This year has been awful in many ways, but the one thing that has remained consistently incredible is the quality of the books being published. I found creating this list so hard because there are many books not on this list that I absolutely loved. However, I had to draw the line somewhere or this blog post would be never-ending! So here are my 21 favourite books of 2021! They are in no particular order, but I did manage to choose a top five (I couldn’t possibly pick just one favourite this year) which I will reveal at the end of this post! I hope you all have a safe and wonderful New Year’s Eve and lets hope 2022 is a little bit less stressful!
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Publication Date: 21st January 2021
You can read my review of The Burning Girls here.
The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore
Publisher: Granta
Publication Date: 4th March 2021
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
Publisher: Raven Books, Bloomsbury
Publication Date: 21st January 2021
Deity by Matt Wesolowski
Publisher: Orenda Books
Publication Date: 18th February 2021 (Paperback)
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Publisher: Viper
Publication Date: 18th March 2021
Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 21st January 2021 (Paperback)
People Like Us by Louise Fein
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Publication Date: 7th May 2020
Shiver by Allie Reynolds
Publisher: Headline
Publication Date: (Paperback) 28th October 2021
False Witness by Karin Slaughter
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: 24th June 2021
Black Drop by Leonora Nattrass
Publisher: Viper
Publication Date: 14th October 2021
Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke
Publisher: Pushkin Vertigo
Publication Date: 3rd June 2021
Demon by Matt Wesolowski
Publisher: Orenda Books
Publication Date: (Paperback) 20th January 2022
My review will be out as part of the blog tour in January!
Rose Nicolson by Andrew Greig
Publisher: Riverrun
Publication Date: 5th August 2021
Underbelly by Anna Whitehouse
Publisher: Orion
Publication Date: 5th August 2021
The Turnout by Megan Abbott
Publisher: Virago
Publication Date: 3rd August 2021
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam
Publisher: Canongate
Publication Date: 3rd June 2021
MY TOP FIVE BOOKS OF 2021:
These are the five books that stood out to me amongst the standouts of 2021! They are all totally phenomenal and have left such a mark on my mind. I couldn’t recommend them more highly!
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Publisher: Wildfire
Publication Date: 29th April 2021
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker
Publisher: Hutchinson
Publication Date: 24th June 2021
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
Publisher: Tinder Press
Publication Date: 21st January 2021
The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication Date: 7th January 2021
Snowflake by Louise Nealon
Publisher: Manilla Press
Publication Date: 10th May 2021
Happy 2022 to all of you lovely bookish people!
xxx
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