{"id":20523,"date":"2020-12-10T11:44:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T19:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=20523"},"modified":"2020-12-11T07:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:03:52","slug":"8-books-that-got-me-through-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/8-books-that-got-me-through-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Books that Got Me Through 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Rollercoaster is the only word I can think of to describe my reading life in 2020. You&#8217;d think that in a year when you can&#8217;t go to concerts, sporting events, the movies or really even restaurants, I should have been burning through books. But reading was hard! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">I had slumps, I read slower than ever, click-click-clicking up that hill, but then I&#8217;d have a book hit at just the right time and then I was zooming down the other side into a turn. Instead of the best books, or the top books, I&#8217;m giving you 8 books that got me through 2020. (No 2021 releases here, I want you to be able to read these, too).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/island-affair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload_inited wp-image-19429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/island-affair.jpg 299w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/island-affair-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Priscilla Oliveras&#8217; romance set in Key West was a bonafide slump buster. Fake relationship, Latinx rep, complex family dynamics and a great low-to-medium steam romance. If you need a tropical escape, get clicking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/04\/28\/escape-into-these-spring-reads-in-romance-contemporary-fic\/\"><strong>REVIEW: Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get ISLAND AFFAIR at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippedbodicela.com\/aff\/dailywaffle\/book\/9781420150179\">The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookshop.org\/shop\/dailywaffle\">Bookshop.org<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2xQCMHu\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/island-affair\/id1470627502?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=1001lIr6\">Apple Books<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781420150179?aff=dailywaffle\">Indiebound<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vanessa-yus-magical-paris.jpeg\" alt=\"vanessa yu's magical paris tea shop\" class=\"wp-image-19562\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vanessa-yus-magical-paris.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vanessa-yus-magical-paris-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">None of us will be flying to Paris any time soon, so let yourself be transported by Vanessa Yu&#8217;s Magical Paris Tea Shop.  Vanessa can read fortunes and goes to Paris to hone her skills her with her auntie. While there, she works in her aunt&#8217;s tea shop, eats incredible food and baked goods and even falls for a local. Plus, there&#8217;s a second romance in the book that&#8217;s even more satisfying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/07\/16\/vanessa-yus-magical-paris-tea-shop-book-review\/\"><strong>REVIEW: Vanessa Yu&#8217;s Magical Paris Tea Shop<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get VANESSA YU&#8217;s MAGICAL PARIS TEA SHOP from <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippedbodicela.com\/aff\/dailywaffle\/book\/9781984803276\"><strong>The Ripped Bodice<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SC5MKe\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/vanessa-yus-magical-paris-tea-shop\/id1477012431?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=1001lIr6\"><strong>Apple Books<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781984803276?aff=dailywaffle\"><strong>IndieBound<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bookshop.org\/shop\/dailywaffle\"><strong>Bookshop.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/they-never-learn-397x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload_inited wp-image-20302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/they-never-learn-397x600.jpg 397w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/they-never-learn-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/they-never-learn.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-normal-font-size\">I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not the only one who felt angry about mediocre dudes getting away with a lot &#8212; too much, really &#8212; in 2020. The payback in Layne Fargo&#8217;s revenge thriller set at a university with a lady serial killer was exactly what I needed. Fargo&#8217;s first book, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2019\/07\/24\/temper-by-layne-fargo-spot-review\/\">Temper<\/a>, is also worth a read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/10\/14\/they-never-learn-by-layne-fargo-quick-hit-review\/\"><strong>REVIEW: They Never Learn by Layne Fargo <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get THEY NEVER LEARN from <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6843\/9781982132026\">Bookshop.org<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781982132026?aff=dailywaffle\">IndieBound<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33W8uAm\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3iUT43z\">Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/in-a-holidaze-1-386x600.jpg\" alt=\"in a holidaze cover title surrounded by a string of colorful christmas lights\" class=\"lazyload_inited wp-image-20258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/in-a-holidaze-1-386x600.jpg 386w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/in-a-holidaze-1-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/in-a-holidaze-1.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Holiday books start hitting shelves in September and October, and I read Christina Lauren&#8217;s In a Holidaze even earlier than that. It was the Groundhog Day-esque time loop romance I needed. A little steamier than their last couple of books, this one&#8217;ll get you in the holiday spirit for sure. I loved In a Holidaze so so so much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"REVIEW: IN A HOLIDAZE by Christina Lauren \"><strong>REVIEW: IN A HOLIDAZE by Christina Lauren <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get IN A HOLIDAZE from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippedbodicela.com\/aff\/dailywaffle\/book\/9781982123949\">The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6843\/9781982123949\">Bookshop.org<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781982123949?aff=dailywaffle\">IndieBound<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lCJjZz\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3lyP1eY\">Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/last-tang-standing-400x600.jpeg\" alt=\"last tang standing book cover\" class=\"wp-image-19539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/last-tang-standing-400x600.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/last-tang-standing-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/last-tang-standing.jpeg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Last Tang Standing is razor sharp, hilarious, and unapologetically, joyfully Asian. Set against a world of glamour and wealth in Singapore, Last Tang Standing lets us in on 33-year old Andrea\u2019s family politics; her (mis)adventures with dating apps; and her love-hate relationship with Suresh, the attorney with whom she shares an office.