Reading 2021
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cyphomandraEverything I read this year, not counting novels I critiqued (3, I think). Bold are my favourites for the year.
January
The southern bookclub’s guide to slaying vampires, Grady Henrix
Unmasked by the marquess, Cat Sebastian
Silver spoon 3-12, Hiromu Arakawa
Briar’s book, Tamora Pierce
The duke and I, Julia Quinn
The viscount who loved me, Julia Quinn
Common goal, Rachel Reid
An offer from a gentleman, Julia Quinn
My dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell
Wonder city stories, Jude McLaughlin
Gentleman Jole and the red queen, Lois McMaster Bujold
The searcher, Tana French
The girls of st Cyprians, Angela Brazil
The lion and the crow, Eli Easton
Nerve, Dick Francis (re-read)
February
Calendar girl, Georgia Beers
Unexpected lessons in love, Lucy Dillon
Roll for initiative, Alex Silver
A lady’s code of misconduct, Meredith Duran
Shadow of the moon, MM Kaye (re-read)
City of girls, Elizabeth Gilbert
The unteachables, Gordon Korman
Experimental film, Gemma Files
Beware of Dogs, Elizabeth Flann
Jill and the lost ponies, Jane Badger
The wives, Tarryn Fisher
March
The 52 week project, Lauren Keenan
The second term at Rocklands, Elsie J Oxenham
The perilous life of Jade Yeo, Zen Cho
Loving a warrior, Melanie Hansen (re-read)
To Sir Phillip, with love, Julia Quinn
Concrete rose, Angie Thomas
Life after life, Kate Atkinson
The silence of snow, Eileen Merriman
April
Death below stairs, Jennifer Ashley
It’s in his kiss, Julia Quinn
When he was wicked, Julia Quinn
On the way to the wedding, Julia Quinn
May
The sun in the morning, MM Kaye
Risk, Dick Francis (re-read)
All the fishes come home to roost, Rachel Manija Brown (re-read)
No man’s land, AJ Fitzwater
Conventionally yours, Annabeth Albert
Chase in Shadow, Amy Lane
Hot money, Dick Francis
Silver spoon 13-15, Hiromu Arakawa
Vita nostra, Marina & Sergey Dyachenko
The sins of Lord Lockwood, Meredith Duran
The duke of shadows, Meredith Duran
Auē, Becky Manawatu
It might sound cliché, Jessie G
The covert captain, Jeannelle M Ferreira
Fall Out, Lisa Henry & M Caspian
Emotional Female, Yumiko Kadota
June
Golden afternoon, MM Kaye
Think of England, KJ Charles (re-read)
Full English, KJ Charles (re-read)
Text me when you get home: the evolution and triumph of modern female friendship, Kayleen Schaefer
Mage of inconvenience, Parker Foye
Death in Kenya, MM Kaye
Far from the tree: parents, children and the search for identity, Andrew Solomon
The ghost of matter, Octavia Cade
Dex in blue, Amy Lane
Ethan in gold, Amy Lane
Her lady to love, Jane Walsh
Highland holiday, Jane Shaw
The forbidden rose, Joanna Bourne
Jill’s gymkhana, Ruby Ferguson
Looking for group, Alexis Hall
Bug week, Airini Beautrais
His royal secret, Lilah Pace (re-read)
His royal favourite, Lilah Pace (re-read)
Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas
You had me at hola, Alexis Daria
July
Two Shots Down, TS Joyce
Donkey on the doorstep, Lucy Daniels
Ring Shout, P Djeli Clark
Shield of justice, Radclyffe
The twins at St Clare’s, Enid Blyton
Rosaline Palmer takes the cake, Alexis Hall
The book you wish your parents had read, Philippa Perry
Requiem for a wren, Neil Shute
August
The Buddha in the attic, Julie Otsuka
Tiger Daughter, Rebecca Lim
Enemies to lovers, Aster Glenn Gray
Flight of magpies, KJ Charles (re-read)
A case of possession, KJ Charles (re-read)
Search for a song, Elfrida Vipont
Straight, Dick Francis
White boots, Noel Streatfeild (re-read)
Dungeon crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman
Carl’s doomsday scenario, Matt Dinniman
The dungeon anarchist’s cookbook, Matt Dinniman
The gate of the feral gods, Matt Dinniman
We sold our souls, Grady Henrix
Dominion of blades, Matt Dinniman
The hobgoblin riot, Matt Dinniman
September
Alex, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Alex in Winter, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Alessandra: Alex in Rome, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Songs for Alex, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Rose Madder, Stephen King (re-read)
The Eyes of the Dragon, Stephen King (re-read)
Cart and Cwidder, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
Role model, Rachel Reid
The Spellcoats, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
