2020 Adult Debut Novels by Authors of Color

1.
Wild Women and the Blues
Wild Women and the Blues 3.77 avg rating β€” 7,344 ratings
2.
Pale
Pale 3.81 avg rating β€” 370 ratings
3.
Loathe at First Sight
Loathe at First Sight 3.14 avg rating β€” 6,012 ratings
4.
Winter Counts
Winter Counts 3.84 avg rating β€” 22,676 ratings
5.
The Kindest Lie
The Kindest Lie 3.56 avg rating β€” 22,581 ratings
6.
How to Fail at Flirting
How to Fail at Flirting 3.79 avg rating β€” 31,848 ratings
7.
Last Tang Standing
Last Tang Standing
by: Lauren Ho
3.51 avg rating β€” 17,494 ratings
8.
Daughters of Smoke and Fire
Daughters of Smoke and Fire
by: Ava Homa
4.23 avg rating β€” 2,346 ratings
9.
After Elias
After Elias 4.07 avg rating β€” 481 ratings
10.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,493 ratings
11.
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
by: Wai Chim
4.01 avg rating β€” 4,164 ratings
11.
The Last Story of Mina Lee
The Last Story of Mina Lee 3.53 avg rating β€” 45,206 ratings
13.
Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters
Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters 3.98 avg rating β€” 924 ratings
14.
Ties That Tether
Ties That Tether 3.78 avg rating β€” 12,932 ratings
15.
Bestiary
Bestiary 3.44 avg rating β€” 3,977 ratings
16.
Stormblood (The Common, #1)
Stormblood (The Common, #1) 3.73 avg rating β€” 618 ratings
17.
On Fragile Waves
On Fragile Waves 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,837 ratings
18.
Remembrance
Remembrance 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,983 ratings
19.
A Taste of Sage
A Taste of Sage 2.97 avg rating β€” 3,747 ratings
20.
Saving Ruby King
Saving Ruby King 3.89 avg rating β€” 5,798 ratings
21.
A Good Family
A Good Family
by: A.H. Kim
3.69 avg rating β€” 2,004 ratings
21.
Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader (Bowden Anime Club #1)
Take Me to Your Nerdy Leader (Bowden Anime Club #1) 3.98 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
23.
A Door Between Us
A Door Between Us 4.14 avg rating β€” 280 ratings
23.
The Terrifics (2018-) #26
The Terrifics (2018-) #26 3.14 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
25.
The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)
The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1) 3.80 avg rating β€” 25,789 ratings
26.
The Missing Sister
The Missing Sister
by: Elle Marr
3.55 avg rating β€” 19,682 ratings
27.
Etched in Stone (Invested in You Book 1)
Etched in Stone (Invested in You Book 1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 206 ratings
28.
Temporary Wife Temptation (The Heirs of Hansol, #1)
Temporary Wife Temptation (The Heirs of Hansol, #1)
by: Jayci Lee
3.51 avg rating β€” 1,147 ratings
29.
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue (A Sassy Cat Mystery, #1)
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue (A Sassy Cat Mystery, #1) 3.39 avg rating β€” 1,885 ratings
30.
The White Coat Diaries
The White Coat Diaries 3.56 avg rating β€” 2,621 ratings
31.
The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes
The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes 3.47 avg rating β€” 16,976 ratings
32.
Past This Point
Past This Point 4.39 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
33.
The Talking Drum
The Talking Drum 4.31 avg rating β€” 115 ratings
34.
Fifty Words for Rain
Fifty Words for Rain 3.88 avg rating β€” 45,945 ratings
35.
Nights When Nothing Happened
Nights When Nothing Happened
by: Simon Han
3.31 avg rating β€” 1,206 ratings
36.
The German Heiress
The German Heiress 3.73 avg rating β€” 9,101 ratings
37.
Where the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow
Where the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow 3.52 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
38.
A Sweet Mess (A Sweet Mess, #1)
A Sweet Mess (A Sweet Mess, #1)
by: Jayci Lee
3.39 avg rating β€” 6,842 ratings