Best Books of 2021

2021 was…a year… and I can’t say I’m not glad to leave it behind. But 2021 did bring with it some wonderful reads and it’s pure pleasure to look back on them before I dive into an exciting new year of books. In 2021 I read 121 books, including a few re-reads that I fell in love with all over again. I tried 35 debut/new-to-me authors and discovered some wonderful authors whose backlists I cannot wait to dive into. And finally, I participated in my twelfth A to Z Reading Challenge, a fun challenge that usually leads me to at least a couple of books I might not have moved to the top of my TBR pile otherwise.

I read a number of excellent books last year, but below are my top five reads of 2021. All of the books on this list were first-time reads (and not necessarily published in 2021) because re-reads are generally books that are already favorites of mine.

My Top Five Books of 2021

Note: The books are alphabetized by author as I love them all equally.

1. It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, Book 1) by Tessa Bailey
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2. The Intimacy Experiment (The Shameless Series, Book 2) by Rosie Danan
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3. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
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4. Hollywood Heroine (Heroine Complex, Book 5) by Sarah Kuhn
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5. Archangel’s Light (Guild Hunter, Book 14) by Nalini Singh
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