As per usual, my top reads of the year list is getting published at the end of the first month of the following year. I guess I get points for consistency? But seriously, credit to all the book bloggers that manage to get these lists out there faster – color me impressed. Also, if I’m giving myself questionable consistency points, this “top ten” title is only there so my posts match year to year, as there will absolutely be more than ten books in this post. As always. In point of fact, there will be sixteen: thirteen fiction and three nonfiction.
Honestly, I blame the books/authors. There were honestly that many amazing ones. This list is less than half of the total 5-star rated reads I got through last year. (If you’re interested, I have all of them in a highlight on my IG profile.) So, yea, 2021 was a great reading year for me.
One last thing before I jump into the list itself. If you are interested, here are links to my top “ten” reads from previous years:
And now, let’s get to it! (In no particular order…)
Top 13 Fiction Reads of 2021
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
The Ground, and the Galaxy Within by Becky Chambers
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
Top 3 Nonfiction Reads of 2021
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
Well, there it is! Maybe my toughest year of narrowing down favorites to date, but it’s hard to complain about too many spectacular reads. See any that you loved too? Any that you have been planning to read? Any news ones added to your TBR after this post? Comment and let me know!
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