My Top 10 Books I Read in 2020

Mike goes through the 73 books he read in 2020 and narrows it down to his 10 favorite.
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0:31 Background and Rules
1:08 Honorable Mentions
3:28 Top 10
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[@mikesbookreviews]

Hey bookworms! Excited to narrow down all the books I read this year to my 10 favorite. Here is everything I read this year, for those interested. 1. Grave Peril - Jim Butcher 2. The Crown Conspiracy - Michael J. Sullivan 3. Avempartha - Michael J. Sullivan 4. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone - JK Rowling (Reading with kids) 5. Summer Knight - Jim Butcher 6. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson 7. The Colour Out of Space - HP Lovecraft 8. The Hope of Elantris - Brandon Sanderson 9. The Emperor’s Soul - Brandon Sanderson 10. The Rage of Dragons - Evan Winter 11. Locke & Key (Welcome to Lovecraft) - Joe Hill 12. Locke & Key (Head Games) - Joe Hill 13. Death Masks - Jim Butcher 14. Winter’s Heart - Robert Jordan 15. Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson 16. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher 17. The Outsider - Stephen King 18. Crossroads of Twilight - Robert Jordan 19. New Spring - Robert Jordan 20. Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets - JK Rowling (Reading with kids) 21. Knife of Dreams - Robert Jordan 22. The Gathering Storm - Robert Jordan w/ Brandon Sanderson 23. Dead Beat - Jim Butcher 24. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 25. Towers of Midnight - Robert Jordan w/ Brandon Sanderson 26. White Night - Jim Butcher 27. A Memory of Light - Robert Jordan w/ Brandon Sanderson 28. Malice - John Gwynne 29. Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban - JK Rowling (Reading with kids) 30. Small Favor - Jim Butcher 31. Valour - John Gwynne 32. The Eleventh Metal - Brandon Sanderson 33. Turn Coat - Jim Butcher 34. Ruin - John Gwynne 35. The Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson 36. Changes - Jim Butcher 37. Aftermath - Jim Butcher 38. Ghost Story - Jim Butcher 39. Cold Days - Jim Butcher 40. Wrath - John Gwynne 41. Skin Game - Jim Butcher 42. The Gunslinger - Stephen King 43. Peace Talks - Jim Butcher 44. Shadows of Self - Brandon Sanderson 45. Nyphron Rising - Michael J. Sullivan 46. The Emerald Storm - Michael J. Sullivan 47. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury 48. At the Mountains of Madness - HP Lovecraft 49. Traitor’s Blade - Sebastien De Castell 50. A Time of Dread - John Gwynne 51. The Bands of Mourning - Brandon Sanderson 52. The Shadow of What Was Lost - James Islington 53. The Trouble with Peace - Joe Abercrombie 54. An Echo of Things to Come - James Islington 55. Knight’s Shadow - Sebastien De Castell 56. The Light of All That Falls - James Islington 57. Battle Ground - Jim Butcher 58. The Willows - Algernon Blackwood 59. The Hunger - Alma Katsu 60. A Time of Blood - John Gwynne 61. Saint’s Blood - Sebastien De Castell 62. Weaveworld - Clive Barker 63. The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King 64. Empire of Silence - Christopher Ruocchio 65. A Time of Courage - John Gwynne 66. The Fires of Vengeance - Evan Winter 67. Dawnshard - Brandon Sanderson 68. Tyrant’s Throne - Sebastien De Castell 69. Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson 70. Kings of the Wyld - Nicholas Eames 71. The Martian - Andy Weir 72. The Talisman - Stephen King & Peter Straub 73. Kings of Paradise - Richard Nell DNF/Will Come Back to Later 1. Emperor of Thorns - Mark Lawrence 2. The Time of Contempt - Andrzej Sapkowski Still in Progress 1. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling (reading wi th kids)

[@Merrick]

that's it?

