Books I Want to Read in 2020 (54 books)

These are the books I HAVE to read in 2020... I will likely read a lot more, but this is just the start. Feel free to add any suggestions to this list by commenting or adding a book to the list.

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1	The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 188,450 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Wild Life of the Fox by John Lewis-Stempel (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 214 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 435,210 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 97,920 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Recursion by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 307,223 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) by L.E. Parker (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 35,260 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making by Andrew Peterson (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6,837 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Birth of Death (The Wages of Sin, #4) by L.E. Parker (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A House of Ghosts by W.C. Ryan 3.65 avg rating — 5,654 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver 4.56 avg rating — 28,380 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Fall of Innocence (The Wages of Sin, #3) by L.E. Parker (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Guest List by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,257,573 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy J. Keller 4.48 avg rating — 6,267 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Wrath of Truth (The Wages of Sin, #2) by L.E. Parker (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel by Pamela Binnings Ewen (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 6,102 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Becoming by Michelle Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 1,182,994 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Devil's Advocate (The Wages of Sin, #1) by L.E. Parker (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by Jonathan Balcombe 4.21 avg rating — 2,858 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 33,210 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2) by Heather Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 213,472 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi by Richard Grant 4.03 avg rating — 3,811 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4) by James Herriot 4.35 avg rating — 82,883 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Sixth Wife (Tudor Saga, #7) by Jean Plaidy 3.94 avg rating — 2,950 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Queen Victoria and The Romanovs: Sixty Years of Mutual Distrust by Coryne Hall 4.10 avg rating — 178 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,413,886 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	100 Ways to Be Kind: Everyday actions to change your life and save the world by Theresa Cheung (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Secret Life of the Savoy by Olivia Williams 3.62 avg rating — 731 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 249,994 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Last of the Firedrakes (The Avalonia Chronicles, #1) by Farah Oomerbhoy (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 3,784 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,391,859 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Ember Rising (The Green Ember, #3) by S.D. Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 7,263 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Freemasons: A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society by Jasper Ridley 3.21 avg rating — 911 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	In Love and War by Liz Trenow (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,592 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 676,178 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami 3.37 avg rating — 14,947 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 683 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Do Greater Things: Activating the Kingdom to Heal the Sick and Love the Lost by Robby Dawkins 4.51 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Ten Loves of Mr. Nishino by Hiromi Kawakami 3.44 avg rating — 7,193 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know by W. Lee Warren (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 1,857 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Microbe Factor: & Enzymes that Switch on Your Innate Immunity by Hiromi Shinya 4.07 avg rating — 234 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Pandemic: The Spanish Flu in Australia 1918-20 by Ian W. Shaw 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk 4.35 avg rating — 270,478 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Sad Janet by Lucie Britsch 3.32 avg rating — 2,860 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 352,864 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Lion and the Lamb by Charles Causey (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars: Thrawn, #3) by Timothy Zahn (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 26,159 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Compound Fractures (Alan Gregory, #20) by Stephen White 3.74 avg rating — 2,018 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Educated by Tara Westover (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 1,826,931 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,551 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Last Scene Alive (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #7) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 16,795 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 56,253 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 125,168 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Unnatural Habits (Phryne Fisher, #19) by Kerry Greenwood 4.13 avg rating — 5,975 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars