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Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2021

Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2021

December 28, 2021 Posted by angelreads Uncategorized 9 Comments

This week I’m sharing the best books I read in 2021. Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and Bookish and is hosted by The Artsy Reader Girl. 

I want to preface this with, I’m writing this post in the middle of December so I might miss a few that I end up reading later this month. But I will be sure to talk about then in 2022. I read pretty much all romacne this year, so most of the books that you are going to see on this list are romance. And I loved it so much. At the moment that I’m writing this post, I’ve read 188 books in 2021. So knocking this list down to 10 of my favourite reads is hard.

These aren’t just the books that came out this year. There are books on this list that were published a few years ago and I’m just reading them now. There are also 2021 releases on this list. It’s a mix of everything. So let’s go. As always these are in no order. I am also not including re-reads this in the list. 

The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke #3) by Tessa Dare | Chain of Iron (The Last Hours #2) by Cassandra Clare. | Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters #1) by Talia Hibbert | Heartstopper, Volume Four (Heartstopper #4) by Alice Oseman.

Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1) by Katee Robert. | Lola & the Millionaires: Part One (Sweet Omegaverse #2) by Kathryn Moon. | With You Forever (Bergman Brothers #4) by Chloe Liese | Punderworld, Volume 1 (Punderworld #1) by Linda Šejić. 

King of Battle and Blood (Adrian X Isolde #1) by Scarlett St. Clair | War (The Four Horsemen #2) by Laura Thalassa.  

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And there we go. Those are some of the best books I read in 2021. Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Are you planning on reading them? What books made it to your list? 

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  • Michael @ The Book Lover's Sanctuary
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    December 28, 2021 at 8:33 PM

    I am glad you had a great reading year – I do love the look of Get a Life, Chloe Brown!
    I hope you had a great Christmas and this is my look back at the best and most fun books I have read in 2021.

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  • Stefani
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    December 28, 2021 at 9:10 PM

    I’m looking forward to reading more Talia Hibbert books next year. The Brown sisters books are very good. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/the-best-10-books-i-read-in-2021/

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  • Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
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    December 28, 2021 at 10:35 PM

    The only book on your list I’ve read is Get a LIfe, Chloe Brown, and I enjoyed it.

    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
    https://readbakecreate.com/the-10-best-books-i-read-in-2021/

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  • Lex @ Lexlingua
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    December 29, 2021 at 1:21 AM

    I’m really interested in Punderworld, esp. after reading the webtoon Lore Olympus. Thanks for the rec, and Happy TTT!

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  • Kate @ Bitch Bookshelf
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    December 29, 2021 at 4:15 AM

    Ooh The Wallflower Wager was so good and Neon Gods is on my TBR! Now I want to revisit that Tessa Dare series before the next one comes out…

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  • Anne@HeadFullofBooks
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    December 29, 2021 at 4:42 AM

    I always have a hard time creating these lists because there are so many great books. Looks like you found a bunch, too. My 2021 Favorites

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  • Deanna (A Novel Glimpse)
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    December 29, 2021 at 4:45 AM

    Nice list! The only one I’ve read is Chloe Brown. I want to read Robert’s book, though. Happy New Year!

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  • Anita@seriesbooklover
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    December 29, 2021 at 5:21 AM

    I haven’t read any of the books o your list but Neon God’s is a great title( I need to have a little look at that.
    Here is my list

    https://seriesbooklover.wordpress.com/2021/12/28/top-ten-tuesday-best-reads-of-2021/

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Aleks and Mia have known each other for years now. Since they were teenagers, that angst has been building up this whole time. And you can tell right from the get-go, it’s fantastic. I even wanted more of it, because I love pain. When Aleks went to live with Mia’s family as a teenager, sparks flew, but for many reasons, they both put their feelings aside. And well, now they are not only going to be fake-dating, but they might as well be engaged, too. 

I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

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January was a really solid reading month. I read s January was a really solid reading month. I read some books that had been on my tbr for some time, reread a few things that peaked my interest. I also started a few new series. And just had a good time!

I just had a really good start to the year. While February is a little slow so far I’m looking forward to what I can pick up.

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