I am a big reader; regular books, eBooks, and audiobooks. I don’t care how the information gets uploaded into my brain as long as it does. I keep track of my consumption of both fiction and non-fiction on GoodReads (both the phone app and the website) and have participated in their reading challenge since 2011.
My goal for 2021 was to read 70 books. I ended up reading a grand total of 90 books (including Audible Originals) and 87 books (excluding Audible Originals).
I’m noting those with a [Audible Bonus] in case that helps encourage you to check it out. Also, I’m adding [Book Club Book] and [BBC Big Read] in case you’re curious how those books ended up in my to-read list.
The categories below are a bit broad because of the difficulty categorizing books rather than the easiness of rating movies. I rate them on GoodReads on their 5-star scale with a minor review if interested (everything below has a link). It comes down to: I highly recommend, I recommend, or I do not recommend.
I separate out the fiction, non-fiction, and series that I read. Have a look and let me know your thoughts on these. Enjoy!

Books That Are Apart Of A Series I Am Reading (And Love):
- Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection (Peter Grant #1.5, 1.6, 4.6, 5.65, 6.5) – Ben Aaronovitch
- Kopp Sisters on the March (Kopp Sisters #5) – Amy Stewart
- The Drop (Harry Bosch #15) – Michael Connelly
- The Black Box (Harry Bosch #16) – Michael Connelly
- Dear Miss Kopp (Kopp Sisters #6) – Amy Stewart
- A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) – Deborah Harkness
- The Burning Room (Harry Bosch #17) – Michael Connelly
- The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1) – Julia Quinn
- The Enchanted Wood (The Faraway Tree #1) – Enid Blyton [BBC Big Read]
- The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2) – Julia Quinn
- An Offer From A Gentleman (Bridgertons #3) – Julia Quinn
- Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2) – Deborah Harkness
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob – Bobiverse #1) – Dennis E. Taylor
- The Crossing (Harry Bosch #18) – Michael Connelly
- The Magic Faraway Tree (The Faraway Tree #2) – Enid Blyton [BBC Big Read]
- The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Harry Bosch #19) – Michael Connelly
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons #4) – Julia Quinn
- Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone #2) – Leigh Bardugo
- The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) – Deborah Harkness
- Miss Kopp Investigates (Kopp Sisters #7) – Amy Stewart
- To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons #5) – Julia Quinn
- The Sandman: Act II – Dirk Maggs/Neil Gaiman
- Red Rabbit (Jack Ryan #2) – Tom Clancy
- The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Faraway Tree #3) – Enid Blyton [BBC Big Read]
- When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons #6) – Julia Quinn
- Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch #20) – Michael Connelly
- Knock Three Times (Wizards of Once #3) – Cressida Cowell
- It’s In His Kiss (Bridgertons #7) – Julia Quinn
- Dark Sacred Night (Harry Bosch #21) – Michael Connelly
- On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons #8) – Julia Quinn
- Uncharted Waters (Ravenwood Mystery #6) – Sabrina Flynn
- Where Cowards Tread (Ravenwood Mystery #7) – Sabrina Flynn
Fiction Awesome:
- Oona Out of Order – Margarita Montimore [Book Club Book]
- Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir [Book Club Book]
- Later – Stephen King [Book Club Book]
- The Four Winds – Kristin Hannah [Book Club Book
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – V.E. Schwab [Book Club Book]
- This Tender Land – William Kent Krueger [Book Club Book]
- Malibu Rising – Taylor Jenkins Reid [Book Club Book]
- Minority Report and Other Stories – Phillip K Dick
- The First Day of Spring – Nancy Tucker [Book Club Book]
- One by One – Ruth Ware [Book Club Book]
- The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, or On the Segregation of the Queen – Laurie R King
- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared – Jonas Jonasson [Audible Bonus]
Non-Fiction Awesome:
- Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – Emily Nagoski [Book Club Book]
- Broken – Jenny Lawson
- Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America – Christopher Wylie [Book Club Book]
- Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference – William MacAskill
- Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men – Caroline Criado Perez [Book Club Book]
- The Fran Leboweitz Reader – Fran Leboweitz
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents – Isabel Wilkerson [Book Club Book]
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
- I Was Told There’d Be Cake – Sloane Crosley
- All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation – Rebecca Traister [Audible Bonus]
- Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s – Frederick Lewis Allen [Audible Bonus]
- Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World – Sam Sommers

Fiction Recommended:
- The Vanishing Half – Brit Bennett [Book Club Book]
- Transcendent Kingdom – Yaa Gyasi [Book Club Book]
- The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers – Terri-Lynne DeFino
- The Enchanted Wood (The Faraway Tree #1) – Enid Blyton [BBC Big Read]
- Westering Women – Sandra Dallas
- The Devil and the Dark Water – Stuart Turton [Book Club Book]
- The Rose Code – Kate Quinn [Book Club Book]
- The Lost Apothecary – Sarah Penner [Book Club Book]
- A Wrinkle In Time Madeleine L’Engle
- Murder in an English Village (Beryl and Edwina Mystery #1) – Jessica Ellicott
- Great Circle – Maggie Shipsead [Book Club Book]
- We Are All the Same in the Dark – Julia Heaberlin [Book Club Book]
- Too Good to be True – Carola Lovering [Book Club Book]
Non-Fiction Recommended:
- A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons – Ben Folds [Audible Bonus]
- The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz – Erik Larson [Book Club Book]
- An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to Understand Risk – Allison Schrager
- The Bravest You: Five Steps to Fight Your Passion, and Unlock Your Extraordinary Life – Adam Smith
- Without Saying a Word: Master the Science of Body Language and Maximize Your Success – Kasia Wezowski [Audible Bonus]
- The Architecture of Happiness – Alain de Botton [Audible Bonus]
Fiction NOT Recommended:
- The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
- We Begin at the End – Chris Whitaker [Book Club Book]

Non-Fiction NOT Recommended:
- Chris Beat Cancer: A Comprehensive Plan for Healing Naturally – Chris Wark
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway – Susan Jeffers
Books Re-Read:
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol S. Dweck [Book Club Book]
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter #1) – J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) – J.K. Rowling
- Unmanned (Y: The Last Man #1) – Brian K. Vaughan
- Cycles (Y: The Last Man #1) – Brian K. Vaughan

Audible Special Performances:
- The Armies of Those I Love – Ken Liu
- Get Organized: Do More in Less Time – Ciara Conlin
- The History of Rum – John Donoghue
Short Stories:
- Randomize – Andy Weir
- The Egg and Other Stories – Andy Weir
- James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal – Andy Weir
Past Rankings:
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