[@michaelvcelentano]

I only just finished Changes and Aftermath a few days ago and still trying to process it all emotionally. I figured I’ll pick up Dresden again after I read the first Malazan

[@SpydurPoet]

That is impressive. I think the most I have read in a year is 56 novels. That was in 2018 after my father died and my husband and I started having issues. Thankfully we worked through it. Maybe it’s because I had my nose in books and ignored everything? We’ll never know.

[@txy9911]

Didn’t you read Mistborn secret history too? Cause it isn’t on the list.

[@turtleanton6539]

Illegal amount of books

[@meatsack3938]

mikey's awards would be an awesome way to close out the year! best in category, best debut, best fictional character, best new author, best of the year.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hmm...let's reassess in December of 2021.

[@who_the_fuck_is_riley5813]

@@mikesbookreviews You're giving us hope

[@lindsayejoy]

i love this channel so much. i can't put my finger on it but there's something oddly calming/relaxing/comforting watching your reviews that helps me fall asleep. i mean this as a compliment haha. so cool to see fires of vengeance on your list. his first book was an accidental purchase of mine and is in my top 10 books of all time!! absolutely incredible!!

[@joseph_b319]

WOW 73 books!! I read 17 this year, I thought that was a lot. PS that Thundercats shirt is awesome.

[@PetrikLeo]

TRUTHHHHH ANDDDD COURRRAGGGGGEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I knew you'd approve.

[@dpeady78]

All wings of the John Gwynne fan club, report in!!!!

[@bobgdn]

My top 10 out of the 47 I read this year. RoW would probably be around 11 or 12. 1. A Memory of Light 2. Hyperion 3. Best Served Cold 4. First Law Trilogy 5. End of Watch 6. Oathbringer 7. Jaws 8. Tales of the South Pacific 9. Farnham’s Freehold 10. The Haunting of Hill House

[@mikesbookreviews]

JAWS! Awesome.

[@dannyjorde2677]

Interesting. I keep hearing everyone saying that End of watch is bad

[@jericosha2842]

Btw, just want to say I really appreciate your channel. I love the more mature presentation and your calm and collected perspectives. You convinced me of First Law and it's now one of my favorite stories of all time.

[@bluesgirl410cg]

I finished 32 books this year starting in April. I gave 3 books 5 star ratings, so I’ll call them my top three, ha. 1. Misery - Stephen King 2. IT - Stephen King 3. The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde I’ve really enjoyed your channel, looking forward to more videos in 2021, Cheers!

[@Morfeusm]

Picture of Dorian Gray is so good! It surprised me immensely!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks! And I'll always love a list that has King at the top.

[@fangs1972]

"Dorian Gray" has some of the best dialogue I've ever read.

[@SweetSour96]

I haven't had the chance to read "It" yet, but I also read Misery this year, and I really enjoyed it as well.

[@hani.b8847]

Been waiting for this for days now. Always a pleasure watching your videos

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks!

[@alonera2737]

Warbreaker is my favorite book ever!!! I just love everything about it and as you mentioned vivenna quickly became my favorite female character in any book I read! Her character development was amazing in every way possible! I wish we get a second book soon:,) meanwhile I will be starting mistborn soooon yay

[@mikesbookreviews]

Vivenna is just awesome.

[@TT-qc2mu]

This was my first big year of reading. I read 25 books which I know isn't much (but I'm proud of it anyway!) Did you find that once you started getting into reading you started reading faster and getting through more books? Thanks!

[@lukeskywalker6809]

As a matter of fact it’s a LOT. Congratulations! Reading is not a race. If you read one book per month it’s an excellent accomplishment.

[@annetteanderson7482]

Yes! I was hoping to see "Changes" in the list. Glad to see you ranked it so highly.

[@StealthySwine87]

I found your channel in March (I think) and you were probably the big contributor to reigniting my love for reading. Got me out of my reading slump so thanks!

[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

Gathering Storm is one of my favorites in the WoT series too -- some iconic scenes in there. Hearing you talk about it in your earlier review has made me decide I've got to try Kings of the Wyld next year. Great to see The Trouble with Peace in there -- I think it would be in my top three for the year. That is a beautiful edition of Warbreaker! I'll be reading Gravel Peril soon, but I've got a long way to go to catch up to you in the Dresden Files. Malice is amazing so far, so I can't wait to get to Ruin! That's an impressive year of reading, my friend. May you have great fulfillment from your reading in 2021!

