We're Reading... 2020

Members are invited to keep track of their own reading list for the year using whatever format they like—maybe they feel like including a small shot of the cover, a review, their preferred wine pairing? Maybe they only list what they finish, or they want to list everything they’ve got on tap too!  Whichever route you choose, we’re excited to see which books you’ve lost yourself in

We ask only two things:

• Spoilers in spoiler tags, please!
• Don’t break the page or the code >.>

Don't forget, starting a discussion on one of your books can help to earn you our Charming Book Club Stamps!



For formatting and tracking ideas, refer to our 2019 Reading Lists! <3

  

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Books finished:

Go Ask Alice by Alice X. but really it's some lady that writes Drugs Are Bad books.
It's written in diary format, about a teenage girl from a good American family doing drugs. Silly me actually believed at first it was based on a true story. It's not, it's fake. No wonder I fall for fuckboy's tricks, I'm so gullible.

Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
It's a detective mystery book set in 1990s China. The national example of a working woman is murdered and they're investigating her case. I liked it because it gives a lot of information about what 90s China was like.

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FINISHED: FEBRUARY 2020

• The Testaments (Book Two) by Margaret Atwood.
  

FINISHED: MARCH 2020

• A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen.
  
• W.I.T.C.H. (Part 1; Volume 1) by Disney Comics.
  

FINISHED: APRIL 2020

• Funny, You Don't Look Autistic by Michael McCreary.
  
• The Hunger Games (Book One) by Suzanne Collins.
  
• The Sleeper and The Spindle by Neil Gaiman.
  
• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
  

FINISHED: MAY 2020

• Catching Fire (Book Two) by Suzanne Collins.
  

FINISHED: JUNE 2020

• Mockingjay (Book Three) by Suzanne Collins.
  
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Prequel) by Suzanne Collins.
  

FINISHED: AUGUST 2020

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
  
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman.
  

FINISHED: SEPTEMBER 2020

• Harry Potter and the Philosoper's Stone (Book One) by J.K. Rowling.
  
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book Two) by J.K. Rowling.
  
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book Three) by J.K. Rowling.
  

FINISHED: DECEMBER 2020

• The Selection (Book One) by Kiera Cass.
  
• Members Only by Sameer Pandya.
  
• The Prince (First Novella) by Kiera Cass.
  

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Magic by Elaine!

I go through too many books (I've been back into retro young adult horror/thriller type books from like the 90's xD which are all short lately) to make updating a full list feasible so here's my goodreads 2020 books read list which I automatically update since I use it to keep track of which Nightmare Hall and Point Horror books I've read so far!

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I too am going to link my goodreads because I will never remember to update here as proven by last year. Here! I may come back and edit this post if I find a book that I feel everyone needs to know of. Maybe.

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look at the pretties mj made me!!!

Goodreads. I only do finished or want to read as I don't have the patience/fucks to update the what I'm reading part.

MARCH RECOMMENDATION:
City of Girls.

• Female-heavy cast of characters.
  
• Set in 1940s New York during the build up to the US joining the war and then the war years themselves.
  
• Complex LGBT characters who run a theatre together and bicker about budgets.
  
• Dressmaking porn.
  
• The coldest burn I have ever read in any book ever.
  

I might make a discussion threads for this even if it's just me shouting into the void about how excellent it is.

  

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fabulous set by Lady <3

Read:

*Frayed (The Unraveled Kingdom Book 2) - Rowenna Miller
Fantasy • Frenxh Revolution-esque • Up and Coming Author
*Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire - Eliza Courtney
Biography • British Aristocracy • Late 1700s
*Girl, Wash Your Face - Rachel Hollis
Autobiography • Down to Earth Advice • Best Seller
The American Heiress - Daisy Goodwin
Historical Fiction • 1890s • Drama •Disillusionment
*The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty
Historical Fantasy • Djinn • Middle Eastern
Why Not Me? - Mindy Kaling
Autobiography • Comedy • The Rich & Famous
*The Kingdom of Copper (Daevabad Trilogy Book 2) - S.A. Chakraborty
Historical Fantasy • Djinn • Middle Eastern
The Bear and the Nightingale - Kathrine Arden
Historical Fantasy • Fairy Tales • Russian
The Scarlet Lion - Elizabeth Chadwick
Historical Fiction • Medieval History • British • Knights
*The Girl in the Tree - Şebnem İşigüzel
Middle Eastern • Civil Unrest • Teenage Girl
NOTE: I really liked this book but I have no idea how I feel about it, so someone needs to read it so I can discuss it with them.
*Your Perfect Year - Charlotte Lucas
German • New Beginnings • Love
The Price of Paradise - Susana López Rubio
Spanish • Historical Fiction • Cuban
*Rule (The Unraveled Kingdom Book 3) - Rowenna Miller
Fantasy • French Revolution-esque • Up and Coming Author
Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton
Fantasy • Middle Eastern • Djinn
Winter King - Thomas Penn
Biography • Tudors • British History
Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning
Fantasy • Modern • Fae
Everyone Worth Knowing - Lauren Weisberger [Re-read]
Modern (Early 2000s) • NYC • The Rich & Famous
The First Mrs. Rothschild - Sara Aharoni
German • Historical Fiction • Judasism
*Becoming Dr. Suess - Brian Jay Jones
American History • Biography • 20th Century
*Belgravia - Julian Fellowes
British • Historical Fiction • Nineteenth Century
*The Empire of Gold (Daevabad Trilogy Book 3) - S.A. Chakraborty
Historical Fantasy • Djinn • Middle Eastern
*Longbourn - Jo Baker
Historical Fiction • Pride & Prejudice • Georgian England
A Thousand Nights - E.K. Johnston
Fairy Tales • Middle Eastern • 1001 Nights
*The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins
Dystopian • Prelude • Hunger Games

Read [2021]:
*Caraval - Stephanie Garber
Fantasy • Young Adult • Games

Reading:

The White Queen - Philippa Gregory
Historical Fiction • England • Medieval


Note: I’ve put an * in front of the titles of books that I recommend, just in case you guys are interested.

  

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Thank you Bee <3 Your magic has made Sisse bloom

I haven't read a lot since high school (#whoops) but covid-19 has had me searching from an escape from the real world, so I've read a few more books than usual!

Read:

Red, White, & Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston
Bringing Down the Duke, by Evie Dunmore
A Court of Thorns and Roses, by Sarah J, Maas
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, by Mazkenzi Lee
I'm Thinking of Ending Things, by Ian Reid (there's a Netflix movie coming out and you should definitely read the book before watching it.)

Currently Reading:

Midnight Sun, by Stephanie Meyer
The Dark Tide, by Alicia Jasinska
Party of Two, by Jasmine Guillory

To Read:

Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
One to Watch, by Kate Stayman-London
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
Raising White Kids, by Jennifer Harvey
A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas
Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard
To All the Boys I've Loved Before, by Jenny Han (I bought all three at Target!)
As Old As Time: A Twisted Tale, by Liz Braswell

I also bought a literal 10 lb. Shakespeare book with all of his works so I will be reading through that from home where I won't have to tote it around >.>

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— set by MJ <3 —