The Books I Read in 2021

At the top of 2021, my goal was to read 41 books during that year. I got off to a slow start, though. By June 1, I had 17 books checked off as read, which spoke to my general lack of consistency in reading through most of the first half of the year.

By July 1, however, I had 23 books read - which put me back on track. I read a lot of books in June, and they were a fascinating range of topics and genres.

 
 

The rest of the year was a sort of reading-based hurry-up-and-wait scenario. I’d read a whole bunch really fast, then there’d be a reading drought; another flurry, another drought. I guess we could say that’s how life gets in the way. Maybe? And choices. For sure.

At any rate, I ingested a varied selection of books in 2021, and greatly enjoyed and/or appreciated almost all of them. You’ll find them listed with their authors below. I put a ❉ next to my favorites.

All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories
by Seth Godin

This Is Me
by Chrissy Metz

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
by Greg McKeown

Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business
by Pat Flynn

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
by Tony Hsieh

The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig

The Glamourist (The Vine Witch #2)
by Luanne G. Smith

The Conjurer (The Vine Witch #3)
by Luanne G. Smith

The Book of Two Ways
by Jodi Picoult

How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig

The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry
by John Warrillow

The Mermaid Chair
by Sue Monk Kidd

Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult

The Secret Life of an Astral Traveler
by Luna Star Van Atta

The Fortune Teller
by Gwendolyn Womack

Love Warrior
by Glennon Doyle

Naturally Tan
by Tan France

The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow

Wolfpack
by Abby Wambach

Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing and Hope
by Karamo Brown

The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow

Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit
by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead
by Brené Brown

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
by Brené Brown

The Duke and I: Bridgerton 1
by Julia Quinn

The Viscount Who Loved Me: Bridgerton 2
by Julia Quinn

An Offer from a Gentleman: Bridgerton 3
by Julia Quinn

Romancing Mister Bridgerton: Bridgerton 4
by Julia Quinn

To Sir Phillip, with Love: Bridgerton 5
by Julia Quinn

When He Was Wicked: Bridgerton 6
by Julia Quinn

It’s in His Kiss: Bridgerton 7
by Julia Quinn

On the Way to the Wedding: Bridgerton 8
by Julia Quinn

Analogies, Energies and Celestial Bodies
Shannon Hugman

The Library of Lost and Found
Phaedra Patrick

The Christmas Bookshop
Jenny Colgan

I didn’t reach my goal of reading 41 books, which is why (apparently) my reading goal for 2022 is 50 books. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s an intention. I’ll see how that goes.

Happy new year and happy reading!

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