Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and is currently being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is “Books I Meant to Read In 2020 but Didn’t Get To.” Yes, I did cry when I looked at all the books I should have read in 2020 but didn’t. This list is incomplete and only includes a tiny peek at all the 2020 books I still need to get to. Most of these are books I bought but haven’t read, so I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me and no excuse in sight. Covers are linked to Goodreads.
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1. A Mixture of Mischief (Love Sugar Magic, #3) by Anna Meriano
2. Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman
3. The Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
4. The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
5. Running by Natalia Sylvester
6. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
7. The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
8. We Are Not From Here Jenny Torres Sanchez
9. Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
10. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Did you read and enjoy any of these in 2020? Which should I prioritize? Let me know in the comments and be sure to leave me a link to your own TTT post, so I can visit!
We are not from here is on my TBR. Good luck reading this list. My TTT list
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Thank you so much! Hope we both get to that one.
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Oh read Raybearer first! I loved that one.
Black Sun has been begging me to buy and read it…
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I want to get to Raybearer in the next couple of weeks. I keep seeing people’s excitement for Black Sun which makes me really excited to get to it.
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Black Sun looks great. I’ve yet to read Roanhorse but every book she releases looks awesome.
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All the books I’ve read from her have been amazing. Hope you can read her soon.
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Great list! I loved The Empire of Gold and I really enjoyed Black Sun, too. I need to get to Raybearer and Grown asap!
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Hope we both get to those soon!
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Unfortunately, I haven’t read any of these either, however I have heard ‘Grown’ should be very good!
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I’ve heard so many good things about Grown.
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I still need to read Grown, too.
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Hopefully we can both get to it soon!
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I hope you enjoy all of these! I want to read Black Sun and The Undocumented Americans this year too.
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I’ve heard so many good things about both of these. Hope we can both get to them this year.
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I did get to Empire of Gold in 2020 and enjoyed it, it’s a pretty satisfying series ender.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/top-ten-tuesday-299/
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So glad to know you enjoyed it!
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I haven’t read any of these but I hope you can get to all of them soon. I’m definitely trying to read more books as I get them – and just reading from my shelves more in general.
-Lauren
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Yes, I need to do this more in 2021 as well.
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I heard Black Sun was amazing. I hope you love it!
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Thank you!
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Black Sun and Grown are both so good! Highly recommended!
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I’m so excited for both, thank you.
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So many books so little time, am I right? Hope you manage to get around to these. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/books-i-meant-to-read-in-2020/
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Thank you so much!
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Raybearer is on my list too, I can’t wait to read it!
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I am so excited to get to it. I hope we both end up loving it!
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I read The Henna Wars during 2020, mostly because my library had it, and it’s definitely a relatively light younger YA book so I would say definitely check that out when you want a pick me up (I love the MC and her parents’ relationship). I’ve heard so many good things about Grown and Black Sun, I’m just waiting for my library to get them in!
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That’s so good to hear about The Henna Wars. I definitely crave pick me up books every once in a while. Hope both of those library holds come into you soon!
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Grown was on my list too. I hope we both get to it soon!
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And that we both love it!
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Great list! These all look so good. I hope you get the chance to read them soon. 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Black Sun and The Empire of Gold were awesome! I hope you enjoy them, Alicia.
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Thank you, Lauren!
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Great post, I recently got The Henna Wars and really looking forward to reading it 💜
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I have a feeling you’re going to love Black Sun. Good reading ahead of you!
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