Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books of the Year So Far 2020

 

I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog!


Today is the 10th anniversary of Top Ten Tuesday, how cool is that? The actual prompt is to go back and rework a Top Ten post you’ve done in the past, but I didn’t really want to do that. Instead, I wanted to take a look at my favorite books so far this year, since we’re at the halfway point right now. 2020 may be a shit year in general (oh for so many reasons that we don’t need to rehash!), but I have to say as far as reading goes, it’s been quite amazing. I decided to keep this list to ten books only, so it was challenging to narrow down. And what’s hard to believe is that we still have six months to go! This list only includes books I’ve read since January, and doesn’t include anything I might be in the middle of or have yet to start. Here we go (click on the titles to read my reviews):

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. I just reviewed this yesterday, in case you missed it, and I’m blown away by Jones’s voice and storytelling chops. I won’t go into too much detail here, just read my review if you want to hear me gush about this book!

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. Another horror novel that made my top ten, this is Hendrix at his best, in my opinion. Don’t let the sweet peachy cover fool you, this book is brutal, in the best ways possible.

You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce. This book surprised me in every way possible, and made me a Camilla Bruce fan for life!

The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey. This was another surprise! I loved the start to Carey’s new post apocalyptic series, and luckily, I have an eARC of the second book in my hands already.

The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker. This is the only non-2020 release on this list, but I’m so glad I finally went back and read Barker’s amazing seafaring fantasy! I can’t wait for the sequel!

The Queen’s Road by R.S. Belcher. This is the only audio book on this list, which isn’t a surprise since I’m still trying to figure out if I want to continue listening to audio books. BUT I love everything Belcher writes, and this crazy-ass space opera was a ton of fun!

A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers. Wow I loved this historical fantasy about four women connected through time. It was much darker than I thought it was going to be, but Sayers masterfully incorporates those moments into a compelling story that was hard to put down.

The Bard’s Blade by Brian D. Anderson. I loved this start to a new fantasy series, and I’m already looking forward to book two! This is a character-driven story with a fascinating fantasy world.

Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst. This is the only YA on the list, probably because I’m so picky about YA. But this exciting fantasy works great as a crossover into adult fiction. So much fun!

The God Game by Danny Tobey. We’re going way back to January with this book. Wow I had a blast reading The God Game! If you’re looking for a futuristic video game-based story with plenty of fast-paced action, you definitely need to try this out.


Have you read any of the books on my list?

Posted June 23, 2020 by Tammy in Top Ten Tuesday / 57 Comments

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57 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books of the Year So Far 2020

  1. Look at this top 10, Tammy. You really have had some great reads and there are many here I need to take note of. I was just reading your review of The Only Good Indians- gosh, I definitely have to read that book!

  2. A great way to reflect. I would have to agree on The Southern Book Club and The Only Good Indians. I hope we have some more great reading for the second half of the year.

    And yep, 2020 sure has been a shit show!

    • Tammy

      It has to be, because my list of anticipated releases for the second half is ridiculously long, lol.

  3. I did miss your review for The Only Good Indians–I’ll be checking that out right after this now!-and I am SO happy you loved it! Jones did such an incredible job with it. I still haven’t posted my review for it yet because it’s release kept getting pushed back, but it’ll be soon now! I still need to read The Bone Ships, I’ve been holding onto a copy for so long now and I keep forgetting about it?? Also really intrigued by Race the Sands and You Let Me In. Looks like you’ve read some great books already so far!

    • Tammy

      Yeah, I broke down and put my review of The Only Good Indians up early. I’m not very good at waiting, lol.

    • Tammy

      I was surprised! I feel like it’s been an odd year too, yet I had no problem coming up with ten great books:-)

    • Tammy

      I just heard it is coming out soon! The author actually just emailed me and said he was trying to get me an ARC, but he didn’t give any more details. I’ll let you know when I find out:-)

  4. Great list. I’ve onlyky read one of these so far, and had kind of conflicted feelings on it, but I’m desperate to get to several of the others. Especially The Southern Book Club & Race The Sands.

  5. So many of these are still on my TBR, and I’m low-key ashamed that I haven’t read them yet, but I will. Eventually. They might eat me first, who knows. I actually just picked up The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires for the library, so I might just read that final copy instead of the eARC that I’m clearly pathetically late for. But I’m super excited for The Only Good Indians. 😀 I can’t wait to start it.
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