[@txmatt2112]

One my fav finds this year as been your channel. Thanks for all you do.

[@goodisgood153]

Ive been watching your vids since the pandemic while working ! love your stuff

[@casperthefriendlyghostgirl5531]

I love that you're wearing a ThunderCats shirt! That's great.

[@HashtagWhattaNerd]

78 books read this year and a lot have been on recommendations from you and Petrik! I entirely agree with your top 2, they’re right up there in my top 5 of the year.

[@muttineni03]

I just completed reading Malice, really loved it, am glad I've read it!! Thanks to you for your though

[@nabub2362]

Best channel I found this year; Mike! I also enjoy the discord too much.

[@americanchic1101]

I'm so happy you liked Warbreaker! It's one of my favorites this year too. And yes, Changes is worth the hype!

[@mariacifarelli4204]

Great list Mike you have really inspired me to read much more. I’ve read the first 7 books of The Wheel of Time all of The Storm Light Warbreaker The Licanus trilogy and I’m starting Malice ... Thank you Mike for all your great recommendations. I’ll wait to see how you like Malazan before I start another series.... I’ll let you do the hard work 😅

[@clairemeehan7250]

Great top 10 (I would SO watch the Mikeys!!!). I haven't read as many books as usual because the whole virus thing threw me off my reading mojo. But amongst my favourites this year have been Poppy War and Dragon Republic, Rage of Dragons and Fires of Vengeance, the Bear and the Nightingale trilogy, A long way to a small angry planet, and Terry Pratchett's Truth (the one about the newspaper). However my absolute top read this year was The Sword of Kaigen - granted a slow start, but ends up being a great story with absolute gut punching twists (as a Mum of boys this book totally broke me). I look forward to your brilliant book reviews in the year ahead 😊

[@Dwish305]

Thanks for the list

[@Morfeusm]

I read 30 this year, Mistborn was my favorite top 3 :)

[@mikesbookreviews]

Good picks.

[@katieamarsh]

I love your channel so much Mike. I love that you do horror on top of fantasy and sci fi. You say it like you see it.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks! Merry Christmas.

[@zn12914]

Im so excited for the read along😁

[@TheLibraryofAllenxandria]

Great list! I need to read Ryria for sure and then continue with Faithful and the Fallen and Dresden! I'm reading Valor in January!

[@muhammadhashir6136]

Similar to u I did not go into warbreaker expecting much and was caught off guard by how good it was. Yes the ending was quick but I still loved it. Once in a while I like it when things r just so nicely and quickly wrapped up in a way that makes sense, it was actually a quite satisfying ending

[@mikesbookreviews]

For sure. I think we've just been trained to expect huge endings in Sando books.

[@WitchKittenReads]

I'm so glad you love Faithful and the Fallen and have introduced so many more people to his books! I adore him and tell EVERYONE to read his stuff! 🙌

[@Mark-iv6yg]

That’s a great list! I have John Gwynne on the buy list, hoping to start this fall after wheel of time and yes, Warbreaker is a great book, would like to see more people read it!

[@timkirsten6184]

I only got into reading again near the end of last year after years of not reading very much. 90% of the books I read this year were King, and I've loved just about all of them, but I also read Clive Barker's Books of Blood Vol 1-3 and man are they good. I've also got many on my "to read" list thanks to your channel. Going to try Dune soon thanks to you. Happy New Year, and thanks for inspiring me to start reading more horror, fantasy and sci fi!

[@fjuran1]

Wonderful video. Read all these except for Butcher and Warbreaker, which is one of the only Sanderson's I have not read. Lastly Ruin, read Mailce, but haven't had the time to move forward. With Malazan and other books to get to, it will be a quite a year. So many.