&nbsp;It was a book that hit me at just the right time.  I gushed over it, as you&#8217;ll read in the full review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"REVIEW: Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho\"><strong>REVIEW<\/strong>: <strong>Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get LAST TANG STANDING at <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippedbodicela.com\/aff\/dailywaffle\/book\/9780593187814\"><strong>The Ripped Bodice<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6843\/9780593187814\"><strong>Bookshop.org<\/strong><\/a><strong> |<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780593187814?aff=dailywaffle\"><strong>IndieBound<\/strong><\/a><strong>| <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C06Z8M\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/last-tang-standing\/id1480155738?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=1001lIr6\"><strong>Apple Books<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mexican-gothic.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mexican-gothic.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mexican-gothic-198x300.jpeg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Though some categorize Mexican Gothic as horror, to me it was more of a gothic thriller. Mesmerizing, creepy, atmospheric, and destined to join the list of gothic greats. You&#8217;ll never look at mushrooms the same again.<br \/><br \/>Plot-wise, Mexican Gothic is about a smart, savvy socialite in 1950s Mexico who&#8217;s enlisted to rescue her sister after the family receives a strange and disturbing letter. Things unravel quickly after Noemi arrives at High Place, the manor above an old mining town. But that&#8217;s just the beginning. Mexican Gothic also has plenty to say about class, power, exploitation, colonization, and eugenics. And for me, that&#8217;s what it takes it beyond the typical.<br \/><br \/>Recommended for fans of Rebecca (of course), but I&#8217;d also say if you liked the Haunting of Hill House on Netflix, definitely pick this one up. For those who aren&#8217;t regular horror readers\/watchers (I&#8217;m not either) I found Mexican Gothic more creepy and at some moments gross or gory, but it&#8217;s never there for gratuitous shock value.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get MEXICAN GOTHIC at <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6843\/9780525620785\">Bookshop.org <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780525620785?aff=dailywaffle\">IndieBound<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3oHiRzK\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/mexican-gothic\/id1481770953?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1001lIr6&amp;ct=books_mexican_gothic&amp;ls=1\">Apple Books <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/paradise-cove-373x600.jpeg\" alt=\"paradise cove\" class=\"wp-image-19854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/paradise-cove-373x600.jpeg 373w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/paradise-cove-186x300.jpeg 186w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/paradise-cove.jpeg 419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">For a fresh take on small town romance, check out Jenny Holiday&#8217;s Paradise Cove. Set in a beach town on Lake Huron, Jenny&#8217;s approach to small town and her directness about issues like mental health and feminism make this series one I want to come back to again and again. In Paradise Cove, a big city doctor escapes to small town for a slower pace and cheaper cost of living and falls for a hunky local. It&#8217;s a friends-with-benefits-to-lovers that&#8217;s steamier than its cover lets on and it&#8217;s one of Jenny&#8217;s best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get PARADISE COVE at <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippedbodicela.com\/aff\/dailywaffle\/book\/9781538716540\"><strong>The Ripped Bodice <\/strong><\/a><strong>| <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6843\/9781538716540\"><strong>Bookshop.org <\/strong><\/a><strong>| <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781538716540?aff=dailywaffle\"><strong>IndieBound<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZbXSdd\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/paradise-cove\/id1486136517?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=1001lIr6\"><strong>Apple Books<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/07\/28\/paradise-cove-by-jenny-holiday-book-review\/\"><strong>REVIEW: PARADISE COVE by Jenny Holiday<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/plugins\/trx_addons\/components\/lazy-load\/images\/placeholder.png\" data-trx-lazyload-height style=\"height: 0; padding-top: 161.29032258065%;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"600\" data-trx-lazyload-src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bennett_AnyRogueWillDo_9781538735664_MM2-1-372x600.jpg\" alt=\"Any Rogue Will do Cover with a woman in a red Regency Era dress in a clinch with a shirtless man in gray pants\" class=\"wp-image-20390\"   \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">2020 was a hell of a year to debut, especially if your book came out in October or November. Bethany Bennett&#8217;s Any Rogue Will Do is sexy, second chance regency romance with a badass, super competent heroine and a hero who\u2019s good at the grovel. If you&#8217;re a historical romance reader, you gotta give this new voice a try. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"REVIEW: ANY ROGUE WILL DO by Bethany Bennetthttps:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/10\/21\/any-rogue-will-do-by-bethany-bennett-book-review\/\"><strong>REVIEW: ANY ROGUE WILL DO by Bethany Bennett<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Get ANY ROGUE WILL DO from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippedbodicela.com\/aff\/dailywaffle\/book\/9781538735664\">The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6843\/9781538735664\">Bookshop.org<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781538735664?aff=dailywaffle\">IndieBound<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/37tGoP6\">Amazon<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/37ptfGV\"> Apple Books<\/a><\/strong><\/p><!-- Start GADSWPV-3.6 --><center><div id=\"ga_29466488\"> <\/div><div style=\"text-align:right; width:300px; padding:5px 0;\">\r\n   <img src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/plugins\/trx_addons\/components\/lazy-load\/images\/placeholder.png\" data-trx-lazyload-src=\"https:\/\/bcdn.grmtas.com\/images\/gourmetads-logo.jpg\" alt=\"logo\" style=\"float:right; border:none;\" \/>\r\n   <div style=\"width:auto; padding:4px 5px 0 0; float:right; display:inline-block; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#333;\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gourmetads.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Food Advertisements\" style=\"text-decoration:none; color:#333;\">Food Advertisements<\/a> by\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/center><!-- End GADSWPV-3.6 -->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rollercoaster is the only word I can think of to describe my reading life in 2020. 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