First check in of the year! These are actually all books from last year because once I got close to holidays I got really wrapped up in work and then I wanted to relax, so I haven’t been logging my books 😬
I will also be posting a list of my top books I read in 2020, so keep your eyes posted for that!
Since my last check in I read Anxious People by Fredrik Backman and Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore.
Anxious People
Genre: fiction
A
group of strangers is at an open house when a failed bank robber
fleeing the scene of the crime takes them hostage. As the story
progresses, we learn more about each of the individuals who are trapped
in the apartment, including the bank robber.
Rating: 5/5 stars
Perks: Really fun characters, including a very cute lesbian couple.
Wild Beauty
Genre: magical realism
For nearly a century, the Nomeolvides women have tended the grounds
of La Pradera, the lush estate gardens that enchant guests from around
the world. They've also hidden a tragic legacy: if they fall in love too
deeply, their lovers vanish. But then, after generations of vanishings,
a strange boy appears in the gardens.The boy is a mystery to
the Nomeolvides family and to himself; he knows nothing more about who he
is or where he came from than his first name.
Rating: 5/5 stars
Perks: fun world building, all PoC main characters, tons of queer rep.
more about why I decided on these ratings (with spoilers) under the cut