[@SonOfSeth]

Thanks again Mike, I picked up The Empire of Silence for some sci fi pallet cleansing and boy did it go down smooth. One of the rare few series that I just couldn't put down until I was finished with three books that are out. Only shame is that I need to wait for the next installment. On to the Theft of Swords, let's see what's that about. I have read the rest of the list, except Dresden Files, for some reason it just doesn't speak to me, maybe one day. I'm really glad you liked Gwynne as you did, his books felt like such a perfect fit for you while reading them.

[@rantsreviews3573]

I've either read most of these or have them on my shelf already, nice. I was able to add two more books to my tbr though, thanks!

[@michaelwagner30]

I just got the first law trilogy. About halfway through book 1. And thank you for turning me on to this!

[@elroykez]

Hey Mike. I'm really enjoying your channel. Subscribed. I recent bought a kindle Oasis, as in typical fashion, i read way way more than ever before it.. took me months to finish Dune in paperback although i really enjoyed it, and I've read 12 books in three weeks since i got the Kindle. Almost exclusively scifi. Keep up the good content, keep up the sci Fi predominantly, and I'll keep on watching. Thanks for some good recommendations, i started Hyperion yesterday. Planning on reading the leviathan series after that, i think space opera is my jam. If you're interested in a really fun, cheap, Amazon scifi opera, try Mars colony. No aliens.

[@diogogoncalves2899]

quickly becoming my reference booktuber my good man

[@anttisipila8868]

That's it. Gonna order John Gwynne now. Thanks for the channel btw! As a guy under 30 years old I do enjoy Daniel Greenes and such but your mature and calm approach (as mentioned dozen times in your comment sections) makes me check your channel quite often.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@ravenbellebooks5665]

I had Warbreaker as number 3 too! I also had Malice, Theft of Swords, and Kings of the Wyld in my top 10

[@danielgoldman8017]

Aaaaand now I have a giant TBR😂 So many for me to read from this list!

[@curtjarrell9710]

I've read 45 books this year. I have a broader mix of titles in my reading diet. Two of my favorites of the year kind of intersect with what you like to read. I was totally blown away by the horror novel The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones told from the viewpoint of Native American characters and including myths of the American West. I also read a vastly entertaining mystery/dark fantasy type book by Jeff Noon called The Body Library. It has a Twin Peaks or Twilight Zone vibe to it where the explanations for things and people don't square with our reality. You might enjoy both of them yourself. Happy New Year! P.S. I listened to you talk about Joe Abercrombie so much I decided to try his books. He's a little out of my wheelhouse but he writes with such wit and creativity I'll be fine with visiting his world from time to time. I read Sharp Ends to get a taste of what he does. I liked it. I'll probably re-read that one after I've read The First Law trilogy.

[@eddya7894]

Man, you've got a way of breaking my heart and making my day all in the span of 2 videos. I am pumped that THEFT OF SWORDS made your "best" list. As you may recall, Riyria Revelations is my favorite series. But then you broke my heart by placing RISE OF EMPIRE (namely, "The Emerald Storm") in your "disappointing" list. But I can understand your points. Just make sure you read HEIR OF NOVRON soon. Incredible ending to a great series.

[@NakiasHideaway]

I actually liked The Outsider HBO series so I definitely need to read the book. I'm reading The Martian in January so I can't wait to watch your video afterwards. Happy New Year! 🥂

[@evelynbasham1673]

Vivenna is in Stormlight. Read Oathbringer again. She doesn't go by the name Vivenna in that book, but you can tell it is her. I'm hoping she will show up in book 5 as well.

[@peteraitken3818]

I don’t think I read quite as many as you this year, Mike (but close!). My top 5 are: 1. First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie 2. The Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien 3. Pet Sematary - Stephen King 4. The Stand - Stephen King 5. Crash - J G Ballard Currently 2/3 through The Road (Cormac McCarthy) and man is it desperate but some of the passages are just beautiful. Keep doing what you’re doing Mike, and all the best for 2021!

[@mikesbookreviews]

That's some strong picks. I wish I could experience The Stand again for the first time.

