I'm not sure why this was true.
So far, I haven't read a 5-star read yet in 2020.
Here are the books I have high hopes for:
On my TBR with 2020 publication dates:
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchhill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Fowler
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Fowler
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
On my TBR from last year:
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
And, of course...
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
What books are you hoping will turn out to be 5-star reads?
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OLIVE AGAIN. I hope it is a five star, too. About starred reviews
ReplyDeleteI've heard really good things. And I loved Olive Kitteridge.
DeleteAmerican Dirt I'm so curious about!
ReplyDeleteMe, too.
DeleteWar and Peace - very ambitious, but I'm sure it will be worth it!
ReplyDeleteI put it on hold while I am in Paris, but I hope to get caught up when I return.
DeleteI enjoyed Queen of Nothing! I’ve heard good things about Starless Sea.
ReplyDeleteTTT
It will be waiting for me at the library when I return.
DeleteHave you read all the controversy over American Dirt? I've read the book and am still mulling things over.
ReplyDeleteYes. I'm still thinking about it, Kathy.
DeleteI'm super curious about The Starless Sea, too.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT .
I certainly loved The Night Circus.
DeleteI was just going to ask the same question as bermudaonion. Seems people who have read it really liked it. I'll be interested to see what you think....though obviously you are anticipating 5 stars.
ReplyDeleteI hope I will love it. If I don't feel honor-bound to skip it....
DeleteStill on hold for The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black, but I'm sure that I will love it!!
ReplyDeleteIt should be at my library when I return.
DeleteIt will be interesting to see where American Dirt ends up given the current controversies.
ReplyDeleteI'm still not quite sure what to think about it.
DeleteI hope they end up being 5 star reads for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm super curious about The Starless Sea. I hope you love all of these.
ReplyDeleteI am, too.
DeleteI just finished The Queen of Nothing over the weekend. While it’s wasn’t *quite* a five star read for me, I still totally enjoyed it and rated it highly. I hope you’ll love it!
ReplyDeleteI loved books one and two.
DeleteThanks for the thumbs up, Tanya.
DeleteI hope all of these are 5 star reads for you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deanna.
Deletethat fiddler cover is soooo pretty. makes me curious
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
It is. And I loved her other book.
DeleteThese all sound great and I hope you enjoy them all. Happy reading!
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I have read one book which I can imagine may end up on my favorites of the year. I'm hoping Olive Again will be a 5 star read for me. I loved Olive Kitteridge. Hope you enjoy these!
ReplyDeleteWar and Peace rules. I'd recommend the Peavar and Volokhonsky translation if you haven't already got a copy!
ReplyDeleteThe Queen of Nothing is 5 stars read for me! Hope you enjoy that one too :)
ReplyDeleteYeah I'm hoping the Erik Larson will be a 5 star read. I just finished the audiobook of She Said about the breaking of the Weinstein case and thought it was a 4.5 book rounded up to a 5 star ... for our times.
ReplyDeleteYou’re brave to tackle War and Peace. That would probably take me a whole year to read. I hope these are all 5 stars for you!
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I have The Splendid and the Vile on my TBR because I love Larson's work, typically. But Churchill is not a big draw for me, so I waver back and forth on reading it. I thought nothing could top Devil in the White City for me, but then I read Dead Wake and WOW. So, on the other hand, if anyone can interest me in a subject, it is Erik Larson. Decisions, decisions!
ReplyDeleteMy husband really enjoyed the Erik Larson book. I've got it on my stack for 2020. I've also got American Dirt on my list since I nominated for a book group read and it was selected for December. Same with The Dutch House. I don't think I knew about Paulette Jiles' new book, but since I loved News of the World, I'll add this one to my list. I have an ARC of A Good Neighborhood and have Starless Sea in my Audible library. I loved Olive Kitteridge and can't wait to read the sequel. Basically, I'm hoping to read and love everything you mentioned. :)
ReplyDeleteI've read some very good books so far this year, but only two have received a 5-star rating -- The Only Plane in the Sky and a reread of The Bean Trees. Two Girls Down and The River came close with 4.5/5. I'm hoping that William Kent Krueger's This Tender Land is a 5-star read, as I loved his earlier standalone, Ordinary Grace.
Great topic for a post, Deb!
Have not read any of the books so cannot tell. I always wanted to read something by Eric Larson. I seem never to get around. Maybe this will be the year.
ReplyDeleteI have been very lucky this year and have read several good books (Ok, we are now mid April! late comment...).
The Dry by Jane Harper
The Prisoner of Heaven (El prisionero del cielo) by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Labyrint of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Book of Secrets by Tom Harper
I am a little bit amazed that I have found all these very good books in a short time. Seems I am on a good journey. Maybe because I finally decided to lower my TBR books. A good choice it seems.
Hope your choices will be good reads.