December 2020 Roundup + Year In Review

Goodbye 2020!

I’m stoked to close out this long year with a strong finish – I read 15 books in December! It helps that my social outings are zero and I just spent the holidays at home with a pile of books. Here’s what I read in the last month of 2020:

December Roundup

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The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson | Review
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The Binding by Bridget Collins | Review
We Are Wolves: A Horror Anthology by Various Authors | Review
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Viral Lives by Felix I.D. Dimaro | Review
The Breathing Method by Stephen King | Review
Starving Ghosts In Every Thread by Eric LaRocca | Review
The Dirty South by John Connolly| Review
The Haunting of Beatrix Greene by Rachel Hawkins, Ash Parsons & Vicky Alvear Shecter | Review
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If It Bleeds by Stephen King | Review
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Review
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The Ethereal Transit Society by Thomas Vaughn | Review
Sleepless by Louise Mumford | Review
The Searcher by Tana French| Review
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All Your Little Lies by Marianne Holmes | Review

Reread

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova | Review

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Year in Review

2020 was a tough year but somehow I ended up reading 155 books which is the most I’ve read in a year ever! It’s clear that reading is my outlet more than anything else. I’m really thankful that I have my blog and bookstagram to focus on whenever things get really down, and just knowing that there are so many books out there helped keep me motivated to share my love for them.

It wasn’t always easy – I had reading slumps and I spent a lot of time in 2020 rereading old favourites instead of tackling my TBR. In the end I decided that I wanted to focus on what I want to read instead of what I felt I should. This means I’m behind on reviews, I did not read the “popular” books, and I have a long list of books to read going into 2021. But this is perfectly fine. Books don’t expire! There’s no time limit to sharing my love for books so that’s what I’ll keep doing.

Some of the highlights of my reading year:

• Started a book spotlight section on my blog
• Took part in a number of blog tours
• Wrote essays on police violence in crime fiction and my nostalgic love for Rebecca
• Made reading lists for horror books by Black authors, books for Scorpio season, recommended Nordic noir, books for Among Us fans and most anticipated horror books for 2021
• Hosted a second successful year of Nordic Noir November

Despite everything, I think I had a pretty good year. I’ll be posting my favourite books of the year soon so watch this space!

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