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    • Top Books in 2020 Part Three: Best Fiction

      Posted at 8:51 am by Mrs. Ram Jam, on January 2, 2021

      It’s here! And done! Woohoo! Hopefully you find something on this list to get lost in.


      1. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett–published 2020–historical fiction–five stars.

      1. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano–published 2020–contemporary fiction–five stars.

      1. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern–published 2020–fantasy–five stars.

      1. Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah–published 2019–contemporary fiction–five stars.

      1. Dearly:  New Poems by Margaret Atwood–published 2020–poetry–five stars.

      1. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) by Brandon Sanderson–published 2010–fantasy–five stars.

      1. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall–published 2020–LGBT romance–five stars.

      1. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia–published 2020–gothic horror–four stars.

      1. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab–published 2020–fantasy–four stars.

      1. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman–published 2020–contemporary fiction–four stars.

      1. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid–published 2019–contemporary fiction–four stars.

      1. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell–published 2020–contemporary fiction–four stars.

      1. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune–published 2020–LGBT fantasy–four stars.  

      1. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix–published 2020–horror–four stars.

      1. A Deadly Education (The Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik–published 2020–fantasy–four stars.

      1. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston–published 2019–LGBT romance–four stars.

      1. The City We Became (Great Cities #1) by N.K. Jemisin–published 2020–fantasy–four stars.

      1. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle–published 2020–romance–four stars.

      1. A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight–published 2020–thriller–four stars.

      1. The Bear by Andrew Krivak–published 2020–science fiction/fantasy–four stars.

      (All cover art is taken from Goodreads.)

      Thoughts? All discussion is welcome.

      I screwed up with A Deadly Education–it’s YAL. Whoops! But I already did that list. Forgive me! =)

      To see a full list of what I read in 2020, check out my reading challenge on Goodreads.

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    • Top Books in 2020 Part One: Best Nonfiction

      Posted at 10:02 am by Mrs. Ram Jam, on December 31, 2020

      In years past, I’ve posted my top 20 reads of the year, but, if I did that this year, I’d be ignoring all of the fantastic literature that helped me cope with 2020.

      So, I’ve decided to make my favorite reads a three-part series.  

      Let’s start with my favorite nonfiction reads!


      1. Invisible Women:  Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez–published 2019–feminist nonfiction–five stars.

      1. Hood Feminism:  Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall–published 2020–feminist nonfiction–five stars.

      1. Because Internet:  Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch–published 2019–humanities/linguistics–five stars.

      1. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby–published 2017–memoir/essays–five stars.

      1. Untamed by Glennon Doyle–published 2020–memoir/essays/self-help–four stars.

      1. Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism:  And Other Arguments for Economic Independence by Kristen R. Ghodsee–published 2018–feminism/politics–four stars.

      1. The Color of Law:  A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein–published 2017–history/race/politics–four stars.

      1. You’re Not Listening:  What You’re Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy-published 2020–psychology-four stars.

      1. Catch and Kill:  Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow–published 2019–general nonfiction/crime–four stars.

      1. Pushout:  The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris–published 2016–education/race–four stars.

      (All cover art is taken from Goodreads.)

      Thoughts?  Any discussion is welcome!

      For a full list of what I read in 2020, you can check out my reading challenge on Goodreads. 

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