[@peteraitken3818]

@@mikesbookreviews Me too, it’s such an absorbing book. Hopefully I’ll get around to it again and find new things in it

[@vipset87]

im not a heavy reader especially this year but ive spent the past 6-7 months trying to get thru path of daggers by robert jordan. i will finish it before 2021. watchin this channel gives me motivation and gets me excited to read

[@Roger-kg2js]

that fight scene in ruin! ahhh it gave me chills reading it!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Soooooooooooooo good.

[@nandalallutchmansingh9675]

I've enjoyed the crime series by King as of late. Liked the characters. I'll have to look up you video on The Outsider.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Haven’t done one yet but I loved the book.

[@JasonsWeirdReads]

Awesome list of books, Mike! I have a question regarding First Law books. I’m thinking of starting the Age of Madness trilogy. I read the First Law trilogy and finished it all somewhere around ten years ago. Of the single books I have not read The Heroes. Would it be best to reread/read those books before starting Age of Madness?

[@chrisbollow6135]

As someone who is moderately into sci-fi and fantasy (getting nervous the farther into Dark Tower I get) but is a bookworm overall, really enjoy the channel! Loved the Michael Crichton video. Do you have thoughts on Robert Heinlein?

[@txmatt2112]

KOTW was my fav book I read this year. Hadn’t had that much fun in a book in a long time! My first book of 21 will be Martha Wells sci-fi book in her Murderbot series.

[@harrymcneill901]

I have kept to the 1 book per author rule otherwise this list would be 70% Joe Abercrombie 1. Best Served cold by Joe Abercrombie 2. Dark Age by Pierce Brown 3. The Stand by Stephen King 4. Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson 5. A Memory of light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson 6. King of Thorns by Mark Lawerence 7. Baptism of Fire by Andrej Sapkowski 8. Priest of Lies by Peter McLean 9. Jade War by Fonda Lee 10. The lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

[@mikesbookreviews]

Ha ha, yeah I'd have had 5 John Gwynne books on mine probably.

[@mythrium]

Love the t-shirts! Thundercaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatts!!! And of course good list of books :-)

[@crazy4cairns]

First Law is on my TBR this year.

[@kirstenholmes6]

John Gwynne is so awesome! I'm glad he made your #1 spot. Also glad that Warbreaker made it on your list. Loved that one! I read The Faithful and the Fallen this year and am finishing up Of Blood and Bone now. Are you going to do a review for Of Blood and Bone? I'd like to hear your thoughts :)

[@kflott]

Riyria Revelations is one of my favorites! Make time to finish it, book 3 pays off really well! Also check out Riyria Chronicles if you want more fun adventures of Royce and Hadrian, gives them a lot of backstory with some fun easter eggs.

[@beanie0026]

Read my first Fantasy book The kings of the Wyld based on your review. keep up the great reviews.

[@loren0531]

Ooh my favorites this year were the First Law trilogy and Name of the Wind! I also read Lord of the Rings for the first time, which was great too

[@berentook]

I just started empire of silence and am liking it so far will also be starting dresden next year.

[@sj-hughes3989]

My top books this year 1. Old Man's War: John Scalzi 2. Promise Of Blood: Brian McCllenan 3. Best Served Cold: Lord Grimdark 4. Red Sister: Mark Lawrence 5. Red Rising: Pierce Brown 6. Elric Of Melniboné: Michael Moorecock 7. Time Of Contempt: Andrezj Sapkowski 8. The Thief Who Pulled On Troubles Braids: Michael McClung. Read alot this year, but tried sticking to the one book per author rule. 2021 reading is packed and I'm excited. Great vid as always.

[@tomsativa]

Read 39 books in 2020. Read all of the WoT thanks to this channel

[@elcee8]

I love your number 3!

[@AdamThayer]

Dude, you're killing my TBR list, I've had to add so many new books based on your reviews. :D Just finished Artemis by Andy Weir a few weeks ago, and it was pretty good. Wildly different from The Martian, so don't go in expecting a sequel, but it does have some of the same features (set in space, technology-based, and very funny). I still definitely recommend it though, it was fun!

