2020 was a banner year for reading. With the coronavirus shutdown I had three months off from work and I jam packed those months with reading. I read 129 books during the calendar year and I overshot my personal challenge of 15 historical fiction novels by reading 46 books. I read the following:
The Queen's Vow by C. W. Gortner
The Pilgrim Conspiracy by Jeroen Windermere
The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman
Forbidden by C. DeMelo
Ruthless by C. DeMelo
Allegra by C. DeMelo
Sabina by C. DeMelo
Betrayed by C. DeMelo
Lilith by C. DeMelo
The Witch from Delft by C. DeMelo
The Violinist of Venice by Alyssa Palumbo
The Stolen Girl by Zia Wesley
Firefly by India Millar
The King's Justice by E. M. Powell
Last Train to Istanbul by Ayse Kulin
Song of the Siren by C. P. Leslie
Let Slip the Dogs by Anna Castle
The Spymaster's Brother by Anna Castle
The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
The Bone Fire by S. D. Sykes
The Lover's Portrait by Jennifer Alderson
The Draper's Daughter by Ellin Carsta
The Cup by Melissa Addey
Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau
Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton
The Book of Colours by Robyn Cadwell
The Lady's Ambition by Anne Bailey
The Secret Messenger by Mandy Robotham
The Girl From Lisbon by Guiora Barak
The Bridled Tongue by Catherine Merrick
The Lost Diary of Venice by Margaux DeRoux
The Companion by Kim Taylor Blakemore
The Giant by Laura Morelli
The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli
The Mountains Sing by Phan Que Mai Nguyen
Singapore Sapphire by A. M. Stuart
Revenge in Rubies by A. M. Stuart
The Night Tiger by Yangtze Choo
Opium & Absinthe by Lydia Kang
A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum
The Stone Doors by Brendan Baker
The Queen of Paris by Pamela Binning Ewen
Viking: Plains of Althing by Katie Aiken Ritter
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
The Cold Millions by Jess Walters
Favorite Book: The Evening and the Morning
This book is a prequel to Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. I think it is his best book in the Kingsbridge series.
Second Favorite Book: Revenge in Rubies
This is the second Harriet Gordon mystery and it was even better than the first, Singapore Sapphire.
Least Favorite Book: Firefly
I did not finish this novel because it was too steamy for me.
Honorable Mentions go to Opium & Absinthe, Dreamland, Singapore Sapphire, The Bone Fire, The Giant, The Book of Colours and Sabina.
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