Best book you’ve read so far
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. It has become my all time favorite Sanderson
novel(see review here). This fast paced high fantasy has everything from great characters to political intrigue to plot twists to hilarious
dialogues – all the ingredients for a good time. 
Best sequel you’ve read so far
I have only read one sequel this year and that was Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (see review here) . It was a decent enough sequel to the wonderful first book Children of Blood and Bone (see review here) .
New release you haven’t read yet, but
want to
I just found out that Amish Tripathy has released his latest book “ Legend of Suheldev: The king who saved India” this month. As soon as the lock down is lifted , I am going to order this one and read.
Most anticipated release for the
second half of the year
The invisible life of Addie Larue by my all time fave V.E. Schwab.
Biggest disappointment
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casie Mcquiston. This hyped book had one of the most sought after romance tropes- Enemies to Lovers . I absolutely loved the hilarious banter between the lovely cast of characters. However it was too long for a RomCom novel. So many details of political administration and some unnecessary drama ended up putting me in a slumpy mood.
Biggest surprise
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved Warbreaker. Of course, I knew it would be good because Sanderson's novels never disappoint me. But what was so amazing about this book was that I had the best time of my life reading it. This book came to my rescue at a time when I was really having a hard time.
Also, I was also surprised by how much of a disappointment the book Bunny by Mona Awad turned out to be. I was excited to read this one because it had everything that I usually enjoy in books- a weird plot and hilarious writing . I was not only unimpressed by it but also ended up getting extremely annoyed by the weirdness of it all.
Favorite new author ( debut or new
to you )
Seanan mcguire . Her beautiful writing in the Wayward Children series is to die for. I devoured two of her books from this series and intend to read the remaining very soon.
Newest fictional crush
None unfortunately.
Newest favorite character
Lightsong
from Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. He is a side character in the
book but I just loved his parts. I wish there was a book just centered around
him.
Book that made you cry
There were two books that made me cry. First is a fiction novel called The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy. Heartbreaking dark content with her raw and real writing style hit me right in the feels.
The other one is a non fiction I ‘ve never been Unhappier by Shaheen Bhatt. There were some triggering content that kept reminding me of my episodes with anxiety and depression in the past.
Book that made you happy
Warbreaker again...
Most beautiful book you’ve bought so
far this year
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo. It had a beautiful cover page and the cute little illustrations of food in every chapter was really good to look at.
What books do you need to read by the
end of this year?
My TBR is too long to list out- but here's a few- Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend , Red rising series by Pierce Brown, Curse so Dark and Lonely series by Brigid Kemmerer . I also want to finish Way of Radiance which I started way back in 2018.
Favorite book community member
This year I discovered this booktuber called oliviareadsalatte . Her reading vlogs are a perfect mix of aesthetic shots and reading .A super cool personality with a really calming voice makes her content really something to look forward to.
Favorite review / blog post
I would say my life update blog post (see post here) which had me revealing some personal details of my pregnancy, labor and delivery made it special.
What are some of your favorites and disappointments from this year..? Kindly share your Midyear Book Freak Out tag 2020 edition in the comment section below...
Happy Reading....!!!
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