Books of the Year 2021

It's that time of year again!! My annual roundup.of my favourite reads of the year is here and there are some whoppers that have been published this year!

So, without further ado, here are my Top 15 Books of 2021!

15. A Winter In Wonderland - Isla Gordon

14. What I Did - Kate Bradley

13. A Cosy Christmas At Bridgets Bicycle Bakery - Alex Brown

12. The Last Thing To Burn - Will Dean

11. The Art of Loving You- Amelia Henley

10. The Burning Girls - CJ Tudor

9. The Stolen Girls - Louise Jensen

8. Saying Goodbye To Tuesday - Chrissie Manby

7. Hope and Happiness In Bluebell Wood - Ali McNamara

6. The Shelf - Helly Acton

5. Her Last Holiday - CL Taylor

4. The Woman In The Middle - Milly Johnson

3. Both of You - Adele Parks

2. On A Night Like This - Lindsey Kelk

And my BOTY2021 is...

1. The Night She Disappeared - Lisa Jewell

If you haven't read it yet, you must! It's out in pb today too!

Now for my extra categories!

YA BOTY2021 TOP 3

3. Magpie - Eve Ainsworth

2. The Island - CL Taylor

1. The Valentines Book 3: Love Me Not - Holly Smale

Children's BOTY2021

The Smile That Went A Mile - Amanda Prowse snd Paul Ward Smith

Non-Fiction BOTY2021

Diamonds At The Lost And Found - Sarah Aspinall

Debut BOTY2021

The Beginner's Guide To Loneliness - Laura Bambrey

Favourite Series of 2021

DI Kate Young (An Eye For An Eye & A Cut For A Cut) - Carol Wyer

Festive BOTY2021

Underneath the Christmas Tree - Heidi Swain

There you have it folks! I lost my reading mojo a few times this year, re-read some comfort books and stepped back from it all for a bit so there are tons of books that I wanted to read but haven't yet. Next year I may include a section on favourite book published in previous years, or something.

I hope you find some inspiration here! Happy reading, Merry Christmas and see you in 2022!

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