My 2020 Reading Wrap-Up

Over the past couple of years, I have documented every film that I have watched and reviewed them all using Letterboxd. As a way to motivate myself to read more, I thought I would do the same for what books I have been reading, using Goodreads as a way to set myself a reading challenge every year.

I initially set my target as 25 books this year, but a few things happened that meant I reached this goal quite early on. Firstly, I had a baby, so this meant that I was awake at silly hours with plenty of time to read. Then, there was lockdown. Because of lockdown, I decided to join Bookstagram and NetGalley and get more serious about reviewing books. So now, instead of reading two books at most a month, I’ve been reading up to ten.

I upped my goal to 60 around halfway through the year, and still managed to pass that by reaching 74 books. This year has really rekindled my love of books, and I can’t wait to start 2021 with this new passion.

Here’s how my 2020 challenge went:

Book Review: Little White Secrets by Carol Mason

“They say normal people tell a white lie three times a day. Lately, I feel like I’m exceeding my limit.”

Set to be released next month, Carol Mason‘s Little White Secrets follows Emily Rossi, whose life appears perfect on first appearances. She has a great career, a house in the country, a solid marriage to Eric and two wonderful children, tennis superstar Daniel and the quiet Zara. But if you were to look more closely, you’d see a daughter pushing the limits, a marriage ready to crack, and a secret that can break them. When Zara brings home a toxic new best friend, Emily’s seemingly perfect family starts to spiral out of control. And just when she needs her husband to be an involved father, he seems too wrapped up with his job in London to care. What’s more, he’s started drinking again. Soon enough, a dark secret from the past emerges, as Emily’s life is turned upside down as she struggles to protect the people she loves.