
- A Bride For Jericho Bravo by Christine Rimmer
- Printed In North Korea; The Art Of Everyday Life In The DPRK by Nicholas Bonner
- Magnus Chase And The Hammer Of Thor by Rick Riordan
- The Texan's Surprise Baby by Gina Wilkins
- Isadora Moon Goes On Holiday by Harriet Mucncaster
- You're Mum; A Little Book For Mothers by Liz Climo *****
[UK Covid-19 Lockdown 1 started between House Of Glass and The Day We Met The Queen]
Total Books Read in 2020 - 101 (60 rated 5*)
- House Of Glass by Hadley Freeman *****
- The Day We Met the Queen: World Book Day 2020 by Onjali Q. Raúf *****
- Youth by Tove Ditlevsen
- Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye *****
- The Animals At Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
- The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow *****
- The Book Of Pebbles by Christopher Stocks and Andie Lewin
- Vermeer by Martin Bailey
- Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen
- Chelsea High by Jenny Oliver *****
May (10)
- Something Wonderful by Matt Ritter from Netgalley
- There Are No Grown-ups by Pamela Druckerman
- Colourful Fun Embroidery by Clare Albans from Netgalley *****
- The Little Dreams Of Lara Cliffe by Milly Johnson
- Read With Pride by Lucy Powrie
- Wildflower Bay by Rachael Lucas *****
- Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich *****
- What Happens Now? by Sophia Money-Coutts *****
- Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice retold by Katherine Woodfine and Illustrated by Églantine Ceulemans *****
- Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich*****
June (6)
- Jane Austen's Persuasion retold by Narinder Dhami and Illustrated by Églantine Ceulemans *****
- Pottermore Presents Short Stories From Hogwarts Of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by JK Rowling
- Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter *****
- Girl Out Of Water by Nat Luurtsema *****
- Wing Jones by Katherine Webber *****
- Rewild Yourself by Simon Barnes
July (6)
[Moved house, again]
- All You Can Ever Know; A Memoir Of Adoption by Nicole Chung *****
- Huddersfield In 50 Buildings by Christopher Marsden and Andrew Caveney *****
- Eisenhower by Paul Johnson *****
- Hotel Flamingo; Fabulous Feast by Alex Milway
- Clean Up! By Nathan Bryon and Dapo Areola *****
- Last Stop On Market Street by Matt De La Peña and Christian Robinson
August (9)
- The Squirrels That Squabbled by Rachel Bright and Jim Field *****
- The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field*****
- Treacle Street, Marcel's Parcels by Kate Hindley
- Treacle Street, Prima's Missing Bunnies by Kate Hindley
- Treacle Street, Where's Williams Washing by Kate Hindley
- Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman
- Desmond And The Very Mean Word by Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams
- Jane Austen's Emma retold by Katy Birchall and illustrated by Églantine Ceulemans *****
- Redhead By The Side Of The Road by Anne Tyler
September (14)
- Charlotte by Helen Moffett
- The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright and Jim Field *****
- Ten Minutes To Bed Little Monster by Rhiannon Fielding and Chris Chatterton *****
- The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming *****
- The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley *****
- Oi Aardvark by Kes Gray and Jim Field
- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman *****
- The Roasting Tin Around The World by Rukmini Iyer
- She Believed She Could So She Did by Sam Lacey *****
- Ottolenghi Flavour by Yotam Ottolenghi
- 7 Ways by Jamie Oliver
- Our Planet by HarperCollins/WWF/Netflix
- Scotland's Landscapes, The National Collection of Aerial Photography by James Crawford
- How To Argue With A Racist; History, Science, Race and Reality by Adam Rutherford *****
October (9)
- Monsieur Roscoe On Holiday by Jim Field *****
- Little Leaders Exceptional Black Men In Black History by Vashti Harrison *****
- A Kind Of Spark by Elle McNicoll *****
- Ghost Towns; Lost Cities Of The Old West by Clint Thomsen *****
- The Ravenmaster; My Life With The Ravens At The Tower Of London by Christopher Skaife *****
- The Apprentice Witch by James Nicol *****
- The Great American Pin-Up by Taschen, Martingnette and Meisel
- Hard Pushed by Leah Hazard *****
- Usborne 100 Things To Know About History *****
November (6)
[Lockdown 2 started after A Witch Alone]
- A Witch Alone by James Nicol *****
- The Snowflake by Benji Davies *****
- The Night After Christmas by Kes Gray and Claire Powell *****
- The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy *****
- Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden *****
- The Baby Who Saved Christmas by Alison Roberts
December (8)
[Lockdown 2 ended December 2nd]
- Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill
- King Of The Swamp by Catherine Emmett and Ben Mantle *****
- Bad Cat by Nicola O'Byrne
- Barkley by Rebecca Crane *****
- Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy by Steve Mann *****
- The Valley Of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr *****
- This Winter by Alice Oseman *****
- Amari And The Night Brothers by B.B. Alston *****
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