Another jaw drop for Sara L! I read 30 and was proud of that...til now!!

But Sara, I think I will follow you because we seem right on the same track with what we like. Fantasy and YA is right down my alley. And I loved Red White and Royal Blue too, one of my favorites of the year.

Roxanna, I haven't read Aru Shah yet but it's on the list. I think I've read everything Rick Riordan himself has written.

I read for total escape from the real world, so I shy away from anything heavy or sad.

NYTimes article on books to look out for in 2020! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0.....e=Homepage

I love reading all these responses! Honestly, books and reading is one of my favourite things to talk about.

@Angie - thanks for weighing in! I also adore books about the English or Scottish countryside. The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher is my all time favourite (set in Cornwall) , and Christmas on the Island (set in northern Scotland) by Jenny Colgin was one of my favourites this year. Both feature dogs, picturesque countrysides and village life, but both also deal with surprisingly serious issues thoughtfully and beautifully.

@Lisa - yes, you do read books quicker on an e-reader. I like to read both on my e-reader and real books because I love them.

@Suz - I was hoping you would weigh in! You have so many of my favourites or books on my TBR listed.

My goal for 2020 is actually to read LESS. I have a tendency to read quickly (though not as quick as Sara!) and whip on to the next book. But I actually like to read slowly, deliberately, make notes, even commonplace the books that really resonate. And I find that slowing down while reading is the perfect counterpoint to my usual frenzied pace and life. So this year I will read less and enjoy it more

I just finished The Clergyman’s Wife. In fact, I read it in one day. It’s about Charlotte Lucas from Pride and Prejudice. I really enjoyed it.

I dove deep into romance reading this year - escapism and a guaranteed happy ending were needed - and ended up at 90. (It helps that I had a lot of plane travel). All are tracked on Goodreads and I love seeing friends there!

For 2020, I decided I needed a new challenge, and a way to calm the every growing TBR list. So I took the prompts from the PopSugar reading challenge and the Around-the-year challenge, and created a "reading jar". Every Sunday I'll pull a prompt out of the jar, and read a book based on that prompt. My hope is it will shake me out of my default reading, and work down that TBR pile!

Lisap - I don't know if I read faster on my e-reader but I do read more because it's easier (always opens to exactly my page). My Kindle is small enough to fit in my purse so I have it with me when I'm waiting at unexpected times.

Peri - yes, I rarely read anything heavy or sad. There's enough of that in real life, I don't need it my fiction too. I read to escape.

Gretchen - I read a lot of romance as well. Have you listened to the Heaving Bosoms podcast? It's two friends that summarize romance novels (in a positive way) and it's hilarious.

Here's my Goodreads profile name:

https://www.goodreads.com/saralavy