When the tiger came down the mountain
Drowned Ammet, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
First Term at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Second Form at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Third Year at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Upper fourth at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
In the fifth at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Last term at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Smile, Raina Telgemeier
Drama, Raina Telgemeier
The empress of salt and fortune, Nghi Vo
The gentle art of fortune hunting, KJ Charles
Silver snaffles, Primrose Cumming
Crown of dalemark, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
Guts, Raina Telgemeier
Warcross, Marie Liu
One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston
Gerald’s game, Stephen King, (re-read)
Dolores Claiborne, Stephen King, (re-read)
Peak, Roland Smith
The last ditch, KM Peyton (re-read)
The truth trap, Frances A Miller (re-read)
Black Maria, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
Lavender at the high school, EC Matthews (re-read)
Reflections: on the magic of writing, Diana Wynne Jones
October
The eye of minds, James Dashner
Wildfire griffin, Zoe Chant (re-read)
Wildfire unicorn, Zoe Chant (re-read)
Wildfire sea dragon, Zoe Chant (re-read)
Wildfire Phoenix, Zoe Chant
Fighting words, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Slippery creatures, KJ Charles (re-read)
The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
Subtle blood, KJ Charles
Temple of sorrow, Carrie Summers
Fortress of shadow, Carrie Summers
November
Lisey’s story, Stephen King
Violet black, Eileen Merriman
Race the sands, Sarah Beth Durst
Banker, Dick Francis (reread)
Twice Shy, Dick Francis (re-read)
Flying Finish, Dick Francis (re-read)
December
Changeling, Molly Harper
We set the dark on fire, Tehlor Kay Mejia
The heart principle, Helen Hoang
Pandora, Jilly Cooper (re-read)
The edge, Roland Smith
The charm offensive, Alison Cochrun
Total creative control, Joanna Chambers & Sally Malcolm
Lil’ Leo, Hagio Moto
January
The southern bookclub’s guide to slaying vampires, Grady Henrix
Unmasked by the marquess, Cat Sebastian
Silver spoon 3-12, Hiromu Arakawa
Briar’s book, Tamora Pierce
The duke and I, Julia Quinn
The viscount who loved me, Julia Quinn
Common goal, Rachel Reid
An offer from a gentleman, Julia Quinn
My dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russell
Wonder city stories, Jude McLaughlin
Gentleman Jole and the red queen, Lois McMaster Bujold
The searcher, Tana French
The girls of st Cyprians, Angela Brazil
The lion and the crow, Eli Easton
Nerve, Dick Francis (re-read)
February
Calendar girl, Georgia Beers
Unexpected lessons in love, Lucy Dillon
Roll for initiative, Alex Silver
A lady’s code of misconduct, Meredith Duran
Shadow of the moon, MM Kaye (re-read)
City of girls, Elizabeth Gilbert
The unteachables, Gordon Korman
Experimental film, Gemma Files
Beware of Dogs, Elizabeth Flann
Jill and the lost ponies, Jane Badger
The wives, Tarryn Fisher
March
The 52 week project, Lauren Keenan
The second term at Rocklands, Elsie J Oxenham
The perilous life of Jade Yeo, Zen Cho
Loving a warrior, Melanie Hansen (re-read)
To Sir Phillip, with love, Julia Quinn
Concrete rose, Angie Thomas
Life after life, Kate Atkinson
The silence of snow, Eileen Merriman
April
Death below stairs, Jennifer Ashley
It’s in his kiss, Julia Quinn
When he was wicked, Julia Quinn
On the way to the wedding, Julia Quinn
May
The sun in the morning, MM Kaye
Risk, Dick Francis (re-read)
All the fishes come home to roost, Rachel Manija Brown (re-read)
No man’s land, AJ Fitzwater
Conventionally yours, Annabeth Albert
Chase in Shadow, Amy Lane
Hot money, Dick Francis
Silver spoon 13-15, Hiromu Arakawa
Vita nostra, Marina & Sergey Dyachenko
The sins of Lord Lockwood, Meredith Duran
The duke of shadows, Meredith Duran
Auē, Becky Manawatu
It might sound cliché, Jessie G
The covert captain, Jeannelle M Ferreira
Fall Out, Lisa Henry & M Caspian
Emotional Female, Yumiko Kadota
June
Golden afternoon, MM Kaye
Think of England, KJ Charles (re-read)
Full English, KJ Charles (re-read)
Text me when you get home: the evolution and triumph of modern female friendship, Kayleen Schaefer