[@astarloard790]

The Stand, Dune, Dragon Reborn, top 3 of 2020 for me. finished The Stand in january it really set a weird tone for the year, in Ready player 2 and Shadow Rising to finish out the year.

[@melsbookshelf]

Great list!!! I’m gonna be so broke next year 😂😭

[@Danny_Matson]

Can't wait to read John Gwynne. Nice list Mike. Here's my top 5: 1. The Heroes 2. Wizard of Earthsea 3. Hero of Ages 4. 11/22/63 5. The Nightingale (WW2 Historical fiction)

[@Alpharius]

Looks like I need to read John Gwynne. Love the video!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'd highly recommend it!

[@gjori4704]

My TBR for 2021 just got a little longer :o

[@mikesbookreviews]

Always happy to help.

[@Shiraste]

Very nice list, I've read most of those (and have 2 more on my tbr now). You also induced me to begin (and finish) a Harry Dresden Marathon this year, including the short stories. I also think Licanius gets too much flak. 67 books this year, mostly fantasy. I'll turn my attention more back towards history this year, though. MY top 10 in no particular order for 2020 M.L. Wang - The Sword of Kaigen Madeline Miller - Circe Jim Butcher - Changes Isaac Asimov - Foundation A Knight of Seven Kingdoms - George R.R. Martin Joe Abercrombie - Best Served Cold Brandon Sanderson - Elantris John Gwynne - Valor Guy Gavriel Kay - The Darkest Road Mark Lawrence - Grey Sister

[@mikesbookreviews]

I might try to fit in a GGK book for the first time next year.

[@kevins1005]

1Howling Dark - Chris Ruicchio. ( this went into my top 3 series ) 2Rhythm of War 3The Hod King- Josiah Bancroft 4The Light of all that Falls -Jame Islington 5The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams( if you can get past first 200 pages , it’s a special book) I almost quit at one point 6Priest of Bones - Peter McLean( you’ll enjoy this series ) 7Core - Peter Brett ( you should finish this series) 8Jade City - Fonda Lee 9Holy Sister - Mark Lawrence 10Kings of Paradise - Richard Nell (was disappointed with the next 2 ) 11The lost War - Justin Lee Anderson 12 Crimson Campaign - Brian Mcclellan 59 books Great list Mike. I’ll have to read Warbreaker ASAP

[@Edog1337]

I would love to see you tier list all 73 books of the year.

[@MetalGildarts]

My top 5: 1.Words of Radiance-Brandon Sanderson 2.Changes-Jim Butcher 3.Last Argument of Kings-Joe Abercrombie 4.Matilda-Roald Dahl 5.Rhythm of War-Brandon Sanderson

[@jeremydanchuk1897]

Hello Mike, could we get you to do a list of your favorite bromances? I would have Hadrian and Royce also Perrin and Gaul as two of my favorites.

[@thomasdelrez2545]

Great list! Mine would be: 1. Enders Game 2. Mort (Terry Pratchett) 3. 1984 4. The Pale Horsemen (Saxon Stories #2) 5. Bag of Bones (Stephen King) 6. The Eye of the World 7. Dead Beat 8. The Burning Land (Saxon Stories #5) 9. Before they are hanged 10. Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch series)

[@ashlyn4413]

Oh man I'm so eager to start The Faithful and the Fallen in January. Seems like its on everyone's best of the year list! My top 5 because I'm too lazy for 10: 1. Fools Errand by Robin Hobb (though everything I read by her this year was incredible) 2. Dark Age by Pierce Brown 3. The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay 4. Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence 5. Assassins Quest by Robin Hobb

[@mikesbookreviews]

Excited to start Robin Hobb for the first time next year.

