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2020 Books Read January to April

Since I started this blog so late in the reading challenge this year, I figured a recap of the year so far would be a good idea. I'll break it down by month listing the title and the author. On my original list I didn't include narrators for the audio books, but they will be included here since narrators shape the reading experience.

 January
  • "The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis
  • "Big Mushy Happy Lump: A Sarah Scribbles Collection" by Sarah Andersen
  • "Fair Play" by Eve Rodsky
  • "Adulthood is a Myth" by Sarah Andersen
  • "Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection" by The Awkward Yeti
  • "The Worrier's Guide to Life" by Gemma Correll
  • "The Future is Feminist" by Mallory Farrugia
  • "The Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin narrated by Roy Dotrice
  • "Get Off Your iPhone Now!" by Kate Freeman
  • "Just Breathe" by Malika Chopra
  • "Dr. Seuss Goes to War" byRichard H. Minear
  • "You Need More Sleep: Advice From Cats" by Francesco Marciuliano

February

  • "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke narrated by Lynn Redgrave
  • "Marketing for Dummies" by Craig Smith
  • "Rosemary and Rue" by Seanan McGuire narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • "Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes narrated by Susan Lyons
  • "Blood of Elves" by Andrzej Sapkowski
  • "Something Worth Saving" by Sandi Ward
  • "Tiny Confessions" by Christopher Rozzi
  • "Know My Name: A Memoir" by Chanel Miller
  • "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
  • "Strange Planet" by Nathan Pyle
  • "A Local Habitation" by Seanan McGuire narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • "Whose Story is This?" by Rebecca Solnit
  • "Junkyard Cats" by Faith Hunter narrated by Khristine Hvam
  • "Alice in Tumblr-land" by Tim Manley
  • "The Lover's Dictionary" by David Levithan

March

  • "Strong is the New Beautiful by Lindsey Vonn
  • "What Holds Us Together" by Sandi Ward
  • "The Eye of the World" by Robert Jordan narrated by Kate Reading & Michael Kramer
  • "The Age of Consent" by Geoffrey Wolff
  • "An Artificial Night" by Seanan McGuire narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • "The Astonishing Thing" by Sandi Ward
  • "Late Eclipses" by Seanan McGuire narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • "Educated: A Memoir" by Tara Westover
  • "Stop Telling Women to Smile" by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
  • "Lean On Me" by Pat Simmons
  • "One Salt Sea" by Seanan McGuire narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • "Harry Potter and the Soccer's Stone" by JK Rowling narrated by Jim Dale
  • "Clear Home, Clear Heart" by Jean Haner
  • "Amazing Decisions" by Dan Ariely
  • "Dumpty: The Age of Trump in Verse" by John Lithgow
  • "Ashes of Honor" by Seanan McGuire narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • "Funny You Don't Look Autistic" by Michael McCreary
  • "The Little Blue Kite" by Mark Z. Danielewski
  • "Quotable Wisdom" by the Irish
  • "Raccoon Rescue" by Kama Einhorn
  • "Caffeine" by Michael Pollan narrated by the author

April

  • “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo
  • “Chimes at Midnight” by Seanan McGuire narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • “The Great Hunt” by Robert Jordan narrated by Kate Reading & Michael Kramer
  • “Hunted” by Kevin Hearne
  • “Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder” by Joanne Fluke
  • “Eat Your Vegetables” by Joe Yonan
  • “You Are the Placebo” by Dr. Joe Dispenza
  • “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold
  • “Strawberry Shortcake Murder”by Joanne Fluke
As you can see I read a wide variety of books so far this year. There are graphic novels, comics, fiction, cozy mysteries, science fiction, memoirs, self-help, and really a bit of everything. Some people would argue against including some of the graphic novels/comics, but the work that went into creating them is just as substantial, so I do believe they deserve to be included. I'm hoping as the year goes on, I will get an even larger variety. My goal is still 100 books read this year and I know there are some on this list that my library offers a bonus point for, so I am well on my way!

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