One year. Honestly, the past two years have all flown by in this strange jumble that had me questioning myself the entire time I was putting this post together – “Did I really only read this book less than a year ago?!” But alas, we made it! 2022 is here indeed. In 2021 I traveled to places like Charleston, SC, Turks and Caicos, 30A, Durango, CO, Nashville, and others. We bought a new house and moved across town. We got a new dog that we’re obsessed with. We celebrated one year of marriage. I finally found a gym/community that I truly love. I was on a podcast?! And of course, I read 108 books, and I’m so proud of that number! I learned so much, laughed a lot, and finished a couple of duds to find some true gems of books in 2021. I cannot wait to see what 2022 holds. Happy new year!
FAIR PLAY BY EVE RODSKY – 3 STARS
THE COMPLICATED HEART BY SARAH MAE – 4 STARS
LITTLE PIECES OF ME BY ALISON HAMMER – 2 STARS
TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM BY YAA GYASI – 4 STARS
SLAMMED BY COLLEEN HOOVER – 3 STARS
BRIDGE TO HAVEN BY FRANCINE RIVERS – 4 STARS
THIS LIFE I LIVE BY RORY FEEK – 4 STARS
THE GRACE YEAR BY KIM LIGGETT – 3 STARS
ASK AGAIN, YES BY MARY BETH KEANE – 4 STARS
THE LYING GAME BY RUTH WARE – 3 STARS
THE GUEST LIST BY LUCY FOLEY – 5 STARS
THE NEW CORNER OFFICE BY LAURA VANDERKAM – 3 STARS
THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS BY C.S. LEWIS – 5 STARS
THE LOOK-ALIKE BY ERICA SPINDLER – 4 STARS
THE TURN OF THE KEY BY RUTH WARE – 2 STARS
GREENLIGHTS BY MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY – 4 STARS
A MADNESS OF SUNSHINE BY NALINI SINGH – 3 STARS
HAMNET BY MAGGIE O’FARRELL – 5 STARS
GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD BY JENNIE ALLEN – 5 STARS
VERITY BY COLLEEN HOOVER – 4 STARS
BOUNDARIES BY HENRY CLOUD – 3 STARS
THE DUKE AND I BY JULIA QUINN – 4 STARS
TRICK MIRROR BY JIA TOLENTINO – 4 STARS
THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS BY JOHN BUNYAN – 3 STARS
IT ENDS WITH US BY COLLEEN HOOVER – 5 STARS
THE ROAD BACK TO YOU BY IAN MORGAN CRON – 5 STARS
MY STORY BY ELIZABETH SMART – 3 STARS
THE TWELVE TRIBES OF HATTIE BY AYANA MATHIS – 3 STARS
THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME BY JULIA QUINN – 3 STARS
THE FIRST TO LIE BY HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN – 1 STAR
FERVENT BY PRISCILLA SHIRER – 5 STARS
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID – 5 STARS
WRITERS & LOVERS BY LILY KING – 3 STARS
MAKE YOUR BED BY WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN – 3 STARS
THE LAST THING TO BURN BY WILL DEAN – 4 STARS
ONE TO WATCH BY KATE STAYMAN-LONDON – 5 STARS
NEWS OF THE WORLD BY PAULETTE JILES – 4 STARS
CATCH AND KILL BY RONAN FARROW – 5 STARS
THE BEST YES BY LYSA TERKEURST – 5 STARS
PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION BY EMILY HENRY – 5 STARS
ANNA K BY JENNY LEE – 3 STARS
BRITT-MARIE WAS HERE BY FREDERIK BACKMAN – 5 STARS
FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL BY SHERI FINK – 4 STARS
THE LAST MRS. PARRISH BY LIV CONSTANTINE – 4 STARS
HERE’S TO US BY ELIN HILDERBRAND – 5 STARS
NEXT YEAR IN HAVANA BY CHANEL CLEETON – 4 STARS
THE NEXT RIGHT THING BY EMILY P. FREEMAN – 5 STARS
THE MOTHER-IN-LAW BY SALLY HEPWORTH – 4 STARS
THE UNHONEYMOONERS BY CHRISTINA LAUREN – 5 STARS
FLOAT PLAN BY TRISH DOLLER – 4 STARS
THE SILENT PATIENT BY ALEX MICHAELIDES – 5 STARS
AN OFFER FROM A GENTLEMAN BY JULIA QUINN – 3 STARS
THE LAST ANNIVERSARY BY LIANE MORIARTY – 3 STARS
ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON BY JULIA QUINN – 3 STARS
BIG SUMMER BY JENNIFER WEINER – 4 STARS
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE BY V.E. SCHWABB – 5 STARS
THE NIGHTINGALE BY KRISTIN HANNAH – 5 STARS
AMERICAN ROYALS BY KATHARINE MCGEE – 5 STARS
MAJESTY BY KATHARINE MCGEE – 4 STARS
GHOSTED BY ROSIE WALSH – 1 STAR
THE LAZY GENIUS WAY BY KENDRA ADACHI – 5 STARS
SUMMER OF ‘69 BY ELIN HILDERBRAND – 5 STARS
THE STAR-CROSSED SISTERS OF TUSCANY BY LORI NELSON SPIELMAN – 5 STARS
PRINCESS ACADEMY BY SHANNON HALE – 3 STARS
WHITE OLEANDER BY JANET FITCH – 3 STARS
THE PUSH BY ASHLEY AUDRAIN – 3 STARS
DIGITAL MINIMALISM BY CAL NEWPORT – 3 STARS
MONOGAMY BY SUE MILLER – 3 STARS
MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID – 5 STARS
LADY IN WAITING BY ANNE GLENCONNER – 5 STARS
THE NICKEL BOYS BY COLSON WHITEHEAD – 3 STARS
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS BY H.G. BISSINGER – 3 STARS
LAYLA BY COLLEEN HOOVER – 4 STARS
COLD SASSY TREE BY OLIVE ANN BURNS – 5 STARS
MALIBU RISING BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID – 5 STARS
THE LAST ROMANTICS BY TARA CONKLIN – 3 STARS
EVIDENCE OF THE AFFAIR BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID – 3 STARS
SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING BY CALVIN KASULKE – 3 STARS
THE COZY MINIMALIST BY MYQUILYN SMITH – 5 STARS
THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP BY NINA GEORGE – 1 STAR
IF YOU TELL BY GREGG OLSEN – 4 STARS
FAME BY KAREN KINGSBURY – 5 STARS
CRYING IN H MART BY MICHELLE ZAUNER – 5 STARS
TO SIR PHILLIP, WITH LOVE BY JULIA QUINN – 2 STARS
LOCAL WOMAN MISSING BY MARY KUBICA – 5 STARS
WHEN HE WAS WICKED BY JULIA QUINN – 2 STARS
DARK PLACES BY GILLIAN FLYNN – 3 STARS
THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR BY SALLY HEPWORTH – 4 STARS
THE RUMOR BY ELIN HILDERBRAND – 4 STARS
IT’S IN HIS KISS BY JULIA QUINN – 3 STARS
THE DILEMMA BY B.A. PARIS – 3 STARS
VALENTINE BY ELIZABETH WETMORE – 2 STARS
BIG STONE GAP BY ADRIANA TRIGIANI – 5 STARS
YOU ARE NOT ALONE BY GREER HENDRICKS & SARAH PEKKANEN – 4 STARS
NEVER HAVE I EVER BY JOSHILYN JACKSON – 2 STARS
LONG BRIGHT RIVER BY LIZ MOORE – 4 STARS
TRULY DEVIOUS BY MAUREEN JOHNSON – 5 STARS
THE VANISHING STAIR BY MAUREEN JOHNSON – 5 STARS
THE HAND ON THE WALL BY MAUREEN JOHNSON – 5 STARS
AN ANONYMOUS GIRL BY GREER HENDRICKS & SARAH PEKKANEN – 4 STARS
AT THE WATER’S EDGE BY SARAH GRUEN – 4 STARS
QUIT LIKE A WOMAN BY HOLLY WHITAKER – 5 STARS
THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME BY LAURA DAVE – 4 STARS
OUTLANDER BY DIANA GABALDON – 3 STARS
THE BOX IN THE WOODS BY MAUREEN JOHNSON – 5 STARS
GONE WITH THE WIND BY MARGARET MITCHELL
BEFORE THE FALL BY NOAH HAWLEY – 4 STARS
ON THE WAY TO THE WEDDING BY JULIA QUINN – 3 STARS
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