[@jtlivin]

I've read 105 this year, so a solid list for me. I read a lot of genres, so my list may be different than others on there. And I also give a series a single entry instead of just picking a book. 1. Wheel of Time 2. The Stand (I include re-reads) 3. Mistborn Trilogy (Era 1) (never read Sanderson until this year - have a lot of catching up to do!) 4. The Summer Guest - Justin Cronin 5. Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami 6. Of Mice and Men 7. A Column of Fire - Ken Follett 8. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 9. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami 10. Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

[@alexfrederick3404]

Top ten, in no particular order: Stalingrad - Antony Beevor The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 - Alistair Horne The Guns at Last Light - Rick Atkinson Life of Pi - Yann Martel Ruin - John Gwynne Valor - John Gwynne Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson The Revenant - Michael Punke Hell is Empty - Craig Johnson The Cold Dish - Craig Johnson Nice to hear a shout out to Terry Brooks ... I always enjoyed his books.

[@procrastinatingperfectioni278]

Big ups for Stalingrad, his best book for me

[@alexfrederick3404]

@@procrastinatingperfectioni278 Yes, excellent! Incredible what went on there, really not that long ago.

[@nicholasgerdak1672]

Tough tough tough 5. The Heir of Novron - Sullivan 4. Wrath - Gwynn 3. Mistborn 1 - Sanderson 2. The Light of all that Falls - Islington 1. The Name of the Wind - Rothfuss

[@martinaanne2709]

Empire of Silence was in my top ten this year too!!

[@Rogue_VI]

Nothing I read this year was super amazing, but I read some pretty good stuff. The best of the year was: Monster Hunter Memoires by Correia and Ringo The Psalms of Isaak by Ken Scholes (only read the first three, will be finishing the last two soon) Card's First Formic War Koontz's Frankenstein series

[@JamesI88]

Very hard to order these. 1. Before they are Hanged 2. Ruin 3. Wizard and Glass 4. Dune 5. Last Argument of Kings 6. The Waste Lands 7. Wrath 8. Fahrenheit 451 9. God Emperor of Dune 10. The Gunslinger

[@BookedandBusy]

Hard to narrow down but my Top three are Rage of Dragons, MorningStar, and Royal Assassin

[@nathanwebb4593]

I read 76 books this year because of yours and a few other great channels. Before this I would’ve been lucky to finish a book a year if that. So for that I thank you. This is my top ten a few of the same authors 1. Mistborn both 1&3 top books this year. Brandon Sanderson 2. Royal assassin. Robin Hobb (reread) 3. Last argument of kings. Joe Abercrombie 4. The great hunt. Robert Jordan 5. A sword of swords. GRRM 6. Enders game. Orson Scott Card 7. Starsight. Brandon Sanderson 8. Magician. Raymond E Reist 9. Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton (reread) 10. The stand or pet sematary. Stephen King

[@rosierumsey]

War Breaker and Oathbringer are probably my favorite Sanderson.

[@Xxkiwii973xX]

Ugh i wish i didn't missed AGAIN the sales for warbreaker in leatherbound :'( it's a cuuurse !!

[@coreyjay1660]

Out of the 101 books I have read this year. 1. the terror by Dan simmons 2. Sphere by Michael crichton 3. the magic cottage by James herbert 4. The honor of duty by a. r. Arand 5. Captain James cook biography by Richard hough 6. The road by cormac Mccarthy 7. Disclosure by Michael crichton 8. Dungeon goddess by gideon Caldwell 9. Waterloo by Bernard cornwell 10. The gladiator by Simon scarrow

[@BooksInTheVoid]

Yeasss!! first fantasy book series I binged all three volumes in like 2 months. I kept gasping while reading Riyria lol. I also have the Age of Series...aah you don't even know lol!!

