90 books in 2021! I must admit this is NOT a number I intentionally tried to reach nor will it be my goal for the next year. However, with my first semester of grad school including a class on graphic novels, my numbers increased dramatically. I also spent a lot of mornings in denial about going to work, so I listened to audiobooks on the way there. Some may consider that “cheating,” so if that’s the case, I really only read 68 books. Either way, you can find my list below. Pay close attention to my favorites, which you can find by using the key.
Key:
ย = Audio;ย ย = 2021 Favorite;ย ย = Grad School Requirement
January
- The Simple Wild
- A Deadly Education
- Sea Wife
- Wild at Heart
- Genesis Begins Againย
- The Authenticity Projectย
February
- The Cruel Prince
- Forever Wild
- The Four Windsย
- Waiting for the Night Song
- Harry Potter and the Sorcererโs Stone
March
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- Punching the Airย
- The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugoย
- Where the Forest Meets the Stars
- Daisy Jones and the Sixย
- Barefootย
April
- Greenlightsย
- Talking As Fast As I Canย
- The Weekenders
- Uninvitedย
- You Have a Match
- Scrappy Little Nobodyย
- Iโm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl
May
- Yes Pleaseย
- Meet Me In Paradiseย
- Majesty
- Out of My Mind
- Family Reunion
- Last Tang Standingย
June
- The Newcomer
- The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
- People We Meet On Vacation
- Sex and Vanity
- The Girl With the Lower Back Tattooย
- Malibu Risingย
July
- The Henna Artistย
- Where the Girls Are Pretty & the Grass is Green
- Nobody Will Tell You This But Meย
- The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
- 180 Days
- The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
- By the Bookย
- Secrets of the Vine
- Love and Gelato
August
- The Inheritance Gamesย
- The Last Thing He Told Meย
- The Forest of Vanishing Stars
- Understanding Comicsย
September
- Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amyย
- Together at Midnight
- Boundaries
- Mausย
- Concrete Roseย
- Mooncakesย
- Once There Were Wolvesย
- House Arrest
- Ms. Marvelย
October
- The Magic Fishย
- The Hawthorne Legacy
- This One Summerย
- Between Two Kingdomsย
- Roller Girlย
- The Canyonโs Edgeย
- The Nature of Witches
- Persepolisย
- Speakย
- Youโre So Deadย
- Attack on Titan, Vol 1ย
- They Called Us Enemyย
November
- Pack Up the Moon
- March: Book Oneย
- One of Us is Nextย
- Drowned Cityย
- Class Momย
- Smileย
- A Wrinkle in Timeย
- The Spanish Love Deception
- New Kidย
- The Storytellerโs Secret
- We Are Not From Hereย
December
- Just Havenโt Met You Yet
- Babyโs in Black
- This Time Next Year
- Soldย
- Under the Magnoliasย
- The Christmas Bookshop
- Honest Advent
- Christmas in Peachtree Bluffย
- Unshakeable