42. Superlatives for underrated, surprising, and well-loved books we read in 2020

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instead of the “best books of the year” or our “favorite reads from 2020,” we’re sharing 12 bookish superlatives to highlight some underrated gems, popular favorites, academic reads, and more. Whether you love dark and moody literary fiction or genre-bending contemporary stories, we hope you find a new title to add to your TBR list today. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Novel Pairings on</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/novelpairingspod/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">or</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/NovelPairings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><a href="https://libro.fm/membership/new"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Use our Libro.fm affiliate code NOVELPAIRINGS</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to get an audiobook subscription for yourself</span> <a href= "https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=novelpairings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">or purchase a gift</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><a href="http://novelpairings.substack.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to our weekly newsletter</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to get updates on what we're currently listening to. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">View all of our recs  and shop our links</span> <a href= "http://novelpairings.com/38-our-favorite-audiobook-reading-experiences-of-2020"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">on the blog.</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Books mentioned (affiliate links):</span></p> <p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9781524748098"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We Ride Upon Sticks</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Quan Barry (</span><a href= "https://amzn.to/3aNDYwp"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Amazon</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">)</span></p> <p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/