Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” This is definitely something I can understand and want to participate in.
Wow, we’re in the last week of 2021, and it’s so strange. This year has both dragged and flown by, all at the same time. And as soon as I saw this prompt, I already knew that I wasn’t going to be able to limit myself to just 10 books. 2022 was an incredible year for books, even if the rest of the year was kind of sucky. So instead, I went back through my monthly wrap ups and checked out the books that I highlighted as my favorites for each month. Here’s my favorite books that I read in 2021:
- January — Wings of Ebony by J. Elle and Beach Read by Emily Henry.
- February — The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao, and A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas.
- March — Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert and The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren.
- April — Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo, Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley, and The Bride Test by Helen Hoang.
- May — The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon.
- June — Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Capture the Crown by Jennifer Estep.
- July — Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth by Noa Tishby, If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy, and Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco.
- August — The Last Nomad by Shugri Said Salh and Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli.
- September — The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova and Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words by Annika Sharma.
- October —The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros, The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, and Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee.
- November — A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness and The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer.
- December — The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman and Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González.
What were some of your favorite reads in 2021?
Categories: Top Ten Tuesday
Leah's Books 
I like the look of Capture the Crown.
https://seriesbooklover.wordpress.com/2021/12/28/top-ten-tuesday-best-reads-of-2021/
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It’s such a great story – I’m a huge fan of Jennifer Estep!
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Great list – I am looking forward to reading Morrigan Crow with my daughter!
I hope you had a great Christmas and this is my look back at the best and most fun books I have read in 2021.
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I hope your daughter loves Morrigan Crow! It’s such an awesome series.
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I’m currently reading Jade Legacy, didnt arrive in time for my faves list, but looks like it may need an honorable mention. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/the-best-10-books-i-read-in-2021/
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The whole Green Bone Saga is absolutely amazing!
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I have Midnight Library and Firekeeper’s Daughter on my list as well, and I have a feeling those will be on quite a few lists.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/the-10-best-books-i-read-in-2021/
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I agree – they’re both such standouts when I look back at all the books I’ve read this year.
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The Midnight Library is on my TBR list. Looks like a great selection of books. https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/12/top-ten-tuesday-cover-love.html
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Thank you! I’ve seen it on quite a few lists this week.
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The Last Nomad does sound good!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-i-read-in-2021/
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It’s such an incredible memoir that read like fiction – I highly recommend the audiobook.
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I like how you’ve sorted your books month-wise, very neat! And I see you read Goldfinch (which I intend to read too one of these days…) Thanks for the recs, I’m adding several of these to my TBR.
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Thank you! I loved The Goldfinch, even though it’s an absolute brick of a book – definitely worth the read. And I’m glad to hear that you’ve added some to your TBR!
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I am SO happy to hear you enjoyed The Midnight Library! I wanted it so much for Christmas and then I started hearing meh reviews and got a little scared. I did get it for Christmas! and this most makes me SO EXCITED to read it! 😀
I’m glad you read some fabulous books this year ❤
Amber @ Escape Life in the Pages
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That’s awesome! It’s on so many people’s lists this week, so I hope that you really love it.
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I love the layout of this post. ACOFAS was a favorite for me this year too and I also enjoyed A Discovery of Witches. I need to finish that series still. Books 1 and 2 were great and I got stuck on Book 3 a few years ago. Worth a revisit for sure.
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Thank you! And A Discovery of Witches is such a great series!! I hope you give it a reread, especially with season 3 of the TV series coming out – I’ve found that it’s one of the better adaptations that I’ve seen.
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I love seeing The Unhoneymooners and The Bride Test on here. I loved both of those!
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Thank you! They’re definitely a few of the most enjoyable books that I read this year.
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Love seeing your faves! In also loved Rule of Wolves! And I plan to pick up the Greenbone saga in January!
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Thank you! You are definitely in for a treat with the Green Bone Saga – I hope you love it!
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So many good ones! The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina is also on my list.
The Bride Test is one of my favourite romances. I just love Helen Hoang!
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Thank you! I’m always happy to find people with similar tastes! I fully agree – Helen Hoang is such an awesome writer.
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So many good books on this list.
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Thank you!
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Great list, Leah! ACOSF, Capture the Crown, and Wings of Ebony were sooo good! I recently read Ashes of Gold (Wings of Ebony 2) and though it was as good, if not better than, the first!
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I just got approved for an ARC of Ashes of Gold and I’m even more excited for it now!
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Ooooh, nice! I can’t wait to read your thoughts!
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Very smart of you to pick a favorite book every month! I might have to try that to make picking yearly favorites easier.
I enjoyed FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER and THE UNHONEYMOONERS as well. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY was the first book I read this year and, unfortunately, I didn’t love it much as I wanted to.
Glad you found so many great books this year. Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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Thank you – I actually list my favorites of the month in my monthly wrap up, so I just went through and it made life so much easier! And The MIdnight Library seems like one of those books that people either loved or just didn’t.
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Wow, you really went for the all-out spotlight! Fantastic that you had such a great year of books, I wish you the same for 2022.
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Haha, I guess I did. It was too hard to narrow down the list to just 10! Here’s to hoping that 2022 is an amazing book year!
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I loved The Midnight Library as well!! And I’m so excited to see Jade Legacy on your list, haven’t gotten to it but I have extremely high hopes! ❤
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Jade Legacy is the perfect ending to the series even though I was so sad to say goodbye. Just be prepared – it’s a bumpy ride!
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Oooh, I like how you broke it down by month! Congrats on a great reading year!
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Thank you! I just went back through my monthly wrap ups, where I listed my favorites for each month. Honestly, it was too hard to just pick ten. Hopefully 2022 will be a great reading year for us too!
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I loved A Discovery of Witches! Such a fun book and series. From your list, I have also read The Midnight Library which I liked. Several other books on your list are on my TBR pile or my wish list. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina especially. I hope you have a great New Year!
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Thank you – I hope you have a great New Year too! The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is such a good book – if our taste is as similar as it seems, you’ll love it!
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