[@mateoazcueta]

People on the internet: “I didn’t like Licanius because it isn’t as good as Wot” Mike: “Oh, I see” *Puts Shadow of what was lost one spot higher than Gathering Storm*

[@dphunk87]

love Theft of Swords and the entire series so much. Can't recommend anything MJS writes enough

[@Marcus-id5ur]

Four reads stood out for me this year. First Law Powder Mage Expanse books 7,8 Salvation book 2 by Peter Hamilton

[@thatsci-firogue]

Not 10 and in no particular order; The Player of Games - Iain M Banks Word for World is Forest - LeGuin God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert The Stand - Stephen King Animal Farm - George Orwell Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson Last Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie Lord of the Rings - Tolkien I Robot - Asimov

[@who_the_fuck_is_riley5813]

73 books is such a huge number. I've only read a few myself, few enough to rank it without missing any 1. The Blade Itself. This is by far the best book I've read this year, and I adore Abercrombie's writing style. The characters are the best in modern fantasy, in my opinion. Glokta and Ninefingers are my personal favorites. 2. (A reread, but I'm still counting it) Watchmen. I purchased and read the entire series of comics, and they're even better than I remember. I definitely count comics as actual books, and Watchmen is the reason why. 3. The Time of Contempt. Sapkowski's writing style didn't quite sit well with me in Blood of Elves, but I definitely came to appreciate it more with this one. The development starting to happen in Geralt certainly has me excited for the remainder of the series. 4. Blood of Elves. It's not as good as The Time of Contempt, but I loved the introductions of the characters in the book, and the establishment of the kingdoms and plotline itself. 5. A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. This is my personal favorite Hunger Games book, but that's probably just my bias towards the character of President Snow. 6. The Empress. I have a soft spot for stories about artificial humans, and for YA books. It got darker than anticipated, and I actually quite liked the writing. I think these books would benefit heavily from movie adaptations. Honorable mention: To Sleep In a Sea of Stars. I haven't finished it yet, but as of the middle of the second part I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Looking towards the future, I already have a rather hefty TBR for 2021. Baptism of Fire, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings, Best Served Cold, and Dune. The video on this channel about Dune sold me on it enough to pick up the deluxe edition on Amazon (it's like half price if anyone reading this wants a copy)

[@ducky36F]

I read 24 this year, following the one per author rule my favourites would be: 1) Best Served Cold /Joe Abercrombie 2) Words of Radiance / Brandon Sanderson 3) Summer Knight / Jim Butcher 4) Artificial Condition / Martha Wells 5) The Rise of Kyoshi / F.C Yee (that one may be due to a healthy dose of nostalgia but meh I really enjoyed it 😅)

[@bcwagner11]

I took two things away from this.... 1. Moving The Faithful and the Fallen up in my TBR. 2. I need to buy Warbreaker leatherbound somehow.

[@djsuth7727]

If I go by your rules of not having multiple books from the same author then my top 10 would be : 10. Lord of Chaos by R. Jordan 9. The Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell 8. Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter 7. The Burning God by R.F Kuang 6. The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft 5. Mistborn : The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 4. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 3. Ruin by John Gwynne 2. The Trouble with Peace by Lord Grimdark ( who sups tea ) 1. King of Assassins by R.J Barker

[@mikesbookreviews]

Sounds like I need to read some RJ Barker.

[@astellus]

I managed to read 82 books this year...possibly 83 if I can just make myself sit down and finish the Fires of Vengeance.

[@bruceh1660]

I read a lot of books this year and the best I read were ( not in order) 1. The way of kings/ Words of radiance 2. A memory of light 3. Last argument of kings 4. Ruin 5. The heroes

[@michaelbodell7740]

I read 26 books in the first 6 months of the year (which is around my normal pace of 4-5 a month), but only 4 in the second 6 months as corona lockdown fatigue/work really cut into my reading time. I'd say my top 5 reads were: 1. Parable of the Sower (Earthseed) - Octavia Butler 2. The Lady of The Lake (The Witcher) - Andrzej Sapkowski 3. Battle Ground (The Dresden Files) - Jim Butcher 4. All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) - Martha Wells 5. Rage of Dragons (The Burning) - Evan Winder Honorable mentions: Gideon the Ninth, Why We're Polarized, Ninefox Gambit, and The House of the Spirits.

[@finbar000]

Hi Mike Kings of the Wyld is excellent! Listened to the Audiobook a few years back. Is Bloody Rose the next one in the series. Not as good in my opinion!