WriteHive Book Nook Recommendations 2020

Hello friends! I have been part of the WriteHive Discord channel for almost a year now and it has been an amazing experience to interact with readers, authors, writers, beta-readers and so many people who are an integral part of the writing community. We hosted a monthly event this year and today, I bring you a roundup of all the books that were enjoyed by the community for 2020. My recommendations are at the end!

Best Books of 2020

• A Long Way to A Small Angry Planet (recommended by SK)
• Shards (recommended b SK)
• The Order of the Key (recommended b SK, Jerusha)
• Strange the Dreamer (recommended by SK, Kriti [discussion with Erynn], Jerusha)
• The Starchaser Saga (recommended by SK, Jerusha, Z)
• The Night Swim (recommended by Rashmi)
• One of Us is Lying (recommended by Rashmi)
• Mexican Gothic (recommended by Rashmi)
• Cinderella is Dead (recommended by Rashmi)
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (recommended by Rashmi)

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• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (recommended by Rashmi)
• Atomic Love (recommended by Rashmi)
• Aurora Rising (recommended by Rashmi)
• From Blood and Ash (recommended by Rashmi)
• Heart of a Warrior Angel (recommended by Rashmi)
• The Once and Future Witches (recommended by Rashmi)
• The Cruel Prince (recommended by Rashmi)
• Milk and Honey (recommended by Rashmi)
• The Dragon Republic (recommended by The Darkone)
• Battlemage (recommended by The Darkone)

• Mushoku Tensei vol.2 (recommended by The Darkone)
• Shield Hero Vol.2 (recommended by The Darkone)
• Overlord Vol.3 (recommended by The Darkone)
• Renegades (recommended by The Darkone)
• Daughter of the Deep (Recommended by Z)
• Awakening Shadows (Recommended by Z)
• Gods of Jade and Shadow (Recommended by Jerusha)
• Thicker than Blood (Recommended by Jerusha)
• Wilders (Recommended by Jerusha)

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• Save the Cat Writes a Novel (Recommended by Jerusha)
• Between Starfalls (Recommended by Jerusha)
• Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day (Recommended by Kate)
• How to Cook Everything Vegetarian (Recommended by Kate)
• Forks Over Knives: Flavor! (Recommended by Kate)
• There and NEVER, EVER BACK AGAIN: A Dark Lord’s Diary: (A Memoir and Manifesto For Villains and Monsters) (Recommended by Kate)
• I Hate Your Time Machine (Recommended by Kate)
• Mollie McQueen IS NOT getting divorced (Recommended by Kate)
• Queen of the Conquered (Recommended by Arina)
• The Sentient (Recommended by Arina)

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• Phoenix Extravagant (Recommended by Arina)
• Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know (Recommended by Arina)
• The Jealousy of Jalice (Recommended by Arina)
• The Boy Who Walked Too Far (Recommended by Arina)

Prior Compilations

May was our Fantasy month and in June, community members shared about SciFi. You can find the full list of books here:

• Fantasy May 2020 Wrap Up
• SciFi June 2020 Wrap Up

My Recommendations for 2020

Here are books I loved for 2020. Scroll down for Goodreads links:

• Invisible Women (review)
• Illuminae (discussion with Ariel)
• The Mother Code (review)
• The Forgotten Daughter (review)
• Other words for home
• The Smallest Lights in the Universe (review)
• The Memory Police (discussion with Ariel)
• The Lost Queen (discussion with Erynn)
• The Bookish Life of Nina Hill (review)
• House of Leaves
• The Book Thief

What are some books you loved in 2020? Let me know in the comments!

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