Best Books 2020 ✨ My Top 10 Favourites ✨

[@kyliea5302]

I read A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder because I saw it on your channel and it ended up being one of my faves of the year. I also really enjoyed The House in the Cerulean Sea and the Daevabad Trilogy was definitely one of my fave reads in 2020. I’m also reading The Final Empire at the moment because I’ve seen so many people on BookTube rave about Sanderson.

[@TheMintw]

I read Pet because you seemed so hyped about it and I loved it. It was in my top 10 favorite books of 2020 too. I started 2021 with Death Of Vivek Oji and I found a new favorite author because of your recommendation. So Thank you 😊

[@tammigirl28]

I love how enthusiastic you are; you’ve convinced me to read so many of these books!

[@meghannpalmer7417]

Beartown by Frederick Bachman for me. Can’t wait to read Anxious People

[@pagesandscreens4321]

I want to make 2021 the year I pick up Sanderson and Hobb so seeing them both in your top two has motivated me even more! Thanks for mentioning how to best start with Sanderson as that is something I've been struggling with :D

[@emmanovella]

the test!!!! I really need to read Bunny!!

[@natashamarie2952]

I reread a lot of old favorites in 2020, because that just what I needed last year... about 1/3 of my reading in 2020 was rereads. Books overall definitely helped me get through last year. I also read some great new (to me) books! My favorite books that I read for the first time in 2020 were All Systems Red by Martha Wells (the whole Murderbot Diaries series, really... I read all 5 books this year and gave each of them 5 stars!) and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami, which I have gifted to three people already and the ones who have read it also enjoyed it!

[@alexandrasstudio5308]

Awesome top 10! The Boy, the mole, the fox and the horse was one of my favorites too I read it all the time with my kids I think it’s such a great book to read as a family and I treasure it so much!

[@TranslatorsAloud]

What a fantastic list, Codie! And a really brilliant channel; we will be following with interest!

[@swedish_malin]

My top 3 were The Starless Sea; Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (Dreamers #1, the Raven Cycle spin-off); and The Way of Kings! Piranesi in 4th place. 😊 You've definitely made me want to read Pet by now, and start my copy of Rage of Dragons sooner than planned, and I want to read And Then There Were None in that beautiful edition you keep showing! 😃

[@NeoSideralis]

I’ve been putting off reading Addie LaRue as I’m kinda afraid it’s being overhyped at the moment. 😅 but you’re making me excited. My top 3: - The Secret History (Donna Tartt) - The Kings of the Wyld (Nicholas Eames) - The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)

[@ksolorio11]

I absolutely love your wardrobe!!

[@AdrianaStoian1]

My 2020 favourites would be Elantris, The house in the Cerulean Sea, This savage song and City of brass... I loved them all so much! Can't wait to read Addie though, it is so hyped up.

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

My Top 3 books for 2020 were- Kingdom of the wicked, Mexican Gothic and the city of brass. I still have yet to read Addie la rue but hoping to get to it this year.

[@TSiddiq1]

Your the only one who described stormlight archive in a way i could understood. Especially the first sentence.

[@lisahammond6053]

I’m not sure if you’ve read Louise O’Neill ‘Only Ever Yours’ I have Bunny on my wish list because it sounds similar! I really enjoyed it xx

[@clairemarge5310]

I definitely ant to pick up Sanderson this year! I also loved Addie LaRue so so much!

[@ReadingNymph]

Addie and the house in the Cerulean Sea were both amazing! Love that edition of Then there were none!

[@wronggeometry]

My favourite three books this year could just be the whole Fitz and the Fool trilogy! Honestly Codie, you have so much to look forward to in Hobb's books. I've never had a reading experience like it. I would be interested in hearing you talk about about Hobb and Sanderson together and what you like about each author. I haven't read Sanderson yet but I think he will be the next fantasy author I go to.

[@rachel-rx6ol]

this angle! i’m obsessed

[@Lorie336]

And Then There Were None was my first Agatha Christie book last year. I thought I had figured it out and was patting myself on the back until there was like an epilogue and I was like no way! I had suspected that person too, but, well, what a twist! I am looking to pick up more by Agatha, but am intrigued to pick up Terry Pratchett and his 42 books in Discworld. I just started watching The Watch on BBC and wondered if it was a book...lol...42 books of interconnected worlds. My top 3 of 2020 are: #3 is An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon #2 is Reflection by Elizabeth Lim And.... #1 is City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty I need to read the Kingdom of Copper to find out what happens, such an epic debut.

[@capuletbooks4685]

Hiiii, Codie! So many great books here! I love watching other ppl's best books of the year. My TBR's constantly growing, I can't take this! So happy you enjoyed Addie LaRue, it's such a beautiful book 🌈😍 I didnt know most of your 2020 faves, so I'm writing them down and I'll definitely check them out! Kisses!

