2021 was my first year as a Book Blogger, and so much happened in that time. Now, with the luxury of a week off I finally have time to go through everything that I wrote about, spoke about and posted about. Here, in one page, was my 2021
Fiction Books
Book Review: The Christmas Invitation by Trisha Ashley
Book Review: A Surprise Christmas Wedding, by Phillipa Ashley
Book Review: The Little Tea Shop Of Lost And Found, by Trisha Ashley
Book Review: Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley
Book Review: All Creatures Great And Small by James Herriott
Book Review: The End Of Men, by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Book Review: Worst Idea Ever by Jane Fallon
Book Review: How To Stop Time by Matt Haig
Book Review: A Country Escape by Katie Fforde
Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Book Review: Animal Farm, by George Orwell
Book Review: Trust Me I’m A Vet, by Cathy Woodman
Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman
Best Book – End Of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
Fiction was the biggest genre that I read this year, and The End Of Men stands out from that massive pile of books for evoking such a strong emotional response in myself and friends that I recommended it to afterwards.
Thriller/ Mystery
Book Review: The Ladykiller by Martina Cole
Book Review: The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Book Review: The Guest List, by Lucy Foley
Book Review: The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Book Review: Thirteen, by Steve Cavanagh
Best Book – The Hunting Party, Lucy Foley
The winner for this catagory was a toss up between this and Lucy Foleys other book that I read this year, which says a lot about the author. This one had a slight edge over the other one, though it’s minute enough that I am struggling to put my finger on it. I may have to re-read them both to make sure that I’ve made the right decision…. 😀
Historical Fiction
Book Review: The Other Boleyn Girl, by Phillipa Gregory
Book Review: The Queen’s Fool, by Phillipa Gregory
Book Review: The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Book Review: Katherine, Tudor Duchess by Tony Riches
Book Review: The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brian
Book Review: The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Book Review: ‘Nobody’s Princess’ and ‘Nobody’s Prize’ by Esther Friesner
Book Review: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
The Familiars, by Stacey Halls; Book Review
Bridgerton: The Duke and I, by Julia Quinn
Book Review: The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Book Review: The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Book Review: Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
Book Review: She Who Became The Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan
Book Review: The Governess, Wendy Holden
Book Review: Mrs England, by Stacey Halls
Best Book – Ariadne, Jennifer Saint
Ariadne was absolutely transportative and dominated my waking thoughts while I was reading it. The time I spent between starting and finishing Ariadne were some of the best days I’ve had this year, lazing in the sunshine and dreaming about Ancient Greece. I’ll definitely be bringing it out again next summer.
Books About Medicine/ Health
Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Book Review: This Is Going To Hurt, by Adam Kay
Book Review: The Pull Of The Stars by Emma Donoghue
Book Review: Working Stiff by Judy Melinek MD and TJ Mitchell
Best Book – When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanathi
This book was absolutely incredible, and touches you in ways that few books have ever done (and I’ve read quite a few!).
Fantasy Books
Book Review: The Magicians Guild, by Trudi Canavan
Comfort Book: The Belgariad by David Eddings
Best Book – The Belgariad, by David Eddings
This is a tough one, because I adore both of these series, but the Belgariad wins with the tiniest of edges over The Magicians Guild.
Posts About My Blog
The Book A Week Challenge – Progress Check
The Book A Week Challenge – Progress Check November
Favourite Post – NanoWriMo21
I had a great time with NaNoWriMo and fully plan to do it again next year!
Posts About Books
BBC Top 100 Reads, and the ‘obligated’ read.
What Should I Read? November 2021
What Should I Read? December 2021
Favourite Post – The Talk
This was so much fun to write, and so much fun to read back. This is the post my friends talk to me about the most when my blog comes up in conversation. Followed closely by the BBC Top Reads, which was just as controversial….
Posts About Poetry
Differences of Opinion, by Wendy Cope
To Sum Up……
2021 was really quite a busy year! It’s interesting to look back and see exactly how my writing was split between the different genre’s and topics. It’s been fun to revisit old posts and highlight the ones that I had a good time with. I feel it’s really helped to give me a clear view of how I want my blog to move forwards in 2022.
So here’s to a 2022 that’s full of great books and lots of book-ish people to enjoy them with X
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