Mage of inconvenience, Parker Foye
Death in Kenya, MM Kaye
Far from the tree: parents, children and the search for identity, Andrew Solomon
The ghost of matter, Octavia Cade
Dex in blue, Amy Lane
Ethan in gold, Amy Lane
Her lady to love, Jane Walsh
Highland holiday, Jane Shaw
The forbidden rose, Joanna Bourne
Jill’s gymkhana, Ruby Ferguson
Looking for group, Alexis Hall
Bug week, Airini Beautrais
His royal secret, Lilah Pace (re-read)
His royal favourite, Lilah Pace (re-read)
Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas
You had me at hola, Alexis Daria
July
Two Shots Down, TS Joyce
Donkey on the doorstep, Lucy Daniels
Ring Shout, P Djeli Clark
Shield of justice, Radclyffe
The twins at St Clare’s, Enid Blyton
Rosaline Palmer takes the cake, Alexis Hall
The book you wish your parents had read, Philippa Perry
Requiem for a wren, Neil Shute
August
The Buddha in the attic, Julie Otsuka
Tiger Daughter, Rebecca Lim
Enemies to lovers, Aster Glenn Gray
Flight of magpies, KJ Charles (re-read)
A case of possession, KJ Charles (re-read)
Search for a song, Elfrida Vipont
Straight, Dick Francis
White boots, Noel Streatfeild (re-read)
Dungeon crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman
Carl’s doomsday scenario, Matt Dinniman
The dungeon anarchist’s cookbook, Matt Dinniman
The gate of the feral gods, Matt Dinniman
We sold our souls, Grady Henrix
Dominion of blades, Matt Dinniman
The hobgoblin riot, Matt Dinniman
September
Alex, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Alex in Winter, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Alessandra: Alex in Rome, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Songs for Alex, Tessa Duder (re-read)
Rose Madder, Stephen King (re-read)
The Eyes of the Dragon, Stephen King (re-read)
Cart and Cwidder, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
Role model, Rachel Reid
The Spellcoats, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
When the tiger came down the mountain
Drowned Ammet, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
First Term at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Second Form at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Third Year at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Upper fourth at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
In the fifth at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Last term at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton (re-read)
Smile, Raina Telgemeier
Drama, Raina Telgemeier
The empress of salt and fortune, Nghi Vo
The gentle art of fortune hunting, KJ Charles
Silver snaffles, Primrose Cumming
Crown of dalemark, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
Guts, Raina Telgemeier
Warcross, Marie Liu
One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston
Gerald’s game, Stephen King, (re-read)
Dolores Claiborne, Stephen King, (re-read)
Peak, Roland Smith
The last ditch, KM Peyton (re-read)
The truth trap, Frances A Miller (re-read)
Black Maria, Diana Wynne Jones (re-read)
Lavender at the high school, EC Matthews (re-read)
Reflections: on the magic of writing, Diana Wynne Jones
October
The eye of minds, James Dashner
Wildfire griffin, Zoe Chant (re-read)
Wildfire unicorn, Zoe Chant (re-read)
Wildfire sea dragon, Zoe Chant (re-read)
Wildfire Phoenix, Zoe Chant
Fighting words, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Slippery creatures, KJ Charles (re-read)
The Sugared Game, KJ Charles
Subtle blood, KJ Charles
Temple of sorrow, Carrie Summers
Fortress of shadow, Carrie Summers
November
Lisey’s story, Stephen King
Violet black, Eileen Merriman
Race the sands, Sarah Beth Durst
Banker, Dick Francis (reread)
Twice Shy, Dick Francis (re-read)
Flying Finish, Dick Francis (re-read)
December
Changeling, Molly Harper
We set the dark on fire, Tehlor Kay Mejia
The heart principle, Helen Hoang
Pandora, Jilly Cooper (re-read)
The edge, Roland Smith
The charm offensive, Alison Cochrun
Total creative control, Joanna Chambers & Sally Malcolm
Lil’ Leo, Hagio Moto
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Date: 2022-01-01 05:26 pm (UTC)I also re-read several KJ Charles and Dianna Wynne-Jones books this year :) But it's been years since I re-read any Dick Francis, so you've prompted me to put some on my TBR list for this year!