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

I must read your number 10 book 📖 love this video and your channel love from John in Australia

[@tanninsandtales5682]

I really don't see you not loving Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell! This year I read and loved Vita Nostra by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, Rosewater (the whole trilogy) and The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson. Think you might like them too. :)

[@stefaniemollinedo577]

My top 5 for 2020 were: Chain of Gold. Queen of Air and Darkness. Clockwork Princess. Furyborn. The Inheritance Games.

[@starry_worlds]

My favourite book of 2020 is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Also I need to start the Stormlight Archives but probably won't be starting it until I finish the Mistborn series. Also The House in the Cerulean Sea is something I need to pick up really soon - I've heard nothing but good things about it.

[@lifefullofwords]

If you're looking for another Agatha Christie to read, I recommend Murder on the Orient Express. It's a bit different from And Then There Were None but it's entertaining and the end is just shocking! Crooked House is really good too, if you're not a fan of Poirot.

[@_elizabethmartin8940]

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse was one of my tops books of last year too! Glad you had such a great Reading year!

[@fionadonohue572]

My top four (sorry, couldn't cut it down to three!) Books of 2020 were Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell and The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. All completely different books but excellent in their own way.

[@TheJoker096]

The Test will be for sure in my Top 3, also probably We are the Ants and Rivers of London (read the whole series last year which doesn't happen that often to me)

[@ExpeditionThroughPages]

So many books I need to check out, love how happy they made you! I also had Robin Hobb as #2 - Mad Ship is my favourite so far as well. My number #1 was Starless Sea and #3 Small Island by Andrea Levy :)

[@KappaBooks]

I've finally added Ship of MAgic to my TBR thanks to you! I'm also planning on reading Addie LaRue and Cerulean Sea this year (hopefully this month)! My top 3 books of 2020 were Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sadie by Courtney Summers, and Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

[@unicornsloveboox6011]

My top 3: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye by Tania del Rio Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

[@bibliomak3217]

My top three reads of the year were Vengeful, the Tin Drum, and Shadow of the Wind. The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Crescent City were right behind those three!

[@Elsie1588]

I read mostly romance this year, because they're comfort reads. My non-romance favourites are: a man called Ove, network effect and the blackthorn and grim series.

[@LovePeaceandWrite]

favorites of 2020: Crescent City, The Long Way to a Small and angry Planet and Midnight sun. Love the video!

[@welldonebooks]

i love Sanderson and tried reading Way of Kings back in like 2015 but only got 50% into it. but everyone talking about the later books in the series has me interested in trying again maybe.

[@CodiesBookCorner]

I struggled through the beginning of Way of Kings honestly! So happy I pushed through and continued but I know the series is quite the commitment haha I think you should give it another go tho, it’s worth it in my opinion :)

[@welldonebooks]

@@CodiesBookCorner yeah its such a huge series. but im scared if i dont start now, i probably never will because once 10 books of 1000 pages each are out, i will be even less motivated to pick it up haha

[@siham4820]

7 of the books you talked about were already in my TBR so I guess I should really read them ! haha 📚

[@jmariejudd1]

I loved "Then There were none". My top 3 this year was "A Man Called Ove, Then There Were None and The King Killer Chronicles"

[@monicamerle1417]

Favorites of 2020: The invisible life of Addie LaRue, My Dark Vanessa, The Southern book club guide to slaying vampires, Home before dark, Bunny, Middlegame, The Sisters Grimm, Beach Read, The once and future witches, The thirteenth tale

[@laetitiarose7796]

My top 3 were all ones you mentioned the house in the cerulean sea, rhythm of war, and the city we became.

[@prisperuses]

Oeeeef the TASTEEE 👌🏻 I need to bump some of these up on my TBR 🖤

[@kittynshadowhobbyroom1526]

Yay I knew Brandon Sanderson would be in your top 3 ☺️ my top one would be the house on the cerulean sea

[@paperback_cat]

I love the Realm of the Elderlings so much :) I can't wait to read the rest of the series this year! I hope you're doing well xox

[@bellsbabbles]

My To 3 for 2020 was: 1° Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston) 2° The Kiss Quotient (Helen Hoang) 3° Stardust (Neil Gaiman)

[@annakinne4534]

My top 3 are, From blood and ash, six of crows duology, and Sorcery of Thorns 🤗💜

[@cryingaboutbooks]

this background thooooo 🤩🥺🥰

[@midnightreads399]

I’m so glad you enjoyed Addie and House In the Cerulean Sea! I enjoyed both of those so much too ❤️❤️❤️ I’m hoping to get into Robin Hobb this year (:

[@samanthafinn2422]

Because my top 3 are all from 2 trilogies, I'm just cheat a lil: Daevabad Trilogy, read all three in 2020 and loved them, and then The Locked Tomb: Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth, which I am obsessed with. I actually read Gideon twice last year, second time on audible and the narrator is amazing, and I'm listening to Harrow again now

[@krystin7740]

Can't decide on a top 3, so here are my favourite 9 books of last year (in the order of reading). The binding, eleanor oliphant is completely fine, the diary of a bookseller, the monster who wasn't, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, the last act of love, a man called ove, you let me in and the girl who drank the moon. From your list so far I read and then there were none and pet and enjoyed both. I already own addie larue and a good girl's guide to murder, just need to start reading 😊 so far I only read assassins apprentice and nevermoor and I really need to catch up with those series. The other books I'm really interested in are the test, confessions, the house in the cerulean sea and the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse and maybe the rage of dragon. And I want to read more sanderson and finally start elantris.

[@libbyhanzlik3110]

If I can only give three: 1) The Grace Year by Kim Liggett 2) Shadow and Bone(whole series) by Leigh Bardugo 3) Folk of The Air series by Holly Black

[@cherylivi7262]

New sub. I really enjoyed your passion & energy while describing your favs. I've added them to my list. I must say, I hated Addie Larue. For the life of me, I can't figure out why so many people loved it. To each their own lol

[@thebookdreamersalley]

Definitely The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of my favourites of the year. I also loved PET, but I liked The Death of Vivek Oji even more. Highly recommended if you haven't read it yet. X

[@bee-2000]

My 2020 top 5 (couldn’t do 3😋) The Starless Sea, Where The Crawdads Sing, The Overstory, Nevermoore, Little Women🥰📚💛

[@PocketyDemon]

I think my favorites that I read this year would have to be: The Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo (I can't pick between the two 😭), Scythe by Neal Shusterman, and the Adventure Zone comics by the McElroy Family.

[@MLLatUtube]

I also have The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue on my 2020 favorites list.

[@HelensBookHaven]

My Top 3 were: - The Shelf by Helly Acton - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[@BookedandBusy]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSSS

[@BookedandBusy]

Rage was my favorite book of the year and I’m so happy you loved it!

[@firewhiskeyreader8257]

I definitely want to read both Addie and House of the Cerulean Sea! My top three were Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall, Open Book by Jessica Simpson, and Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert.

[@CodiesBookCorner]

You totally should, they are both beautiful stories! I just added Hood Feminism to my tbr, even more excited to try it now :)

[@kristynmayo2018]

Top 3: Priory of the Orange Tree (100% LOVED every moment!) by Samantha Shannon, The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab, and The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (yes, all 3, don't make me pick).

[@Sarah1212-h6j]

My top three were: The Quiet At The End Of The World - Lauren James Moon Of The Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice Sleeping Giants - Sylvain Neuvel

[@beksmae6962]

Yay House in the Cerulean Sea!!!!!! Also in my top 10

[@ADarkerShadeOfWhitney]

I really need to read The Test! I loved that authors other books.

[@DesperationLasts]

Man, I wanted to enjoy Robin Hobb so bad, but I just couldn't. I got most of the way through the first farseer book and I honestly couldn't get into it. There wasn't anything specifically wrong, i just wanted engaged. Such a bummer.

[@katnaps127]

Kings of the wyld and the Morrigan crow books are my favorites of the year. I've been putting off Addie because I'm scared it will ruin me hahaha. Also just started a good girls guide to murder.

[@kateadale7100]

I loved the boy the mole the fox and the horse. I read it when I was feeling really crap and my mental health was just in ruins. It was just so beautiful and although it did make me cry but it did make me feel so much better. The moment my book buying ban is over I am buying Addie le rue and the house of the cereulean sea I didn't get to order them before I entered a book buying ban so got to wait until it's over. Here is to hoping its soon

[@isbaileyreading]

The House in the Cerulean Sea 🥺

[@lostbetweenpages]

I also loved Addie LaRue, didn't make it to my favorites, but definitely up there ❤️😊 unfortunately I was disappointed by And Then There Were None, not sure what I expected when I went into it, but I was underwhelmed 🙃

[@BoldBookNerd]

Was And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie problematic? I've gone back and forth on if l should read it. I'm curious about it, as it's a classic Mystery/Thriller novel. But am worried based on it's original title. Not into reading discriminating content.

[@kennedyparrish9092]

Top 3 were The Dutch House, The Great Alone and Dance of Thieves

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Yesssss Addie! 😍

[@prisperuses]

I can’t pick a top 3 but my number 1 will always be Addie Addie Addie 🥺🖤

[@chaosadmisttheclouds]

Hey Need help!! Should I buy hardbacks or paperbacks? I'm planning a mega book haul but I can't decide. If its hardback than I have to reduce the number of books but paperback I can buy many. Help me decide

[@AbiofPellinor]

I had to make a top 20, I couldn't pick!

[@danecobain]

And Then There Were None was great!

[@celineneumann5865]

My top 3 💓 The Memory Police Mexican Gothic Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

[@rach799]

I HATE Dalinar, I’ve only just finished TWoK but I found his chapters such a slog. Does he get better?

[@JulEnglefaris]

I DNFed Cerulean Sea 🙈 Didactic is the perfect word for it. Plus the audiobook narrator was horrendous.

[@johnsparegrave5996]

I was bored by the Invisible Life of Addie Larue, I wished I hadn't bought it. My fault, romance bores me.

[@charityyoder9028]

My favorites were: The girl who played with fire, the beautiful ones, and noteworthy.