Top Reads of 2021

It’s that time of the year when every book blogger stares at their read list for the year and cries as they have to eliminate favorite reads in order to chisel their list down to their top ten. (Although, let’s be real: I’ve never been able to get it down to ten… unless splitting them up into genres). This year I read fewer books than I have in the past several years which DID help narrow down my choices, but it still wasn’t easy. I still wasn’t able to get it down to ten, but I think twelve is close enough 🙂

So without further ado (and no particular order) here is my list of top ten twelve reads of 2021:

Hope Between the Pages by Pepper Basham

The Mobster’s Daughter by Rachel Scott McDaniel

Brand of Light by Ronie Kendig (confession: I didn’t post my review for this one but thought I had 😳 but I will say this: I loved this one so much I read it not once but TWICE this year!)

As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

Night Bird Calling by Cathy Gohlke

The Orchard House by Heidi Chiavaroli

The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark

The Way it Should Be by Chrristina Suzann Nelson

Between the Wild Branches by Connilyn Cossette

Facing the Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti

Waiting on Love by Tracie Peterson

Bridge of Gold by Kimberley Woodhouse

*While my position as a VA and friendships with authors put me in a unique position, all my choices are based upon my enjoyment of the story alone and are unaffected by the relationships I may or may not have with the authors of the books selected.

Did any of these make your favorite reads list for the year? Any of them sitting on your TBR pile? What’s a favorite of yours that didn’t make my list? Let me know in the comments! 🙂