If nothing else 2020 was the year for reading and watching everything and anything. I ended up increasing my Goodreads goal twice over the year as I was reading more than I’d expected to, but also I binge-watched a lot more series than I’d expected.

Reading and watching TV shows/ movies are two things I love to do but previously didn’t care enough time in to do them. So at least 2020 was good for something! We’ve got to look at the positives right?!

Things I’ve been reading and watching- Books

Here’s a rundown of all of the books I read in 2020 which ended up being 44. I’ve put an asterisk by the best ones of the year in case you’re wondering.

The start of the year- First 20

1. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman- Nora Ephron
2. Winter Snow- Carrie Hope Fletcher
3. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler- Kelly Harms
4. Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life- Katherine Ormerod
5. This Is Going to Hurt- Adam Kay*
6. Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas- Adam Kay
7. Queenie- Candice Carty-Williams*
8. Conversations with Friends- Sally Rooney
9. So Lucky- Dawn O’Porter*
10. The Flatshare- Beth O’Leary*
11. You- Catherine Kepnes
12. You, Me, Everything- Catherine Isaac
13. Girl Up- Laura Bates*
14. Find The Girl- Lucy Connell
15. Bookshop Girl- Chloe Coles
16. Money: A Users Guide- Laura Whateley
17. Pretty Funny- Rebecca Elliott
18. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine- Gail Honeymoon*
19. I’ve Got Your Number- Sophie Kinsella
20. A Whole New World- Liz Braswell

The next 24 books on my reading and watching list

1. The Multi-Hyphen Method- Emma Gannon
2. Expectation- Anna Hope*
3. Note To Self- Conor Franta
4. Eve of Man- Giovanna and Tom Fletcher*
5. The Eve Illusion- Giovanna and Tom Fletcher*
6. Logging Off- Nick Spalding
7. Where the Crawdads Sing- Delia Owens*
8. Head Over Heels (Geek Girl 5)- Holly Smale
9. Happily Imperfect: Living Life Your Own Way- Stacey Solomon
10. Sorry I Missed You- Suzy Krause
11. The Switch- Beth O’Leary*
12. All of the Above- James Dawson
13. The Essential Fan Guide to Ru Pual’s Drag Race- John Davis
14. Skincare: The ultimate No-Nonsense Guide – Caroline Hirons*
15. Followers- Megan Angelo*
16. Our Stop- Laura Jane Williams
17. Love Frankie- Jacqueline Wilson
18. How to Build a Girl- Caitlin Moran*
19. No Regrets- Tabitha Webb
20. The Umbrella Academy Vol 1- Gerard Way
21. Mix Tape- Jane Sanderson
22. My Dark Vanessa- Kate Elizabeth Russell*
23. Louis & Louise- Julie Cohen
24. Wow, No Thank You – Samantha Irby

So as you can see quite the list of reading I’ve been doing this year. I managed to read a few of the ‘big’ or seemingly most popular books from 2020 and I have to admit most of them lived up to their hype.

Movies/ TV Shows

If books aren’t really your thing then you’ll be more interested in what I’ve been watching. Now I’m not going to go over everything I’ve watched, but here are some of my favourites:

• The Mandalorin – Disney +
• The Umbrella Academy – Netflix
• Selling Sunsets – Netflix
• Schitt’s Creek – Netflix
• The Queens Gambit – Netflix
• The Bold Type – Amazon Prime
• The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel – Amazon Prime

What have you been reading